Sprint’s contract termination fee balloons to $350 ahead of iPhone 5 launch
Though late to the finish line, it looks like Sprint is finally ready to follow AT&T and Verizon Wireless’ lead and bump its contract termination …
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AT&T's early upgrade smartphone program detailed. Spoiler: they made it $125 more expensive
Here is what we have just found out… AT&T recently modified their early upgrade program for smartphones, and due to smartphones becoming “increasingly more sophisticated” …
Verizon loses class action ETF appeal, will pay $21 million settlement
A California appeals court has ruled that Verizon Wireless is to pay some 175,000 customers current and former customers $21 million as a settlement in …
AT&T’s open letter to customers explains ETFs
Yesterday, we mused about AT&T’s adjustment to their ETF pricing as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Late yesterday, AT&T’s PR department decided to put …
AT&T to raise ETF on smartphones, lower ETF on feature phones
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T will raise the early termination fee on its line of smartphones from $175 to $325 starting June …
Sprint introduces the Sprint Free Guarantee
Guess this is Sprint’s big announcement. Effective tomorrow, Sprint will offer a”Sprint Free Guarantee” on all contracts. Anyone who inks a deal with the Now Network …
Verizon cuts 10 phones off of the $350 ETF list
Everyone and their mothers were up in arms when Verizon announced its new early termination fee policies last year. For a select group of smartphones …
Google charges its own ETF for Nexus One in addition to T-Mobile's ETF
Here’s a bit of interesting news on the purchasing and cancellation process for the Nexus One. If you buy the device subsidized, and you decide …
Verizon Wireless responds to FCC complaint regarding its early termination fee and Mobile Web charges
On Friday afternoon, Verizon Wireless issued its response to the FCC complaint which investigated the carrier’s increased early termination fees for advanced devices and the …
FCC questions Verizon Wireless about its new $350 early termination fee
The FCC has taken notice of Verizon Wireless’ new $350 early termination fee that applies to all advanced devices purchased after November 15th, 2009. The …
Confirmed: Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination on "advanced devices"
Here’s what Big Red is working with: they’ve offered up a BOGO sale on all new BlackBerrys for the holiday buying season, and where some …
Verizon rumored to be raising ETF to combat scammers
Are you thinking about jumping on the new Storm2 BOGO deal, selling one on eBay and canceling a line? Well, we already made it pretty …
Hell has frozen over: Canadian carriers to let subs walk over contract changes
A day we thought would never come is upon us as the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, whose members include all of the major Canadian telcos …
T-Mobile raises overage rates; cancel your contract sans-ETF
They say when the cell phone gods close a door, they open a window. Such is the case this morning for T-Mobile subscribers who aren’t …
Next in line to pay out an ETF settlement: T-Mobile
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 …
AT&T ammends arbitration clause; do you get a free pass?
We’ve received a flurry of emails over the past few weeks questioning whether or not AT&T will let people out of contracts ETF-free due to …
Sprint ETF-free cancellations extended through March 15
Sprint just refuses to shut that door… Customers still looking for a way out of their contracts without having to drop some serious cash on …
Sprint ups admin fee again, extends ETF-free cancellations through January 31
If you’re a Sprint customer right now without any major service issues, leaving the carrier so close to Pre-Day seems crazy. The most anticipated handset …
Sprint ETF settlement leaves $90 up for grabs for customers
Remember all the hoopla about Sprint’s ETF and the lawsuit it was facing because of their policy? Well, as a result of the proposed settlement …
Final call for ETF-free Sprint contract cancellation
Have you been itching for a way to escape the shackles of your Sprint Wireless contract, but aren’t willing to pony up the cash to …
Sprint finally decides on ETF conditions and details
Just a few weeks ago, Sprint announced it would have details on how it’s dealing with early termination fees by December once its billing software …
Sprint gets smart and prorates ETFs
After being sued this past summer along with Verizon for early termination fees, Sprint has finally decided to prorate them or make a tiered ETF …
Want to get out of your wireless contract? The T-Mobile edition
If there’s one thing we get asked most, it’s probably the “I want to get out of my contract because _____ sucks!” email. We decided …
T-Mobile initiates per-message SMS rate hike
Here we go again. T-Mobile has just quietly announced that they will be raising their per-message SMS fees to 20 cents from the current 15 …
T-Mobile reveals plans for pro-rated ETF
In a move that’s a boon for consumers everywhere, T-Mobile has made public their plans to implement a pro-rated ETF for new customers. Under the …
U.S. Government exempt from Early Termination Fees
It seems there are some benefits to working for the man. In 2004, a company then known simply as Nextel began investigating whether they could …
