Getting my EVO tomorrow, bought from Google I/O attendee. Not 100% sure I am going to ditch my Sprint Touch Pro 2. I think I will activate the EVO using the Google I/O free month of service and use conditional forwarding on my Sprint TP2 subscribed number and direct it to the EVO. That way I can keep the TP2 off, or with the phone radio off at least, and get calls routed to the EVO for free with no/very little delay. That way I can test the EVO without switching service from my TP2, and not give out the temp EVO phone number, and not rack up charges on my existing subscription with Sprint.

To enable conditional call forwarding:
*28 + number + send

To disable conditional call forwarding:
*38 + send

I think this will work without charging me airtime to my TP2 account, as opposed to standard call forwarding (*72) which is quite costly.

Anyone?

 

This is what I saw:

Support - Article

"Last Updated: Jan 26, 2010

All call forwarding is included at no additional cost for customers on the Simply Everything Plan. For other service plans, calls forwarded immediately (Unconditional Call Forwarding, *72) costs $0.20/min. Forwarding calls to another number if the person who's calling you gets no answer or a busy signal is free. This is called Conditional Forwarding (*73, *74 or *28)."


Manage conditional call forwarding:
Support - Article

 

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Thank you for that information. It will be my pleasure to assist you today.
19:20:58 Al
I was reading this article:
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Support - Article
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And I wanted to double check that conditional forwarding would not increase the charges to my bill. Can you confirm?
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Thanks.
19:24:57 Larilyn
I can assure you that conditional call forwarding is free.
19:26:09 Al
So if I have conditional call forwarding setup and my phone is off or out of service area, the conditional forwarding would occur if a call comes in and there would be no charge?
19:27:57 Larilyn
Conditional Call Forwarding (No Answer/Busy): Free *73 - If a caller receives no answer when calling my mobile phone, then forwards the call to the alternate number. *74 - If a caller receives a busy signal when calling my mobile phone, then forwards the call to the alternate number. *28- If a caller receives no answer or a busy signal when calling my mobile phone, then forwards the call to the alternate number.
19:28:20 Al
Great. Thank you for your time!

 

Please Don't merge. This is a different issue.

 

I don't have the simply everything plan. I have the simply cheapest smartphone plan, or whatever the $69.99 plan is called.

 

Confirmed. When my Sprint sub is set for *28 conditional forwarding, and my TP2 is off, or has the phone radio off, the forward is immediate!! No *72 charges for me!