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How can Cellswapper.com
Help Me?
If you are
currently dissatisfied with your cell phone or plan, or simply
want to cancel your current service, there are Not Many viable
ways to get out of your contract. Due to the High Early
Termination Fees, ranging between $150 to $250 per
plan, you are may be one of almost half of all cell
phone customers who are forced to remain stuck in their
contract. * With Cellswapper.com, you can
find somebody to take over your cell phone contract and Avoid
paying Any early termination fees. *According to the US Public
Interest Advocate Group, August 2005
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Why would somebody want to
Take over my contract?
There are Millions of
consumers who would jump at the chance to get a New
Service with Only a Short-Term contract
And No Activation fees.
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What are The
Early Termination fees I would
Save by using CellSwapper.com?
AT&T:
$175 per Phone Line
Verizon:
$175 per Phone Line
Sprint: $150 per Phone Line
Cingular: $150
per Phone Line or up to $240 per Phone Line in NY
T-Mobile: $200 per Phone Line
Nextel: $200 per Phone Line
CellularOne:
$200 Phone Line
Centennial: $250 per Phone Line
Alltel: $200 per Phone Line |
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How can Cellswapper get me out of my
contract without Any Early Termination fees?
CellSwapper.com has discovered that your carrier will
Only charge you
an early termination fee if they Do Not have somebody to pay the monthly fees
for the remainder of the contract. By Finding another party to takeover your
plan, the Carrier is Ensured that somebody else will continue paying them a
monthly fee.
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I want to get out of my cell phone contract without
paying Any Termination fees. What do I do now?
Posting your plan is Easy.
First, click on the "Swap Out" tab at
the top of the webpage. Enter All required Plan Information
such as monthly payments, anytime/night/weekend minutes,
mobile-to-mobile minutes, etc and your personal details.
Decide on any incentives you might want to offer to Speed up
the process of Finding somebody who is willing to assume your
contract. A common incentive is cash, your old phone, and/or
accessories.
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Should I offer my old phone as incentive to potential buyers?
How can I do it?
We
recommend offering your old phone as part of your offering.
This will make your posting much more Attractive to potential
buyers. How do I add that to my plan posting? Easy. On
the Plan Promotion page, simply select the brand of
phone and model and Cellswapper.com will automatically post a
picture and the specs of your phone. CellSwapper has a
complete up-to-date database of phones along with their
pictures and descriptions. If your phone is not in our database, you
also have the option to Upload a picture
of it as well as provide the phone details.
You can do this by clicking the "Find Phone Image"
link next to the Phone Model dropdown
box.
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What is the contract
Transfer Process? How long does
it take?
Once your cell phone plan is
posted on CellSwapper.com, it will have National
Exposure. Buyers searching for a cell
phone plan will search through the listings for a plan
that appeals to them. When your plan is selected, you will receive a message from the buyer. If you are a Power Swapper
($18.95 posting fee) you will Not be
required to give Any additional fee and will receive
Full contact details of any buyer that contacts you, as
well as Transfer Instructions and Support. You can
Upgrade to become a Power Swapper or
Showcase Poster at Anytime, from the My
Account page. Once you have located a buyer, the exact
process will vary depending on the carrier. Please select a
carrier to see their specific Transfer Process Information:
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AT&T |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $175 per phone |
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Process completed over the phone through Cingular/AT&T |
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Transfer completed in 15 minutes. |
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Verizon |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $175 per phone |
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Process completed on the phone through Verizon. |
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2-3 days transfer processing time. |
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Sprint |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $150 per phone |
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Process completed through local Sprint store. |
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Transfer completed
Immediately. |
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Cingular |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $150 per phone or up to $240 per phone in NY |
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Process completed over the phone through Cingular/AT&T |
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24 hour transfer processing time. |
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T-Mobile |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $200 per phone |
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Process completed over the phone through T-Mobile. |
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24-48 hour transfer processing time. |
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Nextel |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $200 per phone |
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Process completed over the phone through Nextel. |
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7 business day transfer processing time. |
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CellularOne |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $200 per phone |
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Process completed through local CellularOne store. |
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Transfer completed
Immediately. |
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Centennial |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $250 per phone |
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Process completed through local Centennial store. |
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24-48 hour transfer processing time. |
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AllTel |
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Current Early Termination Fee: $200 per phone |
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Process completed through local AllTel store. |
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Transfer completed
Immediately. |
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Do I have
Any Responsibility once my contract has
been Transferred?
