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Wait... It's been a long time since I got a new phone or internet contract, do they require a credit check now? In the UK too? How long has this been a thing?
by mijoharas 5y ago
Wait... It's been a long time since I got a new phone or internet contract, do they require a credit check now? In the UK too?
How long has this been a thing?
- edgyquant 5y agoDefinitely not a requirement in the US but may be in the UK.
- Tsiklon 5y agoIn the UK I think for at least a decade. I think I can remember submitting to a credit check for a mobile phone contract in 2012, and certainly again when I changed provider in 2015
- mijoharas 5y agoHmmm... I probably changed provider within that timeframe so maybe I just don't remember. Thanks for the info!
- midasuni 5y agoIs it an actual credit check, or used as a proxy for an identification check?
- Tsiklon 5y agoLast year I took out a new line with a EE and from looking at Experian it was a hard pull by them and a soft pull by Lexis Nexis for identification. I don't have my records from 2015 to recall if it was hard or soft.