On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at 01:11 , Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Does Japan not have standard systems and agencies for credit rating? I
> think you would have trouble getting a contract on a phone here in the
> UK
> without evidence of living here for a year or so. I've not heard of the
> possibility of getting around that by paying a deposit.
Yes you can, but the deposit may be very hefty. I paid a deposit of 1000
GBP in the mid 90s, 250 for service, 250 for international and another
500 for roaming. Deposit was refunded after I had paid my bills properly
for one year.
I think these days most people wouldn't bother and simply go prepaid
instead.
regards
benjamin
Received on Wed Jun 19 07:23:59 2002