Mobile phones(again!)
 

Hi
Sorry if this question has been asked before but is there a Spanish mobile company who offer a pay as you go sim card that is not time limited? ie you usually buy credit but it has to be used within a set time limit. I'm looking for a sim card where I can put credit on the phone and any unused credit will still be on the phone next time I visit even if that's in 6 months time.


Thanks

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My Moviestar has a limit, but my Vodafone has no limit.
Also first min 50 cents next 59 free, so 50 cents an hour calls ;)

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Am not sure if any of the Spanish Mobile PAYG have unlimited time use, but in my experience, probably not. I use my Spanish Bank online to make Top Ups that extend the period from time to time if the SIM is not in use for a few months. Obviously you need to have a bank that has this online service. I use BBVA. Am sure that there are other methods available through the Mobile Company website. But this probably doesn't answer your question !

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I was sent a message by Vodafone just yesterday saying that I could not use my phone even though it had 12€ credit on it, unless I topped it up.
It is a PAYG, it apparently must be topped up every 9 months, I topped it up online and it now works fine.

I think the answer is to put very little credit on and just keep topping up via online bank, the minimum seems to be 10€

Yvonne

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Perhaps they have picked up that nasty habit from the other Spanish companies.
I always top up within 9 months anyway so have never noticed it.

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Vodafone have been applying the 9 month limit for at least the last seven years. I'm sure they made it all up by themselves; ;) or possibly it was in colusion with the rest of these rip-off mobile merchants :(

Skype text for the win, or Skype to mobile works very well too. I'm happy to use their services and save some money - may give these fat cats some competition, although Skye credits also expire after 6 to 12 months (can't recall which). Not quite mobile, but just thought I'd mention it.

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Skype credit doesn't expire but you have you use it at least once every six months in order not to lose it.

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I have tried a few times to top up online using my Spanish Visa debit card but always get this rejection message. Any ideas how to get round this?

"Vodafone te informa: Por tu seguridad, antes de recargar con tu tarjeta bancaria, debes realizar una primera recarga en la red de cajeros 4B (sin comisión)."

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Use the 4B servicetill to top up at least once, like it says?

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[QUOTE=Unexpat]Use the 4B servicetill to top up at least once, like it says?

I've topped up in a shop and with a prepaid card but have no idea what a 4B servicetill is. Can you enlighten me please?

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[QUOTE=bick40]It's the Telebanco 4B network of servicetills. Around one in four servicetills will be a 4B till. Look for the large Telebanco logo at the top of the till which also has a stylised $ sign preceding the Telebanco name.