Can I ditch Sprint without paying an early termination fee?

What happens when you sign a two-year contract with a carrier and you soon discover that network is painfully slow?

Unfortunately, you may be stuck with that service. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I offer some advice on what one Sprint customer can do to get out of his contract without paying a hefty early termination fee. I also offer some information on the new Sprint 4G LTE deployment in Atlanta.

Breaking up with Sprint

Dear Maggie, I have a family plan with Sprint. I have an iPhone 4S and three iPhone 4's on Sprint. We love the phones, but Sprint's 3G service is painfully slow. I now understand the meaning of quality (speeds) over quantity (unlimited).

I previously had AT&T's 3G service. Back then I owned an iPhone 3GS. I really loved that service and the speed. I only went to Sprint because I thought we could get more for our money with the unlimited data service. But the service is so slow, we can barely use our phones. I'd like to switch back to AT&T. But I've only been on my contract with Sprint since February of this year.

Still, I just want to leave. I can't take it anymore! I can probably get the same phones again by selling them on eBay then buying them at AT&T or I can wait until the iPhone 5 comes out. But if there is any way I could get out of my ETF from Sprint, that would be terrific.

Please help me I'm in desperate need!

Thanks, Jonathan

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