Everyone dreads signing on the dotted line and locking into a carrier for one, two, or even three years. There’s a new solution available that may help you avaiod this hassle. Enter the cell swapper!
Have you ever been stuck in a cell phone contract and wanted out? This website appears to offer a way to get out of a contract… no hassles. Simply put, the service “shops” the remainder of your contract to someone else who wants in. No termination fees etc… you simply post details of your plan (eg. 6 months left on T-mobile) and others that want in can pick it up. Sounds too good to be true but if you want out it may be useful! See http://www.cellswapper.com/
I’m not endorsing or guaranteeing that this service actually works but it may be an alternative for some of you. Myself, I prefer to go into a carrier plan with myt own, unlocked device and then negotiate the best deal that I can.. without a lengthy contract! Signing up for 2 years is for suckers… I’m convinced of this ever since I got totally “stoked” by Bell Canada a few years back… let the buyer beware ;0)
Alternatively, you can purchase pre-paid mintues, e.g., 1000 minutes for $100. My back-of-the-envelope calculations show that if you don't use all the minutes you purchase each month, your per-minute cost can be far higher than the $0.10 charge for pre-pay.
I used celltradeusa.com a few months ago to get out of my cell phone contract :) Just wanted to share my positive experience that I had. I learned of celltrade through a smart money article an dicided to give them a shot. It was really easy. I posted all my plan details and phone model. I had quite a few responses pretty quickly. I took my listing id and advertised it around myself as well on sites like NJville.com because im from NJ. Anyway I call T-Mobile and told them my situation and that i had someone to take over my contract and 15 minutes later it was out of my contract penalty free!
I am a celltrade fan for life :)
Hi,
Just thought I would let you know about an alternative site for the UK mobile market and those wishing to exchange mobile contracts. May be worth a mention
Cheers
Sorry ... forgot to say, the alternative UK site is www.mxarena.co.uk
I posted my verizon "family" plan on www.adioswireless.com need to save $250 on early termination fees!