How far would you go to escape a $175 early termination fee? Chicagoan Corey Taylor had a friend fax a fake death certificate to Verizon, because he was so sick of the dud handsets the company had supplied.

"I thought, what have I got to lose, besides a cellphone I despise?" Taylor said to the Washington Post. In the end though, he was busted and had to pay up "But I bet I sent a definite message about how much people hate being strapped to a cellphone that doesn't work".

Corey, we feel your pain. Nice try though.

Cellphone Contracts: Hard to Get off the Hook [Washington Post via Engadget]

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