SC>People who have no security deposit pay the same price for the phone as 
thos
  >that do. The year contract is what is intended to give the cellular 
carrier 
  >good chance of recouping the commission they paid to the dealer.
Exactly, the year contract is calculated in dollars and sense and
referenced to the cost of that phone.
SC>A couple of things worth noting.... Anytime someone comes back with a 
securi
  >deposit there is a better than average chance that that person is going to
  >walk. That's money that BANM loses and money that George Erdner loses. It
I don't think you have any valid foundation for this claim.  I know
numerous people who have been asked for a deposit; and who were 
financially sound and good risks.  I also know people who were the very
worse credit risks who got approved without a deposit.  Go figure.
SC>The security deposit's are a pain, I think that a better solution would be 
t
  >limit the person in what they can run up for a bill. At least have that as 
a
  >option. I was reading in the Sprint Spectrum literature that they have 
hat
  >capability in Washington DC.
I don't think any more than two months service as security deposit is
neccessary.  The cellular companies have a minute by minute record of
your charges and they can, as you suggest, limit the person as to what
they can run up in a bill.
Charles
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