No replacement of damaged phone

Sent my Alcatel Bold touch phone for repairs in mid December, the phone which I bought in August for R1500.After my phone had been at Vodacom for 3 weeks without me getting any feedback I eventually went in to the shop and I was told my phone will be replaced with a new handset.10 days passed after this without getting feedback , I again went to the shop only to be told Alcatel has stopped making the phone I would have to chose a phone that is the same amount, I then chose the Samsung J1.<br> I was then told I need to pay in R200 for the J1 as it is a different model from the Alcatel now my question is this, Why should I pay in R200 for a different model phone, is it my fault that Alcatel has stopped making this phone?Why are we not told as consumers of this R200 when we buy the handsets?<br> The warranty of the phones says 24 Months, now which means I would have bought my phone for R1700<br> I am very unhappy about this as I believe this is false advertising saying the phone is under warranty for 24 months but when it comes to replacing the handset I get this treatment.