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kboy33
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 29 August 2008 : 00:08:11
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Was reading someone's post on here who said once O2 found out they had gone BR their contract was cancelled and made to go PAYG.
Was wondering has anyone else been able to keep their monthly contract o2 phone once they became BR???
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Reviva UK
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2452 Posts |
Posted - 29 August 2008 : 01:21:52
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Hi
i know of many people who have retained their contract phone. In reality if the contract is cancelled early then theoretically there is a shortfall because of a subsidised phone.
The key thing is not to obtain credit of £500 or more without first advising the creditor that you are currently in Br. Therefore make sure your bill doesn't go over £500 ( only likely if you are in business )
remember that you are unlikely to change / renew the phone or provider so make sure you have the right contract & phone prior,
Paul Johns
Assisted Bankruptcy Specialists
Reviva UK
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grantspants
Junior Member
United Kingdom
297 Posts |
Posted - 29 August 2008 : 08:06:47
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when you say £500 does that mean per year? I'm currently on o2 so the likelyhood is that they will cancel my contract which runs out on 22nd November after I go BR in october. How do I make sure that any outstanding contract money (£50 in this case) is included in my SOA, which section?
I never even thought about this until now, so thanks for reminding me 
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Skippy
forum expert
United Kingdom
3290 Posts |
Posted - 29 August 2008 : 10:18:25
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I was able to upgrade my phone when I was still BR - I was suprised, but Vodafone never even mentioned a credit check.
Tomorrow is a mystery, yesterday is history, today is the present, a gift to make the most of.
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JulianDonnelly
Junior Member
United Kingdom
325 Posts |
Posted - 29 August 2008 : 14:49:05
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Hi Grantspants,
The £500 is in total. Given that your monthly bills are likely to be far less, the debt will (or should) never exceed £500 in any one month, so you should be fine! Anything o/s should be included in Section 4 (unsecured) on your SOA.
Julian Donnelly
Spokesperson for www.Bankruptcyhelp.org.uk
Don't forget the helpline on 0800 078 9367 |
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debtfreejo
Junior Member
213 Posts |
Posted - 29 August 2008 : 18:36:45
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Hi further to my answering a post earlier about my account o2 informed me that when they knew that i had gone BR that they would not allow me to keep my contract and that once they had seen it advertised they would disconnect my phone.
They did this to me within the week of BR and now they have billed me for the rest of the contract term. On my SOA i wrote this on there as as unsecured debt to make sure that it was included.
I know now that this account has gone over to the OR well thats what they have said to me, but i did however go onto PAYG just before BR as i knew what they said they were going to do.
I dont know if that has helped at all but that is my personal experience of O2 and them allowing me to keep my contract. They said its part of their clause?
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abr
Junior Member
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Posted - 30 August 2008 : 07:37:43
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| hi, dont want to confuse you anymore but i am on 02 with three phones in my name. i told the OR this in my interveiw and she wasnt bothered and said it was upto the company what they do when they find out. well 3mths down the line and i still have the 3 contracts and i even upgraded 2 of them with no problem. i have always paid the bill by DD and always on time so i dont know if that helped me or not |
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Needafriend
Junior Member
United Kingdom
344 Posts |
Posted - 30 August 2008 : 09:18:27
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Hi Yeah,
I was confused to why they cancelled mine as i have always paid my bill on time and by DD but they still did it. But in a way that was a good thing as im now on PAYG and its worked out a lot cheaper for me :)
Maybe its just a few that they do it too, who knows they work in mysterious ways.
JO
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JulianDonnelly
Junior Member
United Kingdom
325 Posts |
Posted - 30 August 2008 : 14:04:11
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Hi all,
I spent a bit of time in the telecommunications industry and the networks do seem to move the goalposts regularly. I took out a brand new contract with O2 about 2 months AFTER having gone BR .... I just had to pay a £100 deposit which I got back after 6 months!
Julian Donnelly
Spokesperson for www.Bankruptcyhelp.org.uk
Don't forget the helpline on 0800 078 9367 |
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Needafriend
Junior Member
United Kingdom
344 Posts |
Posted - 30 August 2008 : 21:02:49
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Thanks Julian,
Must be just mine then, oh well im saving and now i still get my free calls and texts without the contract. Although im still with o2 as i found the network very good.
Have a great evening
JO
"There is light at the end of the tunnel, if you cant find it get a brighter torch"
You can read my blog here:
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Contract phones & BR on o2.
