It’s no longer a big secret that T-Mobile has a massive early advantage over the rest of the nation’s major wireless service providers in terms of 5G availability, but while the “Un-carrier” is also working hard on improving average download speeds across the nation, catching up to Verizon from that equally important standpoint will take time. 

No more 5G for a (small) portion of Sprint customers

Before it can add Sprint’s mid-band spectrum on top of its nationwide low-band 5G technology, T-Mobile has to reconfigure, test, and finally re-deploy said spectrum, which is obviously a complicated and time-consuming process. To help speed up this key development on Magenta’s path to truly ubiquitous and blazing fast 5G service, some tough decisions had to be made.

Killer deals galore

In order to make the switch as smooth and as painless as possible, T-Mobile is offering affected Sprint customers two ultra-affordable upgrade options. 

Those who currently lease or finance a OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, LG V50 ThinQ, or Galaxy S10 5G can get a Galaxy S20 5G replacement device for $10 a month after bill credits with a new 18-month lease if they’re paying more than $10 a month on their existing agreements, with that monthly fee knocked down to $0 for anyone currently owning, leasing, or financing one of the three aforementioned first-gen 5G phones and paying less than $10 a month right now.

Naturally, all these super-attractive special offers come with a number of strings attached and special requirements, including obligatory Flex Lease plans and new lines of service that will soon be transferred to T-Mobile.