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new	Feb 14, 11, 10:19 #1
I would like to know if i can get a mobile phone contract without having a pesel. Has anyone managed to get one ?

smurfThreads: 46 Posts: 660 Joined: Sep 8, 09 ♂	Feb 14, 11, 10:45 #2
doubt it, you'll need proof of ID, proof of address and they'll prob do a credit check on your polish bank account. How come you've no PESEL, I thought everyone had to have it?

alexw68	Feb 14, 11, 10:47 #3
I got mine on a mate's company. Business tariffs are cheaper, he offsets it against tax - win-win. Sales cold-calls once a week from the provider are a bit of a pain, but it's a price worth paying...

new	Feb 14, 11, 10:57 #4
Have not needed a pesel for anything. Maybe i will need to get one. Can i not get it on my passport ?

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Feb 14, 11, 12:43 #5
There is no problem, just pick an operator, their demands are similar: Passport or other ID, Karta pobytu (for non-EU citizens) or registration of stay (EU citizens), some require work permit, some require to show them some paid invoices (e.g. monthly utilities). In all cases you need also a registered address in Poland.

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Feb 14, 11, 13:08 #6

Here's how it is roughly:
Play:
1. Passport or other ID,
2. Residence Card/Registration of stay
3. Address in Poland (zameldowanie)
Orange:
-same as above plus:
4. Work Permit or work contract or
5. Last invoice(s) for utilities, phone bill, tv, electricity, etc. or
6. Deposit: 500 PLN with blocked abroad or 2000 PLN no foreign calls blocked
Era
1. Residence card (non-EU)/Registration of stay (EU)
2. Credit card
3. ID
Plus
1. Residence card (non-EU)/Registration of stay (EU)
2. ID
3. Address in Poland (zameldowanie)

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Feb 14, 11, 13:54 #7

alexw68:

Sales cold-calls once a week from the provider are a bit of a pain, but it's a price worth paying...

You can opt out of those and they will stop calling after being told to do so (or at least both Era and Plus will).

new:

Have not needed a pesel for anything. Maybe i will need to get one. Can i not get it on my passport ?

You can but they may well ask for a large sum of money as a deposit.

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