So my wife and I switched from XXXX to XXXX, and XXXX advertised that " we 'll pay your early termination fee ( ETF ) ''. So we went there and we followed all the steps for them to pay our ETF, and now we 're getting calls from the CBE debt collection agency about a XXXX bill that was never paid. So I called the main office number and the female representative said I should of received a prepaid debit card with the money on it and that I should of paid the termination fee myself and use the card for what ever else. So when I called the store where I pay my bill at the male representative said " well, how it usually works is you pay the termination fee and we reimburse you with a debit card. '' I told him " that was never explained to me when I decided to choose XXXX and if that was the case, then why advertise that XXXX will pay your ETF when I have to pay it myself? '' The representative proceeded to tell me there is nothing tmobile can do for me due to it being passed the XXXX day limit to request a ETF yet I followed the steps that the representatives told me to do. Now my grandmother-in-law and myself have marks on our credit due to the lack of knowledge XXXX failed to provide me with and set XXXX up for failure and the false advertisement that they 're still advertising to this day. Can someone help me or at least point me in the right direction to take care of this problem?