Billjones0157
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
So here's the short backstory. About a year ago I joined my girlfriend's (now ex) phone plan. I bought a new phone as well (about a year ago so there is still around 300 dollars left owed on the phone).
Recently we separated and she asked me to take care of removing myself from her plan. I called the company and was informed that she was the authorized owner of the plan and device (I was not put on the account as an authorized owner), that she would have have to call the company and authorize the device to be released over to me.
About 8 hours after I told her this, I tried to make a call and the phone did not connect to a network. I called the company and gave them the special number for the device. They told me that the phone had been reported as stolen. They said that the phone was no longer useful.
I went to a store location and spoke to a representative and he informed me that since she was the authorized owner of the device, that she was now responsible for the device payments. I sent the phone back to her, along with the prorated amount I owed for the phone bill, certified mail. I got a new phone and my own plan.
My question is, if this goes to court, how may it turn out? I gave her the details on how to release the device to me since she was the authorized owner, yet she reported it stolen knowing that I had it. I was more than willing to take the phone and the payments over, but the phone is now useless to me and has been sent back to her. Any advice?
Recently we separated and she asked me to take care of removing myself from her plan. I called the company and was informed that she was the authorized owner of the plan and device (I was not put on the account as an authorized owner), that she would have have to call the company and authorize the device to be released over to me.
About 8 hours after I told her this, I tried to make a call and the phone did not connect to a network. I called the company and gave them the special number for the device. They told me that the phone had been reported as stolen. They said that the phone was no longer useful.
I went to a store location and spoke to a representative and he informed me that since she was the authorized owner of the device, that she was now responsible for the device payments. I sent the phone back to her, along with the prorated amount I owed for the phone bill, certified mail. I got a new phone and my own plan.
My question is, if this goes to court, how may it turn out? I gave her the details on how to release the device to me since she was the authorized owner, yet she reported it stolen knowing that I had it. I was more than willing to take the phone and the payments over, but the phone is now useless to me and has been sent back to her. Any advice?
