Electronics Anybody help me out with my Sprint issue?

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 04:45 PM

Ok....this might be a little long but here we go.

My fiance and I are under the Everything Family Data plan for Sprint. She has the Palm Centro and I have Samsung Instinct (not that this matters). Anyways....I work for the local government here and I had a business phone through them (Blackberry). They are going to a new cell phone plan where they will pay me $105 a month if I use my personal phone as a business phone. Everything sounds great....but here is the problem.

1. The blackberry that I had with them is through Verizon. Therefore I can't transfer it over to Sprint.
2. The Samsung Instinct that I have won't allow me to connect to my work e-mail. Therefore I can't use this for work purposes.

There are only two options that I have right now.

If I upgrade my Instinct....I have to pay $500-$600 for a Blackberry because I'm not eligible for an upgrade. My other option is to add a line to my plan and get a Blackberry at $200. This is obviously going to cost me more than what I want to spend.

I know there are some people here that either work for Sprint or used too. Do you have any other options that I can do?

Yes....anti-freeze....REPOST and all that other "Kill Yourself" type stuff.

phisherman · 12-15-2008, 05:11 PM

what kind of e-mail provider does your work have?

the instinct's e-mail application will work with Exchange, even will do calendaring after the latest e-mail software update. as long as your work e-mail has Outlook Web Access enabled, it will work.

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 05:34 PM

I had my IT guys take a look and they couldn't get it work.

Do you know what OS the Instinct uses?

SLAG · 12-15-2008, 05:37 PM

the Instinct uses a Proprietary O.S.
They more than likely require a Blackberry since they are running a BES with either a Ms Exchange or Lotus Domino Server, My guess is that is a Lotus Domino Server.

My suggestion:

Sell the Instinct on craigslist/ebay and buy a blackberry from Craigslist you can find a good one for $150-200

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 05:44 PM

If I buy a Blackberry off of Craigslist.....do I just call into Sprint and tell them I have a new phone to activate and then have them deactivate my Instinct?

**Bob Dole** · 12-15-2008, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

I had my IT guys take a look and they couldn't get it work.

Do you know what OS the Instinct uses?

Make sure your IT guy entered the OWA address and not the regular mail.domain.com address.

SLAG · 12-15-2008, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

If I buy a Blackberry off of Craigslist.....do I just call into Sprint and tell them I have a new phone to activate and then have them deactivate my Instinct?

You can do it that way, or you can do it online yourself, once you log in to your account choose "Activate a new phone"

Once the new phone is activated then the old one is automatically deactivated

and for anyone that cares...

Sprint Blackberry Curves are Free at Best buy for now w/ 2 yr contract

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG

You can do it that way, or you can do it online yourself, once you log in to your account choose "Activate a new phone"

Once the new phone is activated then the old one is automatically deactivated

and for anyone that cares...

Sprint Blackberry Curves are Free at Best buy for now w/ 2 yr contract

Must be nice...if I want one I have to pay $500 from Sprint.

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoBobDole

Make sure your IT guy entered the OWA address and not the regular mail.domain.com address.

Anywhere I can find this without getting my IT guys into it? Like can I find it in Outlook somewhere?

SLAG · 12-15-2008, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

Must be nice...if I want one I have to pay $500 from Sprint.

unless u opened a new line of service..

then sold your instinct for $200
then cancel the 2nd line and use the $200 to pay the ETF

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG

unless u opened a new line of service..

then sold your instinct for $200
then cancel the 2nd line and use the $200 to pay the ETF

Which I would be fine with but my fiance is under the same plan as me....so that's out the window.

SLAG · 12-15-2008, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

Anywhere I can find this without getting my IT guys into it? Like can I find it in Outlook somewhere?

OWA= Outlook web access

so whatever address you use to check the outlook online through the web

SLAG · 12-15-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pestilenceaf23

Which I would be fine with but my fiance is under the same plan as me....so that's out the window.

it would have nothing to do with your current plan

Go into best buy.. act like you don't have any sprint account

set up a brand new one with the blackberry

leave..

go to a sprint store
have then switch the phones.. put the black berry on the old account, the instinct on the new one

wait 30 days

go home
call sprint
cancel new account

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG

OWA= Outlook web access

so whatever address you use to check the outlook online through the web

I don't ever check my outlook online. And I just checked and off of our intranet it's http://outlook/exchange/ but that's not going to work. Man I'm an IT idiot.

**The Franchise** · 12-15-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLAG

it would have nothing to do with your current plan

Go into best buy.. act like you don't have any sprint account

set up a brand new one with the blackberry

leave..

go to a sprint store
have then switch the phones.. put the black berry on the old account, the instinct on the new one

wait 30 days

go home
call sprint
cancel new account

What would happen if I cancelled the new plan before the 30 days?

And would they switch the Blackberry over if it was activated on a different plan? I mean...don't they activate it there at Bestbuy?

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The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $2935047	Anybody help me out with my Sprint issue? Ok....this might be a little long but here we go. My fiance and I are under the Everything Family Data plan for Sprint. She has the Palm Centro and I have Samsung Instinct (not that this matters). Anyways....I work for the local government here and I had a business phone through them (Blackberry). They are going to a new cell phone plan where they will pay me $105 a month if I use my personal phone as a business phone. Everything sounds great....but here is the problem. 1. The blackberry that I had with them is through Verizon. Therefore I can't transfer it over to Sprint. 2. The Samsung Instinct that I have won't allow me to connect to my work e-mail. Therefore I can't use this for work purposes. There are only two options that I have right now. If I upgrade my Instinct....I have to pay $500-$600 for a Blackberry because I'm not eligible for an upgrade. My other option is to add a line to my plan and get a Blackberry at $200. This is obviously going to cost me more than what I want to spend. I know there are some people here that either work for Sprint or used too. Do you have any other options that I can do? Yes....anti-freeze....REPOST and all that other "Kill Yourself" type stuff.
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