I got a call from AT&T this morning. They offering me free iPhone 4s/32GB for free + 7.95 shipping charge to my bill. No other catches. No charge for activation or new line unless I chose to do so after I receive the phone. I was on the phone for 1/2 hour with the rep to make sure that there was no catches to it. Does any body that currently have the Enterprise account get the same call? If this is true ...sound like AT&T is in a hurry to get rid of IPhone. I am currently owned the Note.
Why would you get an iphone when you have the note? Lol
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Umm...I would. Ill take any phone for free, especially an iPhone 4s. Even with the 5 coming out I'm sure a brand new 4s can fetch a few bills
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It's scam. Beware! Mod please close this thread
I did not believe it and call ATT lock my account, change my pass code. An hour later ATT called me back and let me know that someone try to apply 4 additional lines, change my address from California to Georgia. They could not get through cause I have change my pass code and lock down. Whew....too good to be true=scam . Was planning to give that iPhone to my Grandma. There is no way I am giving up my note for iphony. Hahaha
Mod ...please close this useless thread. Thank you.
No don't close it keep it open so people can know about the scams that are going on
Lesson learned: never give out personal info unless you are the one calling the company, so you know it's the right number, or you're standing in the store.
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Lesson learned: never give out personal info unless you are the one calling the company, so you know it's the right number, or you're standing in the store.
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You are corrected. The only way to prevent this is tell the person that call you to provide their name and their employee info so you can call back into ATT line and ask them to connect to that person.
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Additional information from AT&T fraud department for those who want to know:
1. AT&T never call you on promotion offer.
2. Promotion offers from AT&T only in form of emails and mailing.
Anyone call and offering promotion is SCAM.
That's what I got from AT&T fraud department call this morning.
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Additional information from AT&T fraud department for those who want to know:
1. AT&T never call you on promotion offer.
2. Promotion offers from AT&T only in form of emails and mailing.
Anyone call and offering promotion is SCAM.
That's what I got from AT&T fraud department call this morning.
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And don't link through emails. They can be fake also. Open a browser page and Google the site or manually type in the address.
Wow that's messed up, they are pushing the Note I was able to upgrade even though I have 6 months left on contract
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I have an Evo 3D on my plan right now and i bought the evo 4g lte full price.
Has anyone with an indirect sales maker plan , employee plan or third party employee plan been able to get this phone activated ?
If so i would be interested to find out how. Going through my companies rep is not possible for me at this time.
I tried online and it ask me to change my plan
i tried calling in but could not get to anyone who could do a simple ESN swap.
any suggestions.
Thank you.
Don't you have to call corporate for that?
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I did it call *2 from Ur current line it will take u to employee services which they must change the 10 dollar plan which is 4g to the ten dollar one for lte
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Rather simple too. It's the luck of the draw with reps. Mine was amazed I got it from the preorder
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Just go to online chat they're really helpful there haha thats how I activate all my phones sprint.com/chat
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Just go to online chat they're really helpful there haha thats how I activate all my phones sprint.com/chat
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Good ****
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Good ****
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Were you able to get it on your Sero/Emp Plan? Kinda curious. It was communicated that they wouldnt allow it on 3rd party/retailer plans for the first couple weeks, I lucked out since i have a regular consumer plan so i threw that bad boy right on my account at work
My sister wants to get this phone and she is still on the EVO 4G.
I told her she could just buy out her contract if she wants the full discount. It's only $50.00 (she's a few months out).
The Corporate Sprint store said she had to hand in her old EVO 4G to do the Buyout. She wants to keep it and sell it (she already got offered like $130.00 for it).
She called Sprint and she said she had to go to a Store to do it.
I thought you could just call up sprint, payoff contract and then buy and Sprint phone after full discount from any authorized dealer with a 2 year renewel.
And sell your old phone any old time you want.
I bought out of my contract no problem...they never asked for me to return anything back....besides that she paid for her of EVO with her money I would call again and speak to a diffrent service rep....
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I called sprint retention and bought out my contract over the phone. Kept my phone too (sold it back to best buy for like $200)
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You were most likely given bad information. Call again.
