Tomorrow AT&T will cut their returns and cancellation period in half.
Yes, as if AT&T and the other telecom providers already didn’t enjoy screwing customers over enough the company plans to shorten the time consumers have to return a phone, or cancel their service from 30 days to 14 days. Good news for prospective buyers in California, their return and cancellation period will remain the same as California law requires nothing less than a 30-day grace period.
Now, consumers might wonder what all of this means. Basically, this is a move by AT&T that allows them to charge customers an EFT (early termination fee) two weeks earlier. Before customers had a full 30 days to decide if they wanted to keep a device, or service and cancel the service or return the item without fear of being charged an insanely massive EFT.
This move shouldn’t come as a surprise, and I’m honestly surprised it hasn’t happened sooner. Two weeks should be plenty of time to tell if you hate something or not, but there are always exceptions and unique circumstances that can prevent people from returning their devices in a timely manner.
Shared data. Data caps. Actually charging for texts. Activation fees. EFTs. Data throttling. Remember these are all features, and in the best interest of the consumer.
Source: Engadget
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