Do Cell phone company's report good credit?

[Tropic]

Working on getting my ducks in a row,

And noticed My cell phone company isn't posting on my reports,

Even the company I was with for 7 years before this.

Do Cell phone company's report good credit?

[FrugalRican]

From my experiences, they don't... but they sure won't hesitate to put it on your CR when it's something "bad".

[pipeguy]

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@FrugalRican wrote:

From my experiences, they don't... but they sure won't hesitate to put it on your CR when it's something "bad".

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+1 - same here (my experience)

[Tropic]

Thank you,

Good thing then, I've never been late.

[Anonymous]

I've been with Sprint for 10 years and they have never reported. Wish they did, that's one thing I do pay on time However, my friend has a CA on his credit report from AT&T.

So it seems they only report if you don't pay your bill and service is terminated.

[FrugalRican]

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@Tropic wrote:

Thank you,

Good thing then, I've never been late.

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It's not just being late.

A supposed cancellation can get on there too.

I cancelled my wireless phone service in 2008 and thought that was that. Little did I know, it was on my credit report for years as a charged-off collection just because one lazy rep decided they wouldn't actually cancel my phone. I moved and had no idea they were sending me notices that I was "late" on a phone I had cancelled.

[Tropic]

FrugalRican

I better let my Daughter know to watch out,

And follow up on her cancellation.

She's paying an early cancellation fee to go to another carrier.

Thanks for the heads up.

[FrugalRican]

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@Tropic wrote:

FrugalRican

I better let my Daughter know to watch out,

And follow up on her cacelation.

Shes paying an early canelation fee to go to another carrier.

Thanks for the heads up.

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Do so.

This happened in 2008 and I didn't find out til 2011. Ever since then, I'm ever so vigilant whenever I cancel something.

I just cancelled T-Mobile in 2011 after this all happened, and you bet your sugar cookies that I was watching whether it was closed, like a hawk.