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Asda Mobile - Pay monthly

Hi all,

I am looking for a great deal on a Nexus 4 on O2 and found a pretty much perfect deal through the phone checker on this site.

The one I'm looking at is advertised by asdamobilephones.com

asdamobilephones.com/contract-mobile-phones/o2/o2-600-pound22/lg/e960/52493766.html?source=webgains&siteid=30103

The deal sounds good but on checkout, I am a bit sceptical over how much personal information I need to reveal.

Am I being paranoid? Has anyone else used Asda's pay monthly website and if so how was their service?

Many thanks

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  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
  • Neil49
    Neil49 Posts: 3,460 Forumite
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    The reason why they want so much info on you is that they will be 'giving you' a phone worth around £250 up front and they want to be sure you aren't going to default and do a runner. The same would apply if you went into a high street store.

    Your alternative is to buy the phone up front from Google and then get a sim only deal where the amount of personal info required may not be as great (because they can just cut you off if you don't pay).

    I think I would be happier giving Asda some personal info online rather than some obscure online retailer.
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