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No point in calling again. That info is correct. Sprint modified the program. It is no longer being performed thru customer care. It is now being done in the stores and a buyback of the old device IS required. You were told correctly. Customer care can't offer this anymore. It must be done in the stores. This was done to reduce issues from the previous program.
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Unless that changed in the last couple of months, its nonsense. Or unless my situation was different. I had three lines on my account and terminated two of them for $50 each over the phone and didn't have to give them a thing.
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Couldn't a person just buy some piece of junk on craigs list, activate it on the line and give them that? (moment old blackberry etc) My kid has an epic touch with a crack in the screen that only can be seen with the screen off and they want to give him 40 bucks for it, i don't think so.
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No point in calling again. That info is correct. Sprint modified the program. It is no longer being performed thru customer care. It is now being done in the stores and a buyback of the old device IS required. You were told correctly. Customer care can't offer this anymore. It must be done in the stores. This was done to reduce issues from the previous program.
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^this is fact...and yes, it is new as of June I believe
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Unless that changed in the last couple of months, its nonsense. Or unless my situation was different. I had three lines on my account and terminated two of them for $50 each over the phone and didn't have to give them a thing.
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Completely different. This discussion is about essentially buying an early upgrade, not terminating lines
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I called customer care last week and bought out contract for 100 and got a new phone the next day, they never said anything about wanting the old phone, they even fixed it for me so I could get all the contacts off of it
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You were most likely given bad information. Call again.
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You may need to do a little checking yourself. Both my parents and sister did this. 2 paid $50 and my mother payed $100.
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A couple of internal docs regarding the new buy-out program were posted on Inside Sprint Now, which of course doesn't exist any more. Yes, starting in the second half of June early buy-outs are only supposed to be done through corp stores and yes, you have to turn in the phone that Sprint gave you in the previous upgrade cycle. The fee depends on the age of the current phone. It is a new program though, so you might still be able to do it the old way by calling customer service and without trading in your current phone, just depends on CSR's knowledge and luck.
Wow, just another reason to leave Sprint I guess. I think that's pretty dumb, as you essentially loose the money you paid for the device. Unless the money you paid to get the device is somehow subtracted from the price you pay to buy out the contract.
yeah this is bs, why would i pay off the rest of the fone just to turn in the fone and buy a new contract.... if sprint keeps this, they are gonna use alot of business....
You people are ridiculous....
How about you wait until your contract is up then? Then you can upgrade and keep your phone. If u want to upgrade early this is how you have to do it. Otherwise don't do it. Simple. Yet another reason to leave sprint? Lol. That sounds silly. Please explain to me how other providers run their buyout programs.
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.. if sprint keeps this, they are gonna use alot of business....
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Highly doubt THIS will be the reason Sprint loses business......
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Guys you get PAID for the phone you turn in
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She had an old flipphone she activated and handed that over.
They do buy back the old phone so it's not a bad deal.
I never let a "contract" sway when I do anything.
I think it's ridiculous when folks say I can't do X because they are under contract.
ok so i guess we're pretending that they didn't just take away the premire upgrades. you should be able to buy out the rest of your contract and not have to turn in the phone too, thats not a good deal, say you pay 165 to end your contract and then have to turn in a 500+ plus phone just do get a new one, might as well just pay the etf and keep the phone, u could actually make more money to get a new phone this way.
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ok so i guess we're pretending that they didn't just take away the premire upgrades. you should be able to buy out the rest of your contract and not have to turn in the phone too, thats not a good deal, say you pay 165 to end your contract and then have to turn in a 500+ plus phone just do get a new one, might as well just pay the etf and keep the phone, u could actually make more money to get a new phone this way.
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Just depends on the phone you have.
This is one specific program.. there are others
The push with buyback of the current phone in this specific program is the increased need for phone recycling, which sprint currently leads in.
The crying over contract changes that happened 6 months ago or more is just silly. Premium customers received one last upgrade to be used by end of year.
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I just got this phone passed on to me and will be leaving Sprint to use it.
I keep reading about straight talk and how cheap it is but still runs on AT&T towers etc...
What are your experiences with Straight Talk and this device? Worth it or should I just go to AT&T and pay double?
