Bad Credit Mobile Phones

Mobile Broadband with a Bad Credit History

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:11:12 +0000

An increasingly common question that is cropping up nowadays is ‘can I get mobile broadband with a bad credit history?’

Our research indicates that this is possible, just like with bad credit mobile phone contracts.

The secret is to apply direct to the major network providers as their credit scoring systems are different from the other high street and online retailers that they normally sell through.

Note that 3 Mobile have a good mobile broadband option at the moment which is a rolling one month contract giving you 5Gb data allowance per month for £15 and you only have to give them 30 days notice to terminate if you want to, which makes it low risk for them and you.

		Click here to visit the T-Mobile website

		Click here to visit the O2 website

		Click here to visit the 3 website

However, you should note that you are highly unlikely to get one of the ‘mobile broadband with free laptop contracts’ that are selling very well at the moment. These contracts are a great way of getting online with mobile broadband and getting a modern laptop with a monthly payment instead of paying hundreds of pounds upfront.

Unfortunately the network providers do not want to take the risk of providing an expensive laptop to someone with a poor credit record, so you are going to have to go for one of their standard tariffs where you get a mobile broadband dongle plus between 1Gb and 15Gb per month of data allowances.

Want an iPhone on O2 yet have a bad credit record?

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:04:35 +0000

As you are no doubt aware Apple signed a contract with O2 which made O2 the exclusive network provider for the iPhone in the UK. People are trying to hack the iPhone to enable it to work with other networks but as far as we are aware they have not been successful so far.

We have been asked about the probability of getting an iPhone contract with a bad credit history. I am afraid that the answer is not one you are going to like to hear…

Basically it is incredibly difficult to get an iPhone contract with O2 if you have bad credit. At the best of times O2 applies demanding credit scoring criteria for normal mobile phone contracts and we are not aware of anyone getting a bad credit iPhone contract so far.

You might want to consider going for the HTC Touch Pro or Xperia mobile phones as these are also receiving great reviews and are regarded as good alternatives to the iPhone.

If you have any experience or feedback to add about O2 and the iPhone then please leave a comment.

Successful bad credit contract phones

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:33:21 +0000

The Samsung Tocca Ultra Edition S8300 model is proving to be a popular model of phone that people are reporting that they are successful at getting even with a poor credit history.

Some of the key features of this phone includes a touchscreen + separate QWERTY keyboard for those who prefer real keys to touchscreen keyboards. The QWERTY keyboard slides behind the touchscreen when not in use, given a stylish and compact phone.

The Tocca Ultra also features a serious camera with 8 megapixels, music capabilities, bluetooth, plus onboard GPS, making this phone a challenger for the iPhone for those people with a bad credit history.

T Mobile increases acceptance of bad credit mobile applications

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:22:14 +0000

The feedback we are getting from our users is that in recent weeks T Mobile have noticeably increased the number of people with poor credit histories that they are accepting for new mobile phone contracts. This is then followed by 3 Mobile with O2 trailing well at the back with declining numbers of applications being accepted.

Our advice at the moment is that if you are looking for a mobile contract then start with T Mobile, then go to 3 Mobile if unsuccessful.

The most popular plans on T Mobile which our users are successfully buying are the FlexT plans.

We are seeing a broad range of phones being chosen including the Sony Ericsson W595, the Nokia N95 8Gb, the Samsung U900 Soul, and the LG Renoir.

Please tell us your experiences (by adding a comment) when applying for mobile contracts from the different networks. We are interested in knowing which ones are giving people with poor credit histories good deals and also those which are rejecting your applications (plus any reasons why). With this information we can help our users to get the mobile contracts that they REALLY want.

Mobile Contracts with No Credit

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:42:21 +0000

We have researched across the internet and investigated how the different mobile phone providers work to find other people’s experiences when trying to get a mobile contract with no credit.

The results are simple. If you go via a retailer like Carphone Warehouse or even online mobile phone websites they will generally impose higher credit rating requirements than if you apply direct to the major network providers.

If you have no credit, a poor credit rating or are looking for a mobile phone with no credit card then try the following major networks:

		Click here to visit the T-Mobile website

		Click here to visit the O2 website

		Click here to visit the 3 website

Guaranteed Mobile Phones

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:19:03 +0000

Is it possible to get a guaranteed mobile phone contract? This is a question that we have been asked a number of times and the simple answer is that there is no such thing as a guaranteed contract. You could regard pay as you go SIMs as guaranteed phones but you still have the hassle of needing to make regular top-ups and running out of credit at just the wrong time.

T-Mobile is currently offering Solo plans which include options with unlimited texts and free internet. The Solo plans are great for people with poor credit records as they give you the benefits of a rolling 30 days contract without the long term commitment of many contracts.

Make a direct application with the major network providers and get your mobile phone contract this week!

		Click here to visit the T-Mobile website

		Click here to visit the O2 website

		Click here to visit the 3 website