Just got off the phone with Verizon
I wanted to find out when our current contract expires and what the penalty was for early termination.
The service rep told me that every call she had taken today was asking the same thing.
I asked her if she knew why. She said she didn't.
I explained the NSA thing. She had heard of that but asked me if I knew it was only lists of calls made, not eavesdropping. I said it didn't matter, it was still a violation of the SCA and Verizon et al could potentially be liable for $1000/violation.
She told me that the government made them do it.
I said it didn't matter, it's still illegal. I told her that Verizon essentially got punked by the Feds. Now we can't sue the Feds over this, but we can sure sue the telcos.
All in all, it was a surprisingly friendly conversation. She didn't take it personally and I stayed very polite.
So, T-Mobile is starting to look good. Anyone have recommendations for alternate providers?
