Originally Posted by
wco81
When I first started buying prepaid SIMs, people would talk about the rules for keeping SIMs alive, so you'd have to find a way to top up within a year of last use.
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Used to be that SIM cards were expensive by themselves so I can understand wanting to keep using the same one, keep the same phone number.
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I think that is what it is in Australia to keep a SIM/number alive. But is complicated
A few years ago the government regulators mandated the
"critical information summary" to standardise the (wildly excessive) advertising claims.
Many people change providers. Your existing phone number can be ported across to a new provider (as Government regulations).
Is common now for a new user with a provider to get a 1 off
bonus data on sign up.