[SEL] cell phone

[John Culp]

>>> have put them on notice that my contract will not
>> be renewed, though.<<
>
> Get real - you REALLY think they CARE?
> The big nationals don't give a rat's behind. Just like the big banks.

Yeah, I know that. I also remember how, when Jane and I went to the 
store to see if we could add a couple of phones for the kids phones 
onto our Verizon contract ( they said we couldn't and had to take out a 
new one) I inquired about cancelling the one-phone contract I already 
had and taking out a new one to cover three. They had changed our 
one-year contract we thought we'd signed to a 2-year one. The guy said 
he'd "try to work it out" with his "bosses in Florida." He was having a 
great time on the phone with them, cutting up and laughing at us. A 
real bastard. And of course, he'd "tried everything, but they just 
couldn't help us." As for the notification, it's required. If you don't 
give them a written notice of nonrenewal, I believe it's 90 days before 
expiration, they'll automatically renew your contract. That's what had 
happened to us before. So I'd've had to pay a whopping termination fee. 
And the phone I've got broke a hinge and can't be repaired. They just 
want to sell me a new one at full price. I don't care if the phone 
service isn't as good, I don't want to deal with Verizon any more. 
They're dishonest and evil.

John Culp
Bristol, Tennessee, USA