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Confirmed: Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination on “advanced devices”
Confirmed: Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination on “advanced devices”
Confirmed: Verizon Wireless to charge up to $350 early termination on “advanced devices”
Verizon to Double Wireless Early Termination Fee
cio.com — In a move that could spark industry-wide change, Verizon is doubling its early termination fee - to $350 - making it more expensive for customers to bailout on their two-year contracts with the carrier. (more) Verizon to Double Wireless Early Termination Fee
Verizon To Raise Termination Fees
informationweek.com — Early-termination fees for Verizon Wireless smartphones and other mobile devices will double this month. (more) Verizon To Raise Termination Fees
Verizon raising early termination fee to $350
Verizon raising early termination fee to $350
wmexperts.com — If you're looking to break out of your contract with Verizon, better do it before next week, as the maximum penalty will be increased to $350. That goes down, of course, $10 for every month of the contract that you've already completed. Why the ... (more) Verizon raising early termination fee to $350
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Verizon looking to bump early termination fee to $350 on 'advanced' devices
Engadget Mobile — ... You know what's worse than showing your Bitter Beer Face to the world after you passed on Apple's iPhone and let AT&T enjoy the spoils? Raising your early termination fee to stratospheric heights. Just over a year ago, we honestly though this whole ETF ...

Verizon To Double Wireless Early Termination Fee
Netflash — ... is doubling its early termination fee--to $350--making it more expensive for customers to bailout on their two-year contracts with the carrier. Under the new agreement, which will be used for new contracts beginning Nov. 15, someone terminating in month 23 of a 24-month agreement would still owe a $110 termination fee, according to a short item today in Boy Genius Report . BGR quotes a Verizon document that explains the new fee: "Beginning 11/15/09, customers purchasing an Advanced Device with a 1 or 2 year service agreement will be subject to an ETF of up to $350 if they ...

Verizon raising early termination fee to $350
WMExperts — ... ? A scam involving flipping BlackBerries for cash, prizes and small puppies, apparently. But, let's face it: If you're going to break a contract, chances are you're not going to care that much what it's gonna cost ya. [Boy Genius Report] ...

Verizon to Double Early Termination Fees
PreCentral.net — ... marketing the Pre and/or other webOS devices in January 2010, is that this increased ETF will reportedly affect "customers purchasing an Advanced Device." We're fairly confident that the Pre will fall under that category, so buyer beware. Hopefully, to the extent that Verizon Wireless is making it harder to leave the service, it will also make it easier to join, with significant subsidies on webOS devices when they hit its network. Dare to dream, friends. Read: BGR ...

Things to Ponder Before You Buy The Motorola-Verizon Droid
eWeek - RSS Feeds — ... users should expect this plan to add $15 a month to their Droid service plan. Finally, and this is key in case you Verizon users are planning to jump ship to AT&T for the iPhone. Starting Nov. 15, Verizon will be charging up to $350 as an early termination fee on "advanced devices," according to the Boy Genius Report . However, in a twist, Verizon will award users the time they do spend with the wireless carrier by shaving $10 off of the termination fee for every month they are a customer. No doubt the Droid, which Pogue put in its own category by calling it an "app phone," ...

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About that "extra fee" Verizon is charging for Droid users to access Exchange email...John Cox's blog
Verizon yesterday got kicked around the Internet for allegedly planning to charge business users of Motorola's Droid smartphone extra to access Exchange email behind the corporate firewall. The only problem with that meme is that it's not true. Read more