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Do free SIM cards expire?

grilli
grilli Posts: 535 Forumite
I tried searching on here but couldnt find anything.
My question is as the title says, do the free SIM cards sent out by companies like O2, Orange, T Mobile, Virgin, Vodafone expire?
I have lots of old SIM's I want to get rid of but not sure if they are all still valid or not without checking every single one of them. Any one know a way of checking?

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  • MickKnipfler
    MickKnipfler Posts: 1,983 Forumite
    I think some of them do as they use network resources
  • rash.m2k
    rash.m2k Posts: 990 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think some of them do as they use network resources

    Not quite, IF you do not plug the simcard inside a phone, at anytime then they will remain active.

    Once you plug the simcard inside the number becomes active and after about 6 months of no calls, it's deactivtaed.
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