Get Out Of Your Sprint Contract(no early termination fee)

Chillen · #1 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 10:32 AM

Sup guys for those looking to get out of your sprint contract..dslreports.com has an article on just that.. hate to divert people of ppcgeeks , but I found this could be very usefull to some.

(Taken from Dslreports article written by karl)

"Get Out Of Your Sprint Contract
Fee changes should void your contract
08:46AM Wednesday Dec 12 2007 by Karl
tags: legal Â· business Â· wireless Â· Sprint Broadband Direct
Yesterday we mentioned that Sprint was fiddling with some of the fees on your bill. Thanks to legal pressure from a lawsuit accusing them of misleading consumers with "unfees" -- or below the line charges dressed up as government-mandated fees. Sprint is renaming several of the fees, and it would appear that this technically constitutes a change in your contract allowing you to cancel service without an early termination fee:
Sprint's current policy as read by account services: "On Jan. 1st 2008 Sprint customers who have been affected by the fees will have their ETF waived if they wish to terminate their contract. There will be no post-dating of cancellation where the ETF will be waived as only customers affected by the new surcharges will be eligible."
So if you've been looking for a way to ditch Sprint without penalty -- you just got one."

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/G...Contract-90166
and
http://consumerist.com/consumer/cell...ard-332782.php

rvashi · #2 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 10:51 AM

I'm a little confused. I've read both of those articles but I don't understand how i know if "I" have been affected by those changes. Because the monthly bill clearly states that only customers who have been affected by the new charges will be allowed cancel without ETF.

Can someone clarify what I am suppose to be looking for on my bill to know if I am affected or not.

tannis · #3 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 03:37 PM

to know if you ahve been affected. If I'm understanding it correctly. As long as you recieve a bill. The idea is that the label for the charge is misleading. To the effect that you were mislead by recieving a bill (several in fact) where the charges were mislabled. Than it constitutes a contract violation on sprints part. At least thats how it reads to me. The easyer way for those of you who don't know is simply to call sprint and tell them that you are moving out of the Sprint coverage area.

JoeBobOneHalf · #4 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 03:56 PM

I got out of my Verizon kind of like that. I was getting a lot of dropped calls because my phone had a tiny internal antenna. Every time i got a dropped call I would call them and complain. After a month, they let me go without termination fee. I've yet to get a dropped call with my Mogul

teckn1caLity · #5 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 06:20 PM

Thank god, at&t here I come~

scotbotmosh · #6 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 06:25 PM

So anyone who has recieved a bill is eligible for this?

eballin · #7 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 07:36 PM

WOW this is great news to hear! ill probably cancel my contract and get a new better one! lol

johnnychimpo · #8 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teckn1caLity

Thank god, at&t here I come~

LOL, have fun over there. Every time you turn your back they will be taking another 5 bucks out of your pocket for something.=D>

wamu93

Thanks for the out though, i did get a letter or some type of card in the mail that spoke about this option.

rvashi · #9 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tannis

to know if you ahve been affected. If I'm understanding it correctly. As long as you recieve a bill. The idea is that the label for the charge is misleading. To the effect that you were mislead by recieving a bill (several in fact) where the charges were mislabled. Than it constitutes a contract violation on sprints part. At least thats how it reads to me. The easyer way for those of you who don't know is simply to call sprint and tell them that you are moving out of the Sprint coverage area.

Okay...that was totally more confusing! hahha I mean I receive a paper statement (bill) every month...how does that mean I am affected?

Secondly, you stated that I can just call Sprint and tell them that I am moving out of their coverage area...well, wouldn't they need proof of that of some type??

I think the first method is easier but just need to know EXACTLY what I am looking for that says I am affected. It does say on the left side of my paper statement that there will be changes in my bill; but I am sure thats just a common note to all their customers.

The Doctor · #10 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rvashi

It does say on the left side of my paper statement that there will be changes in my bill; but I am sure thats just a common note to all their customers.

Thats all you need.
Call them and tell them you dont agree with the changes and you want to cancel because it violates(or is not the same as) the TOS agreement you signed.
You may have to be persistant.
You may evan have to ask for a supervisor.
It works.
They are changing the rates/structure and you have the option
to say, No thanks, bye.