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contract phone that he doesnt like, can he

Hi,
My son has a contract phone for 18 months and got a w850i free but he doesnt like it and wants to sell it so he can get another. Does anyone know if this is allowed or does he have to hold onto it until the end of the contract and then have to give it back?
Thank you
Confused Dora

ps its on Tmobile

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  • Hapless_2
    Hapless_2 Posts: 2,619 Forumite
    he has to get the mobile contract transferred to somebody else which means that the person would have to pass a credit check.
    Otherwise, he is stuck with it and should choose more wisely next time.
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  • danuk
    danuk Posts: 581 Forumite
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    Think she meant the phone only!!..... Yes you can just sell the phone and keep the contract sim, buy a new phone and stick the sim in it.... job done :D

    There is no come backs at all, i have done this a million times !!
  • Dopey_Dora_42
    Dopey_Dora_42 Posts: 384 Forumite
    He wants to keep the contract but not the phone-he can use the simcard in another phone but we dont know whether he can pass on the w8501 phone onto someone else or will he have to return it to Tmobile at the end of the contract?
  • Dopey_Dora_42
    Dopey_Dora_42 Posts: 384 Forumite
    Thank you danuk we posted at the same time.

    Dora x
  • danuk
    danuk Posts: 581 Forumite
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    no problem, i have sold probably 15 contract phones over time...... get a new phone and flog it straight away....

    good luck, mind you i have the 850I at the mo and like it ;)

    hope it finds one he likes
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