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Treading_Water

Hi
My dd (just 18) was shopping with a friend (17) who was looking at new phones. They went into the above store and her friend chose a phone and then proceeded to talk my dd into signing the contract for her. Dd was told that after a month she could move the payment to friends account and then it need have nothing further to do with her - she can be very naive.
I have pointed out the error of her ways and she has the phone back - and may well have lost friend - but phones4u tell me they have a no returns policy.
Any suggestions anyone.
Thanks

Tony5101

Sorry - but apart from a very harsh lesson learnt
You won't be able to end the contract, as your daughter is "Legally old enough" to sign a contract. Her friend wouldn't be able to take over the contract until she was/is also 18 - however at this point, they would be able to contact the network and have the account taken over - only then would it have nothing at all to do with your daughter.
At the moment though, IMO I would say that you are now stuck paying this contract.
I think that your (daughter's) options are extremely limited at this point.

Treading_Water

Yes harsh indeed. It seems she is stuck with a phone and tariff she didn't want on a network she didn't want. Still one of her sisters has a contract that is nearly ending so she is probably going to take over her old contract while she goes with the new one. She is not prepared to trust the friend to pay the contract when it could have an impact on her credit worthiness.

grumbler

If the network agrees at some point to transfer the account to the friend's name, from this point your daughter will have nothing to worry about.

Treading_Water

If but that wouldn't be until June.

jumpedtheshark

Could your daughter not transfer it over to her friend's mother/father, and then they could transfer it over to their daughter as and when? If your daughter wants to keep the friend (but with friends like these...), she could even just explain that her Mum (you) understands why they did what they did (!), but that that wasn't the best way to get a phone for the friend, and Mum (you) would like to get a responsible adult on the contract before June.

robbies_gal

why did p4u tell her that the friend could have it signed over when shes not even 18? or did they lie about it

good idea about the girls parents maybe have a word with them explain the situation

grumbler

gabbyevs wrote: »

why did p4u tell her that the friend could have it signed over when shes not even 18?

Did they?....

custardy

Treading_Water wrote: »

Hi
My dd (just 18) was shopping with a friend (17) who was looking at new phones. They went into the above store and her friend chose a phone and then proceeded to talk my dd into signing the contract for her. Dd was told that after a month she could move the payment to friends account and then it need have nothing further to do with her - she can be very naive.
I have pointed out the error of her ways and she has the phone back - and may well have lost friend - but phones4u tell me they have a no returns policy.
Any suggestions anyone.
Thanks

Im assuming this referred to bank account,not the contract

grumbler

Yes, I think this was pretty clear and was the main reason for calling her "very naive".

Buzby

Foolish is a better word - as it was her who was credit checked, not the friend. I have laso heard about offers of 'changing the name' - but be wary of this too - often this means only that the bill-payer's details change, not the contract obligation, so what initially sounds plausable, can remain and issue to return and cause problems.

Nobody NEEDS a contract commitment to get a mobile phone, and the sooner this is treated as the exception, rather than the norm - folk will dance to the network's (and CRA's) tune.