If my mobile company gives me an upgrade phone worth about £300, what's to stop me selling it on ebay? Do they still own it even though they've "given" it to me? Or do I own it?
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Nothing, however as part of that upgrade you'll be signed into a contract for x months. You leaving that contract early will result in you having to pay a substantial sum to cover them for their loss.Originally posted by Moose423956 View PostIf my mobile company gives me an upgrade phone worth about £300, what's to stop me selling it on ebay? Do they still own it even though they've "given" it to me? Or do I own it?"I hope Celtic realise that, if their team is good enough, they will win. If they're not good enough, they'll not win - and they can't look at anybody else, whether it is referees or any other influence." - Walter Smith
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Don't know about the ownership bit but a lot of people do this - they upgrade and sell the upgraded phone and keep on using their old phone.Comment
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Just out of interest if you are struggling to understand the terms of your mobile phone contract how are you coping in the contractor world?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!
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I'm a permie these days. Sorry.Originally posted by northernladuk View PostJust out of interest if you are struggling to understand the terms of your mobile phone contract how are you coping in the contractor world?Comment
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Originally posted by Moose423956 View PostI'm a permie these days. Sorry.

One thing you should be aware of lots of new mobiles are now locked to the network it's on. So if you sell it on ebay make sure you put what network it's locked to. (Off course you can pay for it to be unlocked in lots of cases.....)"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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i've done this a couple of times. don't use my personal phone much so its on a 17 quid a month or whatever contract, the new handset often fetches 200 quid+ = freeeee phone.....Originally posted by Moose423956 View PostIf my mobile company gives me an upgrade phone worth about £300, what's to stop me selling it on ebay? Do they still own it even though they've "given" it to me? Or do I own it?
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