Comments on: Getting a New Treo 755p on a Sprint PCS SERO Plan

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:34:01 +0000

The Everything plus referral program isn’t nearly as good, i got sprint like 3 moths ago and have gone from the basic 200, to the everything data 900, then i got changed over to the everything plus 500 for 59.99, notice i said 59.99 for 1000 minutes, they changed all the employee plan things and made them double, they still include the internet though. I called in last month and got a Retentions rep to put together a sero 1250 plan for me, they don;t offer it but they can build it for you if you find someone willing to do it!!!!!
i also got a broadband card for 29.99 a month with a recurring 10.00 credit to make up for being disconnected over 5 times while being transfered between reps!!!!! SERO IS AWESOME>!!!!!

if you want to have a look at the new EVERYTHING PLUS PLANS here is the login credintials

email- russ.s.mcguire@sprint.com
ID #- 383

the plans that they offer still have 50 to 100 more minutes and are 10 dollars less than the average ones!!!!!! the new plans also include blackberry internet services too!!!!!

By: nickel

nickel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:01:51 +0000

I’m not sure. They may have cracked down since I did this. It’s been a little over a year.

By: Cecilia03

Cecilia03 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:00:34 +0000

I visited the sprint.com/sero site and entered the email address you used but it also requires a CID #

How do I get around that?

Help?

By: TheScooter

TheScooter — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:22:49 +0000

Uh-oh. Sprint just changed up the SERO site. You need a valid employee e-mail address AND the last 3-digits of the employee’s ID (CID) number The program is now called: Everything Plus Referral Program.

By: FFB

FFB — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:25:15 +0000

Thanks for the great info! My wife and I signed up for SERO plans a couple of weeks ago. I’ve found their customer service isn’t too great but everything else has been fine. We’re loving the unlimited text and data!

By: Dividend growth investor

Dividend growth investor — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:43:54 +0000

I am a big fan of Sprint. It’s one of the best cellphone companies out there. Their $99 simply everything plan is the best in the US.

By: nickel

nickel — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:41:25 +0000

Kacie: I’m not sure exactly, but it’s probably a bit under $35 when you total everything up.

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:36:34 +0000

My AT&T plan expires in April–I hope I can still get this deal then!

It’s $30 for the lowest plan–can you tell me what it costs with taxes?

By: My Dollar Plan

My Dollar Plan — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:11:33 +0000

I’m going to have to look into this! First I have to get out of our current contract though!

By: Susanna a.k.a. Cheap Like Me

Susanna a.k.a. Cheap Like Me — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:05:24 +0000

Today, my Sprint issues are resolved! (I think.)

I blogged about it today.

By: nickel

nickel — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:48:55 +0000

Bummer. I didn’t try porting my number, so everything was perfectly smooth. I hope it works out soon for you.

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:35:25 +0000

I guess you get what you pay for. I have now had the phone for 4 weeks. Not only have they still not succeeded in porting my number, not only have I spent more than 6 hours on the phone dealing with customer service, but they also have cut off all incoming service to both my new phone and my old phone. Saving money has cost me hundreds of dollars in productivity and who knows how much in client goodwill. Time to “escalate” my complaints to Sprint and hope for the best.

By: CentroGrl

CentroGrl — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:53:01 +0000

I just ordered a centro with the 1250 minute plus data (free overnite shipping, $0 activation, etc) plan level for 49/month and 99/phone through this. I also asked to port over my old number. There is a retail advertised promo thru 10/28 for a free vehicle charger (29/value). I couldn’t figure out any way to add it to the SERO order however. Will come back to post how it all goes. I also noticed the ambiguous statement about free data service, but I believe it looks like you do get the free data service for the entire 2 years, if you sign up before end of year. I read and re read and re read it, so could be wrong. It wasn’t clear.

By: PC

PC — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:32:17 +0000

on the SERO website, I see this :

“Unlimited text messaging included with all plans through 12/31/07.”

Now does this mean, from 1/1/08 you will pay for texts ?
Or perhaps it means, unlimited texts for plans initiated before 1/1/08 ?

A bit ambiguous.

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:03:50 +0000

So far, the number porting is a nightmare! I have had the phone for 10 days and spent more than 4 hours on the phone with customer service, with no progress. They say they will call back to update me and they never do. I’m starting to suspect they’re going to push this until my 30-day return period ends so I can’t return their pricey toy.

By: nickel

nickel — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:16:09 +0000

SERO plans are single user only. You can’t do a family plan. However, if you only want two phones, two SERO plans cost the same amount as a basic family plan, yet they come with more features.

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:08:24 +0000

hi there,

I am looking at this plan myself. Deos anyone know whether you can do a family plan once you have the 1st line?

Thank you

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:24:09 +0000

http://www.frugaldollar.com/20.....-plan.html
Nickel over at FiveCentNickel posted this informative article….

By: nickel

nickel — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:56:18 +0000

Since we were existing customers, we weren’t able to port our numbers. However, CS was able to straighten out the phone number issue that I talked about in a followup to this article (they assigned us numbers from two states ago). All’s good, and I already love having the internet in my pocket.

