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Re: change account details

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I purchased a phone for a friend but want his name and number on this account not mine and need help doing this as I don't have an account with 02 any longer and it is proving a nightmare to change it
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MI5
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The only way you can change it is to cancel the account and have your friend take their own account in their name.
Name swaps aren't allowed anymore.
Best to do it when contract has run full term to avoid cancellation fees.
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MI5
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The only way you can change it is to cancel the account and have your friend take their own account in their name.
Name swaps aren't allowed anymore.
Best to do it when contract has run full term to avoid cancellation fees.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.
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@Anonymous wrote:
I purchased a phone for a friend but want his name and number on this account not mine and need help doing this as I don't have an account with 02 any longer and it is proving a nightmare to change it

To my knowledge you wont be able to change an old account to his name..I think you will need to open a new one.?

Someone more knowledgeable than me will be along to correct me if I am wrong...:smileywink:

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@MI5 wrote:
The only way you can change it is to cancel the account and have your friend take their own account in their name.
Name swaps aren't allowed anymore.
Best to do it when contract has run full term to avoid cancellation fees.

And here is the one who is more knowledgeable than me....LOL...but I was half correct...

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Just be advised that if you took it out in your name then technically you still have an account with O2!
And you would be liable if your friend were to miss a few payments, or indeed stop paying altogether and would have a diverse affect on your credit rating!
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