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Jason8100 · 10-25-2003, 8:32 PM

Hey i need another cell phone and i have really bad credit which provider will most likely approve besides tmobile? Cingular maybe?

GoodmanR · 10-25-2003, 10:09 PM

Sprint is the most lenient, they have the smallest deposits as well.

Jason8100 · 10-25-2003, 10:12 PM

Currently i have sprint but i am getting tired of its phones, I'm looking for something more "exciting"

Rebguy2 · 10-26-2003, 1:40 AM

I'd say most carriers would probably approve you, it just depends on how much you're willing to put up for a deposit. GoodmanR is right though, you won't find a major carrier with a lower deposit than Sprint. I'd say Cingular would be your next best bet, if you have really bad credit Verizon will probably want a $1,000 deposit, and AT&T has the most stringent credit requirements of any carrier that I know of. I don't know what Cingular's highest deposit amount is, if I remember correctly it was $300 when I was with them, but it has likely gone up since then.

jones · 10-26-2003, 7:48 AM

Have you tried applying on their web page.

GoodmanR · 10-26-2003, 10:29 AM

Nextel is more selective than ATT

mcf04581 · 10-26-2003, 1:56 PM

ATT is actually really lienient on its credit approvals. My buddy had gone through a bankruptcy and no more than two months later they had pre-approved him for a phone. Also I have a friend that works for them and he said that it seems like they let anyone with a credit card get a phone. I think Nextel is the toughest with Verizon right behind, then Cingular, AT&T, T-Mobile, and then Sprint.

BSJ723 · 10-27-2003, 4:32 AM

I agree, mcf04581. I <FONT face=Verdana size=1><FONT face=Arial size=2>have pretty bad credit and AT&T only wanted $200 for a deposit while most of the other carriers I contacted wanted $400 - $500 deposits.

A penny here, a penny there. That is what i can give. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]</FONT></FONT>

dallison · 10-29-2003, 4:55 PM

you may want to try the go phone, of course its gsm service but theres no contract, activation feeor creit check. blue 3590 for 89.99 or color 3595 for 129.99. the free n/w promo will be available only until the end of this month if u go on the 29.99 or 33.98 plan. i think its after nov 1 that you will have to go with the 39.99 and higher to get free n/w minutes

10-25-2003, 8:32 PM	#1
Jason8100 I have a weird title! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really bad credit! Hey i need another cell phone and i have really bad credit which provider will most likely approve besides tmobile? Cingular maybe?

10-25-2003, 10:09 PM	#2
GoodmanR Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,140 Phone(s): Moto v3 Razr, Blackberry 7230 Provider(s): Cingular (Voice) + T-Mobile (Blackberry) Devices: Crackberry Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really bad credit! Sprint is the most lenient, they have the smallest deposits as well. __________________ New Job = New Phone

10-25-2003, 10:12 PM	Original Poster #3
Jason8100 I have a weird title! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really bad credit! Currently i have sprint but i am getting tired of its phones, I'm looking for something more "exciting"

10-26-2003, 1:40 AM	#4
Rebguy2 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really bad credit! I'd say most carriers would probably approve you, it just depends on how much you're willing to put up for a deposit. GoodmanR is right though, you won't find a major carrier with a lower deposit than Sprint. I'd say Cingular would be your next best bet, if you have really bad credit Verizon will probably want a $1,000 deposit, and AT&T has the most stringent credit requirements of any carrier that I know of. I don't know what Cingular's highest deposit amount is, if I remember correctly it was $300 when I was with them, but it has likely gone up since then.

10-26-2003, 7:48 AM	#5
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10-26-2003, 10:29 AM	#6
GoodmanR Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 3,140 Phone(s): Moto v3 Razr, Blackberry 7230 Provider(s): Cingular (Voice) + T-Mobile (Blackberry) Devices: Crackberry Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really bad credit! Nextel is more selective than ATT __________________ New Job = New Phone

10-26-2003, 1:56 PM	#7
mcf04581 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 531 Phone(s): T-Mobile SDA, Motorola Razr V3c, Samsung T-809 Provider(s): T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Really bad credit! ATT is actually really lienient on its credit approvals. My buddy had gone through a bankruptcy and no more than two months later they had pre-approved him for a phone. Also I have a friend that works for them and he said that it seems like they let anyone with a credit card get a phone. I think Nextel is the toughest with Verizon right behind, then Cingular, AT&T, T-Mobile, and then Sprint. __________________ To Each Their Own

10-27-2003, 4:32 AM	#8
BSJ723 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Greeley CO Posts: 83 Phone(s): Kyocera KX160 Provider(s): Cricket Devices: Ipod Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Really bad credit! I agree, mcf04581. I <FONT face=Verdana size=1><FONT face=Arial size=2>have pretty bad credit and AT&T only wanted $200 for a deposit while most of the other carriers I contacted wanted $400 - $500 deposits. A penny here, a penny there. That is what i can give. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]</FONT></FONT>

10-29-2003, 4:55 PM	#9
dallison Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 664 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really bad credit! you may want to try the go phone, of course its gsm service but theres no contract, activation feeor creit check. blue 3590 for 89.99 or color 3595 for 129.99. the free n/w promo will be available only until the end of this month if u go on the 29.99 or 33.98 plan. i think its after nov 1 that you will have to go with the 39.99 and higher to get free n/w minutes

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