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GreenLantern2814 · 08-06-2011, 09:49 PM

This isn't meant to turn into an Android v Apple v Blackberry discussion, let's get that out of the way right now. Im currently on an iPhone 3GS, coming up on one year left on the deal. I'm looking at the big 3 carriers' upgrade policies, and they all appear to be rather godawful. Paying 'eligibility fees' and 'hardware upgrade charges' are garbage business and it seems wrong that when one company implements an ass-backwards policy the others dont undercut them, they follow suit.

But these companies are cowards by their very nature, so I'm thinking the best way to go about getting an upgrade after two years is to simply threaten to go to a different company at the contract's conclusion. I'm not asking for a free iPhone 5, I would just like to be able to upgrade for the 3-year contract price without paying ridiculous surcharges. And if they give me that, I'm sure i'll want to re-up in another two years in exchange for a new phone.

Actually, you know what? I do want a free phone. Maybe not an iPhone 5 because of the way apple does business, but you can get a Galaxy S2 in the UK for free. Give us that option, stop trying to #### your customers; you're cell phone providers, not the LAPD.

Anyone else have thoughts or stories about stupid wireless carrier policies, and possible solutions?

Regulator75 · 08-06-2011, 10:04 PM

Perhaps the tech sub-forum could help?
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

GreenLantern2814 · 08-06-2011, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Perhaps the tech sub-forum could help?
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

Sorry, MODs is there a way to move this?

miraisoup · 08-07-2011, 05:12 AM

I know how you feel, I want to upgrade myself. Having just over a year left on the contract and Telus wants $178 + $50 cancellation fee + i have to sign a new contract and spend $99 on the new Galaxy. So just to upgrade i have spend $342. As expensive as they are it's almost smarter to just buy the phone and stay with my contract. You would think they would want to help you out, take your old phone and give you a discount on a new one or something.

Jimmy Stang · 08-07-2011, 10:52 AM

Fido has told me that I can start a new contact (and get a new phone at the "new contact price") without penalty when I have 6 months left to go on my term.

And if you're feeling ghetto with your 3GS, imagine how I'm doing on my 3G. Honestly, if I had the 3GS, I'd be able to survive another year. But the 3G is getting so painful. My first chance to upgrade comes in October, luckily.

afc wimbledon · 08-07-2011, 01:45 PM

All I want my phone to do is ring loudly and allow me to talk to people, possibly because of this I have always got 2 or 3 hundred dollars in fido dollars in my account, frankly if I could use them for beer it would be more useful.