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SAY IT, SAY IT!]]>Jun 29th 2006 9:46AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/
And the Canadian providers that I've dealt with do that too, except $20 * months (up to $200 on Rogers Wireless, no limits at Telus - and this is the land of 3yr contracts).

So it's not new, just shocking that of all people VERIZON is going back to it.]]>Jun 29th 2006 10:23AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/Jun 29th 2006 1:23PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/
EVDO. Did you hear that? Ok, is it working now? Wait. What? Ugh... (end)

Thank you for the constructive comment. Very informative.

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Smart move, I think. ]]>Jun 29th 2006 4:34PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/
It's good to see big red show more initiative. Maybe with the recent popularity with data use and sprints data plans versus big red, this will provide more incentives in the CDMA realm. Maybe more 1 yr plan offerings?

I've also heard of 3 yr contracts...NEVER!]]>Jul 23rd 2006 9:06AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/
Contracts in general are terribly inconvenient for consumers and feel unfair. I finished a 2 year contract a year ago and became a month to month customer. Started job hunting and had to up my plan minutes which required a 1 month contract! I should have just switched carriers at that point.

Carriers need to stop treating customers like prisoners and more like customers. Technology changes too quick for us to be trapped to a single provider for a long period of time. Trapping customers to a single provider slows the development of new technologies, as many of the people who would like to adopt said technologies can't because they are constantly trapped in contracts with technology that is a year or two old.]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/29/verizon-wireless-finds-soul-wants-to-prorate-early-termination/
The main effect so far is that we've refused to even talk to Verizon sales people, except to mention this bogus fee to make it clear that they've lost a couple of customers permanently. We also tell the story to anyone that asks us about cell phone service, and so far, every one of them has gone with a different provider.

I suppose we'll still be getting dunned for this $175 after she dies ...

(It's funny that there's a lot online about class-action settlements that can get you a refund if you paid the termination fee, but nothing about what to do if you haven't paid it. ;-)


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