Deceased's contract

>>Well depends on the contract. Don't a lot of contracts
>>state the phone is yours after the minimum stated
>>contract time?
>
>
> Not on any I've ever seen. The phone doesn't form part of the contract,
> it's yours from day 1.
>

In essence that is true but I believe that there was one exception to
this rule...anyone remember Telecom Plus? (Sheesh!...who can forget 'em!?!)

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On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:44:51 GMT, "Simon" <If u think this accounts
fast you should see the other [email protected]> wrote:

>I think they would be happy to close the account down on receipt of the
>phone back to them?

That would be a criminal offence. The phone is the property of the
deceased person's estate, and cannot be given away like that.

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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:52:42 GMT, "Simon" <If u think this accounts
fast you should c the other [email protected]> wrote:

>Well depends on the contract. Don't a lot of contracts state the phone is
>yours after the minimum stated contract time?

None whatever, as far as I know.

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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:02:36 +0000, Reestit Mutton <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In essence that is true but I believe that there was one exception to
>this rule...anyone remember Telecom Plus? (Sheesh!...who can forget 'em!?!)

Don't think the phone was /ever/ yours with Telecon Plus.

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On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:17:50 GMT, Bacillus Cereus
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Can anyone tell me how the mobile companies deal with deceased accounts?
>If someone passed away and they were three months into a twelve months
>contract, would they insist on the contract being paid in full from the
>deceased's estate, i.e. the full 12 months line rental?
>
>Can't find an answer to this anywhere.
>
>Thanks.
>
>BC
Charge the mobile up and put it in the coffin. You never know,you
might just receive a call AND its insurance against getting buried
alive.



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"tarquinlinbin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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[snip]

> Charge the mobile up and put it in the coffin. You never
> know,you might just receive a call AND its insurance
> against getting buried alive.

But would you get a signal down there..?!

Ivor

Joe Harrison wrote:
> When you're dead you're dead and that's it. I hear that e.g. some

I think you will find that any creditors potentially have a claim
against the estate of the deceased.