T-Mobile Early Termination Fee Class Action Lawsuit
I just got a great postcard in the mail. This last year I was charged a $200 early termination fee by T-mobile, after Wendy had to cancel her plan and move back to Shanghai. Now, there’s a class-action lawsuit which is promising to refund $125 of the contract fee! Awesome!!
A proposed Settlement is pending in a class action entitled Milliron v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., No. 08-04149(JLL) (ES) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The lawsuit alleges that T-Mobile violated state and federal laws by charging customers a flat-rate early termination fee (”ETF”) in its wireless telephone service contracts. You are part of the lawsuit if you are a current or former T-Mobile wireless subscriber who paid or were charged a flat-rate ETF from July 23, 1999 to February 19, 2009, or if your contract for service included a flat-rate ETF from July 23, 1999 to February 19, 2009.
If you can prove you paid a flat-rate ETF, or T-Mobile’s records indicate you paid a flat-rate ETF, you may submit a Claim Form and receive up to $125.
You can go visit ETF-Settlement to read the details, and/or apply for a claim. I already did, as I received a postcard in the mail. However, if you meet the class-action criteria (pretty much anyone screwed by a T-mobile early termination fee), you should also fill out the form.
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15 Responses to “T-Mobile Early Termination Fee Class Action Lawsuit”
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Thanks for posting this. I’ve moved a couple of times and probably never would have gotten the post card, but I definitely qualify, as I was charged ETF by T-Mobile during this period.
i just terminated my contract with t-mobile last may 29th of this year and had to pay 200 USD/phone with family plan. i received a postcard regarding T-mobile ETF lawsuit but somehow lost it. i see that i am not covered in the said period of the suit. im hoping that i qualify for this claim but im happy to hear that someone is fighting against this contract fees for others who are involved.
I would submit the information that you have(account number, date billed, etc.) at the site; you may really be covered.
Site Link : http://www.etf-settlement.com/
Just checked the site again; Bogus.
Even if a person such as you or me should probably get a reimbursement for an ETF; this lawsuit only covers those who were charged that before Feb. 19th, 2009, even if the contract was from before then. It’s like the fee was just a s wrong, and this lawsuit doesn’t cover the rest so far.
That is junk mail trying to scam you. Ignore it.
I would like to terminate my contract because I am un-happy with the Service.
Would I be able to qualify for this ?
I was charged 600 for a family plan. Like it or not it is what it is and I will surely take my money back. Does anybody know the address to register for the refund?
The 2009 Sidekick LX 3G doesn’t even use all the features because TMobile doesn’t have it’s 3G Network up everywhere yet so the phone is useless to me. I want to cancel my contract because they told me my phone will do this and that and it doesn’t. then they wouldn’t even work with this $400 bill they stuck me with for an upgrade that was only suppose to be $199. So I am canceling my service!
I have three lines suppose to be $149 but i pay up to $300 to $500 dollars a month but i pay to much I ask them if i drop one of the lines they told me i will how to pay $250 and i ask them why should i how to pay that much to drop one line and no im not sure if i have received a postcard if i did i didnt pay no attention to it but i hope i qualify for the claim could i please get some more info regarding the settelment.
just go to http://www.etf-settlement.com if you qualify, just fill the form and you’ll get your money back.
I have just been charged an early termination fee against my will on Thursday July 2nd for cancelling my G1. I was in a “no win” situation and I had to cancel it. I would like to join this lawsuit. 603 869-2102
does this mean that they can no longer charge you to leave?
want information on lawsuit aganist t-mobile
And now t-mobile is billing all of its customers $1.21 for this lawsuit not fair
After filling out the information on the ETF website (”the website”) during or around early June, I returned to the website today to find the following information:
“Settlement information last updated on November 10, 2009:
On September 10, 2009, the Court in Milliron v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. entered an order granting final approval to the class action settlement. The deadlines to file a claim, object to the settlement or request exclusion from it have passed.
The distribution of settlement benefits will be delayed because objectors to the settlement have filed appeals challenging the Court’s final approval order. Benefits will not be distributed until the appeals process is complete. Please be patient.”
For those of us who are due refunds and have complied with the procedural requirements established in and through the settlement provisions, we are subject to a delay. Irrespective of my opinion on this, I thought it would be good information for those of you whom are monitoring your mailboxes awaiting a reimbursement check of $125.00.
Best,
Gary K. Heald, Jr.
Juris Doctorate Candidate – 2011
University of Pittsburgh, School of Law