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pay as you go sim??

Cyrus · 2007-09-03 15:05:34

lads im looking for a pay as you go sim for my car phone (bmw old style built in thingy) ideally i will divert mu mobile to this when in the car. really it will be for receiving calls and making the very odd one. it will have to be o2,voda or meteor as 3g wont work. do they all have to be topped up every month to keep them…

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lads im looking for a pay as you go sim for my car phone (bmw old style built in thingy) ideally i will divert mu mobile to this when in the car.

really it will be for receiving calls and making the very odd one.

it will have to be o2,voda or meteor as 3g wont work.

do they all have to be topped up every month to keep them working? which would suit best

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#2 03-09-2007 3:08pm

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o2 is your best option just make one charageable call every 12 months.

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#3 03-09-2007 3:47pm

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perfect sounds good

so i can put 20 euros on it and not worry about it for a yr

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#4 03-09-2007 3:49pm

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Thats it and you'll get free credit with it to so no need to top up with 20 straight away...

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#5 03-09-2007 4:28pm

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Just so you know, on o2 prepay you can only divert calls to voicemail. I know you were talking about diverting the other way, to the sim rather than from it but its good to know beforehand that you can't divert the other way

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#6 03-09-2007 5:51pm

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mcguyver wrote:

o2 is your best option just make one charageable call every 12 months.

Every 6 months.

From: http://www.o2online.ie/wps/wcm/connect/O2/About+O2/Terms+and+conditions/Speak+easy/Speak+easy+service

7.3. If you do not Top-up or make a chargeable use of your Account (being a use which results in a reduction of the credit on your Account or use of a pre-purchased Service such as Text Bundles or any other pre-purchased service that O2 may provide from time to time) at least once in any six (6) month period O2 reserves the right to suspend the Service. If your Account is suspended for six (6) months the Service will be terminated and any credit left on your Account will be forfeited. If, following termination, you become an O2 customer again, you will not be allocated your previous number.

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#7 03-09-2007 7:48pm

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Is your regular phone Voda or O2? as there are different charges for diverting from this mobile to the sim in your car (regardless of what type of sim you put in the car ).. It would be best to be aware of them.. Eg.. O2 will charge you for the duration of the call.. where as Voda will chage you for the Initial divert..(unless this has changed lately ..thats the way it is);)

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#8 03-09-2007 8:06pm

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Vodafone. Top up - 12 months to receive calls, 6 months for making calls.

If diverting from Vodafone to another phone I think its around 15c per diverted call.

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#9 04-09-2007 7:30am

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my normal phone has a 3 sim, do they charge for diverts?

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#10 04-09-2007 7:35am

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Have you concidering swapping out the existing bmw kit for the new bluetooth version of the system - it might cost a bit but it's well worth it!

What car do you have - i'm guessing its a bmw 5 series

Alan

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#11 04-09-2007 7:45am

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hi alan its not worth the cost, ill only keep the car another 8-9 mths max

its an e39 5 series alright

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#12 08-09-2007 5:13pm

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o2 is one chargable call or text every 3months, meteor is €10 top-up every 6months, dont know about vodafone

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#13 08-09-2007 5:20pm

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foggy_lad wrote:

o2 is one chargable call or text every 3months, meteor is €10 top-up every 6months, dont know about vodafone

This is incorrect.
See: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=53888653&postcount=6

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#14 09-09-2007 8:24am

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foggy_lad wrote:

o2 is one chargable call or text every 3months, meteor is €10 top-up every 6months, dont know about vodafone

Incorrect.. O2 is a chargable call (edit or text) every six months. Voda is a top up every six months. but you can receive for 12..

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