A selection of posts prompted by reader's success stories in canceling the cellphone service without early termination fee, and how they did it.

• After Battle, Marie Gets Escapes Verizon Contract
"Lesson: booting your issue up to the VP of Customer Service really works."

• Verizon Makes Customers Fax In Old Contract To Cancel Service Without Termination Fee
"Once the supervisor saw the fax she didn't argue with me at all. I would recommend this tactic for anyone having trouble."

• Script For Escaping Verizon Contracts Without Fee, Based On Text Message Rate Raises
"Use this aggressive step-by-step script for leaving your Verizon contract early, without paying $175, in under 30 minutes."

• Cancel Verizon Without A Fee Even If You Have A Txt Msg Plan
"Reader Jonathan writes in to tell us how he canceled his Verizon contract without an early termination fee...even though he has a txt messaging plan."

• Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause
"We're not sure if it will work but this information comes to us courtesy of a very disgruntled customer who says he used it to cancel his contract after 8 years of service."