> Why should T-Mobile care who it is they are giving phone service to? As long as the bills are paid on time, it shouldn't matter. Here's my order ID and my password
Therein lies the problem. Phones these days are sold on loans and this is a postpaid service meaning each billing cycle you owe for the prior billing cycle. People defaulting on phone bills is more common than you think.
I recall some time about ~25 years ago where Sprint was offering a no credit check/no deposit special. They ended it due to having to write off a large portion of their non-paying users. It also ended up being a net loss of total users for them, an unheard of situation in a time of rapid growth and a market nowhere near saturation.
So just have a prepaid option with the same plethora of plans as postpaid, and not require ID? Cut service instantaneously if not prepaid on time before 1st of the month. Or even add on a $100 deposit which buys you a 1 month grace period any time.
Therein lies the problem. Phones these days are sold on loans and this is a postpaid service meaning each billing cycle you owe for the prior billing cycle. People defaulting on phone bills is more common than you think.
I recall some time about ~25 years ago where Sprint was offering a no credit check/no deposit special. They ended it due to having to write off a large portion of their non-paying users. It also ended up being a net loss of total users for them, an unheard of situation in a time of rapid growth and a market nowhere near saturation.