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sprint is giving new customers a free year of unlimited data service wait what yes it sounds crazy and that's because wireless carriers are willing to do crazy things these days to get your business there's no major catch but there are a few limitations for starters you need to be switching from Verizon AT&T or t-mobile also this is online only Sprint does not plan on advertising this deal which is only offered until the end of June and you'll need to bring your own unlocked phone you can keep your phone number so if your phone is already paid off and you're not currently in a contract this could be a sweet deal although it won't work with every phone only some models are eligible which include the iPhone Google Nexus and pixel some Motorola phones and the Samsung Galaxy s7 and SAT your phone may not even work on Sprint's Network for example if you have an iPhone 7 on ATT or t-mobile it's not gonna work on Sprint because it doesn't have the right CDMA chip to use the Sprint network but the iPhone 7 on Verizon would work fine so how free is free you still have to pay three dollars for a SIM card and monthly taxes and fees the $30 activation fee is going to be credited back to you and if you don't use electronic billing or auto pay Sprint's gonna charge you more fees now if you want to leave Sprint you can anytime there's no penalty because you're not in a contract you may be wondering how can sprint afford to give away free service well one executive told us that Sprint normally doesn't make any money off a customer in the first year anyway with with all those promotional deals and whatnot it's a good time to be a wireless customer Sprint's deal is the most extreme freebie we've seen yet two months ago the best offer was from AT&T offering free HBO I'm Bridget Carey you can find a comparison of the different carriers unlimited plans at cnet.com