Changing my mobile phone ....

[mrs.chappie]

I have a very old Nokia Pay As You Go mobile phone that keeps switching itself off. I want to replace it but I still have a tenner's worth of credit on it.

If I buy a new phone, can I still keep the credit, and do I have to buy exactly the same make and model of phone to do this? I might have a problem finding another exactly the same, as it is so old.

Thanks folks.

[Panic Button]

If you take the sim card out and put it into the new phone, you will keep your number and the credit.

However you will have to buy a pay as you go phone on the same network, as usually they are locked onto a network.

I believe though that Asda phones are not locked.

[treetops1]

Which phone company are you with.

[mrs.chappie]

Thanks PB and treetops. I am with one2one. I only want a very basic phone, not one of those all singing, all dancing jobbies.

[Panic Button]

One to one? Boy that is old.

They have been T Mobile now for years, and are about to disappear into Orange.

I suggest you abandon the credit you have, and just buy a new phone. If you want Pay as you go, then Asda is cheapest, followed by Tesco.

[Old_Geezer]

That would depend on the contract you have. Didn't the marketing fools offer free evening & weekend call contracts when they first launched ?

As Panic describes, your credit is on your account, not on your handset. And your account is identified by the SIM card you use. (Change cards and you change accounts.) So you can put your card into any new handset that is not locked to a rival network, and your credit remains intact.

[deggers316]

Mobile Nokia 1208 at tesco £14.97

[mrs.chappie]

Thanks very much for all replies. xxx

[AApu]

Yes,you can buy a new phone with locked condition.It is very less cost when compared to an unlocked phone and the get the unlock code at low cost from http://www.mobileunlocksolutions.com/supported-phones/rs1wp7/ and unlock it.After unlocking it,you can use freely any GSM network SIM card.This is the biggest credit for you.