Verizon Increasing Early Termination Fee

UltimateBMW · 11-16-2009, 10:01 AM

Read this on engadget. Pretty sizable increase from the former $175 ET fee.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/15/d...f-is-now-live/

Feyd · 11-16-2009, 10:37 AM

ouch.

Tondtar · 11-16-2009, 11:54 AM

Kinda expected since most people are getting smart phones (Blackberry, HTC, etc.) these days in lieu of just a cell phone. Those phones cost Verizon and other phone companies lot more money to subsidize. The recoup time is usually about 12-18 month time frame. They don't want people to take home $500 phones for $99 (or free in some cases) and then decided to bail out after three months.

E92-Lighting · 11-16-2009, 03:12 PM

i like ATT

mpimping · 11-16-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by E92-Lighting

i like ATT

Biggest crooks ever

ArmyBimmerDude · 11-16-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mpimping

Biggest crooks ever

Why is that? I've got to choose between ATT and Verizon late next year.

mpimping · 11-16-2009, 11:01 PM

2 thousand plus phone bills ruined credit
Goog atat palisades collections
They all suck but ATnt sux worse, tmobile also

mpimping · 11-17-2009, 12:05 AM

http://www.attgreed.net/index.html

UltimateBMW · 11-17-2009, 09:25 AM

I have no issue what so ever with ATT. Granted I'm not much of a socialite and on my phone all day.

The day Verizon decides to actually catch up with the rest of the world and using GSM is the day I might consider them. Until then, ATT is really the only option. I also never have any issue with connection and coverage. No dropped calls, sometimes I might get a choppy cell, but then you just hang up and call again. Not really a big deal and the versatility of being able to change my phone at my own whim is more than an adequate price to pay for such a minute drawback.

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UltimateBMW Brigadier General 423 Rep 3,287 Posts Drives: MP4 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South iTrader: (0)	I have no issue what so ever with ATT. Granted I'm not much of a socialite and on my phone all day. The day Verizon decides to actually catch up with the rest of the world and using GSM is the day I might consider them. Until then, ATT is really the only option. I also never have any issue with connection and coverage. No dropped calls, sometimes I might get a choppy cell, but then you just hang up and call again. Not really a big deal and the versatility of being able to change my phone at my own whim is more than an adequate price to pay for such a minute drawback. __________________
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