| Have you signed a contract for a wireless | | | | not getting reception after you transfer to |
| plan? If you are, then there might be a | | | | an area that is not within your cell |
| chance that you want to get out of the | | | | carrier's service then perhaps you will be |
| clutches of your current contract. Some | | | | free from your contract. Your contract maybe |
| people who have a similar problem pay a | | | | null and void if your service provider can't |
| termination fee to be free of their contract. | | | | offer access in a given area. Look at this |
| But what if you don't have money to pay an | | | | statement from Alltel's Terms and |
| early termination fee? I did some research | | | | conditions,"A change in your service address |
| online and found that there are ways that can | | | | or the location to which any Service is |
| help you squirm your way out of a wireless | | | | provided to you may constitute, at our sole |
| carrier contract without paying the | | | | discretion, termination of the Services or an |
| termination fee. | | | | increase in the prices you must pay for the |
| | | | Services." |
| Often the best way to get rid of a contract | | | | |
| is to opt out of it as soon as possible. A | | | | It would also be a good idea to turn into |
| wireless contract with some carriers can be | | | | news about your carrier's Terms of Service. |
| canceled if you just signed up for service. | | | | If your Service Provider may make major |
| You simply have to call customer service and | | | | changes to you plan, they may automatically |
| inform them that you would like to cancel | | | | void the contract and give you as much as 30 |
| your wireless plan. However, if you have used | | | | days to cancel it. As stated by Sprint |
| the service, then you may have to pay a | | | | Nextel's Terms and Conditions, "Except as |
| prorated amount. Here is a piece from Verizon | | | | provided below, if a change we make to the |
| Wireless' customer agreement, "You can cancel | | | | Agreement is material and has a material |
| (if you're a new customer and not assuming | | | | adverse effect on you, you may terminate each |
| another customer's service) WITHIN 30 DAYS of | | | | line of Service materially affected without |
| accepting. You'll still be responsible | | | | incurring an Early Termination Fee only if |
| through that date for the new service and any | | | | you: (a) call us within 30 days after the |
| charges associated with it." | | | | effective date of the change; and (b) |
| | | | specifically advise us that you wish to |
| One of the things you can also do is to find | | | | cancel Services because of a material change |
| someone who may be interested in purchasing | | | | to the Agreement that we have made. If you do |
| your unwanted contract. You can try looking | | | | not cancel Service within 30 days of the |
| for a wireless contract buyer online. | | | | change, an Early Termination Fee will apply |
| Websites that specialize in transferring the | | | | if you terminate Services before the end of |
| financial responsibilities of cell contracts | | | | any applicable Term Commitment." |
| from one person to another can help you. It | | | | |
| may be possible to transfer the plan over to | | | | I'm sure there are more ways of canceling a |
| a recipient without paying the early | | | | restrictive wireless carrier contract and |
| termination fee as long as the recipient | | | | that you can also find them. You can find a |
| meets the minimum qualifications for the | | | | lot of good ideas online if you do your |
| contract. | | | | research or ask the people you know. Another |
| | | | good way would be to read the contract you |
| You could also try to register a change of | | | | signed more carefully. You may find a section |
| address with your carrier or move to a | | | | that would help you become free of the |
| different location to worm your way out of | | | | contract and become available to sign another |
| your contract. If you call and complain about | | | | that would suit you better. |