No. Once your plan has been
Transferred, the buyer assumes All financial responsibilities
for the cell phone plan. Your Name and Personal Information on
your old contract is now Replaced by the buyer's
information.
Can I
keep my current phone number?
| When swapping out of a contract, you can usually Avoid
losing your number by "Porting" your number Before
the Actual Transfer. However, the porting process is entirely
under the jurisdiction of the carrier and is beyond our
control. Porting policies seem to change very often with
each carrier. Therefore, we suggest that to get a
definitive answer to your question please contact your
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How
do I communicate with a potential buyer?
| When a buyer is Interested in your plan, they will
contact you through the Cellswapper Messaging Service. To
respond to their message and Begin the Transfer
Process, simply click on the link in the email you
receive. Alternatively, you can go to your My Account
page and then to My Messages and click the Reply
Button next to the relevant
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Please note
that, we Strongly Recommend keeping All communication to the
Cellswapper Messaging Service. This way, we will be able
to provide Effective Support during the Transfer
Process.
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Will All my
Private Information be Protected?
Yes. CellSwapper uses 128-bit SSL encryption when collecting
All Private Information.
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What are the fees involved for using this service?
CellSwapper Offers the following choices for
giving the website fee:
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Power Poster -
Give $18.95
Right Now and No additional Success
fee. This
includes your Basic Posting as well as
Featured, Prominent Placement of
Your
Plan. This will Ensure Greater Exposure of
Your Plan to Potential Buyers.
Click Here to View a Featured
Placement sample . |
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Showcase Posting - Give $24.95 Right
Now and get Your Phone SHOWCASED on
Cellswapper.com HOMEPAGE, Priority Placement
And Maximal Exposure,
to Ensure you Find a Buyer as soon as possible.
Please note that No
Refunds are available for
the service fee. |
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Are there
Any other costs involved besides the
posting and/or success fee?
Yes. If
you choose to offer a cash incentive to Help Promote Your
Plan; additionally, if you are offering your old phone, you
will be Required to send your SIM card and phone to the person
who takes over your contract.
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How do I post
multiple phones or lines?
Multiple phones - If you
have more than one phone, please post your Best phone
and simply provide details of the other phone(s) in the
"Additional Note" form.
Multiple lines - Please provide Full details of multiple phone
lines using the "Addition Note" form.
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How long will my cell phone plan be posted on
CellSwapper.com?
Plans Remain Posted until they
are Taken over. If you wish to remove or edit your posting,
you can Easily do that from the My Account page. Simply click
the My Posted Plans and proceed to edit or remove your plan(s).
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Can I Edit my posting?
Yes. You
can Edit your posting at Anytime by clicking on the "My
Account" tab, then select My Posted Plans.
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What do I do if I want to remove my
cell phone plan posting?
Go to "My Account" page, and then
click My Posted Plans and click on delete. This will remove your posting from the site.
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What do I do after my contract is assumed?
If your carrier uses SIM cards,
you Must Send the SIM card to the buyer. We recommend
deleting all contact information from the SIM card before
sending it. If you are also sending
your cell phone, we recommend deleting all contact information
from the cell phone as well.
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Once somebody takes over my plan, do I have to
subsequently take over another plan?
No, you are free to get a plan from
anywhere. But, if you Take over
another person's plan from the Website, you will be
Refunded 25% of your
service fee.
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