scorch Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Just for laughs, I clicked on the ad on the main CIC site for a FREE credit score. It turned out that it was a link to freecreditreport.comI think CIC makes money off these ads by the redirected hits so feel free to click the ad and sign up. I actually did this a long time ago about 4 years ago. I'm not sure I can't remember. I even remember forgetting to cancel before my card was charged. I probably should have saved this for later as some kind of back door, but oh well. It seemed to be as accurate as my already obtained CRs, the one thing I noticed that was different is that it shows what type of company made each inquiry. Wireless telephone providers, tenant screeners and so forth.When I checked my CR there about 4 years ago, my credit was "very poor". This is probably because I never had a credit card until this past April. When I got to the credit score section, I couldn't help, but laugh. It's 717! booyah!! If you're new and sign up, please don't use their dispute link in order to file an investigation. Write letters to the CRAs instead.So now I know my credit scores for about 5 different scoring models.Last time I checked,EQFICO ® 632Credit expert 629TUPFICO 625Credit karma 678EX PLUS 717 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willingtocope Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Just to be sure, you do realize, don't you that the freecreditreport.com offer "applies with enrolllment in triple advantage"...meaning that you're going to get charged for this, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorch Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Just to be sure, you do realize, don't you that the freecreditreport.com offer "applies with enrolllment in triple advantage"...meaning that you're going to get charged for this, right?I would get charged if I don't cancel in time right? Yes I knew that.They offer your Experian CR and score for free for the first 7 days, but if you don't cancel by the end of the 7 days then they do charge you. I did it like 4 years ago. I just thought it was funny that the score they gave me was 717. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cap1kid Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 How long after you cancel your free trial do you have to wait to try it again for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorch Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 How long after you cancel your free trial do you have to wait to try it again for free?I'm not sure. I just canceled and they wanted to offer the service for $9.95 for 6 months. I thought about it and still said no. It has a pretty cool layout and one thing I found interesting was that they showed the types of companies doing each inquiry such as wireless telephone providers, tenant screeners and so forth.I was also able to download the printable CR in .pdf format. So if you need a quick glance at your EX CR then this could work for you.I also think it's funny that there are so many different scoring models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp1967 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 mines 718 as of 11 04 08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorch Posted November 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 mines 718 as of 11 04 08Nice. Try not to forget to cancel within 7 days if you think you may not need the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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