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Those with paid work phone, do you also have a personal phone?

Zeze

Zeze

Lifer
Question first:
Those of you with paid work phone. Do you also pay for your separate personal phone & service?

The situation:
I'm currently a Sprint customer with contract expiring in 3 months (Sept '11). I'm eligible for full upgrade now. Cancellation is 'mere' $50 at this point.

I can get on Everything Plus Referral Program (EPRP/formerly SERO), but there is one problem. EPRP is not upgradeable from my regular plan. No way around it. I HAVE to wait three months, cancel my number, THEN sign up EPRP with a NEW number (new number itself is no problem to me).

This was prompted by my old Blackberry Tour having a cracked display. But the repair was surprisingly cheap @ $35 and they decided to give me brand new Tour altogether this Monday.

My options:
1. Just use my new personal phone for 3 months. Sell the phone, get rid of Sprint and just use work phone only + save money (probably smartest)

2. Cancel my contract now for mere $50 termination fee. Sell my sealed-new Tour for $100-150 on Craigslist, sign up EPRP with a shiny new phone (Nexus S) at a discount (Selling tour)

3. Wait 3 months until contract expires (save $50) using your new BB. Sell the BB as 'LIKE NEW' condition (assuming $70-100) then buy shiny new phone.

4. Just wait 6 months+, skip Nexus S altogether. Better phones are coming any way at same price (Galaxy SII & Evo 3D).

Arrgh.
 
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I use my work phone as my personal phone. As soon as I got the work phone I ditched my personal phone. I was told not to worry about usage, you'll never go over.

I'd go with option 1.
 
If you would be satisfied with the phone your company gives you to be used for personal use, I'd be happy saving the money.

Our company phones must have push to talk, and mine is just a simple phone. Eligible for upgrade at the end of the month, and may be getting a blackberry with the ptt feature.

Not a fan though, plus i dont want my company being able to review when/who im calling etc. Ordered an HTC Thunderbolt today for my personal phone.
 
x-alki said:
I use my work phone as my personal phone. As soon as I got the work phone I ditched my personal phone. I was told not to worry about usage, you'll never go over.

I'd go with option 1.
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But I really want a shiny new phone.......... zzzzzzzzzz.
 
I have a company phone but keep around my personal phone. A bit paranoid that they can check the logs plus I just like to keep it separate ya know? Saving $$ by going with Option 1 is not bad though as long as you don't mind the fact that they can check the call logs if they really wanted to.
 
Work has paid my cell phone bill for 5+ years. I only recently realized it was retarded to keep paying Sprint $100 (data, insurance, unlimited everything) when my job gives me any phone I want with unlimited minutes/data.

I moved my personal phone number to Google Voice, and just have it forward to my work iPhone 4 now. Saves me more than a few dollars a month.
 
hellfire88 said:
I have a company phone but keep around my personal phone. A bit paranoid that they can check the logs plus I just like to keep it separate ya know? Saving $$ by going with Option 1 is not bad though as long as you don't mind the fact that they can check the call logs if they really wanted to.
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My phone use is boring so they can check all they want.
 
I keep a personal phone. My employer reserves the right to keep track of how we use our business phones(aka no personal calls), so i kinda have to keep the personal phone around because losing my job isn't worth it.
 
Yes, although I'm not sure why, seeing how I use the work phone to call, text and tether. I look at my personal phone every so often and respond to missed calls and messages. That's probably $720/yr I could save.
 
I use a personal phone along side my work phone.
I have a family plan setup with my phone, my GF's phone, my daughters phone and my mom's phone all on one plan. Doesn't cost that much.
Besides, IF you get laid off fired, you no longer have a cell phone if you were relying on work.
 
Had this same problem. Was even on the 30 dollar sero.

I said forget the bill and ported my personal number to google voice and cancelled my personal phone contract. Would do it again a hundred times over.
 
Work phone, no personal phone.

I hate phones. If I had my weay I wouldnt even have 1, no fucking way I'm going to have 2. Then again I use a phone to talk. I dont surf, post my latest purchase to facebook, check email or do anything else but talk on a phone.
 
No, I just have a work phone and use it as a personal phone as well. We have no restrictions on usage. If you have no restrictions on your work phone, it would be silly to carry a personal phone IMO.
 
I don't have one, but I know most people with work phones tend to have very high end phones as their work phone. Usually a top of the line blackberry is the most common work phone. If they allow you to use it for personal use then I don't see why you need a personal phone, given the work phone will be a high end smart phone.
 
I have a work phone, everything paid by my employer fra calls to data...even if it's personal.

So no, I don't a have second phone.
 
Yes, just a basic cell through verizon for my work phone.

I have a personal smartphone with another carrier. I would rather go phoneless than use verizon for my personal phone.
 
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