Smartphones require more thought given that it has to be tied to a carrier and the gift receivers phone may not have fulfilled the contract term.
But in the case where a customer pays the full retail price or pays off the contract term, he should be able to do whatever he wants and select any carrier he chooses.
The second is that a short-term contract does not mean short-term profits.
Also watch for contract negotiations in which union reps sign up members for smaller pay raises and benefits in exchange for a long-term contract.
Automatic technology upgrades come with a long term contract, which typically run three to five years.
The 24-year-old Frenchman, who has signed a long-term contract, is also eligible to play for Poland.
The person was hired by an agency on a short-term contract, the hospital said.
Kabba, 28, has joined on a short-term contract from League One side Brentford until 23 December.
Instead of charging royalties like the majors, Integral works on the basis of a fixed term contract.
We hope that would be the case as we want to put him on a new, long-term contract.
And the successful candidate will be offered a fixed term contract to run until the end of September 2005.
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China will take the oil today and will be more than happy to sign a long-term contract for it.
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Many coaches have left programs themselves after signing long-term contract extensions without incurring a significant penalty for doing so.
Now Dublin, who joined the club on a short-term contract in January, could be brought back to Celtic Park.
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Cotterill joined County on a short-term contract in February and in April his side clinched promotion to League One.
Meanwhile, Duke has landed a short-term contract job lobbying for an environmental group.
The 29-year-old is yet to start a match for the U's since agreeing a short-term contract over the summer.
Cruz, who is seeking a long-term contract extension, was the primary topic of discussion at the Giants' training facility Thursday.
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Fowler, 31, has scored four goals in his last five games since returning on a short term contract to Anfield.
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But Johnny Damon (36) and Hideki Matsui (35), both walked after the 2009 season when the team declined long-term contract offers.
"He was brought here on a fixed term contract for two years to help us shape and develop this new-look squad, " said Davies.
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The Rangers might look to sign the 31-year-old Lundqvist to a long-term contract now before he can hit the open market in a year.
But consider: No major cable operator has signed a long-term contract for Gemstar's TV GuideInteractive the company's main growth engine since it was launched last year.
Mr. Steinbrenner is willing to make one exception to his "no-extensions" policy he remains intent on signing star second baseman Robinson Cano to a long-term contract.
He made four Championship appearances for Essex in 2003 after agreeing a short-term contract and picked up 20 wickets, including figures of 8-49 against Surrey.
The former Austria Under-21 international had recently been on trial at the Banks's Stadium, and has agreed a short-term contract subject to receiving international clearance.
Pay-as-you-go allows customers to pay for data access on the Sprint 3G and 4G networks by the day, week or month with no long-term contract.
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Both said Starwood has a long-term contract to manage the hotel.
The 31-year-old left-hander, who has joined Lancashire on a short-term contract, was in fine form in 2008, scoring 900 runs at an average of 64.28.
In the Middle East, the long-term contract wins in Saudi Arabia and the rapidly increasing upstream activity in Iraq should help the company post strong numbers.
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