Contract upgrade timeline (stupid question)

[Edwe]

So, I'll be going for a handset upgrade on contract for the first time ever (have previously always switched networks after my contract ended). I received an SMS to let me know that my number is "due for an upgrade on 17/12/2015".

I suppose this should be obvious to me, but does this mean that I need to arrange for the upgrade before 17 December or after 17 December?

 

[dlevine]

from 17th Dec onwards.

 

[Quintrix]

That does not mean that your current 2year contract ends on that day - you may still have 4 months left on your current contract and this may be added to your new contract if you "upgrade" on/ soon after that date.

 

[Edwe]

That does not mean that your current 2year contract ends on that day - you may still have 4 months left on your current contract and this may be added to your new contract if you "upgrade" on/ soon after that date.

I know for a fact that I signed up in December 2013, so the date can be - at most - a couple of weeks out. Thanks for the warning, though.