How to buy phone without SIN?
- Thread starter hell911
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If you're ready to pay full amount. Just walk to any WIND store and buy the cell phone. You can order it online on their website too.
You can get cheaper cell phone on toronto.kijiji.ca too.
You can get cheaper cell phone on toronto.kijiji.ca too.
I would never buy a phone from a non-retail outlet. Far too high a risk of getting ripped off. Pay the money, get a warranty and don't end up with a phone that is stolen or IMEI blocked.
they normally give u a contract phone with some deposit like $100 strange the asked for SIN ....they do check ur credit history ......u tell them u r an international student and they will take ur study permit anf passport and may be ur college id.hell911 said:i went today to buy a new phone, they said they need a canadian id/governement issued ID.
and i dont have one, they said foreign ID' wont work.
yeah, when I bought my first phone here 4 years ago, I had a friend who 'cosigned' for me...and I think they wanted to see my study visa. it was with fido. when I later went on to buy an iphone with bell, and I still didn't make income at that time (did have a SIN though), they asked me for a 200$ deposit that I got back after 6 months...I guess they wanted to see if I was going to pay my bills and stuff 
. So I'd say with your study visa and maybe a friend (mind you, my friend Wasnt Canadian either, she just had been studying one year longer than me already), you should be good to go.
. So I'd say with your study visa and maybe a friend (mind you, my friend Wasnt Canadian either, she just had been studying one year longer than me already), you should be good to go.