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