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if your mobile phoen has stopped

March2012
March2012 Posts: 487 Forumite
working do you still have to pay the network as i have no phone at mo. thanks!

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  • gjchester
    gjchester Posts: 5,741 Forumite
    March2012 wrote: »
    working do you still have to pay the network as i have no phone at mo. thanks!

    Unfortunately yes.

    A mobile contract is really two contracts, one for the phone, and one for the airtime.

    Your airtime contract will state that the hardware is not part of the contract so hence you need to pay the line rental.

    Read your documents that came with the phone, many phones come with a two year warranty, but usually Apple and Blackberry's are only 1 year warranty, so if it's not broken through you damaging it you may have some cover.
  • March2012
    March2012 Posts: 487 Forumite
    network. would anyone know? htanks
    gjchester wrote: »
    Unfortunately yes.

    A mobile contract is really two contracts, one for the phone, and one for the airtime.

    Your airtime contract will state that the hardware is not part of the contract so hence you need to pay the line rental.

    Read your documents that came with the phone, many phones come with a two year warranty, but usually Apple and Blackberry's are only 1 year warranty, so if it's not broken through you damaging it you may have some cover.
  • visidigi
    visidigi Posts: 6,621 Forumite
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    You would have to give the required notice to three and then pay the last bill, you would then be disconnected and you would lose access to the network.
  • Buzby
    Buzby Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    TWO contracts? Absolutely not. Just one, for the SIM card. The phone is an inducement (whether free or discounted).

    You could sell it immediately if you wished - but you still have to pa for the SIM.
  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,748 Forumite
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    March2012 wrote: »
    working do you still have to pay the network as i have no phone at mo. thanks!

    Does the simcard still work? That is basically what your monthly charge pays for, if the original handset is lost of broken buy a cheap phone and put your simcard into it.

    A PAYG phone from the same network will work with the sim, as will any sim free phone.
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