Guest Matx Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 Hi all, Well I just realised I’ve got a bit of a conundrum if I want to pick up a C500 that my local orange shop have on hold for me. To give you the low down. I currently work for a specialist engineering company and will be on a sponsored soon so I will be living in the UK for at least another 2 years. I have a good income etc. But basically because of the way that Orange do credit checks, I might get shafted. I’ve been told that the credit checking company Orange uses employs two methods. One method is to do a mobile phone credit check (or something like that) on your place of residence for the last 3 years (I’ve only been here 10 months!) or the other is to do a straight out credit check on your finances (I’ve been told by Orange that this is a bit touch and go even with an okay salary, correct?). Is it at all possible to pay for the whole contract up front? I am happy to do this but is it too much of a risk if problems occur? Is it possible to buy the handset outright at the moment and for how much? The other option is that I could lie about the time that I’ve been living in my residence and just say that I’ve been living there for 3 years. I’ve heard of this being done before but I’m not a big fan of lying (it can come back and hurt you) and is fairly risky (maybe the person in the residence before you may have a bad credit rating, maybe it is obvious you a different person to the last resident). So help! How can I make certain I pick up the C500 on an Orange contract tonight? Cheers, Matx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Monolithix [MVP] Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 What you may find is that they ask you to leave anything from £150 or more as a deposit, refunded after a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SeaneyC Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 I've got a bloody awful credit rating but i always get mobile phones with no deposit and international options turned on, TBH i'd be surprised if you didn't get it if you show you've had a steady income this year so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matx Posted August 19, 2004 Report Share Posted August 19, 2004 I got it! It was a bit touch and go though. They didnt allow a deposit at this store though so I had to get a credit check done. Thanks for the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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