Leaving Verizon for T-Mobile

[KnightWhoSaysNi]

Hi y'all. I'm madly in love with the G1 , so I will be switching to T-Mobile very soon. The trouble is that my Verizon contract doesn't end till July. I've got a couple of questions about this:

1) Has anyone here successfully employed any get-out-of-your-contract-free schemes?
2) I'm on a family plan with someone else and we will be switching together. Do I need to pay the $175 fee twice?

These are the schemes I have been considering:
1) http://crastinate.com/2008/07/27/vid...rmination-fee/
2) Tell Verizon that I will be moving to Alaska outside their coverage. (I understand this only works if you are military. It that true?)

Thanks for any input. I will probably end up paying the whole magilla, but I'm pretty cheap when it comes to these things.

[Jorsher]

My friend used something similar to #2

My friend did this with success when he broke up with his girlfriend and was stuck paying for her secondary line.

[tread]

yah you can give it a shot i guess... sometimes the rep will ask you for proof of residence at that new location before the ETF is waived, which i'm sure is the proper way to do things... you may get lucky and get someone that'll do it without the proper documentation...

and yes the 175 ETF is per line of service...

moving out of the country, moving to an area where you have no service, not using the phone for a couple of months AT ALL... these are a few ways to get out of your existing contract without paying the penalties involved with it... if you live in california, contact the verizon ETF lawsuit firm (don't know who is doing it) to get in on that

[tread]

My friend used something similar to #2

My friend did this with success when he broke up with his girlfriend and was stuck paying for her secondary line.

you probably won't get caught, but if you somehow do... know the repurcussions of your actions

[Jorsher]

I honestly would not recommend it. 6 months is not that far away. Doesn't Verizon have "diminishing" ETFs? I thought I read a while back that the later you cancel, the lower the fee. I'd really check into that before trying something like this.

[jdwme]

it would be best to either do an assumption of liability or just pay the etf on each line. Moving out of the area does require proof and it's an offline department you have to fax proof to so you can be credited for the etf. Military reasons require the name, rank, and contact number of your CO and your home base and it is illegal (last I heard) to impersonate a member of the military.

(Verizon employee waiting for his G1)

[hoobashoot]

Try this!! its free and ive known a couple people this has worked for!!!!!!!!

http://www.trademycellular.com/cell-contract/\