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Re: Loyal? said by Matt:Or we don't want to pay an absurd ETF fee that never cycles to 0 dollars. When my contract is up, technically, I'll still have $50 left on the ETF (per line I might add) because it only decreases by $5 per month. Add to that the expense of having to purchase all new phones and it quickly becomes too costly while in contract to migrate. I don't agree w/ the ETF complaints when it comes to devices like the iPhone.
These are subsidized and the ETF ensures that you stay on contract long enough to pay off that subsidy.
So your choice is pay +$200 at purchase, and probably not see a decrease in your monthly fees ... or see a $200 discount on your phone and have to pay it back if you end up leaving the carrier.
When you're looking at the cheaper phones it starts to get ridiculous however--the ETFs ought to be related to whatever actual monetary value you get from signing up to the contract--i.e. get a Nokia low end phone in a 2-yr contract and your ETF is $75, or whatever the MSRP of the phone is. |
