I find myself looking for a new phone, and potentially a new carrier. I tried to check with Sprint, my current carrier, to acquire a discount of some kind in obtaining a new handset after being about 1 year in to a 2 year contract (which they have done in the past). I went to a Sprint store and after being told that I’m essentially screwed and that I have to wait out the contract before they can do anything at all.

Mathematically, I could walk into a Sprint store, terminate my contract, pay my Early Termination Fee, walk out, walk back in, sign up for a new line of service and get a phone for less than what I would be able to right now or even what I would be able to after waiting for my contract to end.

What follows is the chat session with a Sprint rep, in all of its hilarity. Sprint, if you somehow come across this post, here’s everything you’re doing wrong. My comments in italic bold.
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