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Been sent 2 upgrades, what to do?

victoria83_2
Posts: 18 Forumite
in Mobiles
I am with T-Mobile and as I was nearing the end of my 18 month contract I became eligable for an upgrade. I found this out by logging into their site and clicking on the upgrades link. The site gives you the option to upgrade online, so I chose the phone I wanted and clicked to proceed. However at some point I accidentally closed the browser window, and wasn't sure if the upgrade had gone through or not. I decided as I'd had no email confirmation I must have closed the browser before the upgrade was processed. I went back to the page and clicked the upgrade link again and it still told me I was eligable. I chose the phone again and got to the confirmation screen.
Anyway the other day I had not one but two phones delivered to me! The upgrade cost me £70 per phone plus £14 in delivery charges, but the retail value of the phone on PAYG is around £400. Part of me wants to keep the phone and sell it on, but I am worried I will get in trouble with T-Mobile. I haven't been charged as yet for the phones, but it will be added on to my next bill. Should I be good and fess up to my mistake (or theirs?), or wait a while and if they haven't contacted me over it, sell the phone?
Anyway the other day I had not one but two phones delivered to me! The upgrade cost me £70 per phone plus £14 in delivery charges, but the retail value of the phone on PAYG is around £400. Part of me wants to keep the phone and sell it on, but I am worried I will get in trouble with T-Mobile. I haven't been charged as yet for the phones, but it will be added on to my next bill. Should I be good and fess up to my mistake (or theirs?), or wait a while and if they haven't contacted me over it, sell the phone?
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i had this too, i contacted t-mobile and they sent me a special delivery bag to send the one phone back tooSilenced by the Gestapo :rotfl:0
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Probably best to send it back. It's the right thing to do morally, and then you won't have to worry about it.0
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It's the right thing to do legally as well. We've been here before on this forum, and from a legal standpoint the second phone belongs to T-Mobile and remains their property, even if they sent it to you by accident. If you sell it or otherwise deprive them of it then that is theft.0
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Thanks for the advice I have contacted customer services via their website and am waiting for a response.0
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