http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/ Engadget Mobile Comments for T-Mobile details prorated ETF policy, dodges rotten vegetables http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/
--James]]>Jun 24th 2008 1:51PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/Jun 24th 2008 2:33PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/Jun 24th 2008 3:31PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/Jun 24th 2008 2:51PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/Actually, they also give you the option to pay full price for the handset and have no contract (flexpay month to month).

Seems like a decent way to do early termination, it's not quite "pro-rated", which would be ideal.
]]>Jun 24th 2008 3:25PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/Jun 24th 2008 11:08PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/Jun 24th 2008 3:06PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/
This is not a prorated ETF. They are great for offering 1 and 2 year contracts, but why can't they make the ETF easy.

1 Yr Contract - $200 divided by 12 months = $16.67. Reduce the ETF by $16.67 (or even $17!) each full month of service.

2 Yr Contract - $200 divided by 24 months = $8.33. Reduce the ETF by $8.33 each full month of service.

That's my understanding of "prorated".



]]>Jun 24th 2008 4:09PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/Jun 24th 2008 5:44PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/are all supposed to be super happy about it. ]]>Jun 24th 2008 6:15PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/t-mobile-details-prorated-etf-policy-dodges-rotten-vegetables/]]>Jun 25th 2008 11:18AM