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Can I get a cellular phone online without a credit card?

How do credit card companies or collection agencies get your cellular phone number?

  • If a person is late paying a credit card bill , how do the companies get your cellualr phone number when you only gave them your home and work phone numbers when you first applied with them?

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    There are many ways that they could get your Cell Number. 1. If you ever call them from your Cell Phone they have your Cell Number. Even if you make it private when you call an 800 number that company has access to it. 2. You have used your Cell Phone number on another application/card. All of your contact information is put in a section of the credit report. This shows every variation of Street Address/Phone number any company has on you. 3. They did a search and just happened to find it on the internet with good old detective work. This usually will happen when your debts go to collections. Someone had mentioned the Do Not Call Registry, that works for Unsolicted phone calls. If a company has business with you they do not need to check that. You can however tell them to not call you on the phone number. Do this by Certified Mail to the company and if they call you again on it you can perhaps take some action against them. You are still responsible for the debt if you tell them not to call you, they just won't keep calling you on it.

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That's not the only thing they got, sweet pea. They know stuff even you don't know about yourself.

co2vinny

At one point you probably gave it to them. I heard SPRINT PCS voluntarily sells their data base to affiliate companies. They lack market share and this is one of the ways they make money.

Sprint=Rip Off

because they are a nosy bunch who like to call people and bother them for $2.00 especially when its 9-10 at night i think its because they do a search on your name...usually you have to give your name and SIN/SSN on your application for cell phones and then they might do a credit check before you can get your phone anyway...so they have your info anyhow

Bobbi N

your cell phone account number is usually your phone number. if they pull your credit report, it will have that number on it.

rebel g

They find your number on your credit report, but you can now put your cell phone number on the do not call registry at www.donotcall.gov. It may take a little time, but the calls will stop.

samiam246

have a look at this site. they can write a program that goes through all the numbers http://www.superphonebook.net

steve1kelly

Do you use the credit card to pay your cell phone bill ? If so, thats why they have the number. Also, if you are behind on your cell bill, the cell company can report it to them with the cell number and it will show on your credit report. Also, when you get a cell phone, they do a credit check and the number is automaticly put on your credit report.

txharleygirl1

doing credit check opens up complete history of your past and present activities and there they can find all the information they need.

ashok

all cellphone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS....To prevent this, call the following number FROM YOUR CELL PHONE: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years.

Hope2007

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