Shelf Life of Virgin Sims

Welliesorter

I have some of the freebie SIMs that Virgin were giving away a few months ago. Does anyone know if these can still be activated or do they expire after a certain period?

gaming_guy

they will probably expire after a year or so
(the recent o2 sims expire in april 2007,just to give you an idea)

kai666

I found my old virgin sim card, which i hadn't used for over 2 years, it still had the 67p that was on it when i last used it, so i don't think they hurry to cut them off!

cattie

They will still work. I've just started using one of the free sims that I received a few months ago. Thought I may as well use them up first before I pay out for a top up.

Welliesorter

kai666 wrote:

I found my old virgin sim card, which i hadn't used for over 2 years, it still had the 67p that was on it when i last used it, so i don't think they hurry to cut them off!

Not quite the same thing though. These are unused SIMs.

SenorGroucho

I have one of the "£5" virgin sims given away a few months ago (unused) that I just put it in a new phone and it works fine.

kai666

Welliesorter wrote:

Not quite the same thing though. These are unused SIMs.

my point was that if they haven't disconnected an unused sim after 2 years, then i doubt they would disconnect an unactivated sim after a couple of months, but I guess the best way to find out is to actually activate one if you plan to use them

RightRevBod

I have just activated a SIM from (I think) 2003! So you should be OK for SIMs a few months old.

Welliesorter

Thanks for all the replies. I'll pass the SIMs on with confidence. I don't think they come with any credit. They were, after all, free.