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UK Sim with forwarding?

OU812 · 2017-04-27 16:16:52

Quick question. I'm currently on eir (iPhone which they should be unlocking), I'll be moving to a prepay from whomever is the cheapest, however, I was thinking of picking up a UK sim so that I could have a UK number also (job hunting). Obviously, the iPhone only has one sim tray, so I was thinking I could insert the UK…

27-04-2017 05:16PM

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Quick question. I'm currently on eir (iPhone which they should be unlocking), I'll be moving to a prepay from whomever is the cheapest, however, I was thinking of picking up a UK sim so that I could have a UK number also (job hunting).

Obviously, the iPhone only has one sim tray, so I was thinking I could insert the UK sim, set it up & set it to forward to my IE number. I'd put some credit on it (looking for one where I can top up online) & then just put the sim in a drawer for safe keeping.

Does there have to be calls made on the UK sim to keep it valid or is it ok as long as it's being forwarded?

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#2 27-04-2017 06:22PM

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Different networks have different policies. You'll have to check.

Diverting the number will cost you, but as it does it will count as a "chargeable call" so I suspect it should count to keeping the SIM active.

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