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Per 9to5Mac, Sprint has announced that the carrier will be offering US$100 discounts on the new iPhones to customers who port their number over to Sprint from another carrier. With this promotion, the iPhone 5c will cost US$0 for a 16GB model and US$99 for a 32GB model. The iPhone 5s will come out to US$99 for 16GB, US$199 for 32GB, and US$299 for 64GB. The iPhone 4s, like the 16GB iPhone 5c, will be free of charge.
Of course, this promotion means you have to sign a contract with Sprint. On September 20th (which is the day that the new iPhones launch), Sprint will rollout a “One Up” yearly upgrade program that allows users to pay the unsubsidized cost of a phone on a monthly basis. The US$100 off promotion for the iPhones is a limited time offer. Last week, Sprint announced a similar program for the Moto X.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available and if you have any positive or negative feedback regarding Sprint as a wireless carrier for the iPhone, please let us know in the comments.