New O2 contract and credit check

on 06-01-2015 14:25
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on 06-01-2015 14:25
I've been with O2 for about 7 years, never missed a payment with them and this is recorded on my credit files.
My contract came up in December, but they wanted to charge me £130 to get a new iPhone, when through a third party and remaining on O2 it could be £10. When the request went through to O2 they failed me. I'm perplexed since I have online access to Experian and Equifax, no blemishes on my credit record and according to their scores it is excellent.
Is this just a way to maximise profits by making existing customers pay extortionate prices while new customets get good deals? Trying to speak to someone on O2 customer services was an absolute waste of time as they didn't understand the issue.
I didn't particularly want to move suppliers but this has really put me off O2.
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on 06-01-2015 14:31
It seems strange then that they would turn your application down. Only o2 can give you the reason I'm afraid.
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on 06-01-2015 14:35
That's just the thing, they say they can't give me a reason.
They don't seem to want to help, just try and sell me an expensive upgrade. If I'm good enough for an upgrade why not a new phone? All seems very odd.

on 06-01-2015 14:40
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on 06-01-2015 14:40
If this was me I'd perhaps try again.
It's up to you if you want to.
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on 06-01-2015 15:29
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on 06-01-2015 15:29
Some things like length of time in employment, at current address, number of credit checks in quick succession, etc, but as you have discovered, they won't tell you why.
Please select the post that helped you best and mark as the solution. This helps other members in resolving their issues faster. Thank you.

on 06-01-2015 15:53
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on 06-01-2015 15:53
@Anonymous wrote:I've been with O2 for about 7 years, never missed a payment with them and this is recorded on my credit files.
Then I would call them, and politely explain that you intend to leave because you feel insulted as a customer. Say that you are happy with the service from a tecnical point of view, but feel that they are unable to look after you as a customer. Say that you need a better deal directly from O2, otherwise you'll terminate the service, (which you should be prepared to do if they don't offer you a good deal).
Know what you want before you call, and see if they will sort it out.
Don't worry about your credit record - in the UK there is no official central registry of these things, it's up to each organisation to interpret the information they have. What some see as a good thing, others see as negative.
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on 06-01-2015 16:48
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on 06-01-2015 16:48
My mum had a similar problem when she applied for a loan at a bank a few years ago - it was declined even though she has a good credit score. She went to the bank and showed them her print outs of her Experian files and they gave her the loan in the end. Sometimes there must be a mis-communication between the credit files and the company.
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on 06-01-2015 16:54
@gemz4the1 wrote:My mum had a similar problem when she applied for a loan at a bank a few years ago - it was declined even though she has a good credit score. She went to the bank and showed them her print outs of her Experian files and they gave her the loan in the end. Sometimes there must be a mis-communication between the credit files and the company.
It may be that a different bank wouldn't have even raised an objection at all.
If you take out a credit card with one bank, then ask for a loan a few months later, they might see it as managing your finances responsibly by not using the credit card for a large purchase, but getting a structured loan.
A different bank might see it as just an attempt for yet met credit, and deny it.
I raised my card limit on two consecutive months with my bank. After that the automated system rejected a third increase. I requested one in writing, and they agreed it.
So I'm mega rich now
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on 07-01-2015 09:58
Thanks for the replies... yes I spoke to O2 again yesterday and after speaking to FOUR different people and being passed around I was told that I could leave if I wanted to as they could not match the deal I wanted as an upgrade.
Which is fine with me, as EE has given me an equivalent one.

on 07-01-2015 10:04
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