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csmall said:
I just got this phone passed on to me and will be leaving Sprint to use it.
I keep reading about straight talk and how cheap it is but still runs on AT&T towers etc...
What are your experiences with Straight Talk and this device? Worth it or should I just go to AT&T and pay double?
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Yours won't work with Straight Talk because it runs on CDMA
He is leaving Sprint to use his inherited i777. I have seen others who are very pleased with his phone on ST. Look in the general section.
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csmall said:
I just got this phone passed on to me and will be leaving Sprint to use it.
I keep reading about straight talk and how cheap it is but still runs on AT&T towers etc...
What are your experiences with Straight Talk and this device? Worth it or should I just go to AT&T and pay double?
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We'll I left virgin mobile for ST and couldn't be any happier I'm currently paying only 40 dollars for a straight talk I found a place where to refill and it's been great.www.refillmobi.net
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ST on AT&T is epic. Awesome service, awesome coverage, no issues at all. The one time I called Straight Talk's customer service, I did actually get a helpful, English-speaking person on the line.
I've never tried pushing the data limit but everything has worked very well for me. Coming from Sprint (depending on location of course) you will be a big fan of AT&T. I wouldn't pay even $30 a month for an unlimited plan with Sprint. Good luck.
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Red_81 said:
He is leaving Sprint to use his inherited i777. I have seen others who are very pleased with his phone on ST. Look in the general section.
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Seems like he inherited a Sprint S2 based on the Sig
He doesn't have service on the new phone. Hence the question. Some of us have multiple devices.
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I have no issues, I've been using it for almost 1 1/2 years and I refuse to ever go to contract. Do it dude.
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I am going to be waiting out my contract and purchasing a phone at cost and using straight Talk with it. No more contracts for me. 45 bucks a month for unlimited everything? Can't beat that.
After reading this thread and a few others, talking to our companies AT&T Rep and a few face to face discussions surrounding straight talk I've decided to go with AT&T.
I think it would be great for a light user who checks email and refreshes Facebook etc... But I'm more data hungry and it sounded like that may be an issue with straight talk. Maybe not right away, but eventually.
I'm now on AT&T contract free.
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Its expiring any loopholes? Lol
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You do realize that this is prohibited on xda, right?
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najaboy said:
You do realize that this is prohibited on xda, right?
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Not to cause trouble but how is that any different then the Tether Hack?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305118
That's an interesting point made. While certainly not apples to apples... the tethering hacks are 'stealing' from the carrier, just as warez 'steals' from the developers.
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Not to cause trouble but how is that any different then the Tether Hack?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305118
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The tether hack is merely a t&c violation which is in a gray area. While there are those that abuse it, many folks using it actually use less data than those of us on tiered plans. There exists an argument that they are already paying for the data that they are using.
Conversely, what the op is looking for is theft of a paid subscription service, and is not a t&c violation. There is no gray area- it's a paid service for any and all who use itbeyond the trial.
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Personally they are both almost the same. Tether plan costs higher than the caller ID plan though. Lol
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This is a interesting line and a good point to bring up. As I understand where both parties are coming from. Tether is also a paid service so is this caller iD app. To me it falls under the same category... Fine line idk?
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Root and remove the APK?
Disable the app from Settings / Applications?
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Root and remove the APK?
Disable the app from Settings / Applications?
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The op wants to know if there's a way to bypass the subscription
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I froze this app but I'm still getting full caller ID info. It's been two weeks since I got my phone.
Is it possible that freezing the app prevented this from getting shut off after the trial somehow?
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I froze this app but I'm still getting full caller ID info. It's been two weeks since I got my phone.
Is it possible that freezing the app prevented this from getting shut off after the trial somehow?
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What's weird still is that I liked the trial enough to purchase it for $3/month. I get alot of calls and realized how nice it was to know what company was calling, etc, when they have multiple numbers that they dial out from. I installed a new ROM which was debloated and it didn't have the app; I tried searching for the apps name to download it again, just to have what I'm paying for but couldn't find it. Without the app, I still get full caller id info, just no options to add it to my contacts. I realized it must be getting turned on @ Verizon, since they are billing me for the services.
