“Minnesota Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar said on Monday that she will introduce a measure to prevent US cellular carriers from raising their early termination fees (ETFs) quickly,” Electronista reports.
“The move is a direct reaction to Verizon’s decision to double ETF rates for ‘advanced devices’ like the Droid to deter customers from exiting their service early,” Electronista reports.
“Klobuchar claims the rate hike has ‘little to no relation’ to the cost of the phone and that it punishes those who depend on cellphones and have to quit for honest reasons, such as moving into regions that don’t have coverage,” Electronista reports.
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
Hooray, Senator Klobuchar
Now if it would only pass this month….
Another honest mistakes is signing the contract in blood then taking the Droid home and then learning though use what you have gotten into.
I wonder how many MDN readers will bitch about the government getting into our private lives on this thread…
i don’t want you to eat meat any more – it is shown to lead to heart disease and obesity. Therefore, you are no longer allowed to eat meat because it is for the greater good.
you mock this because you are stupid and don’t own a history book.
ChrissyOne likes government intrusion on our lives.
such as: she wants the government to determine how many people can be a loving family. After all, she’s for marriage between any TWO people – a number she picked out of the air.
@ the other steve jobs
Good job!
@ the other steve jobs
Hey, did you hear? We have gay almost-marriage in Washington state now.
Just think! Now you can lay awake every night, sweating and crying as you toss and turn, unable to sleep due to your preoccupation with gay sex, and your incessant, insatiable curiosity about what those dangerous homos are doing in their sinful evil beds.
WHO KNOWS WHAT’S NEXT?!?! DOGS AND CATS, LIVING TOGETHER!!! MASS HYSTERIA!!!!
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go confuse your kids.
You’re now Chrissy 69.
HAHAHAHA…
Naw, I’m much more of a do-it-yourselfer, like my conservative role model, Carrie Prejean.
So what Constitutional power am I missing that this senator is aware of?
@chrissyOne
I think TOSJ was referring polygamy – thus the emphasis on TWO people.
Chrissy 69, I like it…
As if ChrissyOne could ever find a partner
@ Hmmm
Oh I know. And any idiot that brings up polygamy needs to first understand what a sexist they are.
You can only make a polygamy case if you only let men have multiple marriages. Of course you assume this would be the case because you’re a sexist.
If women could also have multiple marriages, then polygamy would allow an unlimited number of people to be involved in a marriage. And if you can’t understand why that if different than a gay couple who prefer not to die alone, then it’s not worth my time even making fun of you.
@ right…
That’s not what your mom said.
Come on, guys, is this all you got tonight? Frankly I expected so much more.
Okay, I’m gonna go play the drums for a while, and I expect you Gops to put on those foil hats and give me some better material to work with.
@the other steve jobs—
i don’t want you to throw your chamber pots and kitchen offal in the alley behind your tenement anymore – it is shown to lead to plague. Therefore, you are no longer allowed to throw your chamber pots and kitchen offal in the alley behind your tenement anymore. To help you comply, I’m going to raise your taxes so I can install a sewer system.
you mock this because you are stupid and don’t own a history book.
fredo gets it.
@ChrissyOne
You go girl!
@tosj
you ruined this thread with your ignorant contribution… I’m not familiar with your presence and that isn’t likely to improve any time soon.
Chrissy you rock. Your comments actually lifted my spirits.
Verizon allows users to cancel there agreement within the first 30 days (So much for buyer’s remorse.) Second, the early termination fee is waived if you move to an area without service. Otherwise, if you don’t like the terms of a contract – don’t agree to it. Finally, if termination fees are restricted by the like of the dear Senator, you may expect monthly fees to go up.
That’s right, this kind of socialism is really getting bad. Verizon should have every right to add fees to your bill without your knowing it, and to double those fees when it wishes. That it informs you of this should be optional. I should also have a right to throw my old oil and paint thinners into the local river (which happens to be your drinking water), to hunt whenever and wherever I want, and to build a five-story house right up to your property line. And what right does the government have building roads and bridges with tax-payer money, what a lot of nerve!
The prevailing opinion overall seems to be:
Government is good if it benefits you, but costs others money.
Government is intrusive and bad when it benefits someone else just as much in some other way, but costs you money.
Jesus… I’ve been away damaging my hearing all this time and the Gops have nothing. NOTHING.
Well done.
Good night all!
I stopped at a Verizon store today to look at a Droid and was told that they can’t show or demo it in store without first activating it –
So it looks like first they sandbag you into buying it , then zap you with a whopping cancelation fee if you don’t like it and opt out.
Fucking unbelievable!
Way to go Verizon – make some loyal customers…