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[-] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Well yes, but also no. Buying a house or getting a mobile phone (a car too, but less so) are pretty essential parts of functioning in society.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Who the fuck needs credit to get a mobile phone? lmfao

That Android better be gold plated, able to use every network possible in the world with satellite without roaming, and shit out by Taylor Swift herself.

[-] Brekky@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

As a brit who moved to America with a company sponsored visa and half decent full time job I could only get a 250 dollar credit card and a pay as you go phone.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

and a pay as you go phone.

Murica

[-] PatMustard@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

If you've got a half decent job why do you need a credit card at all? And what's wrong with PAYG? Phone contracts are for chumps!

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'd settle for an android that's fully functional and programmed in multiple techniques.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

It’s even being involved in job interviews and renting a house. I’m sure a bunch of others as well.

[-] Corngood@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Sorry, we can't just hire someone who's in debt. Maybe come back in a few weeks when you're in better shape financially.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Oh God, I forgot checking credit scores for applicants was legal

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

why do you need to take out a loan for a phone?
just go and buy one outright if you need it?

[-] soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

My wife and I both have shit credit score, we still got a mortgage at a preferable rate based on our income and job stability alone.

Sorry to say, credit score is a meme

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