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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:04 pm
by baldy
Hi just wanted to know if i could get a phone on a small contract for our daughter.(Grandparents have offered to pay for a small amount around £15 pm)
We are in an IVA, and i also have an o2 contract which ive had for years.
Do they all do credit checks? Are we allowed to apply?
many thanks
Baldy
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:17 pm
by Broke of London
Hi - I've also been with O2 for yonks so haven't had to get a contract while in an iva. I did have to cancel one contract and start a new one when I got my iPhone a few months ago because the tariff changed and had no probs - don't think they credit checked me. You could try O2 again. Have you thought about pay as you go for your daughter?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:20 pm
by andrea1968
orange just gave hubby a free phone-fiver a month for 50 minutes and 50 texts.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:20 am
by kallis3
You might be ok as you're an O2 customer already, I've not been credit checked yet when my phone comes up for renewal.
T Mobile are supposed to be good with contracts for people in IVAs.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:42 am
by Foggy
andrea1968 wrote:
orange just gave hubby a free phone-fiver a month for 50 minutes and 50 texts.
What tarriff is that on, Andrea ? I am with voda at the moment ( contract up in June ) £15 (inc vat) for 500 texts and 100 minutes. Trouble is, with my landline (Sky) giving me free anytime calls, I never use more than 20 minutes on the mobile and maybe 25 texts per month!
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:53 am
by lem
have you tried the O2 simplicity as you are already with O2? we have this for our daughter as it is unlimited calls and 100 minutes per month for £10 which suits her fine, you are tied in for 12 months though, I'm not sure if you would have to be credit checked again as you already a customer?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:54 am
by lem
I forgot to add, that this is a sim only contract though, but maybe better to do it that way and then just buy your daughter a cheapish phone? I got my daughter an LG one from Tesco for only £10
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:57 am
by kallis3
Some posters have tried to O2 rolling contract and been turned down for it. Not sure what would happen if you are already a customer though.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:13 pm
by Skippy
The problem with taking out a contract in your name for your daughter is that if she goes over the allowed minutes / texts you will be liable for any charges. I would have thought that PAYG would be better for her, and there are some pretty good deals around now.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:20 pm
by kallis3
Our daughter had PAYG until she could afford to pay for her own contract.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:46 pm
by luluj
Tesco mobile pay £10 a month and they credit £30 on the phone - not a contract phone either !
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:57 pm
by ginger3232
Just swapped over to Virgin PAYG - if you kids text a lot - credit £10 per month and you get 300 texts
Just depends what they plan to use them for
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:26 pm
by Shining
My daughter has payg sim and unlimited internet and unlimited texts and only has to put £15 on a month which is retained for calls, works good for her x
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:50 pm
by lem
My daughter was originally on PAYG but I got sick of her using up all her credit within a couple of days and then expecting me to put more on her phone so I just got her the sim which she never goes over now. I keep track of the minutes she uses during the month and tell her she can text to her heart's content
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:24 pm
by Simbel
Hi both my son and daughter are with 3, we pay £15.00 per month and we have capped their calls - their entilement is 500 mins, 500 texts and 3,000 3 to 3 calls but when they have used all this up they can't make anymore calls only receive them - thus ensuring they never go over the £15.00