This leads me to believe the app is just for adding contacts etc, so I'm guessing that "IF SOMEONE WAS SEARCHING FOR A H**K", which violates xda rules, that its probably pointless. I decided its just another $3/month, which is worth it and cheaper then a landline caller ID service.
I'm a Nurse, not a hacker or developer ( which I know are completely different things ) so this is JUST MY EDUCATED GUESS
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If anyone could upload the app for me, I would greatly appreciate it. I know I can just download a stock ROM, that's not debloated and grab it, but thats a 2 hour download of 1.2gigs, just for the app since I can't locate the same app anywhere I've looked; and yes I HAVE SEARCHED FOR IT.
THANK YOU !!!
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Tada10 said:
Personally they are both almost the same. Tether plan costs higher than the caller ID plan though. Lol
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Are you being double charged for caller id? The people using the tether hack are already paying for their data.
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Are you being double charged for caller id? The people using the tether hack are already paying for their data.
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If on unlimited data, paying for data only and tethering for free isn't an option from VZW. It's their policy whether we like it or not. I hate it but I pay for it.
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If on unlimited data, paying for data only and tethering for free isn't an option from VZW. It's their policy whether we like it or not. I hate it but I pay for it.
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I concur which is why I'm on a share everything plan. I tetheroccasionally anddon't usemore than8 GB a monthBergen all of our devices. Verizon is legally obligated to provide it to tiered customers at no extra charge, but still hits customers on the legacy unlimited plan with the fee.
That being said, is there a realistic difference between a customer who is on a tiered 4 GB plan who tethers and one who is on an unlimited plan who uses 3GB a month including occasionally tethering a tablet? Verizon's justificationto the FCC is that there exists the "potential" for unlimited customers to use a large amount of data.
As I've said, it amounts to a mere t&c violation for using their already paid for data in a manner that Verizon has said that is free only if they pay for less data.
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I froze this app but I'm still getting full caller ID info. It's been two weeks since I got my phone.
Is it possible that freezing the app prevented this from getting shut off after the trial somehow?
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Same here.
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I concur which is why I'm on a share everything plan. I tetheroccasionally anddon't usemore than8 GB a monthBergen all of our devices. Verizon is legally obligated to provide it to tiered customers at no extra charge, but still hits customers on the legacy unlimited plan with the fee.
That being said, is there a realistic difference between a customer who is on a tiered 4 GB plan who tethers and one who is on an unlimited plan who uses 3GB a month including occasionally tethering a tablet? Verizon's justificationto the FCC is that there exists the "potential" for unlimited customers to use a large amount of data.
As I've said, it amounts to a mere t&c violation for using their already paid for data in a manner that Verizon has said that is free only if they pay for less data.
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There's actually a pretty strong legal argument that they can't charge extra for tethering to anyone, but that is off topic here.
Also, violating a contract is not illegal (i.e. criminal) or in my opinion, immoral. Theft of service is...and that is what we are talking about here.
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There's actually a pretty strong legal argument that they can't charge extra for tethering to anyone, but that is off topic here.
Also, violating a contract is not illegal (i.e. criminal) or in my opinion, immoral. Theft of service is...and that is what we are talking about here.
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Actually, since the topic of this thread is verboten, we may as well go with the tangent...
I suspect you're going in the direction of the Block C restriction. The FCC has expressly given Verizon the green light to charge unlimited customers for tethering in the consent decree that was issued last summer.
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I froze this app but I'm still getting full caller ID info. It's been two weeks since I got my phone.
Is it possible that freezing the app prevented this from getting shut off after the trial somehow?
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I froze it with Rom Toolbox Pro hope it works lol thanks
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Discovered thread City Caller ID (free old app - same as payware CityID)
I discovered old thread in HTC Droid Incredible forums about this.
City Caller ID (free old app - same as payware CityID)
brizey said:
There's actually a pretty strong legal argument that they can't charge extra for tethering to anyone, but that is off topic here.
Also, violating a contract is not illegal (i.e. criminal) or in my opinion, immoral. Theft of service is...and that is what we are talking about here.
