All Cell phone companies: Are early termination fees illegal?

I recieved a class action letter in the mail for numerous different cell phone companies stating if I have paid these fees, it is illegal and I may be free to a refund. Has the law altered? Are “ETF’s” illegal now? I didn’t reckon congress passed anything like that yet.

Answer by evilattorney
A California court held that they were. In response, the carriers are now issuing credits for each month of the contract that’s been completed. Congress has not acted on EFTs yet.

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I am out of contract and looking for a new phone. My carrier (Centennial) desires to charge a $ 20 fee (on top of the phone price) to get a new phone. Do all carriers do that?

Answer by Adam F
im pretty sure

Answer by Gabriel S
No, they dont.

Answer by Jenna I
nope.

Answer by kreacher92
not alltell…alledgedly

Answer by abstracteknics
I wouldn’t call this “Network Transferring”, unless your switching to a different network carrier while your contract is still valid.

But if your contract with centennial is over, and you wanted to renew your contract, they ought to charge you only for the phone. Or, at least, that’s been my exp. with T-mobile and Cingular (AT&T). I simply renewed my contract, and they just charged me for the phone. It’s just like export a new plot with a different company.

So in essence, to answer your question, no. Not all carriers do that.

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