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It looks like EE in the UK are offering existing Orange and T-Mobile customers who recently took out a contract with a Bold 9900 the opportunity to upgrade to a 4G LTE contract with a BlackBerry Z10 - with no fees! Customers who have a 3G contract that is less than six months old now qualify for the early upgrade. The cost of the handset must be covered but there are no fees being implemented for the early termination of the current contract.

This isn't common practice for UK carriers so it's a nice move by EE. On the EE webpage it doesn't clearly mention the Bold 9900 however if you dive a bit deeper and jump into the terms and conditions it is clearly listed.

This offer is available to current T-Mobile and Orange customers only. The offer is available in our retail stores only and will end on 30 April 2013.

The offer allows you to swap your old 3G phone for a new 4G one, and upgrade your plan to a superfast 4GEE phone plan.  To redeem this offer, please note that:

i. You need to be on an existing T-Mobile or Orange plan - whether that's a new plan or an upgrade/renewal from a previous plan and including plans which were taken out from one of our indirect partners such as the Carphone Warehouse;ii. You can upgrade to 4GEE at any time during your contract with Orange or T-Mobile and there are no charges for terminating your current contract (subject to our 14 day returns policy).iii. You will have  to enter into a new minimum term on EE;iv. You  can only sign up to a new minimum term on EE which is the same length or longer than your current minimum term on T-Mobile or Orange;v. You can only sign up to a consumer plan on EE with a monthly cost (excluding any out of allowances costs for calls, texts or data) that is the same monthly cost or higher than your current plan on T-Mobile or Orange;vi. You will  have to pay any applicable upfront handset cost as part of your new plan on EE; andvii. It will take up to one business day to transfer your old number to your new EE phone.

Your current phone and plan can't have been purchased in the last 14 days of the date you want to swap to EE as part of this offer.

Swapping your current handsetYou can only swap to 4GEE from consumer plans on T-Mobile or Orange if you have the iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy SIII, HTC One X or Blackberry 9900. You can swap to eligible 4G phones which can be found on our website. (Please note, as part of the swap to EE, you will be required to pay the upfront handset cost as part of your new plan on EE).
Condition of your current handsetYou will need to give us back your old T-Mobile or Orange handset. The handset must be in perfect, working condition and be capable of being switched on. We will not accept handsets that do not turn on or are damaged; that have cracked or scratched screens; or that have cracks to the device casing.  Our retail staff will decide whether to accept your phone based on its condition and their decision is final. You should back up all contacts and data from your old phone before giving it to us.

4G CoverageWe have limited 4G coverage in the UK. You can only use mobile internet on our 4G network if you're within a 4G enabled area and in range of a 4G mast. 4G is only available in select cities in the UK. Your 4G phone may not be compatible with other 4G networks outside the UK. If you don't have 4G coverage, your phone will drop back to our 3G network if you're in a 3G covered area. You should check your personal 4G coverage before you move to EE at www.ee.co.uk/coverage.

Returns policy regarding your new EE planYour new plan purchase on EE is subject to our returns policy which you can find at www.ee.co.uk/terms. If you return your phone within 14 days of purchase in accordance with our returns policy, we will give you back a phone that is the same model as your old one and in the same condition.

More details can be found here. Will you be ditching 3G and jumping over to 4G with a nice new shiny BlackBerry Z10? Sound off in the comments.

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