On 2007-01-19 22:13:49 +0000, Gyp <Gyp@gyponline.co.uk> said:

> In message <1169239636.122734.301510@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>,
> Mathew Newton <usenet@newtonnet.co.uk> writes
>
>> I'm pretty sure our invoices say to phone and register the *handset*.
>> Not wanting to sound pendantic, it's just that we specifically don't
>> want to register the handset given it's going to be sold - presumably
>> registering the handset would also associate it with the account (with
>> all the consequences this may bring should it get lost/stolen as
>> mentioned).
>
> On both of my upgrades, they wanted to know the number, the SIM number
> and the contract number.
>
> The didn't want to know IMEI of the new phones.
>
> One of my new SIMs is sat working in my new 6230i (a step on from the
> 6230 in some ways but not in others), and the other is working well in
> the missus' old phone (with the 6070 being flogged for enough to cover
> the cost of the new 6230i)

They'll already have the IMEI on their system when you give them the
other info.

You may not want to register the handset as your upgrade, but it *was*
your upgrade, so you have to! The only thing you have to remember is
if your phone ever gets lost/stolen make sure they bar the handset you
were using, rather than the handset associated with your account (all
your 6070's!). It's not going to stop anyone else registering it as
their phone if Orange ask the new owners for an IMEI.

If you don't register it, it will just happen automatically after x
amount of days - and its far better to specify the time for your SIM
swap rather than have it happen when you're least expecting it (and
nowhere near the new SIM).

Chris