On Stompstart by 6 October 2015 · Raleigh · North Carolina · United States
CellBreaker.
A Raleigh startup that combed phone contracts for carrier breaches so customers could walk away without early termination fees, until it closed to make way for Veeto.
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CellBreaker's own farewell page, 'CellBreaker Is Closing', said the CellBreaker app would begin winding down in late 2015 and that the team was launching a new service, Veeto; an update dated June 2016 said Veeto had quietly launched.
Closure · Announced - On record
CellBreaker announced its commercial platform, describing itself as a 500 Startups-mentored company founded in 2013 and based in Raleigh, and reporting that a January 2014 to January 2015 pilot saved customers more than $160,000 in early termination fees.
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A Veeto blog post titled 'CellBreaker Is Closing, But You Can Still Get Out Of Cell Phone Contracts', published 4 January 2016 according to its page data, said CellBreaker had announced that month that it was closing and that Veeto would pick up where it left off.
Closure · Announced - On record
cellbreaker.com, archived on 11 September 2025, carried 'Cellbreaker | We Buyout Your Phone Contract', an offer to take over and cancel phone contracts run by Veeto ('We're Veeto').
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“Easily switch cell phone carriers in 7 days with no early termination fees.”
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“Easily switch cell phone carriers in 7 days with no early termination fees.”
CellBreaker is a consumer justice platform that allows people to switch cell phone carriers without paying early termination fees! We also monitor your contracts for breaches by the carriers and let you know when you can break away. We allow customers to switch to any carrier in less than 7 days.
- Topics
- Legal
- Location
- Raleigh · North Carolina · United States
In our words: The listing described CellBreaker as a consumer justice platform that let people switch cell phone carriers without paying early termination fees, monitored contracts for carrier breaches, and promised a switch to any carrier in under seven days.
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