Chris wrote:
> I am wondering if anyone can advise me. I recently had a mobile
> upgrade to a Samsung but am very happy with the Nokia that I was using
> previously. What I am considering doing is selling the Samsung upgrade
> that I receieved and continuing to use the Nokia.
>
> The problem that arises is that if I were to lose the Nokia, my service
> provider would cancel the contract. Would the IMEI number on the
> Samsung (which my service provider would assume I was using) then be
> blocked thus blocking the phone even though I had sold it and wasn't
> using it?
>
If you were to lose the Nokia, your service provider wouldn't cancel
the contract - they'd make you wait the full 12 or 18 months from when
they gave you the Samsung. If you can't actually provide a phone for
that time, that's your problem.
You're right that if you phoned up and told them that you'd lost your
phone, without mentioning that you were using your SIM card in a phone
that wasn't the original contract phone, they might block the Samsung.
However, as long as you mention that it was the Nokia you'd lost, then
they'll block that instead. Probably best not to mention that you've
*sold* the Samsung, though, as operators tend not to like that sort of
thing.
So: unless you forget to tell your provider, there are no problems for
the new purchaser - but you might be stuck with several months of
contract and no way of using it without buying a new handset yourself.
--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org 
Selling a mobile phone upgrade 
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