Getting out of a contract?

_Andy_

Great troll thread or a moron. Possibly both

mattyprice4004

_Andy_ wrote: »

Great troll thread or a moron. Possibly both

As above. This absolutely has to be a troll thread.

Hello, I've got a contract, I don't like it, can I cancel?

I wonder if Orange would let me do this with my new iPhone contract. :rotfl:

In retail, I had to deal with people like this every day, and it's hard keeping a straight face.

mattyprice4004

Laura94 wrote: »

As i said, I'm 18 in 3 weeks (which means I'm not 18 YET!). I also stated it was a 24 month contract, which finished AUGUST 2012, which means my mum took out the contract for me when i was 16.

As a 17 year old, I do know what the word 'contract' means, as a student who is currently studying contract law.

Thanks for the unneeded comments on my first post in a forum.

Also, contract law at 17? Aren't most college courses much broader, and most Uni students 18 or over?

And they are not un-needed comments - what you're experiencing is toys-out-of-pram syndrome due to you not getting the replies you want to hear.

macman

OP, you do not have a contract. If you did, it would be invalid, as you were under 18 when it was taken out. Your mum took out the contract and lets you use the phone. It is clearly stated that all the details are in your Mum's name-and presumably the DD also.
If you want a new phone then Mum will have to pay the charges for the remaining 8 months. You can then take out your own contract once you turn 18.
I guess that you have only just begun your studies of contract law...

scheming_gypsy

MissKeith wrote: »

Think we're being trolled here somehow.

doubt it. If the first reply had said 'no, not unless they change the service in breach of the contract.. or you pay off the remainder of the contract.'
Then it would have been over pretty quickly.

pimento

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

Also, contract law at 17? Aren't most college courses much broader, and most Uni students 18 or over?

If the OP's user name is indicative of her year of birth, she is indeed 17 and thus two years younger than my son who is in his second year of university. So the OP is probably in her second year of A' Levels.

Contract Law may be one module of the Law A' Level.

The OP hasn't expanded on why she wants out. It might be that Orange are rubbish in her area, she may have a running dispute with them.

It's a bit unfair to immediately cry "troll". I've noticed that it happens on here quite a lot. Give the girl a chance.

[Deleted User]

If your mum signed upto the contract then she will have to honour the full 24 months.

Dxxx

KingElvis

If you ask very nicely, they will let you off and give you the handset of your choice as a parting gift, and a free fruit basket.

useless_git_requires_wife

Kind of sad to see so many mature posters queueing up to post unpleasant responses. Politeness costs nothing.

The OP has not made any contract, they are simply asking if it's possible to leave one arranged for them.

gjchester

useless_git_requires_wife wrote: »

The OP has not made any contract, they are simply asking if it's possible to leave one arranged for them.

I think the OP made it worse saying they are studying contract law, as to be blunt anyone who has studied it to any depth would not be asking how do they get out of a contract.