{"id":5797,"date":"2010-01-20T03:19:10","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T03:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/verizon-dont-worry-guys-that-super-high-early-termination-fee-only-applies-to-phones-you-like-verizon\/"},"modified":"2010-01-20T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T03:19:10","slug":"verizon-dont-worry-guys-that-super-high-early-termination-fee-only-applies-to-phones-you-like-verizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/verizon-dont-worry-guys-that-super-high-early-termination-fee-only-applies-to-phones-you-like-verizon.php","title":{"rendered":"Verizon: Don’t Worry Guys, That Super High Early Termination Fee Only Applies to Phones You Like [Verizon]"},"content":{"rendered":"

After making lame excuses<\/a> to the FCC<\/a> for their suddenly doubled ETF, Verizon has now partially backtracked: The ETF is only doubled for phones people actually like! Cancel those dumb featurephones<\/a> whenever you want! You're welcome, America.<\/p>

Basically, the new $350 ETF applies only to smartphones, which they seem to have trouble defining but which is easy for you and I to understand. The Droid, Droid Eris, and all BlackBerry handsets are subject to the hiked fee, while dumbphones with dumb names like the EnV and Krave will stick with the old $175 fee.<\/p>

It's still ridiculously high: As Adam wrote<\/a>,<\/p>

What they don't address is why they're justified in charging a fee that ends up being far higher than the difference between the actual cost of a phone and the subsidized price, especially if the contract is cancelled many months in. Isn't that all the ETF is supposed to cover?<\/p><\/blockquote>

So thanks but no thanks, Verizon. Charging less for phones we don't care about doesn't help your case. [Electronista<\/a>]<\/p>

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