Comments on: Cancel Sprint Without Early Termination Fees http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Donewithsprint http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-338915 Donewithsprint Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:30:13 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-338915 that's awesome, I got all the charges reversed and am holding on to all records of conversations and billing for at least five years. They hit me with eft charges two years after I switched my service from Nextel to Sprint (and yeah, sprint owned nextel at the time) and I was assured that there would be no etf. They never sent a bill, never in the whole two years did they interrupt my service and all of a sudden I get a collection call from them for this b.s. $200 charge. Of course, after three days of arguing and trying to nail down what exactly it was from, they reversed it. I would guess that all told, sprint probably reversed close to $10k in bullshit billing during the time I was with them due to their errors in billing me. I am still bitter more than a year after canceling and I am on a crusade, sister. that’s awesome, I got all the charges reversed and am holding on to all records of conversations and billing for at least five years. They hit me with eft charges two years after I switched my service from Nextel to Sprint (and yeah, sprint owned nextel at the time) and I was assured that there would be no etf. They never sent a bill, never in the whole two years did they interrupt my service and all of a sudden I get a collection call from them for this b.s. $200 charge. Of course, after three days of arguing and trying to nail down what exactly it was from, they reversed it. I would guess that all told, sprint probably reversed close to $10k in bullshit billing during the time I was with them due to their errors in billing me. I am still bitter more than a year after canceling and I am on a crusade, sister.

]]> By: Donewithsprint http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-338914 Donewithsprint Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:24:13 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-338914 By paying the bill with the increased charges, you are implying your acceptance of the increase in charges. I am NOT telling you to not pay your bill by any means; however, I WOULD try to cancel prior to paying... ASAP! if you want out of your contract. I have been with alltel for a year and I LOVE the service, and I LOVE the fact that i have not had one single problem with our billing at all during the year that I've been with them. (again, do the cancellation via online chat so you have a printable record of your conversation) By paying the bill with the increased charges, you are implying your acceptance of the increase in charges. I am NOT telling you to not pay your bill by any means; however, I WOULD try to cancel prior to paying… ASAP! if you want out of your contract. I have been with alltel for a year and I LOVE the service, and I LOVE the fact that i have not had one single problem with our billing at all during the year that I’ve been with them. (again, do the cancellation via online chat so you have a printable record of your conversation)

]]> By: RG http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-338885 RG Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:56:48 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-338885 Same boat here, only noticed the change in fees on Feb. 8th. I don't received a paper bill, rather I pay online. The increased fee was posted to my online account on Jan. 10th, giving me until Feb. 10th to opt out. I however feel this is unjust since they sneak up this change, never mailed a letter and here I am 10 days past the deadline wondering if I should just terminate the contract anyways and try and dispute the ETF, what a headcache! Same boat here, only noticed the change in fees on Feb. 8th. I don’t received a paper bill, rather I pay online. The increased fee was posted to my online account on Jan. 10th, giving me until Feb. 10th to opt out. I however feel this is unjust since they sneak up this change, never mailed a letter and here I am 10 days past the deadline wondering if I should just terminate the contract anyways and try and dispute the ETF, what a headcache!

]]> By: brandi http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-338650 brandi Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:43:33 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-338650 I just want to say the exact same thing just happened to me. I cancelled in December '09 and today (2/22/10) I got a notice that I owed $355.22 in ET fees. Do they do this and hope we don't notice? What a steaming pile of crap. Sprint just tried to screw the wrong woman. Blog, here I come! I just want to say the exact same thing just happened to me. I cancelled in December ’09 and today (2/22/10) I got a notice that I owed $355.22 in ET fees. Do they do this and hope we don’t notice? What a steaming pile of crap. Sprint just tried to screw the wrong woman. Blog, here I come!

]]> By: ty http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-338554 ty Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:49:31 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-338554 i got my statment but i have waited more than thirty days can i still cancell? i got my statment but i have waited more than thirty days can i still cancell?

]]> By: sleep http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-335430 sleep Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:51:30 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-335430 According to Sprint’s terms and condition: “If we change a material term of the Agreement and that change has a material adverse effect on you, you may terminate the Agreement without an early termination fee by calling within 30 days after the invoice date of the first invoice you receive after the changes go into effect.” After dealing with several "service" people, I got to a supervisor and quoted the above, stated that my contract had changed between Dec 09 and Jan 10-it worked-thanks for all of the above comments just saved me $200 According to Sprint’s terms and condition:
“If we change a material term of the Agreement and that change has a material adverse effect on you, you may terminate the Agreement without an early termination fee by calling within 30 days after
the invoice date of the first invoice you receive after the changes go into effect.”

After dealing with several “service” people, I got to a supervisor and quoted the above, stated that my contract had changed between Dec 09 and Jan 10-it worked-thanks for all of the above comments just saved me $200

]]> By: Donewithsprint http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-301006 Donewithsprint Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:26:36 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-301006 I did this in January of this year ('09) and it worked great until today (march 30) when I got the cancellation bill with $600 in etf charges on it. I just called and hopefully fought my last fight with them. I am so glad to be off sprint. I can't even begin to describe the nightmare that company has been for me. They assured me that they would remove the fees, we'll see. I went online and chatted to do the cancel etf free because they wouldn't do it on the phone. They kept telling me I couldn't do it and switching me to different departments. Got it done in a half hour online, but I had to be very very persistent and keep repeating like a drone that the change in billing had a "materially adverse effect on me". Good luck :) I did this in January of this year (’09) and it worked great until today (march 30) when I got the cancellation bill with $600 in etf charges on it. I just called and hopefully fought my last fight with them. I am so glad to be off sprint. I can’t even begin to describe the nightmare that company has been for me. They assured me that they would remove the fees, we’ll see. I went online and chatted to do the cancel etf free because they wouldn’t do it on the phone. They kept telling me I couldn’t do it and switching me to different departments. Got it done in a half hour online, but I had to be very very persistent and keep repeating like a drone that the change in billing had a “materially adverse effect on me”. Good luck :)

]]> By: Gary http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-296023 Gary Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:42:45 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-296023 How do I document and insure that I have requested a cancellation within the allowed time. How do I document and insure that I have requested a cancellation within the allowed time.

]]> By: thomas http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-295678 thomas Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:05:18 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-295678 Not a Sprint user and I'm tied to Verizon because all my family is on it and the free between V members is what we need. Now if only the Nextel merger would hurry up and go through so the Mrs. can have her family on the same carrier. Not a Sprint user and I’m tied to Verizon because all my family is on it and the free between V members is what we need. Now if only the Nextel merger would hurry up and go through so the Mrs. can have her family on the same carrier.

]]> By: Eric N. http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-295533 Eric N. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:03:47 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-295533 Good find jim! Now hopefully some resourceful people can dig up something for the other cell phone companies... ;) Good find jim! Now hopefully some resourceful people can dig up something for the other cell phone companies… ;)

]]> By: nickel http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-295521 nickel Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:26:07 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-295521 I'd be all over this, except I'm paying $30 for 500 minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited data. Plus I get a 15% discount from a former employer. I’d be all over this, except I’m paying $30 for 500 minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited data. Plus I get a 15% discount from a former employer.

]]> By: Drew http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/cancel-sprint-without-early-termination-fees.html/comment-page-1#comment-295519 Drew Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:09:01 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3995#comment-295519 Simply awesome. I've been debating leaving Sprint for some time now, since there is a local carrier that offers unlimited everything for much less than Sprint. This was the bump I needed! Simply awesome. I’ve been debating leaving Sprint for some time now, since there is a local carrier that offers unlimited everything for much less than Sprint. This was the bump I needed!

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