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Registering O2 upgrade to someone else

  • 30-04-2006 06:11PM
    #1
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,548 ✭✭✭✭


    Sorry if this is a silly question, but I've just got a new O2 speakeasy upgrade phone (Razr V3) and want to register online for the €90 call credit, but want to give the call credit to the missus instead (she uses it up a lot more quickly than I do :))

    Is there anything to stop me doing that? I note they want the phone's IMEI number. Don't suppose they could use that to restrict the call credit upgrades to that particular phone could they?


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  • #2
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    no problem with that. you can give the credit to whoever you want. just enter their phone number and the new imei


  • #3
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,863 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    I never knew that! My phone is getting dodgy so I might buy a new phone from o2 speakeasy upgrade which will give me a new number with about €80 credit I think, will I be able to put this on my old sim so?


  • #4
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,241 ✭✭✭drdre


    i never knew this.has anyone tried it and were their any problems or not.


  • #5
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,548 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Commander Vimes wrote:
    no problem with that. you can give the credit to whoever you want. just enter their phone number and the new imei
    Sounds good! Have you actually done this?


  • #6
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    There's no problem with it. You can register the credit to anyone elses account. The only downside (if you could call it that) is that as far as O2 is concerned they now have control over the phone on the network - i.e. they can report it stolen and have the IMEI blocked...

    You can then use any O2 SIM in the handset :)


    @Alun
    I've done it without issue.


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  • #7
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    cormie wrote:
    I never knew that! My phone is getting dodgy so I might buy a new phone from o2 speakeasy upgrade which will give me a new number with about €80 credit I think, will I be able to put this on my old sim so?

    an upgrade doesn't give you a new number. that's the idea of an upgrade. it comes with 90 credit (i think) and it goes on whatever number you want. the only conditions are that the number can't currently be getting free monthly credit and it can't have got an upgrade in the last three months


  • #8
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,548 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    OK I registered my upgrade on the O2 website, and the missus got her initial batch of call credit this morning. Thanks!


  • #9
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    If you're already getting credit it will just stack onto the end of it Vimes. And it's 30 days, not 3 months as far as I know.

    @Alun
    The O2 website should have a section under My Account for Free Credits where you can monitor it.


  • #10
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    ciaranfo wrote:
    If you're already getting credit it will just stack onto the end of it Vimes. And it's 30 days, not 3 months as far as I know.

    @Alun
    The O2 website should have a section under My Account for Free Credits where you can monitor it.


    it does go on the end of it. you'll never get 20 in one month though, just 10 for longer. i'm fairly sure its 3 months. says it when you go to do an upgrade iirc


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