So I went to the AT&T store today....

[cycleman77]

I went to get a new phone and plan today and after I did the paper work, the guy asks me for a 400 dollar deposit!! I was like WTF. I asked the guy why he wanted a 400 dollar deposit and he said "I don't know". "I DON"T KNOW"!?!?!?
1.) Why would they need a 400 dollar deposit? (lack of a credit history?)

2.)Shouldn't the guy have known what he was charging me for?

Anyways, I said screw it and left.

If it is because I don't have a credit history, is there anything I can do about it?
I don't have a credit card. I just have a check card.
(btw, I'm a college student)

 

[blodhi74]

I see Sprint in UR future ... the most they will ask you for is $125.00, which is given back to U after a year

 

[waggy]

well AT&T will give back the deposit after a year of on-time payments.

 

[blodhi74]

Sprint gives the deposit back regardless of the payment history

 

[cycleman77]

I know they will give it back after the one year, but I don't want to give them 400 bux for them to sit on. I can use the 400 bux. Like I said, I'm still a college student.

 

[blodhi74]

Originally posted by: cycleman77
I know they will give it back after the one year, but I don't want to give them 400 bux for them to sit on. I can use the 400 bux. Like I said, I'm still a college student.

true ... $400.00 is a lot of money when U are in collage

 

[NDENT]

Just get this -

http://www.attwireless.com/personal/gophone/index.jhtml

Best thing to get if you don't have good credit.

 

[n0cmonkey]

It's a deposit if you have no credit or bad credit. A friend of mine had to do it, and got his money back at the end of the year or whatever.

 

[booger711]

Originally posted by: blodhi74

Originally posted by: cycleman77
I know they will give it back after the one year, but I don't want to give them 400 bux for them to sit on. I can use the 400 bux. Like I said, I'm still a college student.

true ... $400.00 is a lot of money when U are in collage

boo to 400 dollar deposits

 

[Kelvrick]

I thought ATT stopped doing credit checks.