What to do with old SIMS if revisiting same country years apart?
What to do with old SIMS if revisiting same country years apart?
I have 4 SIM cards in my possession. I believe they are all expired, or in the process of becoming expired (one - Tmobile USA has $60 of prepaid credit, and is still valid). My question is, IF (at some future date, probably many years from now), I decide to return to these countries (where the SIMS operate), can I simply go to their respective shops, and have my the SIM's re-initialized (as well as get my old number back, and buy new credit right here to start using the SIM again)? Or do I have to buy a new SIM each time I visit that country (note: I don't plan to revisit the same country for at least a few years). Thanks/ |
Many will expire if unused or no credit added within pre-defined periods. Check the terms and conditions.
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and if they expire, can they be re-used again?
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If the sim expire you can't use it anymore
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The expiration or, in my case LOSS, is always a risk. One must carefully consider one's chances of returning. USUALLY new SIMs are quite cheap unless you MUST use some of the high-end firms, which will remain unmentioned. Unless you travel to a country or country regularly, you probably don't have friends or business partners there that insist you retain the same number. My 2 shekels. Stan |
Many prepaid SIMs permit roaming in Canada. You can send an SMS once a year to keep most European SIMs active. You can also top up those that don't (e.g. Orange). I have a fantastic Orange number (0796 ababaaa) so I put a tenner on it once a year to keep it going.
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Me, I keep an album of dead SIM cards; since they fit in the slots for business cards, it's not hard to do. I've got 60-70 of them, although a disproportionate number are old Heyah, Vodafone DE, and TMO UK and US SIMs. Even so, a fun collection, and I'm sure I'm not the only one here with one. |
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As someone mentions in an above post, check the terms and conditions with each specific company you hold a sim card for.
Some networks (EG: Vodafone UK as well as most other UK networks) require 'activity' (e.g: making a call or sending a sms) every 180 days to keep the account active. Other networks (EG: Vodafone GR as well as all other Greek networks) have a specific date of expiration. This is usually 1 year from activation (although some promotional packs have different specificed validity) or 1 year after each recharge is applied. This means your account will expire on this date and you will loose any unused balance. |
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