You've seen your friend and his new iPhone and decided you have to have one yourself. The problem is your long-term contract on your current cell phone; meaning if you try dumping it, you would add another hundred or more dollars along with the iPhone price. However, you may be able to dump your current deal without those fees and be on the way to your new iPhone.
Instructions
1. Remember who your carrier is before you try to change anything. If your cell phone contract is with AT&T, you don't need to dump it, just transfer it to the iPhone. Cingular customers are AT&T customers, too.
2. Look for any negative changes your current carrier has made, like raising their text rates. If you take that to the carrier and successfully argue that it has seriously harmed your service, they may be willing to let you go.
3. Transfer your current service to another person. Find a friend who's looking for new phone service or post an ad through sites like CraigsList. Once you have someone interested in taking over your service, call up the provider and have the account transferred to the other person's name.
4. Check out online phone trade services. These networks have grown significantly since the release of the iPhone. You can find not only someone who will take your current phone contract, but also an iPhone eligible contract for yourself.
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