I have a number that I would like to keep and I am looking for the cheapest way to do this. I won't be using it at all but I just want it to stay mine. The lowest I could find is Aldi/Dodo $5 per month plan - any other cheaper way to do this?
Cheapest Way to Keep Your Mobile Number
FutureTech on 28/02/2020 - 17:51
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what's the min topup for amaysim PAYG?
As far as i'm aware $10.
Wow thanks guys didn't know these existed!
someone posted a way to keep changing carriers and enjoy a year worth of service from Circles.Life to kogan, catch etc.. cant find it anymore…
Yeah I used to do that but it takes so much effort that it's not worth it.
And there's also the risk of losing your number if any number port gets stuck between carriers. I've read stories about that on OzB forums.
Better to retain primary number with a long term PAYG plan like Amaysim and use a secondary sim for hopping between carriers.
If you don't mind me asking, why keep a number if you ain't gonna use it?
I live out of Australia most of the year and my Australian mobile number is with Amaysim, like other posters have noted $10 as PAYG. Good thing is they allow roaming so my number is active whilst out of the country. Don't use the number at all but still receive security codes for activation of accounts or transferring money. Cheapest idea for me. Whenever I'm in Australia I just buy a temporary prepaid sim on sale, normally free with a cash back offer. Will give me plenty of data and unli text and calls. After my visit just bin the sim. Easy as Pie.
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I want to keep a number without any outgoing usage/cost. What is the cheapest prepaid recharge that gives you the longest expiry period?
Currently on Aldi Pay As You Go, $15 for a year.
yeah i also interested, something like yearly, no data is fine, and cheap.
so with your aldi, basically you pay $15, number active for a year, no credit included?
and every anniversarry you top up $15 thats all?with Aldi - you do get $15 credit to use incase you need to. Any unused amount just wipes off
$15 is the credit you pay for, and you get one year expiry for that credit.
Buy a prepaid Aldi $5 sim, port your existing number over, then when the year is up port to a $2 SIM card - from whoever - then port back to Aldi $5 for another year.
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The cheapest way is to port each year to the best deal.
so when i activate i choose PAYG plan?
basically everyone starte with buying $5 starter kit then second year paying $15 if dont want to port out and back in?
Yes, choose the PAYG plan on the $5 kit.
The Aldi website will try to push you to top-up when you activate it, so, you have to decline the "offer" of topping-up on activation.
@vikvance: ah.. yeah i thought first year $5+15
then actually already good, $5 first year then later think about port out if lazy then just pay $15 for another year
The $2 SIM cards becoming infeasible these days. Most carriers will require you to recharge first before activation.
Amaysim is also an option - cheapest is $9.95 for 12 months
Good to know that.
https://www.amaysim.com.au/plans/mobile-plans/as-you-goBut it says that $10 is a starter credit, like the Aldi $5 starter SIM.
Can existing customer actually do $10 recharge that last for a year?Yes, I've done the recharge twice now (2 years and counting) without porting out.
Yes, thats just the credit you put on at the start - you can change plans very easily - some plans have different expiry lengths, a quick google will tell you which is which.
Plus Amaysim have great customer support
I use mine for a GPS thats inside my car and motorbike - I don't need constant data or calls, just an active line if it gets tripped - $10 a year is acceptable for this method.
Make sure you don't need credit to check message bank, message people back, or call people back. Yeah you might have another number with credit on it, but people get weirded out about being called or texted back on a different number. In the end I just kept credit on both numbers and now I can't get rid of either number because people keep contacting me on both. I suspect bringing in a third number without credit will make it all work, somehow…
Amaysim seems to be the cheapest for 365 day expiry.
https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Prepaid-Mobile-Ph…
Which one? The $10? That's starter only
Yes, the $10 one. The 'starter' label is a bit misleading IMO. $10 credit is valid for 365 days (no data; fits perfectly for OP's use-case). Been using it to retain my primary number for 2+ years while I sim hop on the secondary number.
Aldi's sim starter kit is $5 and gives you a year expiry - lowest 1YR recharge after that is $15 https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/15payg/