Pay upfront contract question?

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

Quick question i hope! My partner just smashed her phone and so i was going to upgrade using my refresh account and looking at the iphones she wants a 5c ( good news as its cheap ) and i noticed a refurb one is only £120 upfront so no device payments and £13 a month for the tariff

Now if i buy this can i cancel the airtime plan after a couple of months or do i have to pay of for 24months 

thanks!

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

Once the device is paid for fully you can cancel the airtime at any time or just keep it running for as long as you want. Your choice

[Anonymous]

The warranty on a refurb is only 3-6 months so if anything goes wrong after the initial period, you'd have to get it repaired at a cost to yourself 

[MI5]

It's a min of 3 months or the balance of manufacturers warranty - whichever is the longest.

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:
It's a min of 3 months or the balance of manufacturers warranty - whichever is the longest.

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A question on this (for my info) ....With a refurb are you unaware of how much is left on the manufacturers warranty until you actually get the phone?? I am asking because if you buy a second hand car it always states the MOT left ...

[MI5]

You can usually check once you have the phone by checking the manufacturers website but no way of you checking what o2 are going to send you upfront.

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:
You can usually check once you have the phone by checking the manufacturers website but no way of you checking what o2 are going to send you upfront.

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Thanks for that...silly question probably but something that struck me when I read your answer....

(Thinking about it though... they surely wouldn't have a shelf full of particular refurb models to choose from)

[MI5]

The reality is that most are brand new 14 day returns but you do get a few that are older and may have been refurb through recycle schemes or other avenues.

[jonsie]

....but God help you if it's been refurbished by Anovo!!

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

....but God help you if it's been refurbished by Anovo!!

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Even God wouldnt be able to help you then