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Iphone and bad credit?

Hi.I have a bad credit rating from the past which is being sorted.

Anyway,I desperately want an iPhone and contract would be much better.I've been turned down by 3 for a contract one with the phone being free.

Is there any chance of acceptance if I went for a plan that involved me paying £129 or so upfront for the phone?

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  • Id pretty much say they would turn you down for that too. Its all about whether you can pay the monthly contract as the phone is heavily subsidised on that basis therefore if you have bad credit that means you cant pay your bills on time and therefore they wont really want to know.
    "If you no longer go for a gap, you are no longer a racing driver" - Ayrton Senna
  • aggi
    aggi Posts: 153 Forumite
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    set up sim only with orange and after 3 paid bills upgrade to full lenght contract
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