@Anonymous wrote:Yes. They will HP you when they setup new service. This is not uncommon, though. Verizon HPs you for membership, if I recall... and I just took an HP from ADT to get a freaking alarm system put in...
Yes, Verizon & ADT do HPs.
The same thing happened to me, jdt. I specifically asked the salesperson if it was a SP or HP. She told me it was a SP. Imagine my surprise when I got the alert about a new inquiry
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@longtimelurker wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:Yes. They will HP you when they setup new service. This is not uncommon, though. Verizon HPs you for membership, if I recall... and I just took an HP from ADT to get a freaking alarm system put in...
Ugh. I did not know that. Is it the same type of HP like a CC? Where it takes 2 years for it to drop off?
Carriers do a (HP) credit check when you first sign up. Mainly to see that you haven't burnt other companies and have some credit history. With a postpaid plan, you can quickly incur huge charges (calls from international places, charge numbers etc) so they want to make sure you are somewhat likely to pay.
Sucks! I'm fairly certain I want to switch to T Mobile.. hate that I'll have to take an HP for that though..
I did. He said soft. Luckily, it was for the house we bought a month ago, so I don't even care anymore. The mortgage is DONE. 
If you don't need the financing and like the extended protection through Double Cash, use it. Enjoy your new phone!