Palm Pre without contract?

cwickstylz · 08/09/2009, 02:39 AM

I currently have AT&T, but seriously cannot wait for them to release a GSM version. I have no contract with AT&T & have always bought my phones outright, in order to avoid a commitment.

My question is, if I buy myself a Pre off ebay or somewhere else with no contract, can I setup service with Sprint without having to sign a 1 or 2 year commitment, seeing as though I did not purchase the phone through them at a subsidised price?

I know with AT&T, even if you have bought an iPhone outright, they force a 2 year contract for iPhone, no matter if you got a phone with them or not. Just wondering if Sprint has the same kind of system for the Pre...

ivhs72 · 08/09/2009, 02:50 AM

If you purchase a Sprint phone for full price from Sprint, or from Best Buy, or even off of eBay, you will be able to activate on their network without a contract. You will need to get the appropriate plan, and pay that price monthly, but you won't be tied into a time commitment. I've done it with other phones. I would suggest you activate it in a Sprint store, and get the insurance on it.

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cwickstylz Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Palm Pre without contract? I currently have AT&T, but seriously cannot wait for them to release a GSM version. I have no contract with AT&T & have always bought my phones outright, in order to avoid a commitment. My question is, if I buy myself a Pre off ebay or somewhere else with no contract, can I setup service with Sprint without having to sign a 1 or 2 year commitment, seeing as though I did not purchase the phone through them at a subsidised price? I know with AT&T, even if you have bought an iPhone outright, they force a 2 year contract for iPhone, no matter if you got a phone with them or not. Just wondering if Sprint has the same kind of system for the Pre...
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ivhs72 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,340 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 380 Thanked 54 Times in 52 Posts	If you purchase a Sprint phone for full price from Sprint, or from Best Buy, or even off of eBay, you will be able to activate on their network without a contract. You will need to get the appropriate plan, and pay that price monthly, but you won't be tied into a time commitment. I've done it with other phones. I would suggest you activate it in a Sprint store, and get the insurance on it. __________________ Phones: Sprint Blackberry Bold 9650, Sprint Blackberry Tour 9630, Nextel Blackberry 8350i Curve (Everything Plus Family Data 1600) "When I die bury me deep, put two speakers at my feet, a pair of ear phones on my head, and always play The Grateful Dead."
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