So my 24 months contract was supposed to end at the end of this month. I went to the shop and told them I want to buy a new phone on contract but they say that I can't do it without having a new contract and this one will continue for next year as I had to cancel the contract 3 months in advance ,how valid is this and is there a work around this?
edit o2_Jessica: moved from "Mobilfunkvertrag" to "English Community"
The information the shop gave you is correct. If you don't give three months' notice that you wish to terminate the contract it will automatically be extended by 12 months. You can choose to actively extend the contract for 2 years, buy s new phone at the same time and get a hardware discount for the next 24 months.
Hello
just as
I am really sorry that you got the wrong information!
If you still want to extend your contract for 2 more years with a new phone and tariff you can just send us the information which would be interesting for you and we can send you an offer. 
Kind regards,
Jessi 
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