Tomorrow is a big day for Sprint. It’s when their newest and "most advanced" smartphone goes on sale. The Sprint Instinct will sell for $129.99 (after a $100 mail in rebate). This is quite a bit lower than the $199 I had expected it to launch for. To get the phone, you’ll need to commit to one of the "simply everything" plans which start at $69.99 (for unlimited data and 450 minutes).

Family plans (with unlimited data and 1500 minutes) are $129.99.

Over the course of the 2 year contract a family using 2 of these phones will pay $3379, which seems quite insane for what is essentially a fairly basic smartphone. The features of the Sprint Instinct match the other smartphones in their lineup (the Touch and Mogul). Needless to say, I doubt we’ll be seeing iPhone like madness at the local Sprint store tomorrow.

Sprint press release