How long does it takes Sprint to receive payment by mail?

Question

I purchased two money orders on 03/01/2007. One for Chevron credit bank and the other one for Sprint pcs. I mailed both of them at the post office on 03/02/2007 aound 9a.m. I logged onto my Chevron account and they received my payment on 03/05/2007 (Concord, CA). Sprint on the other hand hasnt posted yet. It was sent to Dallas, TX. I cant believe 7 days later and no payment.

I called Sprint this morning and asked how long does it takes and the rep told me 7-10 days. I told her if my money order wasnt there by my due date of 03/12/2007 I was going to pay online and report the money order stolen. I have a gut feeling they are holding my payment to add late charges, but NOT Im too smart for that, I'll just pay online when the 12th gets here.

The reason I sent a money order is because I am trying despartely to get my credit cards down.

Answer 1

It depends on when the post office delivers it. Also, when you're paying by check or money order, a human at Sprint has to open all the envelopes that come in with payments and physically post them to all the thousands of accounts that pay by mail. Processing time can take time. The good news is that they date stamp all that mail the day it comes in so they will post it as of the date they received it, not the date that someone physically types the info in to your account.

I understand wanting to get your credit cards paid down and that's definitely a good thing. However, when you pay a bill, like Sprint, on line, using a credit card, it posts to your account immediately so you don't have to worry about whether it got there on time or not.

If you were normally going to send your credit card company $50 for payment that month and you were going to buy a $50 money order to pay sprint, pay the sprint bill with your credit card and send the credit card company $100. You won't be adding to your credit card debt that way and will save yourself the cost of the money order and won't have to worry about it getting there on time.

I don't have a Chevron Card but I would imagine they have an on-line payment too. You can set it up to be deducted from your checking account, at least that's the way most credit card payments work if you're paying on line.

I can't remember the last time I bought a stamp. I pay everything on line these days.

Answer 2

Sending checks in the mail is so old school. You need to get with the times and start using online banking. I recommend online banking with Bank of America. Its free and easy to use. All you do is go to www.bofa.com and open an account and click pay bills and they can wire your money to Sprint. All you need is your Sprint customer id # number. It's easy and they guarantee that your bill will be paid. You can also choose when you want your payment to be made.

Answer 3

It is a matter of how fast the post office gets it there.

If a truck is destroyed in an accident and all of the mail is ruined, it would never get there.

So Keep all receipts or get a CHECKING ACCOUNT, then you can E pay with speed. Never pay bills with credit cards, you just get deeper and deeper into debt.

Answer 4

That has nothing to do with Sprint. Thats the post office.