2 Degrees Early Termination Fee on 24 Month contract

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#77234 12-Feb-2011 19:24

Call me blind but I cannot find these anywhere. For example, the $140 plan has the details, unlimited landline/mobile calls, 1000 Text, 250Mb Data, and it look like you can have 3 months free, OR a cheaper phone. My wife friend got quoted $450 cash bonus, but this appears to be the 3 month free as they credit that the give.

But I cannot see the ETF anywhere. The T+C state about ETF on a plan, but I look at the plan and nothing mentioned.

Any ideas all, how and where they state the ETF levels for breaking contract?

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#438666 12-Feb-2011 19:28

http://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=822bf1d1-4783-4094-b544-086dae472b0... - top of page 3 (#24).

And the $149 plan on a 24 month term does come with $370 credit towards a phone or store credit vouchers http://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/paymonthly/bonus but they're also doing a 3 months free deal.

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#438684 12-Feb-2011 21:03

Thats ridiculous.

2degrees tc's:
The early termination charge is the amount calculated by multiplying your monthly Plan charge by the
number of months remaining on the term of your Plan as at your final Billing Date, provided that:
(a) for the $29, $39 and $59 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $300; and
(b) for the $89, $129 and $149 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $500.

So wouldnt it be better just to leave the mobile connected since you're still paying for a service you wont be using?

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#438698 12-Feb-2011 21:32

tardtasticx: Thats ridiculous.

2degrees tc's:
The early termination charge is the amount calculated by multiplying your monthly Plan charge by the
number of months remaining on the term of your Plan as at your final Billing Date, provided that:
(a) for the $29, $39 and $59 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $300; and
(b) for the $89, $129 and $149 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $500.

So wouldnt it be better just to leave the mobile connected since you're still paying for a service you wont be using?

But it "shall not exceed $300/$500". So it does make sense to cancel early depending on your situation.

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#438737 13-Feb-2011 00:36

tardtasticx: Thats ridiculous.

2degrees tc's:
The early termination charge is the amount calculated by multiplying your monthly Plan charge by the
number of months remaining on the term of your Plan as at your final Billing Date, provided that:
(a) for the $29, $39 and $59 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $300; and
(b) for the $89, $129 and $149 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $500.

So wouldnt it be better just to leave the mobile connected since you're still paying for a service you wont be using?

if you dont want to pay ETC's, then dont sign a 24 month contract. easy as that. (well, it is with 2degrees.... you really didnt have a choice in the past with other telcos)

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#438742 13-Feb-2011 01:24

Regs:
tardtasticx: Thats ridiculous.

2degrees tc's:
The early termination charge is the amount calculated by multiplying your monthly Plan charge by the
number of months remaining on the term of your Plan as at your final Billing Date, provided that:
(a) for the $29, $39 and $59 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $300; and
(b) for the $89, $129 and $149 Plans the early termination charge shall not exceed $500.

So wouldnt it be better just to leave the mobile connected since you're still paying for a service you wont be using?

if you dont want to pay ETC's, then dont sign a 24 month contract. easy as that. (well, it is with 2degrees.... you really didnt have a choice in the past with other telcos)

didn't you?

XT has always had open term contracts (i.e. 30 day term), and both Telecom and Vodafone have had prepaid for years.

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts. It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

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#438755 13-Feb-2011 08:20

But people ask for free phones, that is why they bought in the contract plans
Otherwise BYO, dont ask for free phones and stuffs, you don't have to sign up to any contract plans

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#438764 13-Feb-2011 09:18

wanghou168: But people ask for free phones, that is why they bought in the contract plans
Otherwise BYO, dont ask for free phones and stuffs, you don't have to sign up to any contract plans

Yep, that's pretty much the size of it.

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#438809 13-Feb-2011 11:33

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts. It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

Also the the difference is when 2Degrees have a promotion on i.e: Bonus Minutes. Your eligible for the promotion whether you sign in to a contract or not. With other telcos that has not been the case.

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#438812 13-Feb-2011 11:56

joeksemail:

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts.? It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

Also the the difference is when 2Degrees have a promotion on i.e: Bonus Minutes. Your?eligible?for the promotion whether you sign in to a contract or not. With other telcos that has not been the case.

Well, that's simply not true (at least not always). We gave away bonus minutes before term contracts were even available.

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#438851 13-Feb-2011 14:28

joeksemail:

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts. It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

Also the the difference is when 2Degrees have a promotion on i.e: Bonus Minutes. Your eligible for the promotion whether you sign in to a contract or not. With other telcos that has not been the case.

not necessarily.

for example, textanyone (the unlimited text promo) was available to anyone on postpaid ontracts, open term postpaid or even prepaid. same goes for $10txt back in the CDMA days.that was always a promotion, and always available to anyone whether or not they were on a contract or not.

and when you look at some of the other promos voda has done, some of them were only available to prepaid (i.e. no contract) customers.

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#438917 13-Feb-2011 18:23

SaltyNZ:
joeksemail:

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts.? It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

Also the the difference is when 2Degrees have a promotion on i.e: Bonus Minutes. Your?eligible?for the promotion whether you sign in to a contract or not. With other telcos that has not been the case.

Well, that's simply not true (at least not always). We gave away bonus minutes before term contracts were even available.

Salty, however many times I read that I still dont get what your trying to say. Please clarify?

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joeksemail:

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts. It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

Also the the difference is when 2Degrees have a promotion on i.e: Bonus Minutes. Your eligible for the promotion whether you sign in to a contract or not. With other telcos that has not been the case.

not necessarily.

for example, textanyone (the unlimited text promo) was available to anyone on postpaid ontracts, open term postpaid or even prepaid. same goes for $10txt back in the CDMA days.that was always a promotion, and always available to anyone whether or not they were on a contract or not.

and when you look at some of the other promos voda has done, some of them were only available to prepaid (i.e. no contract) customers.

I was thinking more along the lines of double minutes promotion. Sorry should of clarified

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#438928 13-Feb-2011 18:50

Well, simple really. You could have signed up to Pay Monthly in October and got Bonus Minutes with no term.

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#438949 13-Feb-2011 19:24

SaltyNZ: Well, simple really. You could have signed up to Pay Monthly in October and got Bonus Minutes with no term.

Isnt that what I said?

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#438962 13-Feb-2011 19:51

NonprayingMantis:
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if you dont want to pay ETC's, then dont sign a 24 month contract. easy as that. (well, it is with 2degrees.... you really didnt have a choice in the past with other telcos)

didn't you?

XT has always had open term contracts (i.e. 30 day term), and both Telecom and Vodafone have had prepaid for years.

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts. It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

i never considered prepaid as viable option due to the ridiculous costs of calling... it was often double the price of any on-account plan minutes. while you might have been able to get open term contracts on XT, that wasnt the case prior from what i recall.

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#442719 23-Feb-2011 12:33

joeksemail:

I do find it bizarre that 2D have brought in 24 month contracts. It was one of the things they specifically said when they launched that they wouldn't do.

Also the the difference is when 2Degrees have a promotion on i.e: Bonus Minutes. Your eligible for the promotion whether you sign in to a contract or not. With other telcos that has not been the case.

looks like 2D are moving away from that notion now too.

http://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/paymonthly/specialoffers

3 months free plan charges..... but only when you sign a 24 month contract.

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