moving overseas

grumbler

.. and why the phone that came with such long and expensive contract "is only woth about £30"?

kisle

because my orginal phone broke and was only 6 months guarantee, I will just have to go to the bank and see if I can get a loan

grumbler

You have to make repayments for any loan.
It will be less expensive just keep paying £40 p.m. to the mobile provider.

Also, I thought that all phones had at least 1 year warranty.

fedster

kisle wrote: »

because my orginal phone broke and was only 6 months guarantee, I will just have to go to the bank and see if I can get a loan

So why did you get a new phone when your old phone broke if you knew you were going to leave the country?

Something doesnt add up here

grumbler

Because he needed some phone to make/receive calls and to use the airtime he is still paying for?

Ezra01

I think the best option available with you is to take the phone with you or to just hand it over to either your friend or relative if they are ready to pay the monthly rental for the phone to the company. Otherwise the other option is to take the phone with you and use it.

simax

Just out of interest, which mobile network is it?

T_T_2

You really need to get in touch with your carrier. You aren't likely to end up paying £40/mo for the duration of your contract. The new rules state that they can only charge you an amount equal to what it costs them if they lose you as a customer.

For £40/mo I will assume you had an Iphone?

invisibleyousee

T_T wrote: »

You really need to get in touch with your carrier. You aren't likely to end up paying £40/mo for the duration of your contract. The new rules state that they can only charge you an amount equal to what it costs them if they lose you as a customer.

For £40/mo I will assume you had an Iphone?

Hi T_T - I just took out a contract and they said over the phone about that, but I still don't entirely understand how that works in terms of "equal amount to what it costs them to lose you" - how do they work that out?

grumbler

I would expect what it cost them to be (lost income)-(variable costs of the service). Only they know the real cost of the services and I'd expect it to be very low (the variable part as against the fixed part).