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Discharged br been accepted for virgin

Hey I need some advice I got discharged 6 months ago I applied for virgin media and got accepted thought I couldn't get any type of credit

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  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Good for you. What advice are you looking for?

    :j :j


  • I have had a virgin account since before br, all the way through br and still have it now.
  • dojoman
    dojoman Posts: 12,027 Forumite
    I got two virgin mobiles monthly contracts with new smart phones, just after my discharge. No one said you cannot get credit, just that it is harder to come by.
    :pB&SC No. 298
    Life`s Tragedy is that we get OLD too soon
    and WISE too late!
  • stuart30
    stuart30 Posts: 499 Forumite
    Ive just had Virgin installed and im only 6 months into BR..
  • virgin dont seem to care about your finances when you take it out.
    they DO if you cant pay tho
  • MissMuppet
    MissMuppet Posts: 1,106 Forumite
    I got Virgin before I was even discharged, I was upfront with them at the time as well.
  • teffers
    teffers Posts: 698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Sky, Virgin, Carphone Warehouse, Orange etc (basically a media / phone company that is selling you a service) can tend to be far more 'relaxed' about credit worthyness etc.

    It's all about whether they need to hit targets when you apply I guess.
  • Madmonk
    Madmonk Posts: 507 Forumite
    But BT wanted a £150 deposit from me when I wanted to switch from Talktalk!

    MM
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