Free Sim with minimum top-up that lasts...

mamabuddah

Basically Im trying to find a free sim with minimum top up of £5 if possible, I really only want the phone for my online competitions where it asks for a contact number and I dont want to be plagued on my contract or home phone.

if I could find a sim, with £5 top up, that lasts for 180 days (presumably by just sending a few texts or making a call a month to keep the number "alive") it would be brilliant, text or call usage would be minimal, its only really to receive incoming calls and text notifications if I win...lol...and enter the odd text comp

thanks.

jamespir

not sure if any of them do nowdays

NFH

Orange's PAYG SIMs remain active as long as you receive a call once every 6 months. See Section 3.4 of Orange's PAYG T&Cs.

ayrforce1

Asda mobile.

Andy7856

ayrforce1 wrote: »

Asda mobile.

Sadily not ASDA

"Credit does not expire as long as a chargeable event is made within 3 months"

you would thus have to send 6p text every 90 days or lose the credit.

jayme1

3 mobile, £5 top ups and 180 day deactivation limit (ie make a call or text to stop it deactivating). (but has to be used in a 3G mobile phone)

ayrforce1

As the OP is prepared to make a text or call a month to keep the number "alive" the credit on Asda mobile would be valid past 180 days or until exhausted, or do I have that wrong?

PaulineP_2

I agree on getting Orange. Orange you can top-up any amount from 10p, 50p, £1 etc

Andy7856

ayrforce1 wrote: »

As the OP is prepared to make a text or call a month to keep the number "alive" the credit on Asda mobile would be valid past 180 days or until exhausted, or do I have that wrong?

No you are right, i did not read the post correctly. But it does put the onus on you remember to text every 90 days or you lose all the credit! My only complaint with ASDA mobile:beer:

mrcamp

Yeah, based on OP's intention to topup every month, I think they will all do. Even though most of them only require a topup every 90 - 180 days or so. I have virgin and I know I have gone 6 months between topups without it being deactivated.

jayme1

mrcamp wrote: »

Even though most of them only require a topup every 90 - 180 days or so. I have virgin and I know I have gone 6 months between topups without it being deactivated.

not a top up, none require that, what is required is a 'chargeable event' eg make a phone call or send a text, therefore a single top up could last years just sending one text message every 90 or 180 days depending.