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Originally Posted by BGCarrera32
It's stooopid because she wants to prorate early termination fees and a "cell phone bill of rights" for consumers. I'm sorry, did you not *read* the contract before you signed up for the service? If people took responsibility for their actions and read the contracts, they wouldn't have the financial messes that they do. All a bill like this does is make the service more expensive in the long haul.
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I've switched cell-phone companies twice since 2001. I've never paid an early termination fee.
My little sister has switched twice as well. She's paid over $500 in early termination fees. She gets a new cell phone every year, which automatically extends her contract for two years.
I get a new cell phone when my old one breaks.
The problem is that some people think they should be able to get unlimited free cell phones and be able to switch companies whenever they want. They have no concept that the contract (and startup fees) subsidizes the cell phone price.
Sometimes I think it would be better to go back to consumers paying the actual costs of the cell phone and contract. That will surely happen in Minnesota...