orange/mobiles.co.uk

FiLmBuFf_2

Applied for a contract phone through mobile.co.uk originally with network 3, failed the check but got told as never had a contract phone before to go with orange sim contract and after 3 months i can upgrade to any phone.... is that true or is it a case of sounds too good to be true? lol

Quentin

Well....it isn't the usual way for getting a first ever contract (all customers have to be newbies to begin with)!

If you know why you failed, then can you put it right yourself?

Otherwise, get them to put in writing that if you run a SIM only contract for 3 months they will let you upgrade like this. (And what the "upgrade" will cost you!)

robbies_gal

i have heard of this it builds up a credit with them show them youre paying every month then they'll consider it dont know about guarantee it though

Quentin

gabbyevs wrote: »

i have heard of this it builds up a credit with them show them youre paying every month then they'll consider it dont know about guarantee it though

Don't see how you would build up a credit??

I suppose you could talk to Orange and offer a deposit for a contract, but using a SIM contract doesn't result in a credit building up!

custardy

Quentin wrote: »

Don't see how you would build up a credit??

I suppose you could talk to Orange and offer a deposit for a contract, but using a SIM contract doesn't result in a credit building up!

once you have an Orange account,it a lot easier to get products
I sort out upgrades etc online without doing credit checks
siimply by putting my Orange account number in
so i would think having a valid and up to date rolling contract couldnt hurt

robbies_gal

i dont mean a credit generally i just mean with orange

Quentin

gabbyevs wrote: »

i dont mean a credit generally i just mean with orange

With an orange sim contract you pay a monthly fee, but no credit remains if you don't "use" all your allowance!

THe only way to get a credit on the account would be by arranging for them to take a deposit off you.

If you could do that, then maybe they'd let you have a contract with a phone from the outset??

robbies_gal

this is what peopel on here have posted im not quoting it as law just saying this is what they did

orange looked at it and reviewed the account and let them sign up for a contract

grumbler

Quentin wrote: »

Don't see how you would build up a credit??

gabbyevs wrote: »

i dont mean a credit generally i just mean with orange

Like any mobile contract, sim-only contract is normally reported to CRAs and hence it can help to build a positive credit history and improve the credit scoring results - and not only with Orange.

That said, I think that 'upgrading' after 3 months, even if allowed, will be so expensive that it makes no sense to hold breath for it. Good deals are kept for the new customers and those who are about to leave.

Quentin

gabbyevs wrote: »

this is what peopel on here have posted im not quoting it as law just saying this is what they did

orange looked at it and reviewed the account and let them sign up for a contract

How do you build up any credit? (Unless you give them a sum as a deposit)

custardy

grumbler wrote: »

Like any mobile contract, sim-only contract is normally reported to CRAs and hence it can help to build a positive credit history and improve the credit scoring results - and not only with Orange.

That said, I think that 'upgrading' after 3 months, even if allowed, will be so expensive that it makes no sense to hold breath for it. Good deals are kept for the new customers and those who are about to leave.

i would think a 30 day rolling contract would make more sense
then its possible to take a new contract and cancel the sim only