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3 Contract to PAYG Mobile

I have a dongle that was on contract (ended now). Can I now use it as a PAYG dongle? Will I have to get another sim?

Thank you.

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  • Blue_Max
    Blue_Max Posts: 725 Forumite
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    edited 5 February 2013 at 9:33PM
    Yes you should be able to use your dongle.
    Few weeks ago, I bought a Huawei E3131 dongle with a T-Mobile PAYG Mobile Broadband SIM from Curry's for £10.
    Got an unlock code for £1 from eBay. Now I use that dongle with Voda and 3 (SambaMobile).

    BTW. Follow the link from Topcashback and buy a 3 SIM with 1GB of PAYG data via Topcashback you receive £13.71 cashback. SIM only costs £10.49 delivered. You make a small profit & get 1GB of data for free. :)
    The 1 GB data expire after a month, unlike SambaMobile, where the 'earned credit' do not expire.
  • Yes, I've found SIMs on Amazon good value.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Ettenna wrote: »
    I have a dongle that was on contract (ended now). Can I now use it as a PAYG dongle? Will I have to get another sim?

    Thank you.

    Yes, you can.

    You can buy a new SIM(if it fits your pattern of usage) until expiry and just destroy the old contract SIM.
    Alternatively, you can try a 1 month contract if you need a larger allowance of up to 10GB per month. Don't forget the Cashback.
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