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*Does T-Mobile Check Ur Credit?*
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Posted by: hunger4more80

i am a prepaid customer for the sk2....im gonna wait till july 10th to get it....but i really aint tryna spend no 400...so i was wondering....my credit score is pretty bad....its in the 500's i know that much lol....but um....does tmobile check ur credit if u wanna sign a 2 yr contract? and if so how much they charge...i live in jersey if that matters....thanks.

Posted by: Chaoss

Just about all cell phone companies that require a contract check your credit.
If you have bad credit, some companies make you pay a deposit of have a spending limit.

Posted by: hunger4more80

do you know how much tmobile makes u deposit....and i just want the data plan....thats all

Posted by: shivers316

I have super bad credit. When I signed up in 2003 they made me give just a 75.00 deposit. Thing was they are gonna put you on smart access and I believe that the Sidekick is pretty much useless on smart access if I'm not mistaken.

Posted by: hunger4more80

damn so i cant get the data plan?

Posted by: trekei

try and see , I have REAAAALLLLY bad credit and i had my prepaid for about a year and I got approved like on monday with no deposit . Im talking really bad credit.

Posted by: hunger4more80

iigh man thanks...i appreciate it

Posted by: 5speedz34

I got a sidekick 2 back in March, but realized it was an impulse buy and returned it. I was orginally going to go prepaid, but the guy talked me into a contract (which would've been cheaper). I'm 19 and I have a debit mastercard; I was suprised when he said I was approved for 3 lines.

My question is was this was at a dealer, would a T-mobile store do the same? Cuz I'm thinking about getting the Sidekick 3.

Posted by: hunger4more80

so i should be iigh then??

Posted by: dewhut

my boy works at t-mo and he told me get an account under someone that's already with t-mo and before the first bill comes change the right to ownership to your name and u'll bypass the 250 deposit fee.

Posted by: Anisoul

With the right to ownership, the new or potential owner is still subject to credit check

Posted by: bergjumpoff

Anisoul iz right... otherwise parents would have put phones in their kids names all the time 2 bypass that fee. I used to work for t-mobile direct n indirect for 5 years... they dont play when it comes to switching accounts

Posted by: cbem320

right now the only way to get the $20 or $30 SK Data plan is:
1. prepaid
2. credit check w/o deposit (2 or more lines)
3. credit check w/ deposit ($250/$500)

unfortunately T-Mobile isn't offering NEW SmartAccess customers the ability to use stand-alone or add-on SK Data. at least not at the time being.

T-Mobile I believe is the most lenient carrier to approve people w/o a deposit. it is extremely difficult to be approved w/ $500 deposit since there new credit class D became avail w/ a $250 deposit.

Posted by: Anisoul

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Originally Posted by cbem320

right now the only way to get the $20 or $30 SK Data plan is:
1. prepaid
2. credit check w/o deposit (2 or more lines)
3. credit check w/ deposit ($250/$500)

unfortunately T-Mobile isn't offering NEW SmartAccess customers the ability to use stand-alone or add-on SK Data. at least not at the time being.

T-Mobile I believe is the most lenient carrier to approve people w/o a deposit. it is extremely difficult to be approved w/ $500 deposit since there new credit class D became avail w/ a $250 deposit.

Not true AT ALL. Sprint HAS to be the most lenient carrier. Some people only have to pay like $100 for a deposit. The never turn anyone down unless they've had a previous write-off.

Posted by: dewhut

i have zero credit and my boy ran it for me and it said i was able to add 3 lines with no deposit