[olly666]

I've never really had a solid answer to this question so I thought I'd ask those of you that have experience with it...

As far as I know, T-Mobile and AT&T only offer 2 year contracts. What happens if you cancel your contract e.g. 4 or 5 months through? I always assumed you would be forced to pay the amount of whatever months you have left, but that sounds a little excessive. I read something the other day about a $175 early termination fee for canceling with AT&T. Is that it? Or is it more like $175+the months you have left x the minimum monthly fee?

[michaelcannella]

when you cancel a contract you only have to pay the early termination fee. I work for ATT and it's 175...why are you looking to cancel?

[olly666]

I'm not looking to cancel. I am however thinking about signing up for an AT&T account along with my current T-Mo account, and keep whichever service I prefer after a month of two - and cancel the other. Any word on T-Mo's cancellation policy?

[LunkHead]

Stay with AT&T..... Tmobile horror story in my signature...

T-Mobile is $200 ETF

[michaelcannella]

supposibly there is a rumor that the farther you go into your contract the less you pay. My suggestion is call them and ask

[olly666]

I'm already with T-Mo LunkHead

Even if it is $200, it's good to know... For some reason I thought it would always be way more (if you had something like 18 months left...).

:edit: Just read your horror story. That is appalling......

[ezrunner]

used to be that way many moons ago for some companies.

you would pay ETF and whatever charges/ services you owe up to the termination date

[takeshi]

at&t gives you 30 days to try out service without ETF. I'd suggest just giving it a spin and deciding within that window.

[BeefyBeefo]

Many years back, I cancelled ATT and it was $175 with many months left to go. As mentioned above, there used to be a sort of pro-rate on the cancellation, but I haven't heard of that in a long time.

-Jeff-

[ACDodd]

I moved and T-Mobile had no to very poor service at my new house.
They didn't care and wanted $200 per phone, I have 5, to cancel my contract.
After trying to get them to do something I gave up and contacted the state Attorney General.
Suddenly T-Mobile saw it my way and let me out with no fees.
Something to remember.
AC

[kjjb0204]

What's making you consider AT&T if you already have tmo?

[michaelcannella]

ATT has better service then tmo but who knows whats gonna happen when this whole nextel thing goes down.

[olly666]

Originally Posted by kjjb0204

What's making you consider AT&T if you already have tmo?

Curiosity I guess. I'm happy with T-Mo, but have an itch to see what I'm missing over on blue side.

Think I'll go with takeshi's advice and take the 30 day test drive.

Thanks all

[kjjb0204]

I think most of the major carriers have the 30 day test drive, so if AT&T doesn't suit your needs, try Verizon or Sprint too. I will never switch from Verizon, but each carrier has their strong points. Good luck!

[stevetaz]

Originally Posted by kjjb0204

I think most of the major carriers have the 30 day test drive...

FYI...Except for TMobile which seems to think 14 days is enough.

SteveTaz

[ezrunner]

most carriers now have prorated ETF's but only for new customers existing customer are stck with the 175 ETF

[Baldie]

Originally Posted by michaelcannella

ATT has better service then tmo but who knows whats gonna happen when this whole nextel thing goes down.

Just curious....what nextel thing?

[takeshi]

Originally Posted by michaelcannella

ATT has better service then tmo but who knows whats gonna happen when this whole nextel thing goes down.

Better coverage? Depends on where you're talking about.

If by service you mean customer service then I'd have to seriously disagree.

[djm2]

Originally Posted by Baldie

Just curious....what nextel thing?

Sprint is considering selling or spinning off Nextel, possibly to make the remainder of the company more attractive to Deutsche Telecomm. The Nextel organization is rumored to target public safety employees as their new market niche.

Edit: See today's Wall Street Journal, page 1.

[jsconyers]

Originally Posted by djm2

Sprint is considering selling or spinning off Nextel, possibly to make the remainder of the company more attractive to Deutsche Telecomm. The Nextel organization is rumored to target public safety employees as their new market niche.

Edit: See today's Wall Street Journal, page 1.

Here is an article regarding this as well.

Sprint May Spin Off Nextel Unit - Seeking Alpha