Deposit Question?

[sammy102102]

I will be a new customer to sprint when the evo comes out. but i was wondering for the people who preodered at bestbuy,do they tell you if you need a deposit there or no? please i need some help

 

[LABLE]

Its a $50 deposit and they give you a gift card which you use to to pay off the rest of the price when you pick it up.

 

[sammy102102]

I know but i mean like when doing a new account like they would check your credit to see if you need a deposit to have a sprint account.? do they check it when yu go preorder?

 

[sammy102102]

anybody know about deposit for new customers to get a account for sprint?

 

[Saepak]

Good question, I am needing to know also. Will do it, but want to be ready for it if they do.

 

[charles77k]

They didn't check anything for me. I just went in and said I wanted to preorder the EVO and they said ok. All I had to do was fill out a paper with my name, address, phone number, and last 4 digits of my social security number. Oh and also pay the $50 deposit.

 

[cold war kid]

yes they do a credit check, just like for most everything else that involves signing a contract, but it isnt that bad with Sprint. I have had 3 out of the 4 major carriers and Sprint was the best choice for me. I am 21 years old, with not much of a credit history.

AT&T wanted a $700 deposit from me.
Verizon wanted $500
T-Mobile would only approve me for one of their Even More Plus plans, and I couldn't get subsized pricing on any of their phones. I had to pay full retail.
Sprint approved me for 2 lines and only wants $250 for a deposit.

I hope this info helps!

edit: i see that you're specifically asking about Best Buy, I'm positive they do a credit check but I don't know if they check the same report that Sprint checks, there are 3 different credit bureaus.

 

[Saepak]

thanks for the info mexican_dog.

 

[estebancam]

Best Buy, RadioShack and Sprint all have the same system for Credit checks. It's based per Sprint account.

Sprint is very lenient with deposits. Usually, when ATT or Verizon want $500, sprint will cut that at least in half.

If you have just OK credit history, or NO credit history, your deposit should be between $0 and $50. If you have troubled credit, then your deposit will be $250. Sprint does not go any higher than $250. There are VERY FEW times when Sprint will give a $250 dollar deposit to persons that have NO credit history, but that rarely occurs.

I got Sprint when I was 18, and they charged me $0 deposit. I cancelled with Sprint a year later to go to ATT, who charged me $50 deposit. I cancelled with ATT about 4 months later because of outrageous prices and service that didn't match the cost. I went to Verizon, same deal. Came back to Sprint, they charged me $50 deposit. Been on Sprint ever since.

 

[Se7en2#AC]

Deposit...

My credit isn't the greatest, in fact, I believe I had to have a $500 deposit for T-Mobile when I joined them (was several years ago, though), but I called Sprint customer service before I pre-ordered my phone, and had them do a credit check to see if a deposit was going to be required. They actually approved me for 3 lines, so I pre-ordered two phones at BB (one for the wife, as well) and the service rep at Sprint gave me a credit application number that I will pass along to the BB rep when I activate service so another credit check isn't required.

So, if you're worried about a deposit, I'd give Sprint a call before plunking down your $50 for the pre-order.

Hope this helps.

 

[Reason]

Sprint is by far the easiest to get approved for in terms of credit.

I would recommend going to a RadioShack and avoiding all the mail in rebates.

 

[hampstenj]

My credit isn't the greatest, in fact, I believe I had to have a $500 deposit for T-Mobile when I joined them (was several years ago, though), but I called Sprint customer service before I pre-ordered my phone, and had them do a credit check to see if a deposit was going to be required. They actually approved me for 3 lines, so I pre-ordered two phones at BB (one for the wife, as well) and the service rep at Sprint gave me a credit application number that I will pass along to the BB rep when I activate service so another credit check isn't required.

So, if you're worried about a deposit, I'd give Sprint a call before plunking down your $50 for the pre-order.

Hope this helps.

what's the number that you called and was it an instant decision???... when I call sprint all I get is the run-around to do it in the store yada,yada,yada... I aien't going to drive 75 miles just for a credit check at the Sprint store.

 

[emeraldayotte]

When I first started with Sprint my deposit was $125 for the 1st line with a monthly spending limit of $125. To add a 2nd line, it was an additional $125 deposit and my spending limit was upped to $250.

You do receive your deposit back after a year of continued service (it's applied to your bill) and Sprint does review payment history to remove the spending limits if you are on one.

I'm both a premiere customer and my spending limit was removed with payment history with Sprint.