At&t mobile contract

milessthomas · milessthomas #1 (**permalink**)

06-03-2008, 09:02 PM

I've had At&t for a year and six months. Around 8 months ago I moved to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Service with At&t is almost nonexistent here, I struggle everywhere to get a decent connection.

I would prefer to drop At&t and move to Alltel or Nextel, which both get much better service in this area.

Is there any way I can get out of my 3 phone contract early (by around 6 months)?

I mean they should guarantee majority service around my residency, but they don't, so how can I get out of this dead end service?

Thedspeth · Thedspeth #2 (**permalink**)

06-03-2008, 09:58 PM

My wife and I have T-mobile and the service is horrible at our house and where both of us work... I called and got a very kind CS person... I was very nice myself and asked if they had any kind of policy for people who have horrible service... She said that nothing was written in stone, but that her managers sometimes let people in my situation out of a contract.

They said they would let us out of our contract...
Note: I think the fact that I had been with Tmobile for over 6 years helped my case.

We will both be getting Iphones when the new ones are available.. :-D

MinaMACMan · MinaMACMan #3 (**permalink**)

06-03-2008, 10:13 PM

I've heard that Both Verizon and Sprint will let you out of the contract if there is no coverage to the area where you moved... I believe its the same with AT&T but it could never hurt to call them and see what they can do for you.

Good Luck

Derek McNelly · Derek McNelly #4 (**permalink**)

06-03-2008, 10:18 PM

I've heard stories in the past that if you can turn off the antenna/cell radio on your phone, and then call and complain that they'll let you off.

Not 100%, but I've heard of it working in the past.

milessthomas · milessthomas #5 (**permalink**)

06-04-2008, 01:07 AM

I'm going to try out calling them about it. Maybe just maybe they will release me from this hellish contract.

sanity1082 · sanity1082 #6 (**permalink**)

06-04-2008, 01:10 AM

good luck with the phone call.

MinaMACMan · MinaMACMan #7 (**permalink**)

06-04-2008, 02:11 PM

Good Luck... Keep us posted, I am kinda curious as to what will happen.

MMM

milessthomas · milessthomas #8 (**permalink**)

06-12-2008, 03:31 PM

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Welcome in this forum. Hope you will enjoy discussion and you will give good suggestions to other people also.

What? Am I being welcomed, or are you welcoming yourself? Cause I've been here awhile. But welcome anyways.

PapaNoHair · PapaNoHair #9 (**permalink**)

06-12-2008, 04:38 PM

Miles I had an occasion a few years ago - same as you. I called and they let me out of the contract because of lack of coverage. Let us know how it goes.

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milessthomas #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2007 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 763 Mac Specs: MBP 3.06Ghz, MBP 2.2Ghz, Mini G4, B/W G3 (Media Server), Toshiba Laptop, LCII, Beige G3	06-03-2008, 09:02 PM I've had At&t for a year and six months. Around 8 months ago I moved to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Service with At&t is almost nonexistent here, I struggle everywhere to get a decent connection. I would prefer to drop At&t and move to Alltel or Nextel, which both get much better service in this area. Is there any way I can get out of my 3 phone contract early (by around 6 months)? I mean they should guarantee majority service around my residency, but they don't, so how can I get out of this dead end service?
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Thedspeth #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 25, 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 154 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 2.2ghz 2G 15.5" 10.5.2; Iphone 3G	06-03-2008, 09:58 PM My wife and I have T-mobile and the service is horrible at our house and where both of us work... I called and got a very kind CS person... I was very nice myself and asked if they had any kind of policy for people who have horrible service... She said that nothing was written in stone, but that her managers sometimes let people in my situation out of a contract. They said they would let us out of our contract... Note: I think the fact that I had been with Tmobile for over 6 years helped my case. We will both be getting Iphones when the new ones are available.. :-D
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milessthomas #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2007 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 763 Mac Specs: MBP 3.06Ghz, MBP 2.2Ghz, Mini G4, B/W G3 (Media Server), Toshiba Laptop, LCII, Beige G3	06-04-2008, 01:07 AM I'm going to try out calling them about it. Maybe just maybe they will release me from this hellish contract.
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sanity1082 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 17, 2007 Posts: 882 Mac Specs: macbook/iphone/ipod nano/ipod shuffle	06-04-2008, 01:10 AM good luck with the phone call.
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MinaMACMan #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 16, 2007 Location: Redwood City, CA / Stanford, CA Posts: 1,792 Mac Specs: MacBook, Black, 2.0GHz C2D, 2GB RAMs, 160GB HD	06-04-2008, 02:11 PM Good Luck... Keep us posted, I am kinda curious as to what will happen. MMM
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PapaNoHair #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 18, 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 2,180	06-12-2008, 04:38 PM Miles I had an occasion a few years ago - same as you. I called and they let me out of the contract because of lack of coverage. Let us know how it goes.
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