Posted by Sammy_boy
I have on old but working
T100 which I keep in the car just in case, but it has no sim in it currently. I'm thinking of putting a pay as you go sim into it too, just in case I lose/forget my phone and need a phone of some description. Now, it will obviously need credit, but with it's infrequent use, which UK network's credit either doesn't expire for a while, or is there a network where the credit doesn't expire at all?
Posted by absinthebri
Off the top of my head, I think the UK networks are much the same - you need to make 1 call every 6 months to keep the SIM "live".
Posted by parsnip
Hmm try tesco mobile
Posted by Sammy_boy
I had a feeling it was something like that - does the same go for the credit too?
Posted by absinthebri
I think credit lasts a year. Check out Virgin - £10 for a SIM with £5 of credit on it. But I think the initial credit only lasts 30 days. I'm sure the info might be on each networks site.
Posted by k700nut
@sammyboy...tesco is o2's partner network.o2 has 6month expiry to my knowledge.i believe virgin has the longest unused service time...i may be wrong though.
Posted by dave_uk
Go for a virgin SIM and set up a Direct Debit. That way there is no minimum usage and you needn't ever worry about not having credit when you actually need to use the phone (which invariably happens!)
Posted by SE Rules
I agree with the above, theyre all around 6months