low usage conditions

peterw52

My wife wants a smartphone for Christmas so I've decided to get a sim from GiffGaff, her usage will be very low (at least until she discovers the wonders of the phone). Could someone confirm that the conditions in 13.3 are all Or conditions so in essence if she uses it OR tops up at least every 6 months she will be OK?

revjonty

Yes that is correct, as long as the phone is used I.e. 1 outgoing, or 4 incomming calls of more than 10 sec, or a top up, within the 6 months period then the sim will not be disconected.

I would add though, that it may well be worth getting at least the £5 (500mb) gigabag, for use with a smartphone, as data costs could easilly outstrip that on payg, with little use. (44mb in a day on payg would cost a fiver, thats not a lot of surfing, 20 web pages ish)

hope this helps

peterw52

Thanks for info. Plan to start with PAYG and see how it goes!

carrow1

Yes, that's right just contributing to the forum would be sufficient to keep the sim live, what phone us she getting?

usmahn123

Yeah you're right

bigjack

Your wife could leave mobile data turned off (many smartphones automatically and by default connect whether you like it or not.) she could experiment with the internet on the phone using wifi if available and then go for a goodybag if she wants to progress while away from wifi.

Good luck.

headcases

Yes in short just use the phone every six months to keep the account open a text wil do

peterw52

That sound like a good strategy, thanks

peterw52

Current plan is to get a Moto G 4G, although am still researching

isabel1066

welcome peter google hotukdeals loads of phone deals on there.

scrappydez

@peterw52 To keep your SIM active, all you have to do is one or more of the following once every 6 months:

Make a least one call, SMS or MMS to another number (for technical reasons, emergency calls (i.e. 999/112) and SMSes/calls to giffgaff services (i.e. 2020, 43430) do not apply)

Make at least one connection to the internet

Receive at least 4 calls of more than 10 seconds

Make a least one topup/purchase (credit or goodybag)

Receive Payback points (for recruiting new members or participating in the community)

Source - giffgaff: best tariff calculator - get the cheapest deal on your mobile

isambardo

1. Is there anyway of revealing when the 6 month period starts?

2. Does it have to be an incoming call as opposed to incoming SMS MESSAGES?

3. Contributing to the forum...... does this extend the 6 month period

Thanks.

P.S. Have just noticed this. We will be sending emails and SMSes to members at least a month before we would look to deactivate.

allan1954

@isambardo better off starting own thread in help support.