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Hiya peeps,

If your contract finishes and dont renew is the phone yours ?

Ive kept the same iphone but went onto PAYG, and wondered if the phone was mine ?

many thanks,

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  • Earthworm
    Earthworm Posts: 529 Forumite
    The phone was yours as soon as you signed up to your original contract. The provider of the handset has no claim to it.
  • cgk1
    cgk1 Posts: 1,300 Forumite
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    As Earthworm says, the phone is yours - you buy it outright when you pay for it.
  • Phone contracts have a minimum term but continue until you stop them.

    If you want to cease your contract you have to tell the network. Otherwise they will continue to provide service and take money.

    Once you have paid the contract minimum term and given notice to end it the phone is yours to keep.
  • mobilejunkie
    mobilejunkie Posts: 8,460 Forumite
    The phone is yours to keep or sell from day 1.
  • robbies_gal
    robbies_gal Posts: 7,895 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    im just careful thats not right the phone is yours straight away
    What goes around-comes around
  • 19lottie82
    19lottie82 Posts: 6,030 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Once you have paid the contract minimum term and given notice to end it the phone is yours to keep.

    the phone is yours to keep from the start, it has nothignt o do with completing the minimum term.
  • simax
    simax Posts: 1,976 Forumite
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    The handset is not a part of your airtime contract.
    I spent 25 years in the mobile industry, from 1994 to 2019. Worked for indies as well as the big networks, in their stores also in contact centres. I also hold a degree in telecoms engineering so I like to think I know what I’m talking about 😂
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