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[IP] more on Locked In a Cell: How Cell Phone Early Termination Fees Hurt Consumers





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From: Nick Lange <nicklange@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 11, 2005 5:35:45 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Locked In a Cell: How Cell Phone Early Termination Fees Hurt Consumers


Japan has the same contracts in place here (complete with Early termination fees); however, when Vodafone eschewed logic and introduced a more international version of it's phones to the 3G market in Japan, the Japanese populace still reacted and jumped ship en masse. An insane number (like 20% of their user base IIRC).

Users that are angry enough will still jump ship, regardless of fees.

-nick


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