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T-Mobile Early Termination Fee Class Action Lawsuit

Posted in Cellphone, Deals & Savings, Law by Elliott Back on May 16th, 2009.

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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14 Responses to “T-Mobile Early Termination Fee Class Action Lawsuit”

  1. 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.

  2. jasmine says:

    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.

    • Khayyam says:

      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/

      • Khayyam says:

        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.

  3. Andrew says:

    That is junk mail trying to scam you. Ignore it.

  4. melissa says:

    I would like to terminate my contract because I am un-happy with the Service.

    Would I be able to qualify for this ?

  5. Mark says:

    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?

  6. Gretchen Howard says:

    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!

  7. kempton says:

    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.

  8. jayzy says:

    just go to http://www.etf-settlement.com if you qualify, just fill the form and you’ll get your money back.

  9. 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

  10. Celia Cruz says:

    does this mean that they can no longer charge you to leave?

  11. jimmy ferguson says:

    want information on lawsuit aganist t-mobile

  12. ron says:

    And now t-mobile is billing all of its customers $1.21 for this lawsuit not fair

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