 JSRoman Premium join:2005-03-10 Callahan, FL | Typical AT&T accounting. 175/24(2 year contract)= 7.29 per month not 5 $ -- »www.seabee.navy.mil | |
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 |   Count Zero MD2Be Premium join:2007-01-18 Warner Robins, GA | Re: Typical AT&T accounting. The other $2.29 is for their efforts... | |
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 |   Corona tardfarmer looking for a crop Premium join:2000-03-14 San Antonio, TX
| said by JSRoman :175/24(2 year contract)= 7.29 per month not 5 $ For every month you're in contract, your ETF reduces by 5 dollars. | |
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 |   DataDoc Nilsson Schmilsson Premium join:2000-05-14 Greenville, NC | If it was $5 it wouldn't hurt, would it? | |
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 |   RadioDoc Put Out The Cat Premium,ExMod 2000-03 join:2000-05-11 Chicago, IL edit: April 1st, @11:02AM
| I don't see anywhere that they say it's an equal portion. The ETF shrinks from $175 to $55 as the contract plays out. Whose "typical accounting" do you use? Is it Enlightened? -- Toolmaster of La Grange. | |
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 |   Skeedatl To Provoke and Annoy Premium join:2007-12-26 Laguna Hills, CA edit: April 1st, @11:49AM
| =$5 more than most other wireless providers do.
Anyone not liking AT&T's terms is free to go with Sprint, Verizon or any of the zillion other wireless carriers. | |
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  gaforces United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07 Santa Cruz, CA edit: April 1st, @09:44AM
| Sure The April fool! Should have gone with ... ATT deploying fiber to the home! Looks like it was posted yesterday, but I remain skeptical. | |
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 |  Airwolf7 Premium join:2004-12-12 Franklin, KY
·AT&T Southeast
| AT&T Adds Two More Customer-Friendly Policies It's not an April's Fool joke.
This was announced on October 16, 2007.
AT&T Adds Two More Customer-Friendly Policies
"AT&T today announced two customer-friendly policies that provide greater flexibility for customers who are changing calling plans and for those exiting contracts early.
Beginning in November, customers who change to any one of the company's standard wireless calling plans during the course of their contract will no longer be required to extend their current contract or enter into a new one.
In addition, those customers who choose to exit their contract early will no longer be required to pay a flat early termination fee. Instead, that fee will be progressively lowered during the term of the contract. Beginning early in 2008, this early-termination policy will apply to new and renewing wireless customers who sign one- or two-year service agreements. More details will be forthcoming at that time." | |
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  jhawk44
join:2006-10-19 Boston, VA | IS lies. All lies!! | |
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 deadzoned Premium join:2005-04-13 Baton Rouge, LA | If True Then it's a step in the right direction. Too bad it takes them being inundated with customer complaints and threatened by Congress before they decide to do something pro-consumer though. | |
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join:2005-11-15 North Bergen, NJ edit: April 1st, @09:58AM
| T-Mobile to follow? I hope this forces T-Mobile to do the same. That company also still extends your contract for plan changes and refuses to offer any text or data blocks.  -- Rick | |
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 |   atangel Now What?? Premium join:2002-02-18 Bronx, NY
| Re: T-Mobile to follow? LOL! I actually wrote to T-mobile customer support three weeks ago about this and asked them if they had implemented it yet (they had a press release last October).
Needles to say, I got an e-mail back saying they had no information and asking if I was unhappy! LOL! -- The reason you think I'm way on the left is cause you're so far to the right. | |
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 |   jt65
@comcast.net | i thought t-mobile does not do contract? | |
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join:2004-04-24 Floral Park, NY
| terms That's if they don't violate or substantially change the terms of the contract... which in that event early termination=$0 You can dispute the charge and sue them for their efforts to gouge money from you. AT&T customer shouldn't give an inch when it comes to getting what you pay for! | |
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  AZ_OGM
join:2007-01-12 Phoenix, AZ
| Too little too late
If only this happened a few months ago. I dumped the Death Star in favor of another carrier. Since I still was under contract until June, they whacked me with the $175 ETF. It was worth it considering it would be cheaper than paying for all those months of worthless service. | |
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 |   morbo Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22 00000 clubs:
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| Re: Too little too late ever think about not paying the $175 ETF?
if i didn't need future credit (say not planning to move for 30 years, no need for financing for a car or big purchases), then i think it could be fun to not pay it. let it go to collections, then dispute it on credit report every year, multiple times per year, for the rest of the time it is on the report. it's death by a thousand cuts, kinda like calling customer support all the time costs them money. nothing better than to occupy a rep's time for 30 minutes then decide to purchase nothing and change nothing. | |
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  jhboricua ExMod 2000-01 join:2000-06-06 Minneapolis, MN clubs: | Somewhat misleading title This will ONLY apply to new customers OR renewing customers after May 25th. The rest of us who don't fall on this category are still bound to the full flat fee. | |
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  Nacy L
@verizon.net | "Pro-Rated" Early Termination Fees Getting out of my contract was going to cost $250 in "pro-rated" fees (4 lines). I posted my plan on www.adioswireless.com Got someone to take over my plan (about 2 1/2 weeks) and saved $250 in fees. It did cost $19.95 to get it done. | |
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