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Stupid Greedy Ass Customers

murmermer

Jan 26, 2010, 2:30 PM
Maybe if every welfare recipient didnt want a free iPhone then a free Droid 2 months later, we wouldn't be in this mess.

Last time I checked if I signed a contract and I broke the contract I was held to the penalty I signed for- even to the extent of a court case. The FCC sure does know how to throw reliability out the window.
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Azeron

Jan 26, 2010, 2:49 PM
*Clap*Clap*Clap*Clap*Clap*Clap*Clap*
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psipher

Jan 26, 2010, 2:55 PM
Agreed.
If you don't like the terms of the contract, then don't sign it....and pay $500 for a phone.
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bluecoyote

Jan 26, 2010, 2:55 PM
Actually, back in the 'glory days' it used to be ETF = Subsidy. Now all of a sudden the ETF is covering all of the cost of losing you as a customer. Check the Nexus One's ridiculous ETF.
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sugarb85

Jan 26, 2010, 5:40 PM
Why do you keep bringing that up. If you think it is profitable for Google to subsidy a $529 phone to $180 and not penalize you if you Terminate service, You Are Insane!!! Jeez, Pay for the phone at full retail like I'm doing and forget about the ERF=Equip Recovery Fee.

And before you even mention it...TMo should chrg an ETF if customer is agreeing to 2YR Commit only to cancel 3 Mos later...it just should be lower since Google is providing the subsidy.
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jundibasam

Jan 27, 2010, 12:21 PM
Its not the point. You pay more on the ETF if you buy the subsidized Nexus One than if you bougtht the unsubsidized Nexus One. Its $529, unsubsidized, so no ETF. If you get the $180 version, you can get up to a $200 ETF with Tmob, and anothe $350 ETF from Google...thats $730 total for the arthmatically challenged.
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Desolationblade

Jan 27, 2010, 2:00 PM
This is obviously a problem but occurs much less then you think, maybe 5% of the time. I personally pay the NONcontract price which Ill tell you is the price the CARRIER pays PLUS the ETF. Black Berry Bold 9700 is almost 300 dollars is the cost to radio shack. Add in the 175 ETF, yet I pay 500 which is 25 over ETF+retail price. But I still do it not because i hop carriers its to protect my credit.

When the black berry curve 8900 came out I bought it the first day. My next months bill was roughly 1200 dollars. With insurance its usually about 90, 89.99-20%+taxes+insurance. I had unlimited black berry data seeing as my last phone was a black berry, but yet the 550mb of data got charge at 1.99/meg. yet my bill said the follow.
39.99...
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Azeron

Jan 27, 2010, 5:16 PM
Verizon ended that policy of contract extensions with price plan changes back in October 2007. Only purchasing a phone at a discounted price or accepting a month's service free to extend for a year (and still be eligible to upgrade one's handset with a discount) extends contracts with them these days. You would be surprised at how many people will agree to extend their contract for a $50 bill credit.
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