- 07-14-2006, 07:01 PM #1Newbie
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I was thinking of buying a cell phone this weekend and had some questions about it. Firstly, do i need to be 18 to buy it, my parents will allow me to have one but refuse to sign for it and im only 17. I can get my brother to sign for it but he doesn't have established credit which leads me to my next question. I heard that you need a 400 dollar secruity deposit to buy one without established credit, is this true? I was going to go to radio shack or something in the galleria to look at them and wanted to check this stuff out before i wasted my time. Plz help me out here, would be appreciated.
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- 07-14-2006, 08:09 PM #2
Re: Questions on buying
Just buying a phone? Or do you mean you're trying to get new activation with a service provider?
- 07-14-2006, 09:19 PM #3Newbie
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Re: Questions on buying
I dont have a cell phone and never did, this would be my first one.
- 07-14-2006, 09:32 PM #4
Re: Questions on buying
So I'm guessing you're going to try and get a new activation with phone. Ok. It depends upon "approval". I've seen some people get $300 to $500...some other people where talking that they got $700 for security deposit. Sometimes other people get 0 deposit. However, after a period of time (I'm with Cingular so it's a year, not familiar w/ other providers that much) and good standing with the company, they'll refund the deposit back to you. I think your main concern right now is just to contact the service provider and go from there.
- 07-15-2006, 04:15 PM #5
Re: Questions on buying
First of all, I think this thread is in the wrong forum.
Second, what carrier are you trying to go with? Roughly the deposits look like this:
Sprint - $0/50/100/150/250
T-Mobile - $0/250/500
Cingular - $0/200/400/500/750
Also, you do need to be atleast 18 years old in order to have contract service under your name.
- 07-16-2006, 10:23 AM #6Newbie
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Re: Questions on buying
I didn't know which forum to put it under so i used this one, sorry. Im planning on going with cingular and my brother said he would sign for it, hes 19 but doesn't have established credit, hes paying for a car right now, dunno if that means anything but what determins the deposit? I was thinking of getting a motorla razor with a 1 or 2 year plan so the phone is free because i wont have enough for the phone if the deposits 400 or more, i have the 400 now and can have around 5-600 by friday.
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