T-Mobile says "me too," gives in to prorated ETFs -- next year
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Nov 7th 2007 4:27PM
posted Nov 7th 2007 4:27PM
Yep, sure enough, the prorated ETF craze is sweeping the nation. T-Mobile is the latest national US carrier to announce that customers will see their early termination fees decline over the length of their contracts, an obvious effort to stem a groundswell of hate getting launched in carriers' directions lately regarding contracts, ETF policies, and other miscellany regarded as unfair in consumer advocacy circles. One little snag, though: T-Mobile's just announcing its intention to move to prorated ETFs here; they're still crossing their T's and dotting their I's on the new legalese, it seems, and it's expected to take effect in the first half of next year.
OMG Thanks T-Mobile. Now I can cancel early :). We had to pay $200 straight before.
Oh suck it up...we still have 3 year contracts and $400 ETF's here in Canada.
Sure, but that's 400 Canadian. Oh, wait...
This new ETF Prorate will only take effect for NEW customers signing on to T-Mobile, or those wishing to RESIGN a 1 or 2 year contract, provided the original contract is completed.
Phone upgrade and rate plan changes that restart a contract will not be part of the new ETF fee, unless the original contract deadline is passed. Then your fee is $200, and lowers by $9 each month on a 2 year or $17 per month on a 1 year, there after.
Those currently in contract will not be able to get out of contract sooner.
This information I have is coming from TWO managers from T-Mobile, who work near the Bellevue HQ.
T-Mobile is forced to do that
if not, about 100,000 of lawsuits for fixed rate ETF will follow
So they can remove the $5 internet from my plan even though they said it worked with my plan but I can't get the prortaed ETFs. EFF That.
JAmerican
Dear TMobile,
Here's a heads-up: Launch your 3G network before doing this. Something tells me this won't end too peachily for you.
Urgently,
Guy on a 3G network
(which is literally anyone's but yours)
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Yo, Grammar Nazis, I have a question for you all:
Is the adverbial form of 'peachy' really peachily? I know its an informal word, but, I mean, is this the adverb? Yes, I realize I could look this up somewhere, but, c'mon, what beats a tech-lovin' grammarian? Oh, yeah, please don't shoot me for this post.
Kindly,
derX
Looks like Sprint hopped on the bandwagon today:
http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=127149&p=irol-newsArticle_newsroom&ID=1074436&highlight=
haha not only did my iphone cost me 400 bucks, and another 100ish a month on data...but it took 200 to drop tmobile. stupid