Help! I've been an idiot!

gaming_guy

purpledelly wrote: »

Have a look on eBay for a phone - that's where I've always sold my old ones. Just be careful of the usual scams (if the price is way to good to be true then it probably is!; and don't go for anything not from a UK seller with good feedback (and more than say 5 overall). Might be worth getting a not-so-inspiring one for now just to get it cheap.
Also on eBay look for one which says either 'Locked to 3' or else 'Unlocked' which means it's ok to use with any SIM. 3 are less compatible than other SIMS so be careful.
Sorry I can't help - usually I have the odd old handset lying around - but my last one went to my hubby who left his in his raincoat pocket in torrential rain and drowned it :mad:

also the handset has to be a 3G handset (usually have 2 cameras) as well

purpledelly

Yes gaming_guy... quite right....3 are a bit of a pain really. I'm ditching them in November :rolleyes:

Just had (yet another) thought.... would your mobile be covered on your home contents insurance?? I think mine is although I don't know terms... but definitely worth a phonecall.....

BubblingCletus

Thanks to everyone that offered advice, I went round a few phone shops yesterday, without much luck trying to find a cheap PAYG mobile, but there aren't really any that you can stick a 3 sim card into.

I will have a look on ebay and freecycle, but after speaking to a couple of v helpful staff in the shops, seems like I'll be able to go for some sort of 'early upgrade' thing on my contract. didn't have much time to speak to them yesterday, but sounded like I can basically sign a new contract and they'll pay off the old one as I've only got 6 months left on a reasonably low tariff. As long as I can get another decent tariff and a free handset, I may actually manage to avoid my stupid half asleep mistake costing me anything!

:beer:

espresso

Hang it around your neck when you get one!

z4kir

BubblingCletus wrote: »

after speaking to a couple of v helpful staff in the shops, seems like I'll be able to go for some sort of 'early upgrade' thing on my contract. didn't have much time to speak to them yesterday, but sounded like I can basically sign a new contract and they'll pay off the old one as I've only got 6 months left on a reasonably low tariff. As long as I can get another decent tariff and a free handset

Let me guess.... phones4u? To be honest I would not recommend you to do that, as you will miss out on any retentions offers three will offer you directly! They have been offering some crazy offers to people who ask to cancel the contract at the end of their term.

Take a look on ebay: http://phones.listings.ebay.co.uk/_Mobile-Phones_3_W0QQa14ZQ2d24QQa33112ZQ2d24QQa33113Z33438QQa35ZQ2d24QQa6ZQ2d24QQalistZa14Q2ca41Q2ca6Q2ca33112Q2ca33113Q2ca35QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQcurcatZtrueQQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQgcsZ1609QQpfidZ2139QQpfmodeZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ3312QQsaobfmtsZinsifQQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsatitleZQQsocmdZListingItemListQQsofocusZpf
That link will show you all phones locked to Three, a reasonable Nokia 6280 just finished for £46...

BubblingCletus

I will staple this phone to my palm when I get it, espresso, believe me.

You know what the worst thing about all of this is? Two days before I lost the phone, I upgraded my bank account. One of the perks of the upgraded account? Free phone insurance.

It was phones4u, you're spot on, z4kir. Unless they offer me something really good, I'm not going to go for it, I'll find a rubbish phone cheap from somewhere and use that until Dec when I get an upgrade.