Sprint Framily plan

[desura]

So Sprint has a new plan out that lets you get lower rates the more people you sign up. It goes up to 7-10 people and $25/mo for unlimited talk, text, 1gb of data.

Anyone know anything more about this? Will a credit check be run on everyone participating, since everyone gets separate bills? Are you eligible for the $200 iPhone subsidy?

 

[bearxor]

I don't know if a credit check is involved, because it's a BYOD plan.

You are not eligible for a subsidy unless you also pay an additional $20/mo for your line. That gets you unlimited data and makes you eligible to get a new phone every year.

Of course, that new phone is on Sprint's "Easy Pay" plan, which means you're paying full price on it per month. Paying the $20 just makes you eligible to trade it in for a newer device.

So if you needed a new phone and you had at least 7 people, your monthly rate would be close to $60/mo before taxes. If you wanted unlimited data and to trade your phone in every year, it would be $80/mo. (ballpark figures).

 

[crashtestdummy]

I don't know if a credit check is involved, because it's a BYOD plan.

You are not eligible for a subsidy unless you also pay an additional $20/mo for your line. That gets you unlimited data and makes you eligible to get a new phone every year.

Of course, that new phone is on Sprint's "Easy Pay" plan, which means you're paying full price on it per month. Paying the $20 just makes you eligible to trade it in for a newer device.

So if you needed a new phone and you had at least 7 people, your monthly rate would be close to $60/mo before taxes. If you wanted unlimited data and to trade your phone in every year, it would be $80/mo. (ballpark figures).

Yup. Most of these unsubsidized give their real savings only if you by cheaper phones. Unfortunately, the selection of inexpensive Sprint phones is quite terrible. A Nexus 5 will save you about $100/line over the subsidy, and a used Galaxy SIII will save you about $250/line. There's sadly no Moto G or Lumia 520/521 equivalent on Sprint (there is a Moto G on Boost, but not Sprint proper).