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I'm looking for a backup SIM for very occasional use.
Primarily I want it for Orange Wednesdays, though it'll also get very occasional use as a back-up provider in emergencies if I'm out in the sticks and have no O2 coverage. I'm not interested in data, minutes, or anything that involves monthly top-ups, I just want to get a SIM I can shove a tenner's credit on to and then shove in a drawer until the heat death of the universe.
I used to have an Orange SIM forever ago that did exactly this, but it's long since been disconnected due to inactivity. Looking at Orange / EE's websites for a replacement, it's not clear to me whether I can still do this sort of thing or if I have to tie in monthly payments.
Anyone got any clues?
Not tried for a few years but I think you have to be tied in [lost mine due to work changing] and they seem wise to why you might be exploiting them!!
They were always wise to it, they just never used to care.
I've got a Vodafone one for this reason. It's just a v old cheap phone that I ride with. Can't remember the last time I topped it up with a tenner. Probably over 3 years ago. Vodafone know I use it like this as they phoned it up a year ago to ask what I was doing with it.
Sadly, they don't yet do Vodafone Vednesdays.
My experience of Voda reception isn't great TBH. I used to have one for work and the signal where I lived was unusable, which was a problem when working from home. (Though of course, a back-up only phone only needs reception when your primary doesn't.)
Orange Wednesdays? I had no idea that was still going. Thought it was student thing to get custom during the week....
Pretty sure any PAYG sim from WH SMith or the like should work.
With Vodaphone PAYG you have to make a call or send a text once every three months or they will cancel it and you loose the rest of your credit
I just set a reoccurring reminder on my main phone for 80 days. My £10 initial credit should last a long time 🙂