Sprint Giving $50 Gift Card to Samsung Epic 4G buyers

In order to step up its Samsung campaign and push its Media Hub capabilities, Sprint is offering a free gift card. Before you get too excited and start yelling “FREE ACCESSORIES!” you may wanna continue reading. Apparently, the gift card is only usable within Media Hub, and is only for movie rentals. Either way, free is free.

To qualify, you must purchase an Epic 4G between October 31st, 2010 and January 8th, 2011. I’ll also note that my source implied that the Tab would also be getting this sort of promotion. However, there’s no mention of it in the flyer. Purchases made before the promotion date don’t count. But, keep in mind, if it’s been less than 30 days since you bought an Epic, you can probably return it and re-buy it under the promotion dates. Once you do get the phone, a text message containing your promotion code will be sent to you.

Check out the fine print below…

Movie Rental Voucher Offer from Samsung is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years of age and older at time of participation. To receive your Movie Rental Voucher (“Gift”), you must purchase a Samsung Epic 4G Handset with eligible Sprint service plan. Qualifying purchases must be completed between 12:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on October 31, 2010 and 11:59 p.m. CT on January 8, 2011 (“Promotion Period”) at any participating Sprint retailers, www.sprint.com, or 1-800-SPRINT1. Not valid on purchases made before October 31, 2010. Offer ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on January 8, 2011. Within approximately five (5) to seven (7) business days of qualifying purchase, Sprint will send one (1) free text message to the eligible participant’s wireless phone number that will include a 10-digit promotion code for redemption of Gift. Text message sent from Sprint will be free of charge and will not be billed to customer’s wireless account. To redeem Gift, participant will be required to do the following with the Media Hub mobile application on the Samsung Epic 4G Handset: 1) start the Media Hub mobile application; 2) navigate to the application homepage and follow the prompts to browse select movie rental content available; 3) select content by clicking the “RENT” button; participant will be prompted to sign-in; if not done previously; and 4) follow remaining directions at point of purchase including entry of the 10-digit promotion code. Participant may be required to set up credit card profile on Media Hub if movie rental selection(s) exceed amount of Gift provided as part of this offer. Gift redeemable only via free Media Hub mobile application. Gift valid only on select Media Hub Movie Rentals. Gift must be redeemed no later than sixty (60) calendar days from the date when the 10-digit promotion code is first entered on the Media Hub mobile application. Any remaining Gift balance as of 12:01 a.m. on March 31, 2011 will expire and will not be available for use. For questions related to Media Hub, contact Samsung at 1-888-987-HELP (4357). For network or technical issues related to the Samsung Epic 4G Handset, contact Sprint at 1-888-211-4727. All questions and/or discrepancies regarding redemption under the Movie Rental Voucher Offer from Samsung must be received by March 11, 2011 and will be handled by March 31, 2011 when the Gift redemption period ends. Limit one (1) Gift per each qualifying purchase. Receipts and promotion codes which are counterfeited, mechanically reproduced, altered, or tampered with are void and will not be honored. Samsung, Sprint, GMR, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affi liates, dealers, carriers, directors, owners, employees and agents are not responsible for lost, damaged, misdirected or late dated sales receipts, promotion codes or services provided by third parties. Non transferable. No substitutions. This offer is sponsored by Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, 1301 E. Lookout Drive, Richardson, TX 75082.