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Contract > PAYG > Contract

Evening all, just a couple of quick questions...

I'm currently on an 02 contract which has come to the end of the 12 months tie in. What I want to do is go onto PAYG and then start a new 12 month contract with 02 through Mobileshop.com, who offer free 12 month line rental deals.

My questions are: can I go to any company for PAYG for a couple of days i.e. Orange, Virgin etc. while my PAC goes through, or are there some that you cant transfer to, and then leave again with a PAC within say a 7 day period.

Also, would there be any problems with o2 with me leaving and then starting a brand new contract just a few days later?

Any ideas would be much appreciated...

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  • reehsetin
    reehsetin Posts: 4,916 Forumite
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    whether theyll say anything about you leaving and returning depends on your credit rating theyll run a new credit check for the new contract

    dont think you can bring the no back to an o2 contract for at least 3months
    Yes Your Dukeiness :D
  • reehsetin wrote:
    dont think you can bring the no back to an o2 contract for at least 3months

    Is this something new then?
    I thought it was possible to port to different network then port back in a short time period without any major probs
  • reehsetin
    reehsetin Posts: 4,916 Forumite
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    dont know how recent it is but companies want to stop people from leaving and coming back getting a great new offer theyd rather get them to upgrade to keep the number
    its stupid but yeah i mean you can try it but dont be suprised if you have to wait to bring the number back
    Yes Your Dukeiness :D
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