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mobiles and credit check

louiser123
louiser123 Posts: 1,248 Forumite
hi all,
just a question on credit checks and mobile phone contracts.

my credit file is less than favourable however to my great surprise in may this year i applied for a contract phone through carphone warehouse on the web and was accepted.

i tried for my OH yesterday in his name with a very good credit file history but he was declined, does anyone know if they do another check if your allready a customer with them as i was thinking i could maybe get it in my name although if he was declined i reckon i would be.

it baffles me sometimes how they decline credit to ppl with an alright credit file yet give to someone with a less than perfect one.:eek: ps forgot to mention it was with t mobile
self confessed 80's throwback:D
sealed pot challenge 2009 #488 (couldnt tell you how much so far as i cant open it to count it!!:mad: )

Comments

  • anitalg
    anitalg Posts: 72 Forumite
    just make sure when you try for another handset you tell them its an additional handset on your account. Usually as long as you have 3 months clear billing its ok.
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