T-Mobile ETF Charge

[jstplnfrank]

Hello everyone-

Does anyone know how the sliding scale works for T-Mobile ETF charges?

Thanks

[NorrisCell]

180+ days left on contract = $200
30-180 days left on contract = $100
<30 days left on contract = $50

[K Bear]

Originally Posted by ja2bk

They have to have the worst prorate policy of all the carriers. It should be flipped around. Maybe 200 for first six months and then lower after that. But, they basically want one to go 18 months before they lower it.

Actually, they have one of the best prorated policies. You won't get that kind of deal with the Death Star or Big Red.

[EdS817]

I believe it depends on the type of account you have. I have what they call a legacy account (300 min MyFaves) and I'm told that even if I terminate 1 day before my contract expires I will be charged $200.

[NorrisCell]

Originally Posted by TheBronx

I believe it depends on the type of account you have. I have what they call a legacy account (300 min MyFaves) and I'm told that even if I terminate 1 day before my contract expires I will be charged $200.

This is true. They switched to tiered ETFs in October 2008 I believe though, so almost all the legacy contracts are gone

[KasiCatastrophe]

Originally Posted by ja2bk

How can going 18 out of 24 months before they deduct anything be one of the best policies? With others you are already getting deductions and can leave earlier, if you want to, with a lower penalty.

Verizon takes $5 off the ETF a month. At 18 months that is $110, or $260 if you own a smartphone.

On AT&T you are faced with a $325 ETF, reduced by $10 a month. That's $145 if you cancel during your 18th month.

The only one of the big four that has a lower ETF after 18 months is Sprint. According to this chart the ETF per line is only $60 with 6 months left in your contract.

From those numbers alone you can see that T-Mobile does have one of the best policies on prorated ETFs. Second best, to be exact.

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