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Getting out of your cell phone contract
A Missouri consumer writes:
Would you send me the information for the companies that you mention on your website regarding taking over cell phone agreements to avoid termination fees?
She's referring to the paragraph after the bullet points in his Be a Savvy Consumer column from 2006. There are three companies I know of that allow you to post information online that says you have a wireless contract and you're looking for someone else to take it over. If you can find somebody to do that, you can probably avoid those massive termination fees. I can't vouch for any of these companies - you'll need to check them out for yourself:
Thanks to consumer advocate David Wood of telephonitis.com for the help on this one.
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Posted by on March 8, 2007 2:49 pm :: Comments (3) :: Permalink
3 Responses to "Getting out of your cell phone contract"
says:
September 8, 2008 5:48 pm
My fiancé has T- Mobile and have AT& T. We are getting married and she will be switching over to my carrier (AT&T) about half way through her contract. She re-signed to another two year contract not knowing she was getting married. What are our options under Missouri Law in reguards to the early termination fees???
says:
September 9, 2008 10:19 am
To Cory:
There is nothing in Missouri law that says you can cancel a cell phone contract, so this is between her and her phone company.
says:
April 24, 2009 4:46 pm
on the last bill/statement I received from Sprint it states "HELLO!!! It's your anniversary! You have been our valued customer for 2 years. Thank you." The bill/statement is dated: Mar 30, 2009. So in April 15, I transfered service to another carrier. Now they are trying to bill me $200.00 early term fee on two of the lines, because they say the anniversary date on those lines in June 29. 2009. Am I missing something?
