Leaving UK indefinitely...months left on contract

giraffe_2

Hello all

I'm new to the forum (signed up a long time ago though...but I think this is the first time I've posted).

Excuse if this is a 'silly' question but I am a little ignorant when it comes to phone contracts..

Anyway...I plan to leave the UK indefinitely and my 24 month Orange contract (just over £25/month) does not end till I believe this December.

What are my options (assuming there are any..) or do I just have to keep paying till my contract ends?

Thanks
K.

DUTR

Pay the remainder or do a runner if you have little concious

latecomer

Sell the phone, if its a decent one, to pay off some/all of the remaining contract

giraffe_2

I'm guessing theres not a lot to do then...

I quite like the phone so I'm going to keep it (I believe it's sim free so I'll just stick a new sim once I reach my destination).

Yay only 7 payments to go...

Rusty!

Make sure it supports the frequencies needed for your new homeland.

Fifer

You might be cheaper paying the remaining months now as a cancellation charge as some networks won't charge VAT. Might also be worth checking if you can move to a cheaper tariff first.

J_B

Fifer wrote: »

You might be cheaper paying the remaining months now

+1

Phone them and ask how much it would be to 'buy out' your contract now.
It will probably be less than if you kept paying monthly.

giraffe_2

Thanks

Might just give them a call and see what they say...

Buzby

Urban myth about VAT I'm afraid. The discount is only based on a goodwill reduction for not using a pre-paid bundle, nothing else.

grumbler

Buzby wrote: »

Urban myth about VAT I'm afraid. The discount is only based on a goodwill reduction for not using a pre-paid bundle, nothing else.

Whatever you call it, the name is irrelevant. What matters is that it's 1/6 discount at Vodafone.

thefirs

Buzby wrote: »

Urban myth about VAT I'm afraid. The discount is only based on a goodwill reduction for not using a pre-paid bundle, nothing else.

I can confirm that the no vat policy applies at Orange, so no myth there.

It's worth asking if you can downgrade to a lower price bundle since you're in the final year of your contract.