We don’t cover Sprint as much as T-Mob or Big Red, but the little carrier that could is taking a direct shot at one of its competitors today. T-Mobile is in its sights, and Sprint is increasing the amount they’ll give you on a trade-in when you switch from The Uncarrier.

Sprint’s deal is pretty straightforward as they are offering T-Mobile customers $200 bucks in cold hard cash if they sign-up with Sprint and trade in their old smartphone. What’s more, the company will pay off up to $350 on any additional payments you owe on the phone when you switch your service over. The offer is obviously only good for customers coming in from T-Mobile, so you’re out of luck on this particular deal if you’re on Verizon,  AT&T or any other carrier in the states.

On a related note, Compass Intelligence announced Sprint as having the best trade-in program for the fourth year in a row. Last year, the company bought back over 3 million handsets, and managed to send about 80% of those back into the world as refurbished units. With the new $200 trade-in promo, it looks like they are getting a head start on this year’s award as well.

Sprint and T-Mobile generally don’t fire shots at each other, so it’s interesting to see Sprint take on carrier a little closer to its size instead of going after Verizon or AT&T. As far as the fine print is concerned, it says “any current working T-Mobile smartphone” is eligible which is nice to hear if you have an ancient handset. The promo is good from now until April 9^th if you’re interesting in switching to Sprint.

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