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Credit check with upgrade?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:15:42 GMT

Hi upgrade is due in two weeks however my credit rating isn't great the moment, and due my pay day changing I have been 2 or 3 days late paying my bill. Do they do another credit check of you when you upgrade.

i really want to upgrade but I'm scared ill be declined! Any help please

Re: Credit check with upgrade?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:20:16 GMT

You will be fine. They do not do another credit check that I know of and I used to be pretty bad at remembering to pay my bill several times.

Re: Credit check with upgrade?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:20:57 GMT

Thank you

Re: Credit check with upgrade?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:21:19 GMT

Am I better ringing when I do my upgrade just in case?

Re: Credit check with upgrade?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:29:10 GMT

I always do mine online via MyO2 account.

Re: Credit check with upgrade?

Liquid — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:13:43 GMT

I'd advise doing it online, I had to wait for a credit check when I upgrade via phone last time.

May be completely random that I was checked but I'd advise online anyway.

Re: Credit check with upgrade?

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:52:42 GMT

As far as I know they do a credit check again; but they also take into account your billing history and time with them.

In that case it could work for or against you. If your credit rating has gone down but you have about 6 months of clear billing (where the bill is paid on time and with no barring issues) then you should get it. If your credit rating is the same but you've got a really poor payment history then you might struggle.

Companies look for different things from credit ratings. Service companies like O2 are looking for ability to pay the monthly amounts and a history of good clear billing.

Hope this helps.