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"AT&T says it will raise the penalty for canceling your new two-year smartphone contract early to $325, starting June 1"

The way that I read the story is that they're increasing the ETF amount for both renewing and current owners in an attempt to deter them from leaving to other carries.
No, this only applies to new contracts entered into on or after June 1st. All contracts entered into prior to June 1st are subject to the ETF that was agreed to at the time the contract was entered into.
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No, this only applies to new contracts entered into on or after June 1st. All contracts entered into prior to June 1st are subject to the ETF that was agreed to at the time the contract was entered into.
You are ruining the complete corporate-evil-conspiracy theory being put forth by the android fans
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You are ruining the complete corporate-evil-conspiracy theory being put forth by the android fans
The Android OS is certainly a viable competitor to the iPhone OS. But you need to keep in mind that the fundamental reason why Google deployed this technology is to extend its near monopoly powers that is has in the on-line advertising space to the mobile phone space. It wasn't because they felt bad for all of the non-AT&T customers that couldn't get an iPhone.

And Verizon didn't get itself into good graces with Apple with all of the bashing it did on the iPhone when the Droid was launched. So I look for the iPhone to come to Verizon eventually, but don't expect it to be rushed to market all that soon. At least that's how I read the tea leaves.
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The Android OS is certainly a viable competitor to the iPhone OS. But you need to keep in mind that the fundamental reason why Google deployed this technology is to extend its near monopoly powers ...snip...

Google is getting their hands in EVERYTHING to the point that one paranoid friend of mine doesn't even wanna use my phone! His point was that he google searched "google is" and the very first suggestion... from google, is "google is skynet!

Damn skynet phone... always knows where I am and junk... knows what I do and where I go, what I search for, who I call, etc. Google knows more about you than you know about yourself!


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Google is getting their hands in EVERYTHING to the point that one paranoid friend of mine doesn't even wanna use my phone! His point was that he google searched "google is" and the very first suggestion... from google, is "google is skynet!

Damn skynet phone... always knows where I am and junk... knows what I do and where I go, what I search for, who I call, etc. Google knows more about you than you know about yourself!


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The point of the ETF is to ensure that the cellular provider is able to recoup the handset subsidy over the term of the agreed upon contract. And if you need to terminate early, you know upfront at the time you purchase the device what the ETF is. Further, if you don't like paying an ETF or being locked into a contract, you can purchase an unsubsidized phone and simply pay for service month to month with no contractual obligation. Pretty simple.
Great Logic, and works with T-Mobile or Verizon in the US or anyone in the UK. I wish that worked in France, would have saved me a mint.

I think that AT&T should have to unlock the damn iPhones if we either pay ETF or buy an unsubsidized phone to replace one. Question: does this apply to existing lines? I need to cancel the line I started to replace my broken iPhone today then.
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