According to BGR, the Sprint, promotion which pays subscribers from other carriers up to $125 per line to port the phone number and service to Sprint will end tomorrow. Feature phone customers who ported a number received a $50 while smartphone buyers received $125 credit.
The promotion was scheduled to end October 1, however, it looks like Sprint will and the promotion starting tomorrow. Sprint is the only carrier left with truly unlimited data while other carriers offer a usage-based pricing or throttle data use after a certain amount.
Sprint retail stores won't advertise the
promotion, but they will honor it through the original end
date if a customer asks for the discount.
New leaked advertising shows be back to school lineup for Sprint, that also shows pricing for its latest smartphones and promotions for "Back to Cool."
The webpage for the Sprint port number deals is still showing:
Just bring your number from another carrier to Sprint and activate a
smartphone, like the Samsung Epic 4G, on a new line between 5/4/2011
and 10/1/2011 and we'll give you a $125 service credit. Not ready for a
smartphone? We'll give you a $50 service credit when you port your
number from another carrier and activate one of our other phones. Either
way, you win.
- $125 service credit per line for each smartphone, netbook, notebook, tablet and mobile broadbrand device.
- $50 service credit per line for feature phones and Sprint Phone Connect (when available)..