I don't want to quibble, but if I may (as a US citizen)
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Originally Posted by ultrablue662  A note about what they are suggesting.
1. You need a US SSN to actually buy an AT&T plan. So if you arent a US citizen, a US resident, or (in my case for example) student who was there before this world went to hell (officially) you cant get a plan. |
Legally speaking, they cannot require a SSN for services. It's a common misconception that a US Citizen can be compelled to provide SSN for services, pre-employment, etc. However, it can be very, very difficult to get around this requirement, but not impossible.
That said, it is completely within their rights to refuse service.
In short, don't provide an SSN, fight the system, you will still be refused, just not for that.
**EDIT** Just to clarify, there is no law preventing a business from refusing service based on refusal to provide a SSN. But it would make for really bad press, and pushed hard enough probably gain the interest of a number of privacy groups.
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2. Canceling a cell phone plan will be on your credit report. so any person who cares about that (most Americans NEED a decent credit score) wont be stupid enough to do that. I'd pay the extra cash than ruin my credit in the US.
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Completely incorrect. Canceling service and paying ETF does not impact your credit score. Failure to *pay* your account, will. It will end up with derogatory marks on your credit history either directly from AT&T or eventually from the credit collections agency.
When you enter into the agreement, you agree to pay the ETF if your terminate before the course of your agreed upon service. If you pay the penalty, you have upheld your end of the agreement, thus there will be no negative response (beyond AT&T potentially refusing future service).