Question about the $40/6k koodo offer

[phoenix]

Does anyone know if you do this deal if koodo is going to do a credit check?

One of the big draws that brought be to PM was that there was no credit check.  Don't get me wrong my credit is fine, but there is a lock on my account from equifax because someone some how signed up with my information to both rogers and bell and set racked up a lot of phone debt that I had to get sorted out maybe 4 years ago.  When I tried oter phone companies before I found PM they would do a credit check but they wouldn't go through the extra step with calling equifax to verify it was me.

So now I am curious if I decide I want to try to move over because I am not sure what is going to happen, if they are going to put me through that b.s. again

[texwood]

I did the migration over the web.  It asked for the driver's licence number and credit card number.  I too have an Equifax caution under my file, but they didn't require me to call back or asked me to conduct seconary checks; I got the SIM card via mail 2 days after.

I had an issue with activiating the account over the web, so I called in and the rep went through the activiation process; half hour later I'm on Koodo.

[Wodhard]

Hey Pheonix i just talk to koodo rep 15min ago and they require id and a credit check. 

[phoenix]

@will13am the problem was not bad credit, but a securiity flag equifax put on my account.  I ended up doing it but it took forever.

[will13am]

Koodo does a hard credit check.  Four years is long enough to repair a credit impairment.  Doesn't hurt to give it a try. 

[phoenix]

 don't really want to go but, I want to keep what  I have and I don't trust pm is going to up the fees

[Lg85 · Accepted solution]

Yeah, I think all phone companies with postpaid plans will do a credit check if you plan to sign up with them. Public Mobile is a prepaid phone company. That's probably why they do not do credit checks.

[phoenix]

If they put me through the b.s. I was put through again I will be very angry

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@phoenixwrote:

Does anyone know if you do this deal if koodo is going to do a credit check?

One of the big draws that brought be to PM was that there was no credit check.  Don't get me wrong my credit is fine, but there is a lock on my account from equifax because someone some how signed up with my information to both rogers and bell and set racked up a lot of phone debt that I had to get sorted out maybe 4 years ago.  When I tried oter phone companies before I found PM they would do a credit check but they wouldn't go through the extra step with calling equifax to verify it was me.

So now I am curious if I decide I want to try to move over because I am not sure what is going to happen, if they are going to put me through that b.s. again

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YES. They do credit checks. In your case, you may have more luck directly at Koodo where you might be able to negotiate something.

PM me if you need a refferal