hello guys
need to keep a phone number active for WhatsApp and such sake for an old person. the sim number is never used. so can't really be paying payg rates every month.
is there a phone company who's sim won't die if you don't use it? or a cheap company that allows £1 top ups instead of the £10 or £5 every company now demanding?
thanks
need to keep a phone number active for WhatsApp and such sake for an old person. the sim number is never used. so can't really be paying payg rates every month.
is there a phone company who's sim won't die if you don't use it? or a cheap company that allows £1 top ups instead of the £10 or £5 every company now demanding?
thanks
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sorted byI know Asda used to give away SIMs that didn't need topped up - but then they switched provider and messed that solution up as well. Freedom Pop started charging (for "anti-fraud" reasons), RGW now need a top up to activate. I did try Voxi & EE, thy both need topped up. I know my Vectone is still able to receive calls without being topped up.
I would recommend Vectone - remember if you are just using Whatsapp you only need the SIM present to set it up - you don't technically need a working SIM after that (provided you have an internet connection of course!).
Also if using Whatsapp via an internet connection it doesn;t care what your mobile number is - you can swap out the SIM you used to activate it and transfer all your contacts over to the new number without the contacts noticing a number change.
I bought about a dozen Lebara SIMs to feed the kids mobiles & tablets - back when the price had dropped to £1.35/m - which reminds me I need to chase them as the £1.35 charge was just made when I was told I would be automatically refunded and switched over to the 1p deal! (edited)