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How to get out of a Rogers cell phone contract early in Canada?

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I have an iPhone and can no longer afford the payments, help me get out of my contract without paying too many fees!

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"Them to change the terms of your contract..."

The easiest way to get out of a cell phone contract is to wait for them to change the terms of your contract . What I mean by that is, if during your service they raise their interest fees for late payments or anything else in the fine print of your bill, then they have changed your agreement and you have the right to either agree or cancel your contract. You have to receive "notice" of the change and that can be anything from a note to a text message to an email. You usually have 30 days from that date. Btw, pay as you go or pre-paid deals are always the best choice.

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"And text fees because in your contract these are considered non-fixed term commitments..."

It is not as easy as you think. You can be released only if they change something significant, basically alter your voice/data plan fees or terms. Then you would able to disagree and cancel your contract. As for other thing, they can change voicemail, 911, and text fees because in your contract these are considered non-fixed term commitments. In other words, they are just kinda a month to month agreement you have with Rogers or Telus, or any other wireless provider. It is your actual talk and data plan that sets a fixed term, and so if they make changes to this set contract, then you have a case for withdrawing from your commitment.

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"You can pay the penalty to get out of a rogers..."

You can pay the penalty to get out of a Rogers or Bell or Telus contract. Look at the terms of your contract and see what it will cost to break your contract.. .early termination fee. Often they will charge you a few months worth. Otherwise you can start to document dropped calls and if you have many of them, you can make a case for terminating based on that.

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"Providers have teams of lawyers drawing their contracts and keeping them within the legal..."

Getting out of a typically 3 year cell phone contract with Rogers, Telus, or Bell is not as easy as you think. A contract is a contract and it means that both parties have obligations to meet throughout the terms of the deal. That stated, if one of the parties in the contract changes the initial terms in a substantial way and one of the parties disagrees with the change, then you have a breach and that contract might be subject to being voided. Now, you have to remember that the big wireless providers have teams of lawyers drawing their contracts and keeping them within the legal limits whenever changes are made to your contract. Things like changing 911 fees and system access fees are always changed because those fees were not precisely outlined at the time of the contract. Instead there was a clause in your contract that said, "these fees are subject to change at any time without prior notice". So, they are legally allowed to play games in these peripheral parts of the contract, because they wrote the contracts to let them do so. Now, if they were to change the main terms of your contract, like the length, the number of minutes, or the price you have to pay for talk time, then you have a case. When in doubt, talk to a lawyer about your options. Sometimes just threatening them with a lawsuit will get you out of your contract without a fight.

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"Breaking or changing cellular contracts in canada..."

Breaking or changing cellular contracts in Canada is not as easy as walking into your wireless provider and announcing that you no longer want to pay your contract. No, the terms of the original agreement need to have been altered substantially for you to make a case against staying a customer. Rogers or Telus or Bell or whoever would have to alter the fees you pay for your voice or data plan. These are fixed terms that are not allowed to be changed without your prior consent, so if they were to do this and you didn`t agree and took exception to the notice you would receive, then you have probable cause for withdrawing from your contract. Any other minor changes made by your carrier will not affect your original agreement and therefore are not sufficient for you to legally break from your contractual obligations.

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"You cannot just terminate a contract just because rogers changes something..."

You cannot just terminate a contract just because Rogers changes something. Rogers, Telus, Bell and all the wireless providers reserve the right to change anything that isn`t contract impacting. The thing they change are optional services like text messaging rates, long distance rates and so on. If they were to ever change something substantive like changing the number of weekday minutes you are allowed compared to what you agreed to initially, then you have a case for breach of contract by the company. But do you really think these monstrous cell phones companies, with their teams of lawyers, would ever let that happen? If you said, no they wouldn`t, then you picked the right answer.

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"Either retain the previous terms for the remaining of the contract or terminate the..."

Read the Rogers Terms of Service. The last term #15 says that they may change the terms or any aspects of the services so long as they give you notice. However, if you do not accept a change to the terms, your remedy is to either RETAIN the previous terms for the remaining of the contract or terminate the service.

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Q. What is the age to sign up for a cell phone contract for rogers in nova scotia canada?
i am 17 years old but i hear via other yahoo answers that you can be 18 to sign your own contract, is that right? next year i plan on graduating early and moving to ontario and my birthday is in december, so can i sign a contract in nova scotia and change the number to an ontario number when i move up? and if i can sign my own contract at 18, what will i need to take to rogers? i have a job and good credit as i never signed for anything in my life. thanks!

"Live at the place you want the bill to be sent to...."

My dad needed his driver's license and maybe his credit card, but i'm not sure. bring it anyway. You mostly just need to prove that you live at the place you want the bill to be sent to.

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