Looking for a truly free SIM card

RandomQ

In my experience Tesco (which also runs on O2 network) offers the most reasonable no pay time limits.

Most providers insist on that initial credit, but Tesco only insist that the phone is used to keep it alive on the network. They also allow a £5 credit.

Usually "used" means incurring a credit BUT if you set the voicemail up on day 1 with a pin to access it, after that you can access the voicemail by having the phone off and keying in the pin. It is IMPORTANT that you make these voicemail calls regularly.

This seems to have worked for me for years for my kids emergency sims, occasionally I have a problem and I call Tesco customer services and they usually sort it with a credit of a £1.

I do not know if they will do this for everyone.

A friend of mine uses whatsapps for most of his comms, he is forever changing his number, I think he gets some sort of special offer, but I have lost touch with him several times because as he flips to a new sim he no longer sees my messages.

I recently upgraded my phone and wanted to use the old one for sat nav, I put in an EE sim that had £25 credit on the account but not put it on the card, now the sim has been deactivated and the credit gone.

Needless to say I will not be recommending EE to anyone for anything.

BML

The question, "Looking for a truly free SIM card — MoneySavingExpert Forum" has not been answered so could someone please have a go at it.

debitcardmayhem

@BML What ? why are you resurrecting two year old thread , you're more likely to get people having a go at you

renegadefm

I use an EE one just as so I can still use the apps on the phone without it constantly reminding me theres no sim card present. Anyone can even ring it, but obviously with no credit I can ring out except for emergencies. 

RumRat

BML said:

The question, "Looking for a truly free SIM card — MoneySavingExpert Forum" has not been answered so could someone please have a go at it.

Why are you late?......and more to the point, why are you shouting?.......Go and have a lie down in a dark room..

grumpycrab

debitcardmayhem said:

@BML What ? why are you resurrecting two month old thread ...

look at the date again

Neil49

debitcardmayhem said:

@BML What ? why are you resurrecting two month old thread , you're more likely to get people having a go at you

It's a 2 year old thread and he has already raised a similar question on another thread at about the same time. I wouldn't mind but he got a proper response on the other thread without annoying anyone! 

debitcardmayhem

grumpycrab said:

debitcardmayhem said:

@BML What ? why are you resurrecting two month old thread ...

look at the date again

Neil49 said:

debitcardmayhem said:

@BML What ? why are you resurrecting two month old thread , you're more likely to get people having a go at you

It's a 2 year old thread and he has already raised a similar question on another thread at about the same time. I wouldn't mind but he got a proper response on the other thread without annoying anyone! 

I mis-typed I meant 2 years (and nearly two months being pedantic)  , my bad , but !!!!!! with the shouting,yeah I know he used cut and paste from the heading but hey I am entitled to my opinion/annoyance. If as you say he has asked the same on another thread why did he repeat ithere? He's not exactly a newbie