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Credit check preventing mobile contract issue
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familyguy12
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in Mobiles
Hi
My OH came over from ireland last September and has been in full time employment since.
She is on the electoral roll, has a bank account and pays the usual direct debits etc and has no outstanding debts or loans etc.
However she is unable to obtain a pay monthly mobile contract via carphone warehouse and we also tried directly through EE but because she doesn't have 3 years credit history in the UK she's being refused.
Just wondering are there any companies who do not need such assurances and extensive background checks?
Is it possible to get a new phone and contract by making a deposit or something instead?
Just wondering if anyone who's been in the same boat can advise please.
Cheers
My OH came over from ireland last September and has been in full time employment since.
She is on the electoral roll, has a bank account and pays the usual direct debits etc and has no outstanding debts or loans etc.
However she is unable to obtain a pay monthly mobile contract via carphone warehouse and we also tried directly through EE but because she doesn't have 3 years credit history in the UK she's being refused.
Just wondering are there any companies who do not need such assurances and extensive background checks?
Is it possible to get a new phone and contract by making a deposit or something instead?
Just wondering if anyone who's been in the same boat can advise please.
Cheers
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Start with a sim-only contract. It will help with creating some credit history too.
Ignoring the credit history, there are PAYG deals wit bundles that are very similar to sim-only pay monthly contracts in all respects.0
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