"If you're already in a contract,
and want to switch before it ends, you'll get charged an early termination fee," says Sam Costello,
an iPhone and iPod expert with About.com. "If it's going to cost you $325 [a
standard fee], that may overcome any reason you have for wanting to leave."
Still, fees are prorated over the course of your contract. If you're at or
near the end, and seriously weighing a split, here are a few reasons it might be
time.
1. Your coverage is poor. Most companies today...