Update 6/14/18: Sprint announced they are ending the deal Friday night at 11:59 p.m. ET, citing heavy demand from customers. (My personal take is that they always planned on ending it then, and are trying to entice people to jump in on this ‘too-good-to-be-true’ deal.)
The Offer
- Sprint is offering an Unlimited Kickstarter plan which give unlimited data, talk, and text for just $15 per month.
This is a bring-your-own-device plan. It includes international roaming.
The Fine Print
- New customers only.
- Must port-in your number to Sprint.
- Valid online only.
- No annual contract.
- Must signup with auto-pay.
- Up to 4 lines.
- Additional fees are typically around $3-4 per line.
- No free Hulu with this plan.
- Video streams up to 480p, music up to 500 Kbps, gaming streams up to 2 Mbps.
- Data deprioritization during congestion.
- This offer is slated to end within weeks, according to Cnet. Others mention it ending in a few days.
Our Verdict
They don’t state if the $15 monthly rate will expire or continue forever – I’m sure it’ll last for at least a year, and it might continue indefinitely.
Most people will do better taking advantage of this Sprint offer to get free Unlimited data. That plan even includes 10 GB of hotspot capabilities and faster speeds which this $15 plan does not include. There may be some who are not eligible for the free plan and can take advantage of the $15 plan, but it seems a bit odd to me that they’re running these offer concurrently.
The other advantage of the $15 plan is that it could last forever. My take is that nothing is forever (e.g. you might be somewhere with bad Sprint service, etc.) and it makes more sense to take the free line offer if your willing to make the change to Sprint, but to each their own.