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:24:09 +0000

They ship fast – I received mine this morning (Monday morning – I ordered Friday evening). But mine says “Your new number is …” — NOT my number that was supposed to port over, and I called and spoke to a customer service rep on Friday to make sure all was in order. I hope I can get it straightened out.

By: Indy

Indy — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:16:48 +0000

You can also make $25 by asking an existing sprint customer to refer you. He gets $25 too. All you have to do is dial #REF.
http://www.sprintpcs.com/pages/refRewards.html

By: nickel

nickel — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:13:36 +0000

Maria: I think it looks pretty cool, but I also think that it’s currently overpriced relative to other phones that you can get (even after the price cut). Moreover, I’m not a fan of AT&T’s service. This SERO deal is really hard to beat in terms of everything that you get for just $30/month. If Sprint offered the iPhone, I would’ve been tempted.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:00:27 +0000

I have a question…what do y’all think about the iphone?

By: Cheap Like Me

Cheap Like Me — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:46:59 +0000

I just ordered mine … fingers crossed that my number will port over all right. Thanks so much for the fantastic lead!

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:56:44 +0000

I just ordered mine and it should be here by Friday. Thanks for the motivation!

By: Randy

Randy — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:24:08 +0000

I am going to start using SpalshID for the security stuff. Got good reviews, and my 2 months have shown it as a real need. Plus it has a windows client to sync up to.

Otherwise, I updated the Google Maps for Mobile (another invaluable tool), and I grabbed the little utility called flightstats from http://www.andrewsoft.net/download.html. It provides real-time updates on flight information and even links to inflight tracking.

I have some other things that I will be loking at , but those are the big ones…

By: Cap

Cap — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:07:54 +0000

looks like a great deal going with SERO from Sprint. Can’t believe the blackberry data plan at Spring is at $40 per month. I’m a bit surprise that the 8830 can’t tether to the macbook, as my 8100 can just fine. you just have to setup the proper string query in the modem configuration.

one of these day, when we’re on 4gen supported phones, I’ll finally be sporting a 3gen phone.

can’t wait till the day high speed mobile net access via phone or whatever is more affordable.

$30 per month for voice + data is a steal. really really wished I knew about SERO four months ago. argh.

By: nickel

nickel — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:08:09 +0000

Thanks guys. I’ve actually spent a good bit of time at TreoCentral.com already (while I was trying to decide what to get) as well as the forums over at SprintUsers.com.

Randy: I’ve used Palms in the past (Handspring Visor, Treo 90, and Tungsten something-or-other). The problem for me has always been that it’s just one more device to tote around, and less critical than my phone, so if I had to leave something behind, it was the Palm. As I’m sure you know, these things are most useful when you have them with you all the time so you can fully depend on them. Now that it’s integrated into one device along with the phone (and also give internet access) I’ll definitely be able to utilize it to its fullest.

As for software add ons, the one thing that I’m going to put on it immediately is Web Confidential (assuming it’s still compatible). This is an awesome little password encryption app that allows me to syny usernames, passwords, id #s, bank info, etc. between my laptop and palm (encrypted on both devices).

By: Randy

Randy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:59:31 +0000

I’ve had the 755p for about 2 months or so now. Flat out… I love it. I don’t know how I lived with my PDA and phone in two separate devices.

Treocentral.com, as noted above, is a good site, and there are others.

My only advice to you: The phone is very extendable in that there are many third-party applications out there you can install. I’d suggest using it for a month or two just as it comes so you can really see how you use it and what gaps you need to fill before you add the whizz-bang stuff. After 2-months now, I only have a short list of things I can’t do that I want to do. Once I resolve them, I can address things I can do, but want to do better…

You’ll love the phone… (My wife wants one now as well)

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:33:47 +0000

Good move with the Treo on the SERO plan. I’ve had Treos now since the 300. If you need any help, feel free to grab me. I’ve got a few thousand posts in the forums at TreoCentral.com – a tremendous resource.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:48:49 +0000

My friend just got the same plan, but a different phone. Of course, I just re-upped with Verizon the other day… My plan costs slightly more, and doesn’t have any data service.

Great deal though!

By: nickel

nickel — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:13:31 +0000

Sunil: That’s for porting numbers from other providers. If you’re already a Sprint customer you’ll likely have to get a new number.

Div Guy: It’s free data period, not as an introductory offer. It’s a pretty sweet deal for just $30/month.

By: The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:48:14 +0000

Not sure if you get free data for a few months, but if you do then look out – surfing on your device (like I am doing this comment from) is addictive and can add cost fast. I have free web surfing right now and love it!

By: Sunil

Sunil — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:11:39 +0000

I just did an mock run through on the SERO website and saw a small box that lets you port over numbers. Its on the main page after you enter the email address. Middle of the page it says “Bring your number”. I didn’t actually go through with the transaction but it showed up in the shopping cart.

By: David

David — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:51:34 +0000

Wow, that’s a deal. $30 with all that, including data? I think I have to call them up today.