GeneralHow much do phone bills effect credit score?
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If I miss a £43 a month phone bill for 2/3 months (spoke to provider they allowed it)
But would that totally mess up? I mean precious 8/9 months have been fine never missed, will that really mess it up majorly or ? |
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| Yeah missing a payment can effect your credit rating |
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if you cant pay your phone bill for a couple months it will just keep adding up on your bill.
So not paying it for 3 months will be a total of $129. Eventually if you don't pay it your phone company will disconnect you. Missing payments on any bill will effect your credit score. One suggestion I have for you to use in the future is whenever you have some extra cash add it onto your phone than that way if your in situation where your running low on money its already paid for. Last year I added about 450$ to my phone and it lasted me 9 months. im glad I did it due to this virus and having 3 months left without worrying about it. |
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Honestly in Canada, it doesn't affect your credit score much.
Only time it does serious damage is when you let it go to collections. I have a 3K bill that went to collections and it screwed me bad. |
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It always gets paid
Never missed except last two so I owe £86 Surely that won't effect t my credit score hardly at all Am I being stupid surely paying it every month for 7 months then missing two, surely I built it up over 7???? |
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| You should be good I was in my overdraft for a year maxed it out at 3k and it didn't effect my credit score that much |
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conw4y wrote If I miss a £43 a month phone bill for 2/3 months (spoke to provider they allowed it) Missed phone bills will do huge damage to your credit rating unless you have a none payment agreement with them for a short time. If its the only form of credit you have it will be the only one reported to your file. |
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| I'd say it wouldn't hurt your credit if the phone provider allowed it? |
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Oh yes my provider arranged a payment following month
Like I contact them and they literally delay payment there end.. it's not miss payment and they contact me asking why |
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