White RS1600i

Has anyone used www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk?

I applyed for a contract with them yesterday and got sent this through today...


Thank you for placing your order with One Stop Phone Shop on-line.

Your chosen network has accepted your application with the provision that a
security deposit of £100 is paid in advance of connection.

In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the network does not provide
specific information as to the reasons for this decision and we apologise that
we cannot be more specific with the information we have provided.

So that we can continue with your application, we ask that you contact us as
soon as possible so that we can process your security deposit payment and send
your new phone to you.

To pay the deposit, please ensure that you have your credit or debit card with
you when you call.

This payment is passed to the network provider, who will refund the deposit
after your contract period has expired, with the exception of O2 and Vodafone
who will hold the deposit for 6 months subject to terms and conditions.

To allow us to send the your new phone to you as quickly as possible please call
our Web Sales Team on 0800 049 8302 quoting your on-line order reference number.

OneStopPhoneShop

This is an automated email, please do not respond as responses are not
monitored. Please call 0800 049 8302 to discuss your order.


Sounds to me like i pay the £100 and dont see shit?

Anonymous

The data protection act only covers personal information, and NEVER from the individual to whom the data is referring.

So that bit of it at least is a load of bollocks, personally i wouldnt give them my money, but its up to you.

scottbrown

alot of companys do it now with phone contracts, it takes away the risk of you not paying your bills. deposit is returned after x amount of months of bills paid on time. If one company is asking you for a deposit chances are others will too.

The Sludge

Telewest do now as well apparently

COMEDY DAN

Many companies are now taking deposits, personally I would by my phone from a shop so you have somewhere to go when it all goes pair.

aduz

your credit history must have set off a few alarms

White RS1600i

lol i havnt got any history

aduz

then thats why you got asked for a deposit..a mate who i use to work with has got a sales position there and he tells me all the tricks etc..just be lucky you weren't asked for a 500 quid deposit as sum people do and pay

their based in crewe or the online sales team is anyway

White RS1600i

Ah so their not a made up company then? Also if i dont give the £100 they wont touch any money from my bank?

Ive found a better deal on vodafone.com lol

big-dirty-dog

my misses got a phone from them and a free psp for her(me )was all ok shit motorolla v3 thing though

tonyk

It does not matter who you got to for a mobile phone... ie carphone wharehouse, the link etc... It is the network provider that as asking for a deposit as you have bad credit or no credit history. If it was vodaphone that asked for the deposit through onestop phone shop then even if you got to vodaphone.com they will still ask for this deposit.

slim20012

i got asked when i tryed 4 a contract fone wiv voda so went to o2 instead and they didnt ask 4 anything

SteveB

iTrader: (3)

I had this 8 years ago with Orange... I paid £150 and basically it came off my bills after 6 months

Fil

oh and onestopphoneshop is part of the carphone whore house chain, same as e2save and more!

john

I got my contract from them and nearly 2 years on no problems at all. Wasnt asked for a deposit though.

PSL

Your deposit will actually be paid to the network (ie Vodafone, Orange etc). As Steve said, this is credited to your account after a given number of months, nothing to do with one stop whatsoever. It's a network thing nothing to be concerned about matey.