When MetroPCS Says 'No Contract,' They Mean 'Contract' > Cricket

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Look at the documentation you received or on the Cricket website TOS section and you will see that you sighed a contract without knowing you did so, by opening the package and activating the service! The shrink wrapped contract was hidden somewhere. By activating the service you agreed to the contract.

Look a little further... and, people here, INCLUDING Karl, needs to apply a little education. There IS something called context... words have implied meanings as allowed by law.

The term "CONTRACT" or "NO CONTRACT" when talking about the way you pay for your service means that you're not forced to commit to a "CONTRACT LENGTH OF SERVICE." It DOESN'T mean NOR imply that you're bound by terms that you must abide by when using the service.

I don't know any company, even down to a car wash or parking garage, that doesn't have some kind of agreement or rules or "contract" you're bound to when using said service.

So, to speak to the little minds, they should have said "NO COMMITMENTS" instead of "NO CONTRACTS"... because, like I said, it's WELL KNOWN in the INDUSTRY TERM that "CONTRACT" means a length in which you must remain a customer to avoid any kind of penalty.... it DOESN'T mean that you have free and unabridged rights to do anything you want.. BUT you ARE bound by their TERMS so long as you use the service.

I mean.. really... I think it's a slow news day today.

oh.. and anyone, including a good lawyer, knows that arbitration in the case of a piece of hardware, like the phone itself, catching fire would sail right past any arbitration.

When you have a pre-paid cell phone service, such as MetroPCS, Cricket, or Boost, what "harm" can happen? You pay for the service.. you use it.. when your time is up, you decide to pay for another 30 days service in advance... so, unlike post-paid commitment term service providers where there are issues that can and do arise during that term, what could you really want to sue for in the first place?