What would you do in this cell phone decision nightmare?
Question by Bart Simpson™: What would you do in this cell phone decision nightmare?
I have a MetroPCS phone. I’m a simple person. It’s a simple, black slide-up phone. I have unlimited EVERYTHING. I don’t have to worry about going over my minutes. I only pay 51 bucks each month, and if I ever decide I’m just tired of the service… I just don’t pay my bill and they cut the bad boy off. No harm, no foul.
Recently, my cousin’s boyfriend started working at the same mall I work at. He works at T-Mobile, so naturally he started talking to me about phones and plans. So I ended up getting into one without even blinking. He gave me a $ 250 phone for free, and I have a $ 60 plan with unlimited text/web and 300 whenever minutes. The unlimited calling, of course, is limited to 5 people, but there’s free nights and weekends. Which is cool because I don’t call anyone anyway. I also get a 12% discount just for being a mall employee, which sounds good to me.
Well, I love the phone. It’s a Samsung slide-up like my old one, except I can play music on this phone, talk on msn, and I can download photos from the web as screensavers. Couldn’t do that with the old phone. Another thing that drew me towards T-Mobile and away from MetroPCS is the reception issue. Talking on Metro is absolutely horrid. They have terrible reception, dropped calls and I don’t always get people’s texts (or I do and they’re just not in order).
My problem is that when I was asking people their opinion about the switch, it dawned on me that the contract might not work out for me. What if I lose my job or something and I decide I don’t wanna be in it anymore? So I went back up to T-Mobile and lo and behold, my cousin’s b/f Brandon was there, and naturally he said I was “indecisive”. I don’t care about if he thinks I’m wishy-washy or not. I just don’t wanna be stuck in a damn contract.
So since Brandon is new, this Mohammed guy says, “So let’s do this…. I’ll give you 4 months to try it out since you work in the mall. You know we’ll hook you up, right? If it doesn’t work out, just come back and we’ll cancel it for no fee. If I’m not here, just tell them Mohammed said you can do that. Also, by the way… I’m technically not allowed to do this because it’s illegal.”
So, here’s the deal. I technically have until Wednesday to return the phone in order to avert being stuck in a 2-year contract (14-day grace period). I kept the phone out of pressure by Mohammed, but if they try to give me the run-around the next time I return it… can I take them to court for false advertisement? I have Mohammed’s provision in writing on his business card. Is this a legally-binding document?
Yeah, he does seem kinda shady. I got “suckered” into a T-Mobile phone 2 years ago by guys who were just like him. And I had to get my aunt to act on my behalf to get me out of it. This seems like the same situation happening again, except in this case, I actually do want the phone. But I don’t want to be in a contract. Because you have to pay X amount of dollars to get out of it.
That’s terrible how much you had to pay a month. That’s insane! I’m over here freaking out about my decision, and I’m only paying them a fraction of what you had to pay.
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Best answer:
Answer by kisses4sheebs
honestly, if you dont think its going to work out for you get out now while you still can. i was in your place a couple years ago. signed up on a plan with my best friend. on of the biggest mistakes of my life! it was in her name though. so we knew the guy who signed us up from school, and when i went back saying i really didnt want to go w/ them because everyone i talked to had verizon, he guilted me. said if he didnt keep my sale, he wouldnt have enough sales for the week and get fired. so i stayed w/ them and ended up paying 200-300 bucks a month for my cell phone. i was so pissed at my self. then i had to pay a 175 dollar deactivation fee, and then another 100+ dollars for the final bill. mean while, my firiend didnt seem to be paying as much, and when i payed my final part of the bill i aparently owed, she said she didnt have to pay anything for it because there was a credit on the account. needless to say, i wished i would have backed out when i knew i didnt really want to be w/ them instead of three months later.
this guys who is giving you 4 months seems shady to me. i wouldnt buy anything he says.
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