T-Mobile Cancellation

I recently had a similar experience with tmobile. Luckily I have a sidekick so I ported my number out to sprint and kept my tmobile contract as data only. It costs me $30/mo extra, but it's worth it to have good coverage and not pay a contract termination fee. If you do not have a sidekick you can sign up for the $20/mo hot spot plan and still port your number out. I think. Good luck.

 

Welcome to Wireless Advisor.

We would need more information in regards to your location in regards to recomending service to you, however, you could also forward your cellphone to your home phone if you're not ready to pay the Early Termination Fee (ETF) which will be upwards of $150, alternative you could also get a Signal Amplifier which is relatively expensive, should no company directly cover your locations.

 

Ok, in this area T-mobile and cingular have seperate networks, Cingular shows as very strong to Moderately Strong for your coverage area, Verizon shows as very strong as well, and Sprint is excellent (as excellent as sprint can be that is, I'm weary of Sprint for vairous reasons.) You have several Coverage options, I have heard mixed reviews about Cingular in the greater Chicago area, however, Plainsfield is at the edge of UMTS (3G) Coverage, to me that would be very attractive. Sprint is showing that you're in the EV-DO (Power Vision) area which again is 3G. Seems to me that T-Mobile's buildout in your area is poor to say the least, and in comparison to other carriers inadequate. Please Note: I used Zip Code 60544 for my research, you will get much better results if you use the street level coverage viewers with your exact address.

Almost all carriers have a trial period, if you can spare the extra money, try them out if it works out transfer your number from Tmobile over and voilla you're better off. But keep in mind like I said, there is a ETF you will have to pay. Being highly reliant on my cellular phone myself I know the position your in, it's not a good one. Hopefully you will find a Network that covers you better. By the way, Cingular's address based coverage viewer is located at http://www.cingular.com/coverageviewer/ T-Mobiles is at http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/default.aspx Sprint has one at http://coverage.sprintpcs.com/IMPACT.jsp?ATR_ExtraOne=UHP_Personal_Coverage

Unfortunately, Verizon nor Alltel have street level coverage maps yet, Verizon's is somewhat detailed though and is available at http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/CoverageLocatorController?requesttype=NEWREQUEST

 

Generally, no. There is service in your area, even if it isn't adequate to hold a call in your residence or place of business. You could try, however, to sell your contract off to someone else there's a site in regards to that, or you could "move" to another area where there is no coverage, they may want to see a copy of a lease or something though, I wont encourage you to falsify or lie in this regard but when you relocate to another area they usually are willing to kill your contract with no fuss.

 

As much as it hurts to pay the ETF, sometimes it's the only answer. Since it sounds like you are on a 1 year contract, I would suggest waiting it out.

You might want to take advantage of other carriers 15-30 day trials. If you find another carrier that does the job, drop your T-Mobile plan to the lowest rate available on your "My T-Mobile" site. Use the T-Mobile phone sparingly and use the other as your primary. Weigh the costs carefully.

Good Luck.

 

I'm having the exact same problem with Verizon. My T-Mobile service is FAR SUPERIOR to Verizon.

I am presently stuck with a sub-standard Nokia 2128i on Verizon. Due to its internal antenna, the phone ALWAYS picks up a weak signal (2-3 bars out of 7), unless the phone is in close proximity to a Verizon cell site (one mile or less) or if in Montreal Canada, the only two places where this phone displays full bars. Verizon tells me that I cannot get a new phone (without paying full price) until two months before the agreement expires, which would be October 2007, and I'm not waiting that long. At this point in time, it is less expensive to pay the ETF ($175) now, than have to put up with a second year of lousy Verizon service.

Same problem, different company...

 

Saw this recently, not sure if it's legit.

http://www.wirecracker.com/faq.html

 

It seems legit but I wouldn't trust it off the bat, there seems to be hidden charges with that "dealer." I'll see what I can track down as far as they're concerned.

 

i have heard a little bit about this and the one way that you can get out of your contract is to simply hand it over to someone else......they wont charge you the ETF cuz the contract keeps going but its just trading hands.....

