Greetings,

My nokia 3586 recently went away for repair, as a number of the buttons weren't working / working intermittently and I had enough, vitually unusable, so I took it in to my nearest telecom dealer, who sent it away for service.

I heard back from them earlier this week, and my phone has 'extensive corrosion from water damage' (from the great storm that hit Lower Hutt in Feb) and that it isn't repairable, and was suggested that I claim on insurance for accidental damage. So I ring up 0800 MOBINS, but I have no insurance with them (!) - thought I would, being on a corporate contract, so the 3586 wasn't on my house&contents - so I rang the Wellington Corporate Services people with Telecom, but the rep wasn't too sure either...

So now I'm left with 19 months / 24 month contract and no phone!
Anyone know what my options in the matter would be - i.e contract dissolves? or I have to get another phone and rig it to the contract?


Any help would be much obliged!