Can I sell my phone?

[bike_framed]

I recently got a new phone on a 1-year term where I agreed to spend at least $50/month. I've come to realize that I don't really like the phone and am looking at purchasing something else outright. The question is, can I sell the phone I got from Telus and activate the other phone on the same line (keeping my agreement to spend $50/month)? Or do I need to wait until the year is up?

[Joelle]

You're free to do what you want with your phone. You're in contract for the service.

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[Que_Ball]

Telus doesn't care what you do with that phone. You could have left it in the box and sold it the minute you got it home if you wanted.

[jattdesi]

Are you Sure? I thought we weren't allowed to sell the things we own. I always thought I would just have to throw them away or give them away for free, I didn't know we have the right to sell our things.

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[bike_framed]

Are you Sure? I thought we weren't allowed to sell the things we own. I always thought I would just have to throw them away or give them away for free, I didn't know we have the right to sell our things.

Sent from Samsung Galaxy Note LTE running on Bell's HSPA+/LTE Network

I was just trying to make sure that there wasn't some legal gotcha cellphone companies use to say you don't actually own the phone until the contract has come to an end. Thanks to the other posters for clarifying things for me.

[~van~]

You don't really even need to "activate the other phone". As long as it's a Telus phone that you purchase outright just take your sim card out of your current phone and put it in the new one. If it is not a Telus phone obviously it will need to be unlocked.