Senators Propose Wireless Consumer Protection Bill
This is the providers fault
All providers have activation and upgrade fees for contract customers, however the same providers either don't charge activation fees for pre-paid customer or the activation fee is half the amount.
GSM carriers especially have no reason to charge upgrade fees all they have to do is switch the ****ing Sim card and if you order the phone on line you have to switch the card yourself...
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T-Zag said:
Becuase you signed a contracted for two years at the price of the plan you choose at the time of activation. if you want to change the terns of the agreement a new contract must be signed.
Why, I'm not gaining anything? No other industry does this..
Versed said:T-Zag said:
Becuase you signed a contracted for two years at the price of the plan you choose at the time of activation. if you want to change the terns of the agreement a new contract must be signed.
Why, I'm not gaining anything? No other industry does this..
You're gaining a new price plan and saving potentially hundreds of dollars in overages each month. Besides, just because no other industry does this (or other companies do or don't) doesn't mean that the practice is illegal or needs government investigation.
I suppose in full disclosure, I sell VZW. I don't quite jive with their policy of extending contracts with price plan changes. Most of my customers don't really care; they have no intention of leaving Verizon so are cool as soon as I tell them their upgrade dates don't change. But it is a pain for the occasional business that needs more minutes but is planning on dropping a line in the next few months. So if I could change one thing about Verizon, it would be cooler phones first, and no contract extensions without an upgrade second.
However, I really don't think the government needs to ...
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Say, I had VZW, 2 years, contract is done, 6 months before I added a feature or more minutes, so I'd have to pay $600 in term fee's to leave (on four lines)? Well, maybe there needs to be some government intervention. I am not a slave to a wireless carrier or in servitude. I know many of the people here work in the industry, and just feel they wish to support the industry that employs them. But no other industry does this, none. ...
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