What should I do with my Virgin Mobile Sim Card?

twogoodtwo

Any suggestions what I should do with my Virgin Mobile Sim card. It has £170 on it and Virgin Mobile Customer services will not refund me (not that I expected them to but it was worth a shot). On Ebay vouchers go for not a lot so a sim card with money on it will go for even less. Can you use your money on your sim card to buy goods, new mobile phone etc? I have a work phone that I do not pay for so it seems a waste to use the credit for the sake of it

Thanks

deutzkiwi

I dont t hink you can do anything with the credit. I'd still say your best bet is ebay, or ask around, someone you know might give you a good price.

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dobbiesloan

I cant understand why anyone would want to prepay £170. Or did you get lots of free virgin sims with £5 credit and transfer all the credit to one sim?

Stompa

I cant understand why anyone would want to prepay £170.

I must admit I was puzzled about that too!

Or did you get lots of free virgin sims with £5 credit and transfer all the credit to one sim?

Can you do that?

Stompa

jassi_9

why not open yourself a premium rate number

eg betting tips (keep the messege to answerphone otherwise you need permission from icstis)

and just simply dial the number from your mobile and leave it running

i think for a £1.50 per minute premium rate phone call you get about £1.10 back as profit and the other £0.40 goes to the phone company

cant remember about the set up costs, but you could easily make over £100 back in your pocket.

twogoodtwo

Parents bought it as a present for me. I think they were actually pushed into being sold it with loads of credit by some salesperson! The person said that it was a real hassle topping up mobile phones and they believed him. :sad:

We live and learn

indesisiv

Can you not just use the credit up???
At least you'll get loads of free calls and texts for a long while...

Must be the cheapest way of doing it.
Wish I had a sim with that much credit ... I'd slap it in my w800i that is on a years free contract.

twogoodtwo

The whole point is that my work now pay for all my calls etc so I would in effect be wasting it is I used that phone for the sake of it, hence trying to get money off it some way

superjaggybunnet

I would sell it on ebay. You might not get the full value but at least you would get something.

Is the number one that you could class as a 'Gold' number. That would also put the price up a bit.

Failing that give it back to your parents and let them use it. If they have mobiles what about another family member that doesn't?