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Don't badmouth ATT according to new license

Here, from UCAN (Utility Consumers' Action Network):

Contracts vary, but most changes to your contract can provide grounds to get out. Almost any new fee or new charge is your opportunity to break the contract. Why? Because they can't change any part of the contract without your permission. But they do it all of the time because they know that you DON'T know that you can use that change as a basis for canceling your contract.
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They give examples of fee changes, but this may qualify, too, if it severely restricts your rights. I do not know, IANAL.

http://www.ucan.org/telecommunications/wireless/how_to_cancel_get_out_of_your_cell_phone_contract

Also, it does not look like it is LAW that allows this, it is your phone contract. So read your contract, this change MAY be a free out.
 
Well if that's the case I guess it's fine. If lets say, I rented you a car for 100 dollars a day and I found out you were planning to use the car to drive it through my car rental store on monday morning? I'd probably discontinue your service.... soon! :)

Well at least that's how I understand the ATT clause here.
 
carfac said:
Unfortunately, NOT. IF ATT decides to enforce this (and that is a big IF!), you are then terminated for cause, and would STILL be responsible for paying the ETF.

HOWEVER, if you bought the iPhone with a contract w/o this language, and this has been ADDED to the contract and you are now subject to these new terms, AND you do NOT agree to those terms, as a matter of cuurrent US LAW, you have sixty days to notify ATT that you do not accept the change in terms, and they HAVE to let you out of the contract with NO ETF.

I know you won't believe me, so I am going to find this, and I will post back. But I know its true, because I have used that out on a contract.
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carfac said:
Also, it does not look like it is LAW that allows this, it is your phone contract. So read your contract, this change MAY be a free out.
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If this thread has to be revived, it should be mentioned that this TOS clause is in the DSL contract, nothing to do with AT&T wireless.

Still doesn't invalidate any of your comments, but I feel most people at this point aren't really forced to deal with opt-outs in ISP contracts (yet. There's just not enough competition, i.e. you're usually with one ISP because you can't get the others).
 
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