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Originally Posted by 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.
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Huh?
Cingular hit you with the $175 (which sounds about standard). No suprise.
But the store you went through, this 'Simply Wireless' place had an additional $400 fee they charged on top of it? And this was in the contract? Did they have their own special contract different than what you would get if you went to a Cingular store?
I feel for you man, and if she told you $175, you WERE misled. Thing is, you signed the contract, and thats written record and all you have is recollection of a conversation (which I am SURE she's forgotten). I wish you the best of luck.
Moral of all this to me is that I don't sign anything anymore, and if I do I am going to read every last word of the contract. $400 tacked on is quite amazing.