Termination. General. Regardless of whether you have a Non-Term or a Term
Service Plan, we may terminate or suspend Services to you without liability if: (1)
you breach any provision of this Agreement (including if you fail to pay any charges
for Services); or (2) you fail to pay any charges due us for equipment or otherwise.
If Services are terminated before the end of your current invoicing cycle, we will
not prorate the monthly recurring charge to the date of termination, and you will
not receive a credit or refund for any unused minutes in your Service Plan.
Use of Services and Equipment; Availability. You must be at least 18 years old to
subscribe to our Services. We may require you to provide proof of your age and
identity. If you are under 18 years old you may be eligible for certain Services that
have Account Spending Limits if a person 18 years or older is also named as a
subscriber on the Account. Your Sprint PCS Phone will not accept the services of
any wireless provider other than Sprint (but see Roaming). Services and equipment
may not be used for any unlawful, fraudulent or abusive purpose. By requesting
Services, you agree that you will not use Services and equipment in any unlawful,
fraudulent or abusive manner. You may not resell or lease Services or equipment to
anyone.
Coverage. Most services are only available within the operating range of the Sprint
Nationwide PCS Network (also see Roaming). Coverage is not available
everywhere. Coverage and quality of Services may be affected by conditions within
or beyond our control, including network problems, signal strength, your
equipment, and atmospheric, geographic, or topographic conditions. We do not
guarantee service availability or that there will be no interruptions or delays in
Services (e.g., dropped calls, blocked calls, etc.).
Number.We assign a phone number ("Number") to the phone or other equipment
used by you on the Sprint Nationwide PCS Network.We may change the Number
without compensation by giving you prior notice. You do not own the Number.
You may not modify the Number we program into any phone or other equipment,
transfer or duplicate the Number to any phone or other equipment other than that
authorized by us, or transfer the Number to any other individual or entity.
Phone Activation Fee.You may be required to pay a non-refundable phone
activation fee when you activate a new Number, have us switch a Number to a
different phone, have your current Number changed, we activate a different phone
on your existing account or your Service Plan says so.
Charges. For most forms of wireless Service, your usage will be charged from the
time you first initiate contact between your phone or other wireless device and the
network until the network connection is broken, whether or not you are successful
in connecting with the service with which you seek to connect, even if the
connection is later broken or dropped. An exception is that you are not charged for
voice calls that are not completed. You are charged for completed calls to your
Number from the time shortly before the phone starts ringing until the call is
terminated. You will be charged peak rates for the entire duration of calls initiated
during the peak time periods applicable to your Service. You will be charged off-
peak rates for the entire duration of calls initiated during the off-peak time periods
applicable to your Service. In addition to these usage charges, you may be charged
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