 

I contacted Wirecracker earlier via Email, they make their payment of the ETF back on the handset sale and the activation credit they receive from the carrier. So basically, you pay 100 to 125 bux of your ETF, they pick up the remainder and eat it, kinda crafty but at the same time I would be willing to bet their phone selection is somewhat limited. In your case your best bet is to cancel, completely, keep calling Customer support and see if they'll at least lower the ETF for you, keep trying because different operators will treat you differently. You can take the phone you have and use it on Cingular, depending on the unlock method. Perhaps you may want to call today and get the subsidy code for your phone and then tomorrow cancel the contract. This is all theoretically, there's also the drop down to the cheapest plan you can get and eat the cost, that may be the cheapest option, but you won't be able to transfer your #

 

Yes, you can have someone else "assume your contract." That is a nice way to get out of a contract if you have someone who will do that. Future bills will be sent to them.

BUT,
-You will not be able to keep your number.
-The other person will have to credit-qualify or pay a deposit just as if they were signing up for a new service.

 

Another solution is to add a mobile or small office/home office reception amplifier to your location(s).

Do not "put your phone outside and get a blue tooth headset so you can use your phone inside." That's crazy and your phone will be ruined/stolen.

Contact me if you are interested in those solutions.

 

As long as there is a company that good reception in those places then that's good. Otherwise, you may be looking at boosters.

 

He's in suburban Chicago, there are more than a dozen carriers with decent reception in the area. The sad part is Tmobiles coverage there is severely lacking. Btw if you go with cingular, you can get your phone unlocked, bring it as "your own equipment" and not sign a contract with Cingular.

 

Crackberry's are best on GSM, if you ask me, the Pearl comes to Cingy in 2 days if I'm not mistaken.

 

No I was stating that Blackberry's work better on Tmobile and Cingular than Verizon/Sprint, at the very least in my opinion. The CDMA carriers are too worried about locking features to their services.

 

true dat.........all security...no advance

 

yeah dont go to Sprint for their Blackberry's and Smartphones.........ive heard numerous stories about how all of the software edits and locks that Sprint puts on their phones have caused them to lock up......although a lot of the regular phones are okay......however ive known the calll quality to sometimes to be a little iffy.......i dont know....they're pretty good for coverage though

 

Sprint has fairly decent service in "THE CITY" and it's burbs, but Sprint is a true CDMA carrier, activating only equipment from their own Stores. Btw if you go Cingular, before you leave you can call Tmob and ask for your razr's subsidy code (that will unlock the phone) that way when you don't want to carry around your crackberry just your razr all you have to do is take the SIM out of your crackberry and insert it into the razr.

The WM5 implementation of Sprint Security isn't as bad but still pretty rough, I have a friend who has the ppc6700 (HTC Apache) she hates it because she can't install cab's that aren't security signed, well at least she couldn't before I got a hold of the phones registry. The real problem with CDMA phones is Qualcomm's BREW technology (this would be on actual phones not PDA's) BREW is a proprietary implementation of Java, it's also known as Get It Now and vCast, that's how they lock the phones down.

 

ohhhhh well thats good.......at least they know that their phones are mentally retarded and they arent just blowing it off as a con to buying those phones.......haha......

my guess is you dont like blackberry's

 

Naw, crackberry is an affectionate term because they are so addictive. Same holds true for my Windows Mobile Wizard, I'm so addicted to it I can't stand to be away from it. I freak out if I leave it in another room, yeah I know I need help.

 

to bad government funding doesnt support programs for people with crackberry addictions......haha............:lmao:

i would love to have a blackberry but i wouldnt like to use it for making phone calls.......but its organizational features are very attractive...especially email and internet

 

I think that's a common misconception, pda's are just as well suited for Telephone calls as cellphones. Granted the shape is a bit odd, my wizard feels like holding a brick to my head but that's why I have a corded and a bluetooth headset. Over bluetooth I have excellent call clarity and quality.