Making a Call in the US using my UK Sim

lizzie1955 · 12-11-2013, 03:49

Thanks, as always. I gather from the folks at Three that a Skype call would also keep the Sim alive. That was no problem.

I think I just make the 6 month deadline anyway. I left the UK on July 22 and will be returning on January 16....

rfranzq · 12-11-2013, 06:46

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Originally Posted by lizzie1955

I think I just make the 6 month deadline anyway. I left the UK on July 22 and will be returning on January 16....

It never hurts to test a week or so before you go to make sure it is still really working.

NFH · 12-11-2013, 09:33

With UK SIM cards, usually any balance deduction is sufficient. While outside the UK, the cheapest balance deduction is probably an outgoing text or a brief incoming call (provided that incoming roaming calls are billed per second). I have a spare Three UK SIM card with zero credit on it, and in practice I keep it active with an incoming call (obviously free within the UK) every six months, for which Three receives a small amount of termination fees; however, this last method is not their official policy.

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lizzie1955 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 100 Join Date: 20 Aug 2007 Country:	12-11-2013, 03:49 Thanks, as always. I gather from the folks at Three that a Skype call would also keep the Sim alive. That was no problem. I think I just make the 6 month deadline anyway. I left the UK on July 22 and will be returning on January 16....

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NFH (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 322 Join Date: 11 Apr 2012 Location: London Country:	12-11-2013, 09:33 With UK SIM cards, usually any balance deduction is sufficient. While outside the UK, the cheapest balance deduction is probably an outgoing text or a brief incoming call (provided that incoming roaming calls are billed per second). I have a spare Three UK SIM card with zero credit on it, and in practice I keep it active with an incoming call (obviously free within the UK) every six months, for which Three receives a small amount of termination fees; however, this last method is not their official policy.