Cell Phone Activation Before Receiving Phone?
If you ordered a cell phone from a retailer and the phone was to be mailed to you, have you been charged for service before receiving the phone? Sprint (S), among others, is one company that has elected to sell their phone through third party retailers.
It is not uncommon for some third party retailers to sell a cellular phone to a customer, and before the customer actually receives the cell phone, activate the service. This violation is most common with third party retailers who sell phones for cellular companies but have the inability to activate the cellular services at the time of purchase. While this may seem like a small issue and only cost the cellular phone user a few days of service charges prior to receiving the phone. Nevertheless, it is wrong. Moreover, when you consider that this violation affects potentially thousands of consumers, the damages add up quickly.
When a single individual has common damages of many other individuals, class action treatment may be the most efficient to prosecute the company or companies committing these violations. It would not be cost effective or efficient for the courts for hundreds or thousands of claims to be litigated. This is the reason why California class action cases are filed in many instances.
If you have purchased a phone through a third party retailer, you should speak to a California class action attorney to determine if your rights have been violated.
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