[Q] Sprint TEP - Motorola Photon 4G

Buying a Photon tomorrow from a private party, if all goes well with the esn will Sprint allow me to add TEP to my line with a swap from my EVO? Thx in advance!

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Yes as long as you have insurance now you'll have no problem its swappable

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You're covered no matter what phone you're using. TEP is applied to your line, not your phone. So if you're using the Photon and somehow shatter the screen on your Evo, you could put the Evo back on your line and use TEP to get it repaired/replaced. Some people would call that fraud, but it's not since you own both the phones and, again, TEP sticks to your line, not your phone.

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My experience with Verizon's insurance was the phone was registered to the PHONE not the line of service. The good news is either way you're ok because the insurance provider through sprint is having open enrollment through this month of Sept. So you can add it no matter your current status but I'd still call for curiousness.

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Once you have insurance on the phone, you don't even have to go through Sprint. The company is Asurion. They do insurance for EVERY cell phone company in the US. To make a claim, you go to http://www.phoneclaim.com, pick your company, and file a claim.
If something happens, make sure you pick a recent date for the incident, otherwise if you pick a date that's like a month away, they'll say "Sorry, we can't replace your phone because you have 30 days to report an incident" (paraphrased). The cool thing is also that, unlike Verizon, you can charge the phone replacement ($100) to your Sprint bill. And they overnight you the phone and charger (if you need one).

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AJC9000 said:
Yes as long as you have insurance now you'll have no problem its swappable
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I have insurance now through best buy, so you're saying they WILL NOT let me add their coverage once I swap?

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namansell said:
The good news is either way you're ok because the insurance provider through sprint is having open enrollment through this month of Sept. So you can add it no matter your current status but I'd still call for curiousness.
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Thx for clarifying this for me, I didn't read your reply before I responded to a previous post. Its greatly appreciated, thx again!

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Errr I don't know possibly if open enrollment is going on right now. I'd say call up sprint and just ask to add insurance to your account and if that fails go to a corporate store.
I got insurance like 6 months after my initial start after my S30 started messing up told them I thought I had it on there lol

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If I remember correctly from the last time I put a phone on ins bought from a third party, Sprint called to verify the phone "worked" then there was like a 30 day period before coverage actually started. I'm not saying this is 100% the case. I would call and verify with Sprint.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

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gtafairlane said:
If I remember correctly from the last time I put a phone on ins bought from a third party, Sprint called to verify the phone "worked" then there was like a 30 day period before coverage actually started. I'm not saying this is 100% the case. I would call and verify with Sprint.
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There is a 30 day"waiting" period before you can make a claim.. I believe this is to make sure the phone works, but not certain.
Sent phrom my Mo-Pho

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Sprint is currently offering open enrollment for tep

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Do a search on "power button" and look for my post.
Sent with Photon 4G "Neo"