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I was going to geta 99 p O2 PAYG SIM, min top up Ł10/month 300 TXTs inc.
Steve Terry said in an earlier post you dont have to top up by Ł10 a month
if you dont want to, and youll just lose the free texts but still be able
to continue to PAYG. Looking at the O2 web site it looks like you MUST top
up by Ł10 a month or lose the use of your phone. Which is right ?

Serious Sam wrote in message
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Steve. WHen you do eventualy top up u get the free messages.
Paulo

Serious Sam wrote in message
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I dont know where you read that but AFAIK there are two conflicting bits of
info.
Topup once a month every month or lose the txts for ever.
Topup once a month to get the txts or your aniversery date will reset when
you topup and you will not get your txts until you do so.

I have never heard anything about not being able to use the sim for calls.

steeler wrote in message
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I suspect it comes from this
Unused calltime carries forward and will not expire provided the
calltime balance is topped up by #10 once every 30 days
If not topped up,then the phone will be barred and you will be unable to
make or receive further calls except to top up the balance or contact the
emergency services.

That is taken from the T&C on the website.

From the letter with the latest sims
You have to top up every 90 days or lose credit and will be disconnected.
You can only be reconnected by dialling the CS number at great expense.

So it seems Ł10 every 3 months or yes they cut you off even if you have
credit.

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marvin wrote in message
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Apols for the image it was attached to the email by a c&p from a website and
I forgot to remove it before sending the mail.

It does indeed say that in one pretty prominent place (I believe actually
saying that three months without top-up and you will be disconnected) and
they used to send texts to that effect after three months without a top-up
(though they didnt actually act on it in my case and Ive not heard of it
actually happening to anyone).

However in the terms and conditions linked from the bottom of the web pages,
which are similar in effect to the paper ones that came with my SIM, it says
that you just loose the texts etc. It then says you have to use the phone
once in six months or risk being cut off. Or something like that. It
doesnt matter because that doesnt seem to be the latest story either. If
you go into the help system or follow the latest news links you get the
following...

If you decide not to top up, you simply need to make or receive 3 calls in
each 90-day period for your SIM card to remain connected. In the event of no
usage over a 9-month period, we reserve the right to disconnect your SIM,
and any credit will be forfeit.

I am not entirely sure how you would get to the end of the 9 month period in
the second sentence without already falling foul of the 90 day one in the
previous sentence. I suppose if they dont count texts as usage they might
be trying to handle a situation where customers just topped up to get the
texts and never made or received calls. But anyway that is three or four
different stories to choose from.

The O2 website is not exactly consistent ;-) If you want more fun look at
the instructions for switching between the two PAYG tariffs. In one place
you text e.g. ONTALK to a number or you are invited to follow a link to do
it online and on that page it mentions you can text TALK ON to the same
number. It also says you can dial another number to do it but if you do you
just get a message telling you to use a freephone number instead. And then
when you do make the change the O2 systems cant cope with you doing it in
the middle of the month and start charging you for texts until you complain
to customer services who will just reset your anniversary date leaving you
to text like fury to make sure you arent out of pocket on the deal :)

Serious Sam wrote in message
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Steves usually right. :-)

marvin wrote in message
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Are you sure this is the talkalot sims? I have never had such a letter.