T-mobile: Any clever way to use up PAYG credit?

QQuaver

My T-mobile PAYG sim expired few years ago through non-use. I left it as it was since I believed there's not much credit left anyway.
Today, I accidentally logged into that account online (T-mobile site) and was horrified to see it still had £44 in it:eek:

I emailed T-mobile, but they won't re-activate it (obviously, but no harm trying:D ).

I found that I can use the credit for Web text (10p/txt), which is OK, but only for relatives since no-one recognises the number:o .

Are there any other clever ways of finishing the credit? It can't be transfered to another T-mobile sim, I've already asked:rolleyes:

espresso

QQuaver wrote: »

My T-mobile PAYG sim expired few years ago through non-use. I left it as it was since I believed there's not much credit left anyway.
Today, I accidentally logged into that account online (T-mobile site) and was horrified to see it still had £44 in it:eek:

I emailed T-mobile, but they won't re-activate it (obviously, but no harm trying:D ).

I found that I can use the credit for Web text (10p/txt), which is OK, but only for relatives since no-one recognises the number:o .

Are there any other clever ways of finishing the credit? It can't be transfered to another T-mobile sim, I've already asked:rolleyes:

They will if you try hard enough, they say things like the system won't let me but I know it can be over-ridden as they did it for me and gave me another £20 credit for all of the hassle!

QQuaver

espresso wrote: »

They will if you try hard enough, they say things like the system won't let me but I know it can be over-ridden as they did it for me and gave me another £20 credit for all of the hassle!

Did you phone them up? (I emailed)
And how big was the credit? Also, how long did you leave it?

Mine might be a bit too small a credit, and I left it too long. It's more than 2 years...

espresso

QQuaver wrote: »

Did you phone them up? (I emailed)
And how big was the credit? Also, how long did you leave it?

Mine might be a bit too small a credit, and I left it too long. It's more than 2 years...

I can't remember the lost credit amount now as it was about a year ago, less than your £44 but it was cut off due to not using it for over the 180 days (not two years though!). Yes I rang and got it escalated, much better than an e-mail for things like this! One person said that they would re-activate it but it never happened so another person got involved etc. etc. They can do it if they want to.

epz_2

surf the web on it, you can connect a laptop and phone then get the internet on the move.

Sid_Harper

I think you'll find the SIM itself is disabled, so your web-on-the-move idea will not work IMO - but of course the web-texts totally bypass that so are still working

QQuaver

Can't find the sim either:rotfl:
Pity I can't use the credit to buy something on the T-mobile site:rolleyes:

Sid_Harper

Long shot and thinking out aloud - but probably you'd have a text/call do the number to verify it as part of the process of signing up which won't work - you may have been able to use the PayPal SMS based payment thingummy to buy something!

EDIT: I was right: https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_mobile-activate-outside

Shame as it was a stroke of genius, even if I say so myself!!! :rotfl:

QQuaver

Sid_Harper wrote: »

but probably you'd have a text/call do the number to verify it as part of the process of signing up which won't work

Pity that:o

Shame as it was a stroke of genius, even if I say so myself!!! :rotfl:

:T