We've long been advocates of prepaid mobile phone services. They’re usually an easy way to save money—and avoid those pesky contracts. One problem, though: many people still have those pesky contracts, sometimes for as long as a year or two. Breaking them often means being hit with an early termination fee of a few hundred bucks. So leave it to Canadian upstart Ting (an MVNO of Sprint) to come up with a new incentive to help mobile phone users on the prepaid fence. (To be clear, though, this is a Canadian-owned company, operating as a mobile network in the United States.)

“We've set aside $100,000 to pay off Ting switchers’ early termination fees (ETFs) over the entire month of February,” Andrew Moore-Crispin, a Ting spokesperson, wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.

“On Feb. 1, the Ting $100,000 ETF payoff page will go live (we’ll update this post with the link). Continuing through the end of the month, Ting will be paying off the early termination fees (ETF) up to $350 per line for anyone that’s ready to ditch their mobile contract and come over to Ting.”

To be fair, the company isn't giving you cash—rather, they’re paying you the equivalent amount as company credit.

“Anyone that activates within the month of February and that submits their final bill within 30 days of their activation date is eligible for the ETF payout,” Moore-Crispin added.

“We’re not into setting limits but in this case, we must: We’ll be paying out the ETF up to the maximum per line which, depending on your carrier, can be as high as $350. You can bring over multiple lines and we’ll give you up to the $350 max for each line.”

If anyone decides to take the plunge and try this out, let us know how it works, ya hear?