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No monthly fee sim card...

Gers
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...does such a thing still exist?

We've got some techie things to attach to gadgets in the house which are controlled (on/off) by a text to a sim card. Ideally want on which does not incur a monthly fee, just a fill up and use one. I know that they were around a few years ago but am struggling to find one now - can anyone advise please?
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  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    Where have you looked? They are everywhere.

    Try this link
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  • Gers
    Gers Posts: 13,383 Forumite
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    Gloomendoom wrote: »
    Where have you looked? They are everywhere.

    Try this link
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    Think I may not have explained clearly what I wanted...a sim card with no monthly fee. Just plain use it and top up.
  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    edited 16 December 2014 at 2:29PM
    Gers wrote: »
    Think I may not have explained clearly what I wanted...a sim card with no monthly fee. Just plain use it and top up.

    All PAYG SIM cards are just that, only the bundles if purchased expire after 30 days, the credit if not used for a bundle it will remain indefinitely provided a chargeable event is made usually within every six months but does vary by network, (GiffGaff also allows incoming calls to count but the calls must be a certain minimum time length).

    This question gets asked nearly every week in the Mobiles section of the forum.
  • shortchanged_2
    shortchanged_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
    Three payg is pretty good. Rates are good for a payg and your credit doesn't expire. Give them a look.
    Why are we here?......................because we are not all there.
  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    OP I've sent you a private message.
  • Gers
    Gers Posts: 13,383 Forumite
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    It's official...I'm a numpty!

    Didn't realise that the SIM card doesn't need any credit as we are only going to send texts to it, it won't be doing any outgoing stuff. :o:o

    Thanks to the guy in the EE shop in Glasgow who managed to not laugh at this little old lady! :o
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,881 Forumite
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    Gers wrote: »
    It's official...I'm a numpty!

    Didn't realise that the SIM card doesn't need any credit as we are only going to send texts to it, it won't be doing any outgoing stuff. :o:o

    Thanks to the guy in the EE shop in Glasgow who managed to not laugh at this little old lady! :o

    But, don't forget that there must be a 'chargeable event' every X days (not sure what X is with EE) - I don't think that receiving a text counts .... does it??
  • prowla
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    Three say that their credit never expires.

    One problem with PAYG SIM cards is that the providers will disable them if they haven't been used for a period of time (3-6 months).
  • J_B
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    prowla wrote: »
    Three say that their credit never expires.
    The OP just said she was with EE

    prowla wrote: »
    One problem with PAYG SIM cards is that the providers will disable them if they haven't been used for a period of time (3-6 months).
    Indeed and the rules are different for each network .............
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,217 Forumite
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    J_B wrote: »
    The OP just said she was with EE
    Did she?
    J_B wrote: »
    Indeed and the rules are different for each network .............
    Yup.
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