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Originally Posted by Delgar
I'm not sure why you're blaming the company for their not being available in your new area without satellite upgrades.
They paid for or licensed lines and service to where your subdivision or area was, based on expectations of commitment over time.
You want to end the contract because you moved.
Now you complain it takes a satellite to get the service to you and you say the satellite service is not competitive in your new market.
In other words, you want them to pay for the upgraded hardware even though without that hardware you gave them a guaranteed contract, and complain that because now you're in an area where someone else can service you cheaper you should be allowed to break your contract.
Or you just want them to forgive the money you promised them and let it go, because you moved.
You didn't sign a month to month contract. You signed a term contract.
You should suck it up, you're the one in breach. Let it go.
Sometimes consumers are just whiny.
EDIT: Contract extortion is the title of this thread? Lol. How about, "I don't like to pay for my commitments help me break them"
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Nobody is in breach here, I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. Without reading the actual contract it's impossible to tell if the provider is in breach, but there is absolutely no question that Rathji is not in breach at this point in time. Unless he defaults upon the payment there is no breach, that's about the most basic contract law issue there is.
As for your options, I think the 'go to the media' option might be your best bet. I kind of doubt there is any legal basis for you to get out of paying the remainder of the term, I'm suspecting there's a clause that covers situations where the service cannot operate unless upgraded. Maybe some public pressure will get them to just say forget it and let you off the hook.