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8 tips for ditching your cell phone contract early
Dialed In #216: All about ETFS (early termination fees) We talk a lot about early termination fees, or ETFs, here at CNET because we have a love/hate relationship with signing a 2-year service agreement (or 3-years if you’re in countries like Canada.) On the one hand, who doesn’t love being able to own a $ [...]
The bus rider who jams yappers’ cell phones
A man who regularly rides Philadelphia’s buses admits he jams all cell phones so he can get peace and quiet on the ride. He claims he’s taking the law into his own hands. It might be the 7:30 a.m. bus and you might be semi-comatose from a long night of self-anesthesia, but some people do [...]
New Ting cell phone service turns contracts on their head
Ting’s on the internet calculator challenges the standing quo of contract wireless companies. (Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) How about this for a crazy idea: a cell phone program that charges you separately for every single voice minute, message, and megabyte. Meet Ting, launched yesterday by Tucows. The new cell mobile phone service for U.S. [...]