Contract phone

[Lynmeredith]

Can somebody give me some advice a friend of mine had a contract phone it was a flip phone but said they had sim free but they shoved it in draw then when  they offered me the phone they suddenly wanted me to pay 37 quid a month for 3 years so I questioned it saying ok but where's sim for it and what do I get for it they said it didn't come with sim I had to purchase a separate sim yet they wouldn't give me it was I being scammed because they suddenly had another phone why would anyone put a thousand pound phone in a draw and still pay the contract for not using it but then offer me it and pay 

[BandOfBrothers]

They may have got the wording mixed up when saying Sim Free @Lynmeredith 

Vodafone UK provide sim unlocked phone's so any network sim can be inserted.

Vodafone phones can be purchased on Pay As You Go terms too.  

Some Vodafone Pay Monthly Plans allow a phone to be upgraded every year. 

And some people take out a ²nd line. 

Obviously we don't know what your friend has taken out with Vodafone. 

You could offer them a lump sum amount just to buy the phone.  Get something in writing in that you have bought the phone outright as a private purchase. Don't pay cash. Use bank transfer so you can prove the sale via that method. 

I personally wouldn't tie myself up for ³ years for the phone.

Nor would I agree to take over the contract unofficially or officially via you  your friend and Vodafone. 

Or pass on the offer and aquire a phone your way. 

If i can be of any further help please don't hesitate to ask  😎 

[AnnS]

This is so ridiculous it could be a SPAM posting.

If I am reading this correctly, you won an ex contact discontinued phone in a draw and now your friends expects to extract money from you each month.

This is going to be between you and this so called 'friend'.  You know what to say and do.  END OFF.

[Lynmeredith]

It's not a spam thank you it's genuine question from a genuine person asking 

[AnnS]

Yes @Lynmeredith , Vodafone are not asking you for the money, you need to direct this question to your 'friend'.

All sounds rather dodgy, the phone was donated to a prize draw and this friend wants money for an old donated phone, just doesn't make sense.