AT&T Will Pro-Rate Termination Fee
figure 1: AT&T has made some changes to benefit customers out of enlightened self-interest.
In news that should please anyone on AT&T, and if you have an iPhone, odds are good that this is you, AT&T is making consumer-friendly changes to how they do things. First, AT&T announced that they will begin pro-rating termination fees. The longer you stay on in your contract, the less of a fee you'll have to pay. They also announced that they will not require a new contract for a simple change of service. Both are welcome changes.
Odds are good that this change of heart is due to the Senate commerce committee holding those hearings, and T-Mobile's lawsuit problems -- AT&T probably doesn't want to get into the same legal hot water that T-Mobile is currently in.
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Is the contract change for AT&T effective as of "today"?
Great pic! I almost choked on a sip of coffee from laughing!
My understanding of that is "no," they've essentially just announced that they'll be making the change soon.
They are doing the same as nextel did when an existing customer wants to upgrade CHARGE $200 It is stupid not to take care of existing customers and charge them more than a new customer. BEWARE if you buy and a new model comes out it will cost you more