Next in line to pay out an ETF settlement: T-Mobile

By on May 13, 2009 at 9:10 AM
News May 13, 2009

Ahhhh class action lawsuits; where would we be without them? Joking aside, it seems like every carrier in the US has to deal with a few subscriber-initiated lawsuits every so often and next in line for the ever-popular Early Termination Fee (ETF) class action treatment is T-Mobile. You know the drill: the carrier was charging a flat ETF, the carrier gets sued, the carrier settles and has to refund a bunch of money to a bunch of people after making the lawyers involved a whole lot richer. The proposed refund for those affected by T-Mobile’s flat ETF is $125 or T-Mobile HotSpot access if they choose, on a case by case basis of course, to forgo a cash benefit. The settlement is currently pending final approval but if you bailed on T-Mobile on or before February 19th of this year and handed over an ETF on your way out the door, hit the read link to try to get in on the action. You have until August 23rd 2009 to do so.

Thanks, Jeff!

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  • Jeremiah

    What exactly is the case they’re making?? Some people just can’t live without complaining…

  • Justin

    They should try a contract in Canada. With Telus the ETF is $20 per month remaining or $100 which ever is greater. Try a $720 ETF if you cancel in the first month of a 3 year contract.

  • 3 Phones Jugglin

    Be nice if Carriers just got rid of ETF’s And just made people pay full price for the phones instead.

    Then All carriers would be equal & people wouldnt base which carrier they go to off what phone they can get for free

  • Jeremiah

    Oh yes…and even less Americans would have cellphones much less smartphones and featurephones.

  • gokmengs

    Wow, this might just work for me, as I ditched tmo for att the moment bold was out. Yet I’m sure there will be something that will “disqualify” me from this.

  • http://Davidthande.blogspot.com DavidThande

    Hmmm that’s pretty cheap ETF…At&t and Verizon’s a it a bit of a Mortgage payment missed.

  • http://twitter.com/rickyrescue Ricky

    I got that letter in the mail today.
    But I’m not going to do anything.
    I actually ended up going back to T-Mobile after 6 HORRIBLE months with ATT.
    I love T-Mobile-now where’s that lawsuit against ATT? :P

  • Jessica

    These lawsuits are better than nothing, but with Sprint, you only qualified for the pro-rated ETF if you signed a contract sometime after last Fall. What about those of us who signed up earlier in 2008? It’s ridiculous.

  • LG

    When you sign a contract towards a celluar provider, it states in the fine print about that ETF, and I guess people don’t read it, and just sign it anyways. And when they want to leave them, they start to complain about the ETF. Hmmm??

  • Jessie

    Stop taking sites people. just go with the flow and take your money back! lol. If the judge says is unlawful then it is.

  • tm

    I agree that I signed the contract for ETF.
    But I do not agree that the company can charge an additional $35.00 in government taxes & Fees (and surcharges). Where does it state that there is more than the $200.00 in early termination fees?

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