Upgrading in contract time.

[fcukcov]

Does anyone know how long I have to be into an 18 month contract before I can upgrade my phone. Anyone done this recently?

Im with T-mobile but can't really find anything on their site other than them saying it has to be 1 month before the end of the contract but I though you could do it sooner?

 

[pork pie fox]

Does anyone know how long I have to be into an 18 month contract before I can upgrade my phone. Anyone done this recently?

Im with T-mobile but can't really find anything on their site other than them saying it has to be 1 month before the end of the contract but I though you could do it sooner?

I've found (albeit not with T-mobile) that my network has allowed me to upgrade 6 months out, this must be their way of getting you to sign up to another 18 months before talking to other networks I assume.

 

[fcukcov]

I've found (albeit not with T-mobile) that my network has allowed me to upgrade 6 months out, this must be their way of getting you to sign up to another 18 months before talking to other networks I assume.

Yeh i thought this was the case but can't see it on the t-mobile website. Did you have to pay for the new phone etc?

 

[pork pie fox]

Yeh i thought this was the case but can't see it on the t-mobile website. Did you have to pay for the new phone etc?

No I had a few phones on the account so they gave way to a bit of pressure. As far as they were concerned it was just like the start of a new contract and they seemed happy to treat it that way rather than make me wait and talk to others.

 

[fcukcov]

No I had a few phones on the account so they gave way to a bit of pressure. As far as they were concerned it was just like the start of a new contract and they seemed happy to treat it that way rather than make me wait and talk to others.

Cheers PPF. I'll give them a bell tonight. My phone is wank.

 

[Scarby]

I am with Virgin Mobile, during Vfest09 my phone broke (kept turning off) 4 months from end of contract. I was able to upgrade

 

[fcukcov]

I am with Virgin Mobile, during Vfest09 my phone broke (kept turning off) 4 months from end of contract. I was able to upgrade

Was that a special offer as you were at their on festival when it broke?

 

[Scarby]

Was that a special offer as you were at their on festival when it broke?

I wish, that would have been cracking service.

 

[Matt_B]

t-mobile won't even talk to you until you have one month left as I found out a week ago. I was due an upgrade on the 7th so I phoned and went into the store on the 4th to see if I could do it a few days early. No go.

 

[fcukcov]

t-mobile won't even talk to you until you have one month left as I found out a week ago. I was due an upgrade on the 7th so I phoned and went into the store on the 4th to see if I could do it a few days early. No go.

hmmm this was the impression im gettting, Vodafone openly advertise on their site that you can change early but t-mobile do not.

 

[Matt_B]

hmmm this was the impression im gettting, Vodafone openly advertise on their site that you can change early but t-mobile do not.

I'd be surprised with that TBH, I've never been able to do with any supplier.

 

[pork pie fox]

I'd be surprised with that TBH, I've never been able to do with any supplier.

Vodafone definitely have done in the past. Whether they've changed their policy recently I couldn't say, but I was with them for 2 upgrades and they did it 6 months early on both occasions.

 

[GazLCFC]

Vodafone definitely have done in the past. Whether they've changed their policy recently I couldn't say, but I was with them for 2 upgrades and they did it 6 months early on both occasions.

I believe o2 allow early upgrades depending on usage. I spend £35 per month and can upgrade 1 month early. If you spend £45 it's 2 months and so on.

 

[Durham Fox]

Most providers base how early you can upgrade on how much you spend. I've heard though that T-Mobile are about the worst in this area. Given the fact they are usually 6 months behind the competition in terms of handsets it's quite suprising.

 

[Spanky Fox]

I got lucky with my upgrade, which is due on the 30th Stepember 2011, i rang up today and upgraded my phone to a one year contract for a penalty fee of 45 euros (do able), so i upgraded from my Blackberry to the Samsung Galaxy S - tips please, they were charging an arm and a leg for the Iphone - 350 feckkkking euros.... i can take my mrs away on a weekend break for that.