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o2 want £300 deposit for Iphone 5!! Possible workarounds?

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  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,927 Forumite
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    I had to pay £150 when I got my first contract, its one of those things you have to bite the bullet and do to get started on the first rung of the credit ladder...

    By not doing you're only hurting yourself, it'll have no effect on any of the networks.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    skyboy88 wrote: »
    Yes I understand that my mum's account will be subject to a credit check and possibly a deposit (hopefully not £300), ...
    The same applies to you when you try to transfer the account to your name in 3 months. If you want to thransfer the DD only, there is no point in waiting for 3 months.
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