IMO the tax-free zone goes to almost 10-1. Once you sign up with SR you are "in." You are then a customer of theirs. Even if you don't have your equipment yet, you may already start receiving calls (forward SRs # to your current #,) make outgoing calls via the web portal, use both voicemail boxes already, etc. In other words, your account activates the day of ordering.
As for the 2 phones: It depends. The free 3 months represent about a $50 value. The 2 Uniden phones are worth about the same:
http://www.amazon.com/Uniden-DCT756-2-E...ef=sr_11_1/104-1937308-7819169?ie=UTF8
It is really a wash. One thing of note: When I renewed last April I was sent a free 2-phone set as a gift. Then when SR had the 2-yr./$199 deal I was able to hop onto that at no extra cost, but they never asked for the phones back. So I ended up with a 2-phone Uniden system and 2 yrs. of phone service, all at $199. It stands to reason that if you jump on the 12 months/$199/w. 2 Uniden phone deal and THEN convert to the $199/2 yr. deal when that is offered again, you get to keep the phones. That potential "future value add" would make the $199/2 Uniden phones deal more attractive, IMO. Of course, that is YMMV.
As for the 2 phones: It depends. The free 3 months represent about a $50 value. The 2 Uniden phones are worth about the same:
http://www.amazon.com/Uniden-DCT756-2-E...ef=sr_11_1/104-1937308-7819169?ie=UTF8
It is really a wash. One thing of note: When I renewed last April I was sent a free 2-phone set as a gift. Then when SR had the 2-yr./$199 deal I was able to hop onto that at no extra cost, but they never asked for the phones back. So I ended up with a 2-phone Uniden system and 2 yrs. of phone service, all at $199. It stands to reason that if you jump on the 12 months/$199/w. 2 Uniden phone deal and THEN convert to the $199/2 yr. deal when that is offered again, you get to keep the phones. That potential "future value add" would make the $199/2 Uniden phones deal more attractive, IMO. Of course, that is YMMV.