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	<title type="text">Sprint raising ETF to $350 if you break your contract early &#8211; The Verge</title>
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				<name>Dieter Bohn</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Confirmed: Sprint to raise ETF to $350]]></title>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Sprint has confirmed to PPhone Scoop that it is raising the ETF to $350 on a two-year contract for "Advanced devices," namely smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and netbooks. It will be pro-rated as you progress through your contract. Read the full story at The Verge.]]></summary>
			
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						<p>Sprint has confirmed to <em>P</em><a href="http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=8746"><em>Phone Scoop</em></a> that it is raising the ETF to $350 on a two-year contract for "Advanced devices," namely smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and netbooks. It will be pro-rated as you progress through your contract.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2011/8/31/2396632/confirmed-sprint-to-raise-etf-to-350">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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				<name>Dieter Bohn</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Sprint to raise Early Termination Fee to $350 on September 9th?]]></title>
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			<updated>2011-08-31T00:55:00-04:00</updated>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Sprint is apparently going to fall in line with Verizon and AT&#38;T in raising its Early Termination Fee on "Advanced Devices." On September 9th, it appears that Sprint will raise the ETF to $350, which matches what Verizon charges and is slightly higher than AT&#38;T's $325 fee. The change would leave T-Mobile as the only [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p>Sprint is apparently going to fall in line with Verizon and AT&amp;T in raising its Early Termination Fee on "Advanced Devices." On September 9th, it appears that Sprint will raise the ETF to $350, which matches what <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/ReturnPolicy.shtml">Verizon charges</a> and is slightly higher than <a href="http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/articles-resources/early-term-fees.jsp">AT&amp;T's $325 fee</a>. The change would leave T-Mobile as the only major US carrier with a <a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/Templates/Popup.aspx?PAsset=Ftr_Ftr_TermsAndConditions&amp;print=true">smartphone ETF of $200</a>. As with all carriers, Sprint's new charge will be pro-rated as your two-year contract winds down. <em>PhoneNews</em> seems to have a statement from Sprint that puts the finger on the increased cost of smartphones as the root cause. <em>SprintFeed</em> also has an internal screenshot confirming that t …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2011/8/31/2396619/sprint-to-raise-early-termination-fee-to-350-on-september-9th">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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