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Old 09-07-2006, 18:20
hardtarget
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can i upgrade my phone anytime during my contact or do i have to wait till the contract finishes?

i want to get the k800i on contract but dont know if i will have to keep it for the whole year incase a new phone comes out?
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Old 09-07-2006, 18:29
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You have to wait until the last month at least! 11th month or 17th month depending if your on a 12 or 18 month contract.

No earlier!!

im due to upgrade on the 30th July.. i asked T-Mobile if i could (as im a loyal customer) and they said they can't.
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Old 09-07-2006, 18:49
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what about getting 2 contracts?
can we get 2 contracts on the same name?
my mate has about 3 contracts,
he buys 1 contract with latest phone,
when a newer model comes out he sells his current phone and uses that money to pay off his current contract and buys the the newer model?
doesnt that mess up his credit histry?
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Old 09-07-2006, 19:07
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Originally Posted by hardtarget
what about getting 2 contracts?
can we get 2 contracts on the same name?
my mate has about 3 contracts,
You appear to have answered your own question there!
Originally Posted by hardtarget
he buys 1 contract with latest phone,
when a newer model comes out he sells his current phone and uses that money to pay off his current contract and buys the the newer model?
great if you can make it pay, but at a minimum typical annual contract rate of £300 p.a and probably an average of £420 p.a., he must know a good place to sell mobile handsets at over the odds prices
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doesnt that mess up his credit histry?
As long as the network is getting paid on time every month, it probably improves his credit history.

Note some networks may limit the number of handsets you can have at any one time - if for no other reason than you can't afford to pay that amount of monthly charge based on your income, or otherwise they know you cannot use lots of phones at once so there is no benefit to them to supply you with so many contracts. But if you have a good enough credit rating and have the ability to repay, 2 or 3 contracts are not normally a problem.
1 for you, 1, for your partner, perhaps 1 for another dependent.
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Old 09-07-2006, 21:16
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what about the cashback?
some sites give you some months free but i have heard this is all a ripoff
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Old 10-07-2006, 08:55
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ive started to buy mine sim free
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Old 10-07-2006, 11:25
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voda is 60days before your contract expires you can upgrade
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Old 10-07-2006, 17:36
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voda has by far the worst customer service and reps in my expierience!
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Old 11-07-2006, 10:41
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i've found voda to be very very good, at least i dont have to speak to India
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Old 13-07-2006, 09:24
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why would anyone buy a sim free phone when you can get it cheaper on contract if you take into account all the free minutes
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Old 13-07-2006, 09:44
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why would anyone buy a sim free phone when you can get it cheaper on contract if you take into account all the free minutes
Not anyone can get a contract cos of bad credit and not everyone wants one. Also some people want to upgrade their handset but keep their sim card and don't want all the branding so people buy sim free phones for those reasons and probably others.
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