Not many ways to get out of your contract

faked his own death to get out of his Verizon contract. Yet, that didn’t work, and Mr. Taylor was stuck with a hefty early termination fee. So if faking your own death can’t get you out of a cell phone contract, then what the hell can? Clearly, every measure short of actually dying will come up short, so you’d better just get used to being screwed by the man, right? Most likely, yes. But that doesn’t necessarily have to the be the case. Motley Fool’s Elizabeth Brokamp offers three strategies that might, just might, work in your effort to rid yourself of a burdensome contract. Suggestion No.1: Roam until it hurts. Your carrier’s network doesn’t extent everywhere. Instead, they pay service fees to other carriers to use their networks so that they can offer their customers nationwide service. If your service offers “no roaming charges,” you might be able to take advantage. Just keep placing long roaming calls. Eventually, your provider will see that you’re not worth it and will kick you off. Problem is, you have to be able to consistently roam. It’s not always very easy. Suggestion No. 2: Go to Cell Trade USA or a comparable service and offer up your plan to a buyer. Of course, it’s a buyer’s market, so you won’t just be able to pawn it off on someone. You’ll likely have to fork over your phone, too, and if it’s not a cool one, there’s a possibility that no one will pick up your plan. This is also good for plans with six or fewer months remaining — but at that point, aren’t you just better off finishing out the contract yourself? Suggestion No. 3: Be a pest. Remember when Sprint dropped about 1,000 subscribers? Yeah, that was for their incessant calling habits. Not to others, that is, but to Sprint customer service. Some of these people were calling two, three times a day. Now, there’s no guarantee that other companies will act the way Sprint did. And yeah, it’s a very time consuming method. It’s for you to decide yourself if your time is worth getting out of a contract. But if you’re at your wit’s end and simply need to rid yourself of this burden, this just might work. Here’s to hoping. All in all, though, we still like faking one’s death. It probably gives you your best shot. [Motley Fool]]]>