PREPAID DATA SIM CARD WITH NO EXPIRATION DATE - Things Mobile - With Global Coverage And Multi-Operator GSM/2G/3G/4G LTE Network, No Fixed Costs, And Competitive Rates, With €10 Credit Included

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There’s no monthly bill. You pay for service as you use it, as opposed to at the end of the month, so you can’t spend more than you have. You'll pay more for your data – As with PAYG on a regular mobile SIM it's a trade-off. Sure, you'll only pay for what you use, but on the other hand the cost per GB of data is going to be substantially higher if you don't take out a contract. Getting your data for less is the reason to have a contract, in fact, and why most people choose to do it that way PAYG is simple and is a great choice for kids, for those who move often, or for people who prefer not to run up debt and instead to pay for what they use immediately. Three’s Data Reward SIM offer gives customers 200MB of free internet every month via their special pay as you go sim. The deal has no catches and you’ll get 200mb of data free every month without the need to top-up your SIM card.

Like minimum usage requirements, all pay as you go providers have minimum top-up amounts and a set period of how long each top-up will last for.

As well as the top up amount, it’s best to find a network that has a range of available top-up methods, ideally allowing you to top-up both over the counter via cash and remotely (e.g. online, by text message or by phone call). Low Prices & Availability of Bundles In virtually all cases the minimum charge is the equivalent for the price of a one-minute phone call. So you’ll still be charged for a full minute of calling even when you hang up the phone in under 60 seconds. Per Minute vs Per Second Billing

My current 24GB / 2 Year SIM is working fine, but I’m completely unaware of how I will be able to top up the data and/or increase the time on it in the future? Coverage and signal is also a key factor as many customers in the market are looking for a phone purely for use in emergencies. Credit Expiry: Credit doesn’t expire but you need to make one chargeable call every six months to keep your SIM live. On some smaller networks like iD Mobile, top-ups are sold with only a 90-day validity period. So if you don’t use your credit during the 90-day period, it will expire and will be removed from your account. Our recommendation for pay as you go sim that doesn’t expire is: Asda Mobile

Tesco Mobile

Credit Expiry: Credit will expire after 90 days of inactivity. You also must top up at least once every 365 days to keep the sim active.

Fortunately, we’ve done the hard work for you, and we’ll go through what to look out for when choosing a Pay As You Go SIM card as a light mobile phone user as well as recommending which SIM to go for infrequent use. What You Need in a Network as Light User Get a 30-day bundle with calls, texts & data included. Pay a fixed monthly amount which is known in advance. Credit Expiry: If you don’t convert your credit into a one month bundle then your credit will expire after 180 days. This type of SIM deal barely scrapes in as a PAYG data SIM, but since you're free to change your data limit every 30 days and you're free to walk away whenever you feel like it, it does belong in the same category. The answer is both yes and no and really depends on how you will use the SIM. The preloaded SIM’s that only last 30 days rarely give good value for money when compared to SIM cards that also bundle in minutes and texts, so make sure you compare the entire market. Examples Of Preloaded Data SIM’s Offering Poor Value for MoneyRemember call charges like the below only apply when you are using your phone in the traditional pay as you set up. You won’t incur charges when you have got 30-day bundle. Charges will only apply when making chargeable calls to special or premium rate numbers, in which case you will need a credit balance on your account. Network Let's determine whether or not a PAYG data-only SIM is right for you. Here are two examples where we feel that it may be the right choice. Bear in mind there are no doubt more, and ultimately only you are going to know what you will be using it for.

Remember, to keep receiving 200mb of data, you need to keep your SIM card active by making a chargeable activity at least once every six months. One SMS, one phone call or an add-on bundle all suffice the requirement. The reason is that if there are 180 days of inactivity on your account, outgoing phone calls will be forwarded to ASDA’s automated service. So you’ll need to call them to reactive the SIM. Inbound calls and messages still work. Less flexibility – In terms of altering your data limits when you want, these days you usually can, even on 12-month contracts. However, you do not have the flexibility to simply walk away – doing so will incur hefty early-exit fees Not everyone needs a pay as you go SIM card to come with a bundle of minutes and text messages, and not everyone wants to be tied into a long term 12-month contract either. So if you only need data but want ultimate flexibility then a pay as you go data only sim for your tablet, mobile dongle or even your smartphone is all you need. EE SIM only – Offers preloaded data-only SIMs with expiries of either 30 or 90 days and in various data limit sizes. EE will also provide you a data-only SIM on a rolling 30-day contract if that is your preferred choice

Three Preloaded 24GB Data SIM

You can change your mind at any time. If you decide to go with another operator or to sign a mobile contract, you can do so. This is unlike a contract where you’re tied into the contract for a set amount of time and will have to pay a penalty if you want to break the contract. Low data allowances – PAYG data only SIMs tend to have relatively low data limits, when compared to contract SIMs lasting 12 months or more. You will not find many SIMs with unlimited data, and the ones which do exist are of the 30 day contract variety. At the time of writing, data allowances on PAYG SIMs tend to offer single digit GBs at the cheaper end and around 20GB at the expensive end.