Why does Verizon charge so much for deposits when other carriers don't?

I used to be with Tmobile. No deposit. Recently I thought about going with US Cellular, they checked my credit and said it would be $25 per line. I also checked out AT&T who was willing to give me service with no deposit. I also checked with Sprint, who was willing to give me service with no deposit. When I checked how much Verizon would charge, it came to $1,200!!! Why the huge difference? This sucks because I really like Verizon's phone line-up.

Every company is going to have different criteria for their deposits, which you can clearly see in the results of your investigation.  I don't think Verizon publishes the exact standards that they use.  I imagine that all of the usual credit reporting factors (on-time payments, limited use of available credit, lack of collections accounts and judgments) as well as any previous history with Verizon or any of the companies they have acquired, would be the major factors.
You can certainly call Verizon and see if you can speak to someone who can explain the decision to you.  They may at least tell you what credit report they pulled, so you can check it and make sure there is no incorrect information.  You can have wildly different information on file with each of the three bureaus if there are errors in your files.

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