OT-ish: PAYG mobile phone advice

[November 5]

One of my mobile phones is used only for incoming calls. Only a
handful of people have the number and I do not know when they will
call. However, when they do call it is invariably important. The
number is not substitutable for the next two years as the people
(except as an emergency) who might call me on that number are not
easily reached by me, or are unknown to me.

About a year ago, I had bought a cheap £25 PAYG mobile phone from
Carphone Warehouse, including a mandatory purchase of £10 credit which
I never used. The network was TalkMobile.

As I mentioned, I have never used the phone for outward calls and
never topped up the credit. Recently I have learnt that the phone
number is now invalid.

1) How do I re-activate the phone? When I try to call the customer
service centre to add credit to it, it says emergency calls only.

2) I have another PAYG phone like that for a different set of people,
hosted by Virgin. Their PAYG phones don't appear to have an expiry
date.

3) Can anyone suggest other phone networks known to not have expiry
dates on their phones or your credit if you make no calls?

4) How do I change to these networks from my current provider while
keeping my number?

Thanks.

N5

 

[Paul]

One of my mobile phones is used only for incoming calls. Only a
handful of people have the number and I do not know when they will
call. However, when they do call it is invariably important. The
number is not substitutable for the next two years as the people
(except as an emergency) who might call me on that number are not
easily reached by me, or are unknown to me.

About a year ago, I had bought a cheap £25 PAYG mobile phone from
Carphone Warehouse, including a mandatory purchase of £10 credit which
I never used. The network was TalkMobile.

As I mentioned, I have never used the phone for outward calls and
never topped up the credit. Recently I have learnt that the phone
number is now invalid.

1) How do I re-activate the phone? When I try to call the customer
service centre to add credit to it, it says emergency calls only.

2) I have another PAYG phone like that for a different set of people,
hosted by Virgin. Their PAYG phones don't appear to have an expiry
date.

3) Can anyone suggest other phone networks known to not have expiry
dates on their phones or your credit if you make no calls?

4) How do I change to these networks from my current provider while
keeping my number?

Thanks.

N5

I think you've blown it - it is well known that unused mobile numbers
are cancelled if top ups are not made / phone not used.
They then re-issue the numbers to new subscribers - so there is a good
chance your numbers will be 'gone for good'.

 

[bod]

Just write letters to each other. It's a far more civilised means of
communicating with one another and it keeps one's grammar and spelling
sharp.

Compare these two messages;

a)

<Hello>
<November?...is that you?>
<Yes>
<Oh, thank God...my ****ing leg's hanging off...twat in a van ran me
over...help...puhleeze help [sob]...you gotta help me...>

b)

Dear November,

I hope this letter finds you in better shape than I find myself this
morning! Forgive the directness of this missive, but you see old friend, I'm
in a bit of bother. A fellow in an artisan's "van" has managed to clobber me
whilst I was cycling along the Dorchester to Malmsbury road and my leg's in
pretty bad shape. Not having a great deal of faith in the government "health
service", I thought I'd ask you if you wouldn't mind if Daphne could pick me
up after dropping the kids off for school.

At the time of writing, I'm stretched out near the milepost at Bentleyham.
I'm next to a hedge simply *bursting* with the most delicious blackberries,
so tell her to bring a punnet or two!

Regards to your father.

Yours & etc..


Raith


You see, you don't *need* a mobile.

LOL

Bod

 

[November 5]

My husband has had his number/sim for 10 years and not topped it up for 8!

LOL sounds like me. Who is his provider?

N5

 

[Mel Rowing]

One of my mobile phones is used only for incoming calls. Only a
handful of people have the number and I do not know when they will
call. However, when they do call it is invariably important. The
number is not substitutable for the next two years as the people
(except as an emergency) who might call me on that number are not
easily reached by me, or are unknown to me.

Sounds dodgy to me!

 

[GT]

Just write letters to each other. It's a far more civilised means of
communicating with one another and it keeps one's grammar and spelling
sharp.

Compare these two messages;

a)

<Hello>
<November?...is that you?>
<Yes>
<Oh, thank God...my ****ing leg's hanging off...twat in a van ran me
over...help...puhleeze help [sob]...you gotta help me...>

b)

Dear November,

I hope this letter finds you in better shape than I find myself this
morning! Forgive the directness of this missive, but you see old friend,
I'm in a bit of bother. A fellow in an artisan's "van" has managed to
clobber me whilst I was cycling along the Dorchester to Malmsbury road and
my leg's in pretty bad shape. Not having a great deal of faith in the
government "health service", I thought I'd ask you if you wouldn't mind if
Daphne could pick me up after dropping the kids off for school.

At the time of writing, I'm stretched out near the milepost at Bentleyham.
I'm next to a hedge simply *bursting* with the most delicious
blackberries, so tell her to bring a punnet or two!

Regards to your father.

Yours & etc..

Raith
You see, you don't *need* a mobile.

But how to post the letter if incapacitated?

 

[Ste]

Sounds dodgy to me!

*Everything* about November always sounds dodgy.

 

[bod]

Just write letters to each other. It's a far more civilised means of
communicating with one another and it keeps one's grammar and spelling
sharp.

Compare these two messages;

a)

<Hello>
<November?...is that you?>
<Yes>
<Oh, thank God...my ****ing leg's hanging off...twat in a van ran me
over...help...puhleeze help [sob]...you gotta help me...>

b)

Dear November,

I hope this letter finds you in better shape than I find myself this
morning! Forgive the directness of this missive, but you see old friend,
I'm in a bit of bother. A fellow in an artisan's "van" has managed to
clobber me whilst I was cycling along the Dorchester to Malmsbury road and
my leg's in pretty bad shape. Not having a great deal of faith in the
government "health service", I thought I'd ask you if you wouldn't mind if
Daphne could pick me up after dropping the kids off for school.

