are people trying to loose phone subsidization and paying full retail for all phones? This is the reason why there is cell phone contracts to begin with. I agree that $150-200 is high but thats why they are following at&t and verzion and instating declining ETFs which makes sense because as you go through your contract why should you pay the same price to cancel 1 day in as you would 1 year in? If phones werent so damn expensive for anything good then we wouldnt need contracts.
Assuming I'm in month 12 of a 24 month contract, why should I pay full retail price for a phone that is *at least* half paid for. Thats the point of these lawsuits. The penalties these companies were charging do not reflect "time served" in your contract.
lol, think $200 is a lot? It's $400 in Canada with Rogers, and no cap ($20 per month left) with Telus.. meaning potentially up to $720. Man.. we need to get this lawyer up in Canada to sue some telecom corps up here!
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are people trying to loose phone subsidization and paying full retail for all phones? This is the reason why there is cell phone contracts to begin with. I agree that $150-200 is high but thats why they are following at&t and verzion and instating declining ETFs which makes sense because as you go through your contract why should you pay the same price to cancel 1 day in as you would 1 year in? If phones werent so damn expensive for anything good then we wouldnt need contracts.
Then why not offer for customers to opt out a contract and pay the full MSRP. I for one wouldn't mind doing that .
Assuming I'm in month 12 of a 24 month contract, why should I pay full retail price for a phone that is *at least* half paid for. Thats the point of these lawsuits. The penalties these companies were charging do not reflect "time served" in your contract.
lol, think $200 is a lot? It's $400 in Canada with Rogers, and no cap ($20 per month left) with Telus.. meaning potentially up to $720. Man.. we need to get this lawyer up in Canada to sue some telecom corps up here!