Whaddya mean contract phone ?
A phone is a phone, just swap your SIM over.
Sell your unloved phone, buy one you fancy instead - though not necessarily
in that order, for reasons of continuity.

Steve O wrote:
> "For example: John Smith" <qall-tisc@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4530dc85$1_4@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>> Umm .... have you heard of eBay ?
>
> You sell contract phones on ebay?
>
>>
>> Steve O wrote:
>>> In the shop, it came down to two choices - the slimmest Motorola
>>> available, or the Nokia N73.
>>> The assistant assured me that the Nokia was the better phone, so I
>>> went for it.
>>> It probably is the better phone, especially when teamed up with a
>>> nice 2 gig SD card.
>>> But why does it have to be so bloody big!!!?
>>> It's like walking around with a housebrick in my pocket, and it's
>>> starting to annoy me.
>>> There's no point saying to people, "It's a smartphone!- It's like a
>>> mini computer!" because all they can see is this bloody great big
>>> thing which looks like a throwback to the early (2nd? ) generation
>>> phones, despite the bigger screen.
>>> The camera isn't as good as I thought it would be either - it's
>>> produced quite a few dodgy photos and it's pointless trying to use
>>> it in low light. So come on - I'm stuck with the thing now ( at
>>> least until it's time for an upgrade) so what can you say to
>>> convince me that I shouldn't have stayed with the slimline Motorola?
>>> Or am I missing out on some possible uses or advantages which may
>>> have previously escaped my attention?