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I disagree.....all you're doing is turning you're phone into a router to use the data that you're already receiving to the phone. A theft of service would apply that you are receiving additional data, which you are not....... you're pulling the same data to you're phone regardless its in tethering mode or not
Was just curious if anyone could help me with this. I'm wanting out of my Verizon contract I have 6 months left and noticed the customer agreement was updated on June 13 2013. Could I use this as a way out of my contract. Without a early termination fee? Have read it's possible just wasn't a 100% sure.
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Chances are it will affect future contracts and renewals. Probably won't be able to get out of your current one because of it.
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Well sprint got into huge trouble about changing the etf about 1-2 years ago but that dealt with money. What was changed about it? And were you notified about the change
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Not sure what changed, been reading it over and over and am trying to find my original receipt to compare them. I had the customer agreement bookmarked and was checking randomly to see if it changes, but it does state that I have 60 days from the change date to agree and if not their would be no penalties. Atleast that's how I understood it. Just thought maybe someone else had got out of a contract this way before and had some insite. Will probably just call them and work my way thru the chain if command and try.
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Without even reading it I'd say no. Verizon has been excellent at not changing anything that would allow people out of their contract.
You have a link?
Spent about 2 hours on the phone earlier, the change was in reference to the 24 month upgrade change so no go. Even talked to 3 different supervisors. Guess I'll just pay the etf . thanks for the replys.
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Don't pay the etf. Try and get someone to do an aol.
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What is a aol? U talking having someone take my contract over?
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What is a aol? U talking having someone take my contract over?
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Just taking a wild guess at this that AOL means assumption of liability. Any advantages to your contract. How many lines is it? By advantages I'm meaning like you got the double data or still have a grandfathered line. With only six months left I'm guessing your ETF is just a couple hundred bucks.
I don't know if you're going to be changing to a different carrier but if that's something you will be doing in the future, someone with some connections might be able to use the ETF as a negotiation tool to get you some special discounts.
Might just look into this aol thing. Btw, I have 2 line double data. One line ends march 2014 the other November 2014
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A couple of friends of mine were discussing this a while back, I don't know what really came of it but it might be worth a shot. Find a really rural out in the middle of nowhere spot that has no chance of having coverage and tell Verizon that you are moving there and that you would appreciate them letting you out of your contract unless they can provide service to you out there. Like I said, I don't know if it works, they were just talking about it and it was suggested.
If the contact terms apply to your account, they are obligated to let you out of your contract if you disagree with the terms. This is because the contract you signed originally is not what your new contact would be. By not saying anything you agree to the changes and it continues. A contract by definition protects you. If you don't agree with a change you can get out of it. If the change is for new contracts then it won't effect you and thus you cannot use this to your advantage. Hopefully this helps. It is applicable in any contract agreement.
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The trick is to tell them you do not agree with the new contract terms, not that you want to cancel. If they ask if you want to cancel, you must say no, and reiterate that you are informing them that you do not agree with the new terms, also that you are recording the call for legal verification.
If you do not wish to cancel, but do not agree to the new terms, they can only allow you to continue under the old terms, which is illegal, or they can terminate your service. No ETF if they do it. Problem is that most reps you talk to will not be aware of the legal mechanics.
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Verizon dictators
I'm sure Verizon has a huge legal team which writes and looks over it a million times before before it is put into effect.
If you do get out of it somehow, let us know! I'm jealous! :good:
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A couple of friends of mine were discussing this a while back, I don't know what really came of it but it might be worth a shot. Find a really rural out in the middle of nowhere spot that has no chance of having coverage and tell Verizon that you are moving there and that you would appreciate them letting you out of your contract unless they can provide service to you out there. Like I said, I don't know if it works, they were just talking about it and it was suggested.
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I do believe your current address on the account has to be changed to that new area before that even becomes a possibility due to the fact that when you send an inquiry like that, Verizon sends a team to check the towers and signal strength in your primary location. Therefore your primary location is that of your home and I believe work is encompassed in this as well. I spend a month dealing with Verizon and their towers and 4G LTE dropping from my old Razr. They sent out 3 tickets in the coarse of a month to check towers.Yet only changed my phone and refused to let me out of my contract since there was no issue with the towers or signal strength in my area.