Talyor was able to leave his Verizon contract without paying an
early termination fee by launching an
executive email carpet bomb loaded with a polite email. In it, he says that
customer service reps have refused to transfer him to a supervisor and now he needs some help. In the ensuing email exchange with the
executive customer service rep who helps him, he tells her how he wants to leave because of the raise in text message rates. Frequent readers of The Consumerist will remember that when a cellphone company raises its text message rates, it's a material change to the contract, meaning that the original contract is void and the other party can walk away from the contract without penalty. Taylor wins because he's polite, professional, persistent, and acts like he's conducting a business transactions, which is exactly what he's doing. Read his blow by blow exchange, inside...
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