Author Topic: Get out of cell phone contracts. (Read 7757 times)

shemaya770 · « **on:** June 12, 2008, 01:36:33 PM »

What the best way to get out of cell phone contracts, without paying a fee?

Scrable · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2008, 02:17:31 PM »

Drive them up the walls, tell them your moving and give them a zipcode like 12701 where it wont work besides for roaming, some times thy ask for proof such as a bill but hang up and try again, i got away with it on ATT and switched to crappy Sprint.

AsherO · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2008, 09:37:12 PM »

IIRC, I had reception in 12701, and that was years ago...

Scrable · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2008, 10:10:31 PM »

You do have reception there, but the thing is it cost them more to have you cause it's on roaming most the time, i got off the contract with 12701 that's what i know.

Avid Reader · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2008, 11:21:00 PM »

Quote from: Scrable on June 12, 2008, 02:17:31 PM

some times thy ask for proof such as a bill but hang up and try again.

How does this hanging-up-calling-again thing work, I think they keep a note of every conversation and the next rep that you speak to looks through the notes. Dont they just catch on that your calling over and over?

Yitzter · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:13:07 AM »

Quote from: Avid Reader on June 12, 2008, 11:21:00 PM

How does this hanging-up-calling-again thing work, I think they keep a note of every conversation and the next rep that you speak to looks through the notes. Dont they just catch on that your calling over and over?

The reps don't write down everything they say. So when the rep asks for something, just hang up and call again, the next rep will just see that you said that you are moving to xxxxx and will start from there.

E · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2008, 12:30:57 AM »

Quote from: Yitzter on June 13, 2008, 12:13:07 AM

The reps don't write down everything they say. So when the rep asks for something, just hang up and call again, the next rep will just see that you said that you are moving to xxxxx and will start from there.

even if they do see the notes tell them you got disconected , or simply that you never said that the rep made it up , this applies to everything.

AsherO · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:34:02 AM »

Its easier to just call about other stuff and ask them to note it, this way if clutters your notes and the rep won't see the note you don't want them to see (since it won't be the most recent note). Either way, with Sprint it's likely you won't have a problem, since half the reps don't write notes, and out of those that do, half don't read them...

Scrable · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:42:52 AM »

Quote from: AsherO on June 15, 2008, 12:34:02 AM

Its easier to just call about other stuff and ask them to note it, this way if clutters your notes and the rep won't see the note you don't want them to see (since it won't be the most recent note). Either way, with Sprint it's likely you won't have a problem, since half the reps don't write notes, and out of those that do, half don't read them...

Take that back half way. with sprint's new billing system thy note every little word you say, thy just type as you talk, its very hard to play around in the new billing system.

Yitzter · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:50:09 AM »

Quote from: Scrable on June 15, 2008, 12:42:52 AM

Take that back half way. with sprint's new billing system thy note every little word you say, thy just type as you talk, its very hard to play around in the new billing system.

And you know this because..................

Scrable · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:58:30 AM »

Experience on a few account's.

Charles The Govenor · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2008, 04:42:15 PM »

You can sometimes get out of it by saying ur moving out if the country or ur in the military and going over seas they sometimes ask for proof and sometimes not.

Other Guy · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2008, 11:00:12 PM »

I am (really!) moving overseas, will they cancel my contract for free?
Also, I am going first to visit, can I put my contract on hold for awhile?

(ATT)

Charles The Govenor · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2008, 11:20:41 PM »

Yes i belive its 10 dollars a month too put it on hold.

Avid Reader · « **Reply #14 on:** August 27, 2008, 01:16:06 AM »

Quote from: Other Guy on August 24, 2008, 11:00:12 PM

I am (really!) moving overseas, will they cancel my contract for free?
Also, I am going first to visit, can I put my contract on hold for awhile?

(ATT)

I just spoke to ATT about this and they said they will waive the ETF as long as you provide a utility bill in your name in the new place you live. A cell phone bill should be good too.

Charles The Govenor · « **Reply #15 on:** August 27, 2008, 01:30:50 AM »

So why don't you do that?

Other Guy · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2008, 03:38:57 PM »

Quote from: Avid Reader on August 27, 2008, 01:16:06 AM

I just spoke to ATT about this and they said they will waive the ETF as long as you provide a utility bill in your name in the new place you live. A cell phone bill should be good too.

Thanks!

Aviva · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2008, 07:26:37 PM »

T-mobile wants a lease... notarized.. I had to send them a lease and have it notarized by a lawyer that it was really a lease because they couldn't read hebrew

773emt · « **Reply #18 on:** September 08, 2008, 11:02:58 AM »

At least with att if you tell them you are going to serve the country, and your going to a place where att has no service (afganistan) all you need to tell them is ur position (marine....) And where you will be based out of and they will freeze your contract for free

Charles The Govenor · « **Reply #19 on:** September 08, 2008, 02:03:07 PM »

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