Sprint raising regulatory fees as soon as the new year arrives
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This act may be the ripe opportunity to get out without paying the ETF because it can be considered as a “materially adverse change of contract.” If you’re content with Sprint, you can also call up their customer service line and request to convert to a month-to-month plan – so at least that contractual commitment is off your hands. Finally, you have until the end of the month on January 31, 2010 to cancel your line.
via The Consumerist
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11 Comments
1. illallowit posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0
It's funny; if this article was about Verizon raising a fee of theirs, there would already be a bunch of comments from all the VZW haters bashing them...
2. blackirish24 posted on 31 Dec 2009, 11:18 0 0
And the government would have a investigation on why sprint is doubling the admin fee on their customers....lol. Why can't government let the consumers decide what companies succeed and/ or fail....
3. nalu808 posted on 31 Dec 2009, 11:20 0 0
because we have let go of our rights by making government choose for us....socialism boys....
4. DJBASS posted on 31 Dec 2009, 12:02 0 0
Sprint can change these fees it is in the contract. So no breech of contract. Read it before you sign or write articles
5. numberonenygfan posted on 31 Dec 2009, 12:19 0 0
until the government actually mandates this.. any company can raise any fee they want ... and if they have a good enough reason the fcc wont change that no matter what carrier... has nothing to do with rights.. all about $$$$$$$
6. secondcor517 posted on 31 Dec 2009, 16:31 0 0
"Our Right To Change The Agreement & Your Related Rights We may change any part of the Agreement at any time, including, but not limited to, rates, charges, how we calculate charges, or your terms of Service. We will provide you notice of material changes, and may provide you notice of non-material changes, in a manner consistent with this Agreement (see "Providing Notice To Each Other Under The Agreement" section). If a change we make to the Agreement is material and has a material adverse effect on Services under your Term Commitment, you may terminate each line of Service materially affected without incurring an Early Termination Fee only if you: (a) call us within 30 days after the effective date of the change; and (b) specifically advise us that you wish to cancel Services because of a material change to the Agreement that we have made. ****If you do not cancel Service within 30 days of the change, an Early Termination Fee will apply if you terminate Services before the end of any applicable Term Commitment.*****" Notice the last sentence that you must disconnect w/in 30days of the change or the ETF will be valid. Also notice the first sentence that they can change anything even fees. Sorry PhoneArena but you again posted WRONG information.
7. illallowit posted on 31 Dec 2009, 18:43 0 0
Not to quibble, but technically they didn't post incorrect info, only partial info. You can cancel if they raise the fee, you just have to do it within the 30 day window and you have to specifically state that the reason you want to cancel is "because of a material change to the Agreement that we have made."
8. Ebonyks posted on 31 Dec 2009, 19:10 0 0
I was able to cancel a contract today (or ETF) without hassle using this condition. Oddly enough, leaving the country and sprint's service area was not considered a valid reason to cancel a contract, but this is. I was also told that the same phone could then be re-activated month to month, giving me the chance to upgrade my phone whenever I wish.
9. DonLouie posted on 31 Dec 2009, 21:43 0 0
The only month to month plans on Sprint are 200 minutes or when 2 years are up and no new phone is bought with an upgrade
10. AZNphoneGeek posted on 01 Jan 2010, 10:56 0 0
phonearena, i can't believe you are loading people's lip about how to bail out on a contracted service over a 20 cent increase to their bill. completely lame if you ask me. you guys continue to do dumb stuff.
11. DonLouie posted on 02 Jan 2010, 06:34 0 0
I'm suprised it took this long for them to report it, engadget and bgr reported this early December. Sprint is willing to give a monthly credit to those who choose to stay
