# Get Out of Your Verizon Contract W/O Penalty **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 14, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042 "2007-01-14T16:50:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/1 "2007-01-14T16:50:41Z")
[http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/verizon-increases-sms-rates-customers-now-free-of-their-contr/](http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/12/verizon-increases-sms-rates-customers-now-free-of-their-contr/) Note, this ONLY applies if you do NOT have a txt message plan. ---
**Author:** ![Fetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fetter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fetter)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/2 "2007-01-14T17:05:36Z")
nice for those that want out ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/3 "2007-01-14T20:02:21Z")
if you read the thread, alot of people are calling, and VZW isn’t letting them out of contract. I’m trying to get my gf out of contract, shes still got a year with overpriced VZW with a shitty phone… ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/4 "2007-01-14T21:44:02Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > if you read the thread, alot of people are calling, and VZW isn’t letting them out of contract. > > I’m trying to get my gf out of contract, shes still got a year with overpriced VZW with a shitty phone… If you have no txt plan, they are obligated to let you out. I am sure Evolve will comment on this tomorrow or later tonight. ---
**Author:** ![HYPEville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hypeville/32/7226_2.png) [@HYPEville](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYPEville)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/5 "2007-01-14T22:02:07Z")
i didn’t hear about this yet, but i’ll check on it tomorrow and reply more about it when i get home from work. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/6 "2007-01-15T07:02:56Z")
yep, can’t wait for his response. My gf has no txt on her plan, she dropped it a couple months ago. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/7 "2007-01-15T09:16:25Z")
Cingular just did this same thing, its a real hassle to get out. you need to be persistant, and continue to escalate to supervisors until they just give up. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/8 "2007-01-15T10:22:01Z")
im on vacation, so i dont really care right now. but as i remember, they have had a clause in their contract for changes like this for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![HYPEville](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hypeville/32/7226_2.png) [@HYPEville](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HYPEville)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-w-o-penalty/23042/9 "2007-01-15T22:58:36Z")
just asked my manager, he said it’s Sprint that is letting you do it. not verizon.