Funny that this question pops up oftengerrytubby wrote:Hi All,
Hoping some legal whizz can help me here. My wife is locked into an upgraded 24 month Singtel contract (new Blackberry handset + data plan) which she signed in April 2011.
We are now relocating to Macau in November and Singtel are trying to charge her a fortune in Contract Termination Fees.
I can understand them wanting her to pay off the remainder of the cost of the BB handset, but forcing her to pay the remainder of the data plan contract is a bit OTT.
I can understand them not wanting her to join a different network, but there don't seem to be any provisions in the contract for people who relocate overseas for work reasons.
What would happen if she just refuses to pay and we move anyway? (BTW she is PR here).
Any ideas folks?
Cheers.
Exactly. I know enough and more expats, who sign up contracts as contracts come with free phones, free laptop, free LCD TV, and when they need to leave, or loose their job, go mental ..sundaymorningstaple wrote:Why didn't you ensure your telco contract had one or use prepaid cards?
As I said the other expenses occur due to the Telco using leasing companies. .. Who add interestcarteki wrote:For some strange reason the termination fees are usually MORE than just leaving the money in your bank account and paying out the rest of the contract!
There may be other new expats here who would be happy to take over the contract as they don't want to sign up for a full 24 months - it has happened.
Actually you can connect the GIRO to a credit card, so no money has to remain in Singaporeecureilx wrote: ps: or op can put Giro for subscription. . Which he seem loathe to do
If you want to settle lump some, it more or less equates to the contract period .. i.e. to run the contract .. i.e. which the OP don't want to pay ...carteki wrote:Actually you can connect the GIRO to a credit card, so no money has to remain in Singaporeecureilx wrote: ps: or op can put Giro for subscription. . Which he seem loathe to do
But what would happen if the op paid out the monthly cost + remaining months in one lump sum. Would that work? (I don't know the answer which is why I'm asking)
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