So… after finally saving up some cash to purchase not one but two iPhones for both my wife and I, I excitedly entered Best Buy in hopes of switching over from my current provider to AT&T. I was wrong; seems I’m not at their expectations of credit worthiness and they requested a $300 deposit per iPhone on the account if I was to sign-up!

I was stunned… so to get this right they wanted $600 for each iPhone + the $300 for the purchase of the two phones (not including taxes)? That alone would of been $900+ to set up a new account. I will admit I know I don’t have the perfect credit but isn’t that a little absurd?

I propose this: they implement a cellphone grading scale based on your current/previous cell phone contracts; not your credit history overall. there should be a management system that a cellphone company can access to see your fulfillment to previous carriers contracts, payments late/on time, etc.

Just my .02¢