Saved data expires after 3 years but to avoid this, \"Roll Back\" your entire PiggyBank onto your sim card in one go. Whatever you don't use will then go back into your PiggyBank the following month and will reset the 3 year expiration time. I guess it's similar to gift cards and resetting the expiry with a balance check etc.
Apologies if already posted or widely known but it was news to me!
Only slight issue is there's a maximum rollback of 5GB in one transaction but there's nothing to stop you doing endless 5GB transactions. It may just take a few minutes if your bank is in the 100s of GB!","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47541398","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"rockontommo"},"datePublished":"2022-06-01T00:13:11.000Z","text":"
Do they actually clear your whole piggy bank after 3 years? I just assumed …Do they actually clear your whole piggy bank after 3 years? I just assumed the 3 years was a rolling thing ie they would just remove data added to the piggy bank in the month 3 years prior to the current one. And keep doing that each month after on a rolling basis.
That's right, it would be done on a rolling basis"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47537856","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"rockontommo"},"datePublished":"2022-05-31T13:39:24.000Z","text":"I thought this
I've got about 240gb in my piggybank. It would take me a bit more than a …I've got about 240gb in my piggybank. It would take me a bit more than a 'few minutes' to transfer it over to one of the accounts!
I thought this too in transferring my 95gb but genuinely took about 3 minutes. So under 10 minutes for 240gb by that logic! Other tip is leave a few seconds between each transfer or it will show an error, just a slight lag as it processes it I assume
I'm not too sure, may require contacting them. Can take control of it with a full transfer and then a reminder to do it again before 3 years expires. Assuming their terms don't change in that time of course"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47875870","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"P1121"},"datePublished":"2022-07-22T21:29:05.000Z","text":"Is this correct? I'm sure I read somewhere that any piggybank data withdrawn expires at the end of the bill period and doesn't roll back in again, only unused 'fresh data' would roll into the piggybank, but not stuff that has already been in there and came out from the piggybank? I may be wrong (and hope I am) as can't seem to see that on Sky website now but was sure I'd read that somewhere at some point."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47997843","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"rockontommo"},"datePublished":"2022-08-10T19:09:15.000Z","text":"Can't be 100% sure but I was given this tip by a seemingly clued up member of their Mobile support team so it's straight from the horse's mouth!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/48866762","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"No1_Dave"},"datePublished":"2022-11-28T19:29:39.000Z","text":"anybody knows if this piggyback \"hack\" is still valid?
a light data user on mobile so sky mobile with their piggybank feature is the best fit for me currently, and have been with them for a few years, but is now out of contract but have about 28Gbs saved up.
thinking about renewing for 12 months and were offered 50% extra data or 20% money off for recontract, but want to know is this \"hack\" is still working, and how many times can you \"refresh\" your piggy bank this way?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51978332","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"scimitar"},"datePublished":"2024-01-14T09:01:58.000Z","text":"Apologies for resurrecting this hack, seen an email from sky that they will now expire after 12months? Also this point was stressed when talking to their overseas support in looking to add a new sim and they were desperate for trade of 100gb for £25 and contract lock of 3 years. Didn't mention the hack to them and wondered if anyone has any further info if they closed the door on this?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47533728","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Md_Yusuf_Islam"},"datePublished":"2022-05-30T18:38:06.000Z","text":"Good tip"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47534476","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"innocent"},"datePublished":"2022-05-30T20:57:51.000Z","text":"Brilliant tip."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47535001","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"fabsaver"},"datePublished":"2022-05-30T23:05:46.000Z","text":"Where can you see when it expires?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47535760","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"bobdylan"},"datePublished":"2022-05-31T08:01:16.000Z","text":"
Yes, this would be useful to know"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47535812","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Conkers816"},"datePublished":"2022-05-31T08:09:51.000Z","text":"I've got about 240gb in my piggybank. It would take me a bit more than a 'few minutes' to transfer it over to one of the accounts!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/47538380","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"seatie"},"datePublished":"2022-05-31T15:09:29.000Z","text":"Do they actually clear your whole piggy bank after 3 years? I just assumed the 3 years was a rolling thing ie they would just remove data added to the piggy bank in the month 3 years prior to the current one. And keep doing that each month after on a rolling basis."}],"commentCount":15,"interactionStatistic":5,"articleSection":"Money Saving Tips and Tricks"}