Sim only deal 24month.. can i upgrade to a new phone for free?

[Paulll21]

I currently have a phone deal that is expiring in January with EE

I want a sim only deal with EE. but the only ones are 24 month.. can i upgrade in this 24month period to a new phone with EE for free

I don't think my current phone will last another 2 deals.. happy to sign a sim only deal if i can upgrade to a new phone with extra cost when i want to

[Schockwave]

Hello @Paulll21 ,

Welcome to the community,

New phones do usually require a deposit and then a monthly charge for the contract. You can then pay the phone off on flex pay and have a sim only contract, so if you are happy with your plan, just change it to a sim only plan and take a look at the phones and pay on flex pay, either over two or three years or outright if you so wish, hope this helps.

[bristolian]

The answer depends significantly whether you are on a traditional "all-in-one" plan, or a FlexPay where the airtime & device are separate.

If you are on a traditional phone-plan and move to a SIM-only plan, the minimum term only applies to remaining with EE. You can move back to a phone-plan at anytime.

If you're on a FlexPay plan, you will have 2 separate contracts each with their own payment. Your device repayment plan will cease when the fixed-term expires and the loan is repaid. The rolling airtime plan will continue, and thus be similar to a SIM-only.

[Paulll21]

Im on a traditional phone plan .. phone and data mins etc all together.. its running out.. i just want a sim deal because i like this phone.. but don't want to be able to upgrade to a new phone contract with ee when i want on the sim deal

[bristolian · Accepted solution]

In which case you have a free choice of SIM-only plans, with the option to move back to a phone-plan (or more likely a FlexPay) whenever you like, there is no lockout.

The minimum term only applies to your remaining with EE.