Verizon Wireless and Their Early Termination Fees Both Stink
Today was supposed to be a great day. I took the wife out for an early Valentines Day dinner. We ate at a nice little Italian restaurant and drank a little bit of wine. As a Valentines Day present to my wife, I bought us both Apple iPhones. I bought the 16gb phone and couldn’t wait to set it up a get it running. I only have 7 days left in my contract, so I figured I would get it all going, then cancel Verizon Wireless next week. Boy, I was in for a surprise.
The man in the AT&T store notified me that if I activate my iPhone and port over the phone number of my old phone, I would be hit with an early termination fee from Verizon. Since I only had 7 days left on the contract, I figured Verizon’s pro-rated early termination fee would be pretty low. I found out that since I am a long time Verizon Wireless subscriber, the prorated early termination fee does not pertain to me. It’s only for newer customers from midyear 2006 on. Since I resigned my contract on an updated phone in February 2006, I am screwed. The fee is $175 for 7 days more of service. If I were under this new prorated system, I would have paid less than $10. I offered to pay out my contract, no dice.
If I get a new number, I will be ok. But I want to keep my number. I don’t want to have to switch it. Why can’t I just pay out my contract? It’s not about money or time. Verizon is just being difficult.
I think for the next 7 days, I will rant once a day about why I am leaving Verizon Wireless. Not that it will help my situation, but it will sure help me get some things off my chest. So enjoy the angry side of me. Once I get the iPhone activated, I will be a much happier camper. Some may say ecstatic.
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