ETF = (Cost of unsubsidized phone - cost of subsidized phone) / (months remaining in contract / months total in contract). Pretty straightforward and definitely reflective of carrier subsidy costs.
Now people will argue that this isn't fair either because Verizon/Sprint/AT&T/T-Mobile (T-Mobile is not as bad about this now) jack up the prices of their unsubsidized phones. That's another battle to fight. But you can always grab a (slightly subsidized usually) prepaid phone or grab a handset off of eBay if you don't like your carrier's policies.
ETF = (Cost of unsubsidized phone - cost of subsidized phone) / (months remaining in contract / months total in contract). Pretty straightforward and definitely reflective of carrier subsidy costs.
Only you're out of gas on that when you bring your own unsubsidized handset there should be no ETF. ETF = money we as the phone company make on unhappy subscribers. -- When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more new yonooz tonigh molinigh - Ken Lee
No. There should be no ETF on bring-your-own-phone...and for T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T that's an option. My AT&T aircard was purchased off of eBay...no contract for my data plan and no ETF Wouldn't have signed up for the service if it hadn't been that way.
reply to dvd536 The thing is, who lets you bring a your phone to a new carrier? TM only if you unlock it and and then buy the SIM card (if they decide to allow it) ATT--mehhhh. Sprint won't do it. VZW sure in the hell won't do it.
TM and ATT will re-activate their old phones but still require contracts unless its under the no contract option now of TM or GoPhone for ATT. -- www.two-pugs.com www.2pugs.etsy.com
ETF = (Cost of unsubsidized phone - cost of subsidized phone) / (months remaining in contract / months total in contract). Pretty straightforward and definitely reflective of carrier subsidy costs.
The problem is that the reduction in EFT is not computed this way. The reduction amount is much less than the subsidy/length of contract. IOW: The remaining EFT after 1 year (of a 2 year contract) SHOULD be half of the original amount not much more than the fraction (as it is).
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Wouldn't have signed up for the service if it hadn't been that way.