In an email to those who preordered the handsets, Phones4u said that they will have to go to their credit card provider in order to dispute the charge. For those who can’t go to a credit card company, their next “best” option is to submit a refund claim to administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers. The problem is the disclaimer you’ll find on the claim page: “Please note, given the level of secured liabilities, if there is any dividend to unsecured creditors, any payment if made at all, would not be for many months and is likely to be negligible.”
In other words, there already exists a long list of companies and individuals that Phones4u owes money to. Phones4u will have to square away any debts with them before getting to you, and by the time the company does, considering its folded status, it’s likely you won’t get anything back.
