global roaming - how long stays active

kitesurfer · **global roaming - how long stays active -** 18-06-2009, 04:44

hi - i'm a newbie at this so i apologize if this is a newbie question. i'm taking a year and traveling around the world. i'm going to take an unlocked phone with me and probably swap in some local sim cards depending on how long i'm in one place. but, partially to placate the parents, i'm also going to take along one or two global sims (primarily for use in case of emergency and/or for finding the first place to stay in a country). i think i'm getting a phone over amazon which means that it comes free with a mobal sim card (which will be my emergency one - since reviews make it sound like the more reliable, although more expensive option). and i was thinking about maybe picking up a global roaming sim card as my first call in country/cheaper back-up option.

so - question time - does anyone know how long the global roaming card stays active? do you have to top it off or use it within a certain amount of time to not lose your credit and/or make the card inactive?

thanks!

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kitesurfer (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 3 Join Date: 18 Jun 2009 Country:	global roaming - how long stays active - 18-06-2009, 04:44 hi - i'm a newbie at this so i apologize if this is a newbie question. i'm taking a year and traveling around the world. i'm going to take an unlocked phone with me and probably swap in some local sim cards depending on how long i'm in one place. but, partially to placate the parents, i'm also going to take along one or two global sims (primarily for use in case of emergency and/or for finding the first place to stay in a country). i think i'm getting a phone over amazon which means that it comes free with a mobal sim card (which will be my emergency one - since reviews make it sound like the more reliable, although more expensive option). and i was thinking about maybe picking up a global roaming sim card as my first call in country/cheaper back-up option. so - question time - does anyone know how long the global roaming card stays active? do you have to top it off or use it within a certain amount of time to not lose your credit and/or make the card inactive? thanks!