Having trouble understanding $15 employee plan

Nugo · 08-28-2004, 10:23 AM

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Somebody please explain this plan in detail

Nugo · 08-28-2004, 11:42 PM

Ok listen guys, I'm just wanting to understand for those of you that are on this plan (I think the shack is same is bb).

It says on Sprint's website under my plan:

Third Party Emp with Vision

$15.00 Third Party Employee with Vision
All Minutes Include Long Distance
750 Anytime Minutes
Unlimited Mb Of PCS Vision
Caller ID, Call Waiting
Three-way Calling
Voicemai

Then, under the "current" plan (the above is current too, but whatever):

Your Current Plan Option Price (if applicable)

Sprint PCS Equipment Replacement Program $4.00
Sprint PCS Voice CommandSM
Unlimited Sprint PCS VisionSM
Nation Wide Long Distance
Bill Type

Under Upgrade your plan, the only thing of any significance is Roadside Rescue.

This leads one to believe that one gets U/L text, RL, and basically anything else that doesn't show as an "Option," for upgrade. What exactly are we getting, please?

I'm sorry but the curiosity is killing me--not just about how it is now but aren't there changes coming next month?

shm0edawg · 09-03-2004, 04:26 PM

If you have a 3rd party employee plan (like radioshack) you will get this:

750 anytime minutes standard. NO NIGHTS/WEEKENDS. it's 750 period.
For an extra $10/month, you can throw in 2,000 nights/weekends.

Unlimited vision (internet)
Unlimited Text (SMS)
ReadyLink (PTT)

You cannot add insurance (total equipment replacement) because you are on no contract. You cannot add anything else. No Unlimited PCS to PCS, no Roaming bundle, nothing. But for the money, it's a rediculously good plan.

Cheers

The 8 · 09-03-2004, 04:55 PM

actually you can add insurance, i have it on my account and i see the charge every month (this money goes to lockline, not sprint so contract does not matter). you can add unlimited sprint to sprint for $5, you can even get the 7pm option if you do a 2 year agreement (if you lose your employee plan you have to continue service on a regular plan). the ONLY thing you can NOT get is roaming (yet) or add-a-phone on the plan. right now you also get unlimited dls from sprint, although i hear that will not continue. the new plan will supposedly give you 1000 anytime mins for $20 and a $10 credit for downloads.

SLDNchick · 09-03-2004, 10:24 PM

I've got the higher 3rd party plan - the 3000 min for $25, and I do have roaming. The one thing I'm not sure of is if this is available to all 3rd party dealers, or just those in my indirect channel. We also have a $15-750 plan available to us, but that just ain't enough minutes for me!

If it is the same, you can add insurance (as stated above) and roaming. I've got $5 F&C America on my plan. And, we can have UNL N&W for $10, 7pm for the extra $5 and a 2yr contract. Also, we've got some ridiculous amount of Vision (don't think it's unlimited, but might as well be), free pic, free video, free TV, free BCPE, UNL RL, UNL text/sms, free Voice Command, and FIMF. With our channel you can add any of these things to either plan, so you might wanna check into some of them.

Nugo · 09-04-2004, 12:59 AM

Ok, that all sounds right. The U/L downloads actually do count against you (as far as bill balance) until the actual billing time, where they add credits equal to your download (subscriptions also) debits.

So, if you have an ASL, you may want to pay a month or two ahead. At these prices, who's complaining. And I have confirmed that as long as you are actually bringing in a referral from outside your store, you can do your referral credit, for up to one year, $20 a pop.

All good in the 3rd party neighborhood. I'm 32 now, nothing I say sounds cool.

Nugo · 09-04-2004, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The 8

actually you can add insurance, i have it on my account and i see the charge every month (this money goes to lockline, not sprint so contract does not matter). you can add unlimited sprint to sprint for $5, you can even get the 7pm option if you do a 2 year agreement (if you lose your employee plan you have to continue service on a regular plan). the ONLY thing you can NOT get is roaming (yet) or add-a-phone on the plan. right now you also get unlimited dls from sprint, although i hear that will not continue. the new plan will supposedly give you 1000 anytime mins for $20 and a $10 credit for downloads.

