Activation of a replacement phone

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How often can one do so without paying an activation fee? Once a year? Once
a month?

Thanks.

"Isaiah Beard" <sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com> wrote in message
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> John Smith wrote:
>> I'm trying to get a consistent answer:
>>
>> If I purchase a new phone from eBay to replace my lost phone under the
>> same plan with the same phone number, how do I get the new phone
>> activated? Through Sprint Customer Service? On my own through their
>> website? Any activation service charge?
>
>
> the best method I've found is to call *2 from the new handset, and follow
> the prompts to activate a new phone. When the CS rep answers, tell them
> you have an existing account and are swapping out phones. They will then
> pull up your account info and activate the phone via OTA programming.
> this tends to eb the quickest and most reliable way to get the new phone
> up and running.
>
>
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Thanks. Sorry about submission problems.

"Bob Smith" <usirsclt_No_Spam_@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> "John Smith" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> How often can one do so without paying an activation fee? Once a year?
> Once
>> a month?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> To answer all five of your enquiries at one time, never. If you are
> putting
> a replacement phone on a current SPCS number, it shouldn't cost you a
> dime.
>
> Bob
>
>