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Sushi Champloo
Posts: 8
Phone Model:
Samsung A460
Service Provider:
Sprintpcs |
 
Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:16 am |
my dad is as cheap as you are (no offense) and hes so stingy on giving away his credit info.. if you just wanted a phone, try getting those pre-paid phones that doesnt ask for deposits and stuff... my dad did that @ verizon and hes fairly satisfied  but the thing is, they dont have any fancy nice phones, just the ugly ones.
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cl_graves
Posts: 1
Phone Model:
Sanyo P8200
Service Provider:
Sprint PCS |
Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:54 pm |
Stay away from pre paid phones, you will end up spending way more money than a small deposit that you get back in a year. Sprints highest deposit is usually only $125. To be honest with you it would be a good investment as cell phones can generate really good credit, just as long a you pay your bills on time, just dont mess that up, or you can say goodbye to ever having a cell phone again. Also, you may be surprised that sprint might not charge a deposit to you, I have had many customers that had no credit, get away without a deposit. Try and find out, but Sprint would definitely be the way to go with no credit. Good luck. | ziggycityz wrote: | does sprint require a customer to make a deposit when they sign up for service? I've never had a cell phone before and i just turned 18 which means i have NO credit history...i tried to get a verizon phone but they said i had to give them 400$ and i said no....does sprint do the same thing?  |
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jhardin1
Posts: 6
Phone Model:
SE Z500a
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:40 pm |
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If you think you want a cellphone, you can have the rep 'run' your application and see if they are going to require a deposit. My friend and I were at Best Buy and he was interested in a MPX-220 from Cingular, but stated there would be no way in the world he could pass a credit check from Cingular or whoever BB use's for cellphone approvials. Well, he filled out the application, and it turned out he was approved for TWO cellphones! - He didn't get the phone, but it eased his mind knowing that he had that option if he wanted to use it.
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wuncrzybiatz
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
Sanyo SCP 8100
Service Provider:
Sprint |
Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:17 am |
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I only Paid 125 for my first month of Credit, I just turned 18 Recently, and I attend HPU.. So we have that Low Deposit thing going on, If you are a college student, They probably have low rates for college students there too..
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scott9710
Posts: 8 |
Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:12 pm |
First I would like to say Vision in not 10.00 a month it is 15.00 a month unless you had to 2 months for free and you call to cancel some agents offer it as what is called a cstat offer and that is 10.00 a month as a retention offer only.
Next deposit the credit checks are done though a company called Lightbridge most all deposits are 125.00 if you pay 200.00 deposit that is because of one of 2 things you have really poor credit or you had service with Sprint before and went into write off status with your old account generally I have seen people with no credit and people with a recent bankruptcy have no deposit and it is refunded after 12 months as a credit to your bill not a check mailed to you unless you stop service then it is used to pay your remaining balance then any remaining moneys are paid by check sprint by far has the least amount of deposit than any other mobile company in the country not including cricket or metro which will shut off your service if you don’t pay by a certain time of the month and their calling area is only the city you live in.
Many companies ask for a deposit some gas companies and telephone companies and electric companies even rental properties so sprint doesn’t have the corner on this market
FYI I had to pay a deposit on my account with Sprint it sucks but that is the way of free market in this country.
DiscoStu
As for a 500.00 sprint does not charge that much.
I work for Sprint has a customer care rep and the job sucks but if you have any questions send me a pm
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D.A.R.Y.L.
Posts: 1
Phone Model:
Samsung
Service Provider:
ATT |
Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:14 pm |
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When sprint requires any type of deposit, will you get that money back?
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sherryaggie02
Posts: 1
Phone Model:
Nokia 3588i
Service Provider:
Sprint Pcs |
Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:25 pm |
Hey, I tried to PM you but it's disabled on this board. Can you email me? I have a question for you since you work for sprint. My e-mail address is sherryn@gmail.com
thanks!
Sherry
quote="scott9710"]First I would like to say Vision in not 10.00 a month it is 15.00 a month unless you had to 2 months for free and you call to cancel some agents offer it as what is called a cstat offer and that is 10.00 a month as a retention offer only.
Next deposit the credit checks are done though a company called Lightbridge most all deposits are 125.00 if you pay 200.00 deposit that is because of one of 2 things you have really poor credit or you had service with Sprint before and went into write off status with your old account generally I have seen people with no credit and people with a recent bankruptcy have no deposit and it is refunded after 12 months as a credit to your bill not a check mailed to you unless you stop service then it is used to pay your remaining balance then any remaining moneys are paid by check sprint by far has the least amount of deposit than any other mobile company in the country not including cricket or metro which will shut off your service if you don’t pay by a certain time of the month and their calling area is only the city you live in.
Many companies ask for a deposit some gas companies and telephone companies and electric companies even rental properties so sprint doesn’t have the corner on this market
FYI I had to pay a deposit on my account with Sprint it sucks but that is the way of free market in this country.
DiscoStu
As for a 500.00 sprint does not charge that much.
I work for Sprint has a customer care rep and the job sucks but if you have any questions send me a pm [/quote]
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2stepps
Posts: 17
Phone Model:
nada
Service Provider:
nada |
Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:04 am |
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Scott 9710 you are right vision is 15.00 unless you call to cancel it. My bad I forgot that I was going to cancelit when they said 10.00. I just got a PPC6601 with the megabyte plan and I dont need no stinkin vision any more. When the 6600 comes out if it has a decent camera I'll set pictures up on Yahoo. I imagine it will be some years before they come out with a 5 mega pixel camera.
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Bllu4930
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
Motorola 600
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:10 am |
Actually, the best way to build a good scredit score is to have 5 - 10 credit cards. They can have a low limit, say $300.00- $500.00 dollars. Use only one and max it out, paying more than the minimum due each month. Your debt to income ratio will reflect a better score. This is recommended by all of the top financial advisors, including Suze Orman. This is what I do now...
Just a suggestion. With the credit cards you have to be careful. The temptation to use them is difficult to resist, but the debt to income ratiois a very important guideline. Also, check to see who has been looking at your credit score. The more inquiries, the more you have against you.
You can get your credit reports free now, but will have to pay for your score.
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MortgageMan
Posts: 7 |
Sun Jul 03, 2005 3:41 am |
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Don't give up your vision plan. The megabyte plan only covers usage of the phone as a modem. If you surf the web on the phone without the vision service, you'll be charged $.01 per KB. Also, the greatest deposit we charge at Sprint is $250 per line. It is returned in your 11 month of service in good standing as a credit towards your bill.
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