Can someone please tell me, why everything is always on a yearly contract, like the phone, the cable/satelite, the Internet, utility bills, etc.?????

Why cant we just have monthly contracts instead so that we can cancel whenever we want instead of having 2 keep a service for a year first???

It pisses me off!!!!!

O M G

you waste energy being pissed off about yearly contracts ? - damn

Perhaps you could find something positive to do with all that energy instead

good luck with that

Well, I wanna change my phone provider cos I am not happy with my existing companies charges and because I have been with them less than a year they wanna charge me about $200 2 disconnect me!!!!

Outrageous!!!!!

It's obvious why they do that, isn't it?

I agree there are other things to be pissed about.

Companies do this to ensure steady cash flows for a time. And many offer incentives to the customer -- shorter terms of commitment often are the most expensive per month, while longer terms usually carry lower per-month pricing, fewer oddball fees and more value-added services, etc.
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Desire2006 said:

You read - agreeded with ( signed ) the contract that probably CLEARLY stated their expectations

so be pissy with yourself for agreeing to it pull the boot straps up - quit complaining about something YOU CHOSE and move forward - either pay the fine or use the contart for 12 months

You're behaving outragously !

Mach said:

Exactly....I can't stand when people want to blame what's happened to them on something else other than themselves.

Mach said:

I love you

IAintTheOne said:

I love you too

Mach said:

of course you do

GetAwayFromMe said:

So...you're saying people should actually honor their commitments?

Where's the fun in that?

Desire2006 said:

#1 You signed the contract therefore you should have known this was the situation, you agreed to it therefore if you now don't like it that is tough shit.

#2 Any company providing a service has costs involved in servicing you. Therefore in order to make the contract price low they need a commitment from you. Hence the contract, you can't have it for 2/3 or fuck all and still get out when you want.
#3 If you don't like contracts of that length then get a monthly but you will pay more for it, that is the trade off.
#4 if they have breached contract by breaking their SLA's or in some way not supplying service then in actuality the contract is already broken and you don't have to pay squat. If that is the case then fight them, somehow i doubt that though.
#5 This wouldn't happen in America, maybe you should move there.

if a yearly 12 month contract were to be renewed every month, then it wouldn't be a yearly contract anymore.

my water heater contract (that i inherited when i bought the house) needs to be renewed Dec 31

who is going to want to have a water heater removed during the holidays? so I just keep renewing.

Genesia said:

I know it's weird, huh? The accountability concept! My husband and I argue about it all the time. He feels sorry for everyone, and I blame them for being greedy and stupid.