In message <20080712122724.5600fab4.noway@nohow.not>, Dave
<noway@nohow.not> wrote:

>> Most carriers, including Verizon, have altered their ETF policies and
>> implemented the practice of prorating the fees based on the length of
>> time remaining on the contract.
>
>If verizon is doing that, it must be a recent development.

Indeed - and about goddanm time, too.

Not only do those rapacious ****ers renew your "contract" but they
charged you the full ETF even if you cancel ONE DAY early.

>A couple
>years ago, we cancelled a Verizon 2-year contract at 2 years PLUS ONE
>DAY, and Verizon wanted to charge us $175 X 2 for an ETF. Bastards.
>They've lost us for life for that shit.

Same here. In my case, although the "2-year contract" period was over
by several months, Verizno claimed I had "extended" my contract by
another year by changing my calling plan (we moved from AZ to CA and
my wife wanted a local phone number). We did NOT buy any new
(subsidized) hardware, nor did our rate plan change, so what "costs"
does Verizon need to recover from us that would justify extending our
contract? Of course, the droid at the Verizon store never mentioned
it, and I don't recall signing any sort of agreement to extend my
contract period by an additional year.

How can it be a real contract if a) you didn't sign the updated
agreement, and b) there was no "meeting of the minds" when they
"extended" the term of your commitment because you made some innocuous
change to your account? Of course, even if this "contract" doesn't
hold up in court, it would cost you a lot more than $175 to litigate
it - which is precisely what Verizon is counting on.

**** Verizon - I will never do business with them again EVER.