3 mobile Galaxy Nexus return - distance selling regulations?
Hi
I was wondering if anyone had any experience of returning a phone to 3? I am considering getting the Nexus on the one plan but if I don't like the phone I would like to know if it can be returned?
Maybe even under the distance selling regs?
Cheers
James
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So how am I suppose to know whether I am suited to the phone or not?
Come back then and tell me what they say
http://www.three.co.uk/Support/Device_support/Returns
really? :|
So how am I suppose to know whether I am suited to the phone or not?
Go to a shop and try it out? most phone shops will have phones you can try
What do you base this on? DSR's do not require a reason for cancelling an order in the cooling off period. There are exceptions - so best not use the supplied SIM and keep the phone as-new as is possible, but you should be able to return it.
and I could go the shop, but you just get harassed by the pushy 3 staff, so I was hoping to test it and use it properly at home instead
What do you base this on? DSR's do not require a reason for cancelling an order in the cooling off period. There are exceptions - so best not use the supplied SIM and keep the phone as-new as is possible, but you should be able to return it.
Somebody finally talking sense, I am currently on 3 anyway but my sim only is about to expire, so i was considering checking this out first
I was going to take the new contract and use the phone for a day or two with my existing sim, then if I like it i will keep and transfer my number. If i don't I would just like to return it? I would obviously do a factory reset of the phone first
It took me less than 30 seconds to find the bit on 3's website that applies to this. It's nothing to do with how good bad or indifferent their website is
You are only looking for a way out of this if you feel that the phone isn't for you despite knowing full well (having read the website) that you can't.
I probably won't do just in case, but I will be using it around the house to see what the signal is like on the phone and to test it on wifi
Do you think this would be okay?
Come back then and tell me what they say
sent back 3 phones to them no problem at all 2 had issues the last 1 told them i just did not like i had them all up and running so you have it completely wrong mate YES you can return a phone to 3 100%
i used the last 1 for over a day and they was fine
Edited By: q44q on Nov 30, 2011 14:53
Come back then and tell me what they say
I have weak 3g signal in my area. 3 cancelled my contact straight away for me. no question asked and i returned the phone :) ( i even used the phone )
Edited By: ajns23 on Nov 30, 2011 14:52
It took me less than 30 seconds to find the bit on 3's website that applies to this. It's nothing to do with how good bad or indifferent their website is
You are only looking for a way out of this if you feel that the phone isn't for you despite knowing full well (having read the website) that you can't.
yeah you're right, as always. thanks.
http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/business_leaflets/general/oft698.pdf
How do the cancellation provisions apply to linked
contracts for goods and services, for example a mobile
phone and an associated airtime contract, or a modem
and broadband service?
3.30 There are normally two contracts in such situations – one for goods
(the mobile phone or modem, for example) and the other for a
service (such as the airtime or internet connection).
3.31 In both cases the cancellation period starts when the contract is
made. The time limits for cancellation of the goods and service
contracts are explained at paragraph 3.22. With these types of
contract it is possible to have cancellation periods running at different
times and for the service contract to remain cancellable after the
goods have been provided.
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Cancellation rights (Regulation 10)
What cancellation rights do consumers have?
3.22 The stage at which you provide your consumers with the required
written information (see paragraph 3.10) will affect when the
cancellation period ends.
.
.
.
For goods:
n provided you give your consumer the required written information
no later than the time the goods are delivered, their cancellation
rights end seven working days after the day on which they
received the goods
.
.
.
For services:
n if you give your consumer the required written information on or
before the day the contract is concluded, their cancellation
rights will last for seven working days, counting from the day after
the contract was concluded, or
It took me less than 30 seconds to find the bit on 3's website that applies to this. It's nothing to do with how good bad or indifferent their website is
You are only looking for a way out of this if you feel that the phone isn't for you despite knowing full well (having read the website) that you can't.
It took me all of 30seconds...
http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/business_leaflets/general/oft698.pdf
Can I insist that consumers who cancel an order within the
cancellation period return the goods as new or in their
original packaging?
3.58 No. Consumers are under a duty to take reasonable care of the goods
while in their possession as discussed in paragraph 3.44. The DSRs
allow consumers to examine goods they have ordered as they would
in a shop. If that requires opening the packaging and trying out the
goods then they have not breached their duty to take reasonable
care of the goods. In these circumstances you cannot insist that
consumers return the goods as new or in their original packaging.
You may ask consumers to return goods with the original packaging,
but you cannot insist on this. In the case of goods such as earrings
that have hygiene seals, you may require consumers to exercise
reasonable care by not removing the seals when examining them.
How can someone that's been on 3 for at least 12 months now claim weak signal?