At the time of writing, I'm stretched out near the milepost at Bentleyham.
I'm next to a hedge simply *bursting* with the most delicious
blackberries, so tell her to bring a punnet or two!

Regards to your father.

Yours & etc..

Raith
You see, you don't *need* a mobile.

But how to post the letter if incapacitated?

<tip!> Always carry a pidgeon.

Bod

 

[Mel Rowing]

My husband never tops his phone up. He keeps it on him for emergencies
so that people can contact him if necessary. No, he doesn't even phone
or text me.

Well I do the opposite. Nobody knows my or my wife's mobile number
except for each other and when we are together they're switched off.
That way we never get calls except when we are at home.

I did once get a text revealing that "Sam" had had a baby boy. I
replied that I didn't know who Sam was but wish her well for me and
that the person to whom the text was intended had probably had their
number recycled. That's the only text I have ever sent and it was so
much trouble I doubt if I could ever be arsed to send one on my own
account. What's the point when you can talk to the person concerned
anyway?

 

[Michael Swift]

2) I have another PAYG phone like that for a different set of people, hosted
by Virgin. Their PAYG phones don't appear to have an expiry date.

3) Can anyone suggest other phone networks known to not have expiry
dates on their phones or your credit if you make no calls?

See No. 2 above, I had a spare sim two years old with £5 on it, I gave
it to a mate and it worked without a problem.

Mike

 

[Redman]

Sounds dodgy to me!

Why? Is that your own opinion or the Police's, no harm in only having
incoming calls, I know people with landlines that only accept incoming calls
or is that also dodgy in your eyes?

Redman

 

[tim....]

I presume it's vodafone -

It isn't just Voda. Most providers have a "must make one call per quarter"
rule to keep a PAYG phone active.

tim

 

[DVH]

<tip!> Always carry a pidgeon.

Is pidgeon English?

 

[bod]

Is pidgeon English?

Yes, I noticed my mistake as soon as I clicked send.

Bod

 

[Ophelia]

Just write letters to each other. It's a far more civilised means of
communicating with one another and it keeps one's grammar and spelling
sharp.

Compare these two messages;

a)

<Hello>
<November?...is that you?>
<Yes>
<Oh, thank God...my ****ing leg's hanging off...twat in a van ran me
over...help...puhleeze help [sob]...you gotta help me...>

b)

Dear November,

I hope this letter finds you in better shape than I find myself this
morning! Forgive the directness of this missive, but you see old friend,
I'm in a bit of bother. A fellow in an artisan's "van" has managed to
clobber me whilst I was cycling along the Dorchester to Malmsbury road and
my leg's in pretty bad shape. Not having a great deal of faith in the
government "health service", I thought I'd ask you if you wouldn't mind if
Daphne could pick me up after dropping the kids off for school.

At the time of writing, I'm stretched out near the milepost at Bentleyham.
I'm next to a hedge simply *bursting* with the most delicious
blackberries, so tell her to bring a punnet or two!

Regards to your father.

Yours & etc..


Raith


You see, you don't *need* a mobile.

rofl thanks for that I needed cheering up today)

 

[DVH]

But how to post the letter if incapacitated?

<tip!> Always carry a pidgeon.

Is pidgeon English?

Emily is. Of all Pidgeons she is probably the best qualified for
the conveyance of emergency missives.

Francis[/QUOTE]

What if they're in Chinese?

 

[Mel Rowing]

Why? Is that your own opinion or the Police's, no harm in only having
incoming calls, I know people with landlines that only accept incoming calls
or is that also dodgy in your eyes?

Anything sounds dodgy when it comes with your endorsement old son!

 

[F*ck Off Uncle Dave]

I think you've blown it - it is well known that unused mobile numbers
are cancelled if top ups are not made / phone not used.

We bought the BT (O2 now I think) PAYG SIM that Mrs UD now uses while
we lived in Germany some ten years ago and it wasn't used for months
on end, probably as much as a year sometimes. She uses it more often
now but it's never been cancelled or anything. I have a Virgin SIM
that rarely gets switched on let alone used, although when I do use it
I tend to spend quite a lot as I mostly only use it abroad to save on
hotel phone costs. No problems with that either...

F*UD

 

[GT]

Just write letters to each other. It's a far more civilised means of
communicating with one another and it keeps one's grammar and spelling
sharp.

Compare these two messages;

a)

<Hello>
<November?...is that you?>
<Yes>
<Oh, thank God...my ****ing leg's hanging off...twat in a van ran me
over...help...puhleeze help [sob]...you gotta help me...>

b)

Dear November,

I hope this letter finds you in better shape than I find myself this
morning! Forgive the directness of this missive, but you see old friend,
I'm in a bit of bother. A fellow in an artisan's "van" has managed to
clobber me whilst I was cycling along the Dorchester to Malmsbury road
and my leg's in pretty bad shape. Not having a great deal of faith in
the government "health service", I thought I'd ask you if you wouldn't
mind if Daphne could pick me up after dropping the kids off for school.

At the time of writing, I'm stretched out near the milepost at
Bentleyham. I'm next to a hedge simply *bursting* with the most
delicious blackberries, so tell her to bring a punnet or two!

Regards to your father.

Yours & etc..

Raith
You see, you don't *need* a mobile.

But how to post the letter if incapacitated?

<tip!> Always carry a pidgeon.

Of course - you could borrow the pigeon's mobile and phone for an ambulance!

 

[Redman]

Anything sounds dodgy when it comes with your endorsement old son!

Where have I endorsed anything in this thread? Just answer the question or
are you just being a prick as usual?

Redman