I was thinking about getting my mom the IC 902 Hybrid, would that require her to change her current nextel plan? She has the unlimited everything plan for $150/month, which is no longer available so she doesnt want to lose that plan.
thanks in advance.
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My guess would be yes. Usually, phone upgrades that involve network changes will.
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From S-N's Hybrid FAQ webpage:
(http://www.nextel.com/en/support/faq/hybrids _covbill.shtml#hybrids_covbill_q7 )
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Q: I am an existing Nextel customer. Can I keep my rate plan if I upgrade to the Sprint Nextel Hybrid Phone?
A: In most cases, you will be able to keep your existing rate plan. In limited instances, it may be necessary to switch to a rate plan that better meets your needs due to current system limitations.
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Q: I am an existing Sprint PCS customer. Can I keep my same rate plan if I upgrade to the hybrid phone?
A: Since you will now be taking advantage of our Sprint Nextel Walkie-Talkie services, you will be asked to switch to one of our voice and Walkie-Talkie plans. You can learn mo...
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The best advice then, for a current Nextel customer; make sure before switching to a hybrid that whatever plan they have will be eligible to be grandfathered in, and GET IT IN WRITING!
Too bad for the PCS folks, though. ☹️
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This PCS folk could care less about switching to an IDEN phone. *shudder*
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rkr
Feb 29, 2008, 9:27 PM
What is the exact name of the plan? I can tell you if she can keep it.
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(in a store)to switch to a hybrid phone you must change your exsisting nextel plan to our Powerpack plan which supports both nextel and sprint phones. being that the hybrid phone uses sprint for voice and nextel for direct connect you cannot keep the current plan.
BUT, you never konw if CS have some kind of code to add that even if you have to switch to a power pack plan they might be able to keep your current pricing.
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nextel and sprint plans are pretty much the same. 9 times out of ten the sub does not have to change.
You dont have HAVE to have a powerpack plan.
I remeber the unlimited plan use to be among the few exceptions, but I think that has been resolved.
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AVS06
Jan 12, 2008, 10:57 AM
YO WILL HAVE TO CHANGE TO A POWER PACK UNL FOR 199.99 "IF YOU GO THROUGH CUSTOMER CARE" THERE IS ONLY ONE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A CHANGE LIKE THAT.
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YEEEEES!! and as a matter of fact you can get the same thing as what you're getting now for only $99.99 if you switch to ic902..to be more specific, the plan includes everything, direc connect, voice, data and sms..
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