[Rick Lee]

When I switched from Verizon to Cingular, I walked into the store and asked what the early termination fee was. The lady said $175. So I signed up. Sure enough, the $175 was mention on the mile long receipt/contract they gave me. I didn't read the whole thing.

Fast forward a few mos. My new job required me to get Verizon and they said they'd pay my Cingular early termination fee, which they did. Then I got a bill for $400 from the Simply Wireless store when I had signed up with Cingular. Bill was due in two days or it would go to $500. Yup, that's the early termination fee they didn't tell me about when I asked. And I didn't notice it in the paperwork, as I had seen the $175 the lady mentioned and so I stopped reading. I have refused to pay this and they sent it to collections. Yes, technically I owe it. But it's outrageous, I already paid the early termination fee the lady told me about and I'm not paying another $500.