Question about that; since the plan is changing, do all of our plans change or are we left with the terms we signed up under? (For examply, free d/l's will discontinue even if they were present when you signed up? No grandfathering?)

Loth · 09-04-2004, 12:48 PM

Actually you CAN add unlimited PCS-PCS. A couple of my Shack friends have added it.

Loth

The 8 · 09-04-2004, 01:11 PM

the 3rd party plan is nice... what do people who work at the sprint store get on their plan???

Perfectance · 09-04-2004, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The 8

the 3rd party plan is nice... what do people who work at the sprint store get on their plan???

I'm not actually a sprint store employee, but I heard from them that they get everything for free. Don't quote me until someone else confirms that. Ask Deval (Forum Contributor).

I'm a few steps away from signing up for the 3rd party employee plan, and now that I just read that ALL VISION IS FREE... I can't form my joy into words. I don't know if there is anything else to look forward to. I'm going to have to pick up the MM-A700 and make obscene use of it.

There still is the little nagging thought that they might change the plan before I get it. No one reading has any hard facts on that?

Nugo · 09-04-2004, 10:41 PM

^he said obscene

djfreake · 09-07-2004, 08:47 PM

^he said obscene too!!!

kf4qhk · 10-16-2004, 07:58 AM

Is the plan changing for everyone here as well?

Please, please..is there a way around it? I like having unlimited N & W @ 7. Under the new plan, I'll be paying $5 a month more, but only having 1000 night and weekend minutes, although I'll be gaining 250 minutes a month. Sounds good, and it may help me, but I need my UNL @ 7.

Jeremy

tillmatic · 11-04-2004, 12:53 PM

what exactly do you have to do to be eligible for these plans. i work at best buy but not in wireless, am i eligible?

Nugo · 11-17-2004, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tillmatic

what exactly do you have to do to be eligible for these plans. i work at best buy but not in wireless, am i eligible?

Yes you are eligible but I don't know what the new 3rd party plan entails; there's a 100 theories about it. My regional sprint rep. told me at an expo. tonight that the plan is $20 for 1000 AT minutes and available 2000 N&W minutes for $10 more. I don't know about d/ls, rl, tv, etc.

08-28-2004, 10:23 AM	#1
Nugo Cellular Phone User Join Date: May 8, '04 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,674 Phone: Palm Centro Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 364	Wirelessly posted (A680: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone PM-8200/US/1.0) NetFront/3.1 MMP/2.0) Somebody please explain this plan in detail __________________ Centro + gadget freak = the Nugo.

08-28-2004, 11:42 PM	#2
Nugo Cellular Phone User Join Date: May 8, '04 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,674 Phone: Palm Centro Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 364	Ok listen guys, I'm just wanting to understand for those of you that are on this plan (I think the shack is same is bb). It says on Sprint's website under my plan: Third Party Emp with Vision $15.00 Third Party Employee with Vision All Minutes Include Long Distance 750 Anytime Minutes Unlimited Mb Of PCS Vision Caller ID, Call Waiting Three-way Calling Voicemai Then, under the "current" plan (the above is current too, but whatever): Your Current Plan Option Price (if applicable) Sprint PCS Equipment Replacement Program $4.00 Sprint PCS Voice CommandSM Unlimited Sprint PCS VisionSM Nation Wide Long Distance Bill Type Under Upgrade your plan, the only thing of any significance is Roadside Rescue. This leads one to believe that one gets U/L text, RL, and basically anything else that doesn't show as an "Option," for upgrade. What exactly are we getting, please? I'm sorry but the curiosity is killing me--not just about how it is now but aren't there changes coming next month? __________________ Centro + gadget freak = the Nugo.

