Transfer of Liability Question

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I know that in order to do this, you must go into the store, and that it's
reccomended that you do it on the last day of the billing cycle, so that you
start with a new cycle. My questions however are:

Does the contract start all over - in other words, if party A is
transferring to party B and party A is already 9 months into their 2 year
contract, party B would only be liable for the remaining 15 months, correct?

Would the billing cycle that party A is still on, apply to party B (since
you're doing it on the last day of party A's cycle) I'd assume the bill
cycle would stay the same (need to make sure, to avoid a massive bill for
party B, and also avoid having to wait years for credit/check to be issued
back to party A).

Would the calling plan that party A has, still remain for party B? The plan
this person has is pretty good (free vision on 1st line, w/ free RL, $5.00
vision on 2nd line, etc), or would party B have to opt for a 'current' plan,
thus loosing the features that party A has?

That's pretty much it. Aside from that, would there be any other surprises
either person could run into?

Thanks

 

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Everything stays as it is it just transfers-- no starting contracts over.
The billing cycle will then be as the account that it is going to. The
plans will not change unless you want them to.

"Boxerman" <boxermansr@none.of.yours.com> wrote in message
news:mqaMc.24277$pR5.15005@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> I know that in order to do this, you must go into the store, and that it's
> reccomended that you do it on the last day of the billing cycle, so that
you
> start with a new cycle. My questions however are:
>
> Does the contract start all over - in other words, if party A is
> transferring to party B and party A is already 9 months into their 2 year
> contract, party B would only be liable for the remaining 15 months,
correct?
>
> Would the billing cycle that party A is still on, apply to party B (since
> you're doing it on the last day of party A's cycle) I'd assume the bill
> cycle would stay the same (need to make sure, to avoid a massive bill for
> party B, and also avoid having to wait years for credit/check to be issued
> back to party A).
>
> Would the calling plan that party A has, still remain for party B? The
plan
> this person has is pretty good (free vision on 1st line, w/ free RL, $5.00
> vision on 2nd line, etc), or would party B have to opt for a 'current'
plan,
> thus loosing the features that party A has?
>
> That's pretty much it. Aside from that, would there be any other surprises
> either person could run into?
>
> Thanks
>
>

 

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Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:47:30 GMT, Boxerman <boxermansr@none.of.yours.com>
wrote:

> I know that in order to do this, you must go into the store, and that
> it's
> reccomended that you do it on the last day of the billing cycle, so that
> you
> start with a new cycle. My questions however are:
>
> Does the contract start all over - in other words, if party A is
> transferring to party B and party A is already 9 months into their 2 year
> contract, party B would only be liable for the remaining 15 months,
> correct?

Remaining months only. The contract is, basically, tied to the phone
number. Transferring it to someone else brings the currently active
contract with it. Unless the new owner *then* chooses to change the plan.

>
> Would the billing cycle that party A is still on, apply to party B (since
> you're doing it on the last day of party A's cycle) I'd assume the bill
> cycle would stay the same (need to make sure, to avoid a massive bill for
> party B, and also avoid having to wait years for credit/check to be
> issued
> back to party A).

Maybe, but no guarantee. If perty B sets up a new account that day, the
billing cycle could be assigned (I think) as much as a week later.
Usually that day, but up to a week later.

>
> Would the calling plan that party A has, still remain for party B? The
> plan
> this person has is pretty good (free vision on 1st line, w/ free RL,
> $5.00
> vision on 2nd line, etc), or would party B have to opt for a 'current'
> plan,
> thus loosing the features that party A has?

Whatever's on that transferred line can stay on that line. Of course, if
it were the second phone on an Add-A-Phone plan, then it would be stupid
to stay, but it *can* stay that way and pay $0.40/min for every single
minute it's used. If the new user wants that.

>
> That's pretty much it. Aside from that, would there be any other
> surprises
> either person could run into?

Other than a few additional month charges for those extra days until the
new billing cycle is established, nah.

>
> Thanks
>
>

Hope that helps.


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