contract phone

[roxyuk]

i want a contract phone but i have no bank and need the phone really quick i also have no proof of where i am living as ive only jut moved in please help

[Mrs_Pegasus]

Hi There

Based on what you have said, there is little chance of getting a contract phone quickly i.e. being able to go into a shop today and arranging one there and then.  If you have a good credit history there should be no reason why you would be refused but without a bank account this would indicate you have no credit to help your 'scoring'.

why isnt having a pay-as-you-go phone an option? 

[Loosehead]

Yep, looks like PAYG. Would you give a contact deal to someone with no checkable record, no bank, no verifiable address? No contest.

[roxyuk]

it dosent matter now the reason i wanted a contract is because my phone got knicked at the weekend and i cant buy a nother one

[acw]

Does that mean you are now sorted and have managed to borrow a phone from a friend?  If you've just moved, you should have a copy of your rent contract for proof of address.  If you don't have a rent contract (I'm guessing you don't have a mortgage as you don't have a bank account) then I guess you may well have more troubles than just a pinched phone. 

If your phone was a contract phone before, just ring them up (I guess you'll have to use a mate's phone!) and explain the situation.  Or go and open a bank account on Tuesday and get a phone then.  You'll need your rent contract to open the bank account by the way. 

Good luck. :-)