please read this post before you do something rash....

http://www2.phonescoop.com/carriers/forum.php?fm=m&f ... »

If you're really serious about leaving, and have a lot of phones on the account, contact an attorney. I'm not one, but from what I know of contract law, this would be a breach of contract. As long as it's not a direct tax from the government on usage (i.e., government taxing Verizon, and Verizon passing the tax onto you, fee for growth or whatever), this should be a breach of contract, and if you want to leave, you should be able to, sans ETF. A lot of people on here: https://www.phonescoop.com/carriers/forum.php ?fm=m&ff=4&fi=378142

apparently have had some success at switching. Again, I'm not an attorney, so don't take my advice at face value 😛.

budasu17 said:
I have read all the stuff written about the .40 fee added to verizons bill and so you can switch without being charged the ETF. I just have some questions before I do this.

1) what is the fee for? Do I just say that because of this fee, you are breaking your contract and I want out.

2) How can I do this and keep my number?

3) What if they tell me they will credit my account? Can I just tell them, they still are breaking their part of the contract.

Thanks for any help,

I HATE VERIZON

PS: please do not respond to this if you are going to talk about how I have no morals and all that BS, that is a load of bull and you all know it.

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I'd get better servie from verizon if they gave me 2 cans and a string,

Go screw yourself and your morals, verizon brakes my contract every time I make a call and I have crappy service, reception, and dropped calls.

by taking advantage of this breach, you can't take your number with you. you have to call and cancel due to the fee in order to get the ETF waived. despite what some verizon fans on this site say, it HAS been done, and people HAVE gotten out without an ETF. If the first person you talk to doesn't do it, kindly ask for a supervisor and so on.

if you want to avoid trouble, just get a new number

it's really not worth it to try to get an ETF waive AND LNP 😕

Bahahaha, if you haven't done it by now, it's too late! Have fun with your contract and/or ETF!

If you prefer Cingular, that's cool and all... I just like it when immoral people get their just deserts.

just putting my two cents in here, since this is a verizon issue. one, i'm not sure what the 0.40 charge is for, nor do i care. if you don't like your service or have dropped calls all the time, you might be better off somewhere else. if verizon can't improve your reception (ie dropped calls, in and out service, etc.) you should be able to drop your contract with them for no charge (ie, you move to bfe montana...no service...no etf on your contract) aside from that, anyone thinking it's good business practices to cancel your contract with verizon because someone else told you it was ok and you can get deals elsewhere, remember what service is being provided for you. Many posts that i have read on this issue continually refer to the added...
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Teh funny thing about this that is everyone that is complaining about this is bitching about 40 freaking cents per month. Hell that less than some of you pay for a minute that you go over your minutes. 40 freaking cents. What do you think it costs Verizon for your phone to ask or cancel? $7.00 per call into Verizon customer service. And you are bitching about 40 cents. Pay the $7.00 for each call that comes in and then complain. You should check Cingular and their mandatory service charges. They are more total than Verizon with the new 40 Cents!!

Cry baby!