09-03-2004, 04:26 PM	#3
shm0edawg Two Cans & String User Join Date: Sep 3, '04 Location: New York Posts: 2 Phone: sanyo vm4500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	$15 employee plan If you have a 3rd party employee plan (like radioshack) you will get this: 750 anytime minutes standard. NO NIGHTS/WEEKENDS. it's 750 period. For an extra $10/month, you can throw in 2,000 nights/weekends. Unlimited vision (internet) Unlimited Text (SMS) ReadyLink (PTT) You cannot add insurance (total equipment replacement) because you are on no contract. You cannot add anything else. No Unlimited PCS to PCS, no Roaming bundle, nothing. But for the money, it's a rediculously good plan. Cheers

09-03-2004, 04:55 PM	#4
The 8 Cordless Phone User Join Date: Feb 23, '04 Location: Home Posts: 773 Phone: M1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 75	actually you can add insurance, i have it on my account and i see the charge every month (this money goes to lockline, not sprint so contract does not matter). you can add unlimited sprint to sprint for $5, you can even get the 7pm option if you do a 2 year agreement (if you lose your employee plan you have to continue service on a regular plan). the ONLY thing you can NOT get is roaming (yet) or add-a-phone on the plan. right now you also get unlimited dls from sprint, although i hear that will not continue. the new plan will supposedly give you 1000 anytime mins for $20 and a $10 credit for downloads. __________________ - insert something clever here -

09-03-2004, 10:24 PM	#5
SLDNchick Telephone User Join Date: Jan 30, '04 Location: Kansas City Posts: 267 Phone: :-( 8400 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 210	I've got the higher 3rd party plan - the 3000 min for $25, and I do have roaming. The one thing I'm not sure of is if this is available to all 3rd party dealers, or just those in my indirect channel. We also have a $15-750 plan available to us, but that just ain't enough minutes for me! If it is the same, you can add insurance (as stated above) and roaming. I've got $5 F&C America on my plan. And, we can have UNL N&W for $10, 7pm for the extra $5 and a 2yr contract. Also, we've got some ridiculous amount of Vision (don't think it's unlimited, but might as well be), free pic, free video, free TV, free BCPE, UNL RL, UNL text/sms, free Voice Command, and FIMF. With our channel you can add any of these things to either plan, so you might wanna check into some of them. __________________ ~This above all, to thine own self be true and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man~

09-04-2004, 12:59 AM	#6
Nugo Cellular Phone User Join Date: May 8, '04 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,674 Phone: Palm Centro Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 364	Ok, that all sounds right. The U/L downloads actually do count against you (as far as bill balance) until the actual billing time, where they add credits equal to your download (subscriptions also) debits. So, if you have an ASL, you may want to pay a month or two ahead. At these prices, who's complaining. And I have confirmed that as long as you are actually bringing in a referral from outside your store, you can do your referral credit, for up to one year, $20 a pop. All good in the 3rd party neighborhood. I'm 32 now, nothing I say sounds cool. __________________ Centro + gadget freak = the Nugo.

09-04-2004, 12:48 PM	#8
Loth Telegraph User Join Date: Mar 17, '04 Location: California Posts: 35 Phone: Treo 650 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 14	Actually you CAN add unlimited PCS-PCS. A couple of my Shack friends have added it. Loth

09-04-2004, 01:11 PM	#9
The 8 Cordless Phone User Join Date: Feb 23, '04 Location: Home Posts: 773 Phone: M1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 75	the 3rd party plan is nice... what do people who work at the sprint store get on their plan??? __________________ - insert something clever here -

09-04-2004, 10:41 PM	#11
Nugo Cellular Phone User Join Date: May 8, '04 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,674 Phone: Palm Centro Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 364	^he said obscene __________________ Centro + gadget freak = the Nugo.

09-07-2004, 08:47 PM	#12
djfreake Telephone User Join Date: Sep 7, '04 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 254 Phone: PPC 6700 Trades: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 264	^he said obscene too!!!

10-16-2004, 07:58 AM	#13
kf4qhk Walkie Talkie User Join Date: Sep 24, '04 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 313 Phone: A620 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post SU$: 914	Is the plan changing for everyone here as well? Please, please..is there a way around it? I like having unlimited N & W @ 7. Under the new plan, I'll be paying $5 a month more, but only having 1000 night and weekend minutes, although I'll be gaining 250 minutes a month. Sounds good, and it may help me, but I need my UNL @ 7. Jeremy

11-04-2004, 12:53 PM	#14
tillmatic Telegraph User Join Date: Oct 14, '03 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 12 Phone: 7300 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	what exactly do you have to do to be eligible for these plans. i work at best buy but not in wireless, am i eligible?

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