Daylight robbery

[stevenv]

I cannot wait until the new consumer protection act comes into effect.

Have been a subscriber with Autopage for 8+ years and currently have five months left of my current two year contract. Been considering upgrade options and I just enquired as to any termination fees if I cancelled ... R4,245



Covers R2,000 in handset fees and all five months of service. I am seriously considering waiting out five months and cancelling just to stick it to them on principle and I hope many others do the same to their service providers. These guys need to be screwed for shocking business practices.

Rant over.

 

[Fudzy]

Strange that they didn't add an early cancellation penalty to that amount.

 

[stevenv]

Strange that they didn't add an early cancellation penalty to that amount.

Actually think they did, around R600 worth.

 

[Carbon_Fibre]

Dude why are crying? You signed a contract. See the contract out and be rid of them. The CPA wouldn't have helped you too much here. We know (at least I hope) what we sign up for, so why cry?

 

[d7e7r7]

I don't think the CPA would help you. You signed a contract with them that you would pay Rx to them in return for x over x time period.

example:
If everyone got say an iPhone 4 from them on contract and then wanted to terminate their contract a few months in they wouldn't recuperate the costs of the iPhone and would be losing on the losing end of things...

 

[stevenv]

I agree that the CPA wouldn't help me now. What I do disagree with is having to pay for services that I am not using by cancelling.

See the contract out and be rid of them.

That's where my mind is right now.

If everyone got say an iPhone 4 from them on contract and then wanted to terminate their contract a few months in they wouldn't recuperate the costs of the iPhone and would be losing on the losing end of things...

Obviously. If you take out a contract and cancel a week later and want to keep the phone, you should have to pay for it but you shouldn't have to pay for 23.75 months worth of service you're not getting.