Obtaining a mobile phone contract with bad credit can be very frustrating. The UK networks require you to pass a credit check, and a bad credit rating can prevent you obtaining a new phone.
Here is how you can obtain a mobile phone with a poor credit rating and still have a good handset and a good mobile tariff.
Your first option is to go the route of pay as you go. These contracts are often more expensive than buying a tariff and you will have to buy a handset to start with unless you already have a good phone.
With pay as you go mobile phones the networks reduce the cost of most handsets and have to recoup this with higher call charges.
Finding a bad credit mobile phone supplier often charge a deposit. This is because you may run up a big bill and not pay. The best company I know is the Utility Warehouse.
The Utility Warehouse will let you have a phone as long as you prove your address and you pay 10 in advance. You can also take some of the other services they take if you want to cover the cost of your bill.
The only minor disadvantages are a 1.76 per month membership fee, having to pay by direct debit and not having as bg a choice of mobile phones as a high street store.
Apart from the minor disadvantages you will get a mobile phone on a good tariff inspite of any bad or poor credit.