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lapislzi

(5,762 posts) Tue Oct 9, 2012, 10:10 AM Oct 2012

Abused? Need to get out of your cell phone contract to escape your abuser? [View all]

Sprint doesn't care.

http://www.change.org/petitions/sprint-improve-policies-to-keep-domestic-violence-victims-safe#share

I am going to try to post a thread a day for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

If you are in a shared contract with your abuser, he can access your phone records, see who you've called, stalk you, and track you down--with or without a restraining order.

I call on good people everywhere to heap shame on Sprint until they change this policy.

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Abused? Need to get out of your cell phone contract to escape your abuser? [View all] lapislzi Oct 2012 OP

KICK. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #1

I hope Cenk or Rachel or Lawrence gives a couple minutes of time to this issue. diabeticman Oct 2012 #2

signed and K&R! n/t ceile Oct 2012 #3

if you are in a shared contrct wth your abuser, dump the phone. Why would robinlynne Oct 2012 #4

Because you have to pay a penalty for ending the contract. nt freedom fighter jh Oct 2012 #5

How about you turn off the phone, and simply sign up with another provider? SheilaT Oct 2012 #23

Because now she's paying for the basic phone and the contract, too. Zalatix Oct 2012 #36

Somehow that strikes me as better than SheilaT Oct 2012 #38

But not as good as Sprint getting a clue. Zalatix Oct 2012 #41

That's true, but meanwhile she SheilaT Oct 2012 #42

Yes, but isn't it a fucking shame that when the shit hits the fan Zalatix Oct 2012 #43

Because they charge you out the wazoo to break the contract. lapislzi Oct 2012 #7

It said he could check on her calls etc - but I thought all that was password protected? sammytko Oct 2012 #16

Throw the phone in the Charles River and buy a Tracfone. MADem Oct 2012 #21

Sprint is slimy. freedom fighter jh Oct 2012 #6

It's too complicated to explain to pretty ladies. lapislzi Oct 2012 #8

They are awful! CrispyQ Oct 2012 #31

Tell them to stuff the fee and then contest it with the credit agencies. Zalatix Oct 2012 #37

I was a sprint customer Old Codger Oct 2012 #9

Signed. K&R avebury Oct 2012 #10

You don't have to get a contract with any of the major providers - just pay full price for the phone sammytko Oct 2012 #26

I am way to cheap to pay a lot for a phone. A avebury Oct 2012 #30

Credo Mobile will buy you out of your existing contract up to $350: beac Oct 2012 #11

Yes, they did for me. freedom fighter jh Oct 2012 #13

Great links, thanks. n/t lapislzi Oct 2012 #14

I have credo too... happerbolic Oct 2012 #17

Most telecom networks were built with tax payer subsidies wickerwoman Oct 2012 #29

perfect resolution! robinlynne Oct 2012 #32

Cell Phone SamKnause Oct 2012 #12

K&R ismnotwasm Oct 2012 #15

Thank you for sharing that. lapislzi Oct 2012 #20

He's a good man ismnotwasm Oct 2012 #22

You picked a good one! catbyte Oct 2012 #28

K&R n/t DeSwiss Oct 2012 #18

And if the ex put the phone in your name you can't cancel it Generic Other Oct 2012 #19

If the ex 'put the phone in your name' then the contract is not valid. You have to sign for it to MADem Oct 2012 #24

I wasn't behind on the bill Generic Other Oct 2012 #33

See, I would have been a total shithead and said, well it ain't gettin' paid anymore MADem Oct 2012 #34

It's amazing how handy a man's voice can be on the phone. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #40

Looking at some of the comments here, I see SheilaT Oct 2012 #25

AMEN - and make sure you can always pay ALL the bills by yourself. sammytko Oct 2012 #27

This is customary in many other countries. MADem Oct 2012 #35

... Gold Metal Flake Oct 2012 #39