How Do You Get Out Of A Cellular Service Contract?
In the U.S., it can be easier to end a marriage than to leave a loveless relationship with a cellular company. No, you don’t have to move to SIM card swapping Europe. Try these guerrilla tactics to get out of your service contract. • Find an alternative Having ammunition as to what contract you are going to switch to will give you confidence and strength to go through with the painful process of getting out of your contract. • Be a squeaky wheel. Say you want out because the service isn’t up to par. (And really, is it?) Then back that up by filing official complaints online with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau. However, if you have no grounds for complaint, then these steps will not help you. • Get a lemon. Get a known problematic phone, complain 3 times, be let out of a contract due to your local lemon law. However, most carriers and manufacturers warranty their phones for one year and will offer alternatives if you continue to have problems. • Try a market
• Find an alternative Having ammunition as to what contract you are going to switch to will give you confidence and strength to go through with the painful process of getting out of your contract. • Be a squeaky wheel. Say you want out because the service isn’t up to par. (And really, is it?) Then back that up by filing official complaints online with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau. However, if you have no grounds for complaint, then these steps will not help you. • Get a lemon. Get a known problematic phone, complain 3 times, be let out of a contract due to your local lemon law. However, most carriers and manufacturers warranty their phones for one year and will offer alternatives if you continue to have problems. • Try a market-based fix. Some companies such as CellPlanDepot.comand ContractExchange.com.au match unhappy mobile customers with people who’d like to sign up, at a discount of course. Some of these sites are free and others charge a nominal fee.
• Find an alternative. Having ammunition as to what contract you are going to switch to will give you confidence and strength to go through with the painful process of getting out of your contract. • Be a squeaky wheel. Say you want out because the service isn’t up to par. (And really, is it?) Then back that up by filing official complaints online with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau. However, if you have no grounds for complaint, then these steps will not help you. • Get a lemon. Get a known problematic phone, complain 3 times, be let out of a contract due to your local lemon law. However, most carriers and manufacturers warranty their phones for one year and will offer alternatives if you continue to have problems. • Try a market-based fix. Some companies such as CellPlanDepot.comand ContractExchange.com.au match unhappy mobile customers with people who’d like to sign up, at a discount of course. Some of these sites are free and others charge a nominal fee
