payg sim that doesnt expire each month?

[steveo3002]

i was recommended talkmobile payg on here a while back and it was ideal for my needs , theyve written to say theyre stopping it

anyone recommend a good deal?

needs to be no contract , credit doesnt expire each month as im a low user and id like to transfer my number over

[Rick101]

Giffgaff, I think 3 months exp, possibly more.

[S6PNJ]

Three's 123 SIM, just need to use it once every 6 months I think.

[Dynamic Space Wizard]

Someone mentioned 1pMobile on here the other day, and I liked the look of the details on their web site. You only have to pay every three months and it doesn't expire. I'll almost certainly change to them when my current contract finishes.

[8.4L 154]

How low of a user are you? Three PAYG credit doesn't expire so long as you use a bit of it and at 3p/min 2p/text 1p/Mb getting by with a smart phone with email and basic web usage doesn't break the bank and keeps it ticking over.

You can then buy a bolt on if you anticipate extra use such as a holiday, just a shame they are killing off the free 150mb internet allowance for topping up.

[FourWheelDrift]

All the big players do PAYG that give you so many free texts/minutes/data if you top up that lasts a month, but your credit lasts for as long as you want it to as long as you use your phone at least once every three months.

Example - o2 is called classic PAYG - https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/sim-cards/pay-as-you-go/...

Just send off for a free sim and then contact to transfer your number.

EE, Giffgaff, Vodafone, Three they all do them. Anywhere you can pick up a free sim by online or shop.

[S6PNJ]

Another option is FreedomPop. You get 200 mins, 200 texts and 200Mb free every month. A one off fee of roughly £5 to get the SIM (was when i got one) and no ongoing charges. I think you can now port your number across but I think they have a charge for this. I've had a FreedomPop Sim for about the last 2 years, runs off the Three network so if you have Three signal, you'll be fine.

[steveo3002]

three sounds okay

im not seeing on thier site how long the credit lasts /how often you need to make a call

and woud this work in spain for the same price ?

[FourWheelDrift]

If that's the Trio PAYG it's 6 months for Three. - http://www.three.co.uk/Store/Pay_As_You_Go_Price_P...

It says on the card they send you.

[cologne2792]

As mentioned Giff Gaff - 90 days life from when you top up or buy goody bags + GG to GG calls are free on PAYG. Extremely good App / Web Management Site too.

[Slushbox]

Three PAYG 3-2-1 sim doesn't need monthly top-ups and credit doesn't expire if there's a 'chargeable event' every six months. Text or a 1 minute call will be fine.

So you can whack on a tenner credit with a voucher from a supermarket or register online and top-up. Data works out of the box at 1p a megabyte. Credit can be converted into 30 day bundles, or works as it is at 3p per minute, 2p a text and 1p a meg. PAYG also covers 'Feel at Home' roaming so works in France, Belgium and USA.

3G or 4G phones only.

I think Three have recently moved to needing an email registration at their website, but it's all reasonably painless. They've just updated my local cell to 4G, I'm getting 46 Mb/s on el cheeps PAYG. Woo.

I don't work for them. :-)

Free sims here:

https://www.three.co.uk/Support/Free_SIM/Order?id=...

Edited by Slushbox on Saturday 20th May 18:30

[steveo3002]

cologne2792 said:

As mentioned Giff Gaff - 90 days life from when you top up or buy goody bags + GG to GG calls are free on PAYG. Extremely good App / Web Management Site too.

does using it in 90days keep my fiver alive or i have 90 days to use or lose it ?

[Slushbox]

Giff-Gaff expiry was 6 months last time checked (last year) Call charges are a bit high without a Goodybag:

Calls, texts and call forwarding to giffgaff numbers Free

Calls to other UK mobiles, landlines and calls forwarding 15p per minute

Texts to other UK mobiles and landlines 5p per text

Voicemail (443) 8p per call

Mobile data 5p per MB

Picture messages (MMS) to giffgaff and other mobiles (max 300KB) 16p per MMS

[Who me ?]

Another + for 3. I use mine in preference to landline as it's a lot cheaper. Only problem is that to use 3 you need a 3G compatible phone.

[cologne2792]

steveo3002 said:

cologne2792 said:

As mentioned Giff Gaff - 90 days life from when you top up or buy goody bags + GG to GG calls are free on PAYG. Extremely good App / Web Management Site too.

does using it in 90days keep my fiver alive or i have 90 days to use or lose it ?

Your £5 stake would be safe but:

To extend your free giffgaff to giffgaff calls and texts for another three months, top up before 17 AUG 2017

[Slushbox]

[quote=Who me ?]Another + for 3. I use mine in preference to landline as it's a lot cheaper. Only problem is that to use 3 you need a 3G compatible phone.
[/quote]

I don't want to plug Three overly, (other fine networks are available) but after the horrors of dealing with BT, Virgin and Orange in the past, Three have been excellent since 2008. Their PAYGO is so cheap as to be almost free for low users.

Some say their 3G network is heavily congested in some areas (London, Brighton) on data connections. No problems out here in Sticksville.

Giff-Gaff have a marketing scheme of offering reward points to people who bring 'mates' to the network, so there's always a lot of Giff-Gaff 'offers' around on forums. But their PAYGO non-bundle call rates are five times those of Three.

[Tomo1971]

I put a Voda PAYG SIM into a car tracking device in my van for just this same reason, no expiry. I thought at the time that it had to either send or receive a text every three months to continue.......

I sold the van in 2015 and although I thought I had deactivated the SIM card, I STILL get messages from it saying that the alarm has been activated, some 3 years after I first bought it and some several months apart.

So, a Voda SIM may be the answer.

[steveo3002]

think i'll try the three, and i can get the 200mb free sim for data as my phone is dual sim

thanks

[gus607]

+ for Three here too. Two payg mobiles excellent coverage & your credit never expires !

[PF62]

Slushbox said:

Giff-Gaff expiry was 6 months last time checked (last year)

My experience is the 6 months is a theoretical T&C restriction, but not one they actually apply. I have a GiffGaff sim that I last topped up about four years (or more) ago, and it is still active and retained its credit, although I do make a call on it every few months.