Mobile phone - 2 year contract

Annie1960

If I get a new phone on a 2 year contract, what happens at the end of the second year? Would I own the handset, and could I move to another provider on a sim only contract?

flaneurs_lobster

Yes and yes.

McKneff

 double check your contract.

Annie1960

McKneff said:

 double check your contract.

I haven't got it yet. It seems cheaper than buying a phone separately and having a sim only contract, which I find strange. 

grumbler

Annie1960 said:

McKneff said:

 double check your contract.

It seems cheaper than buying a phone separately and having a sim only contract, which I find strange. 

Not strange really, but don't forget to take two annual price rises into account, especially if you don't have  separate contracts for the phone and the airtime.

macman

Nothing actually happens at the the end of two years. Unless you give notice (usually one month), your contract continues. It's a two year minimum term, not a two year contract.

grumbler

IIRC, no notice is needed if you use a PAC to transfer your number to another network.

And what happens, is you don't have to pay the early terminating fee if you do this.

Annie1960

macman said:

Nothing actually happens at the the end of two years. Unless you give notice (usually one month), your contract continues. It's a two year minimum term, not a two year contract.

Thanks, but it was more about whether I would own the phone at that point.

simax

Annie1960 said:

macman said:

Nothing actually happens at the the end of two years. Unless you give notice (usually one month), your contract continues. It's a two year minimum term, not a two year contract.

Thanks, but it was more about whether I would own the phone at that point.

You own the phone from Day 1.

PHK

simax said:

Annie1960 said:

macman said:

Nothing actually happens at the the end of two years. Unless you give notice (usually one month), your contract continues. It's a two year minimum term, not a two year contract.

Thanks, but it was more about whether I would own the phone at that point.

You own the phone from Day 1.

Some EE contracts, the phone remains the property of EE for six months.