Their website says 90 days, but I have just redeemed a voucher and it pushed out my AYG credit to 1/8/2017. So either a fluke for me or they have extended the AYG expiry, which means Amaysim can also be considered for parking a number, or a seldom used service, like Aldimobile.
Is there anyway of doing this from overseas, short of getting an accomplice?
well… it either needs to successfully make a phone call, or receive a phone call. That's the 'trigger' to keep it from expiring.
Is there anyway of doing this from overseas, short of getting an accomplice?
If you are tech savvy enough, yes. Automation?
With a smartphone and an app, and keeping the phone permanently plugged into the charger, I guess you could automate some phone calls to any number you'd like, once every 3 months.. Lycamobile's international rates are very cheap.
Could you set up voice mail and ring it once every 90 days?
Everything I see on the Lycamobile site has a 28-day expiry. How do you get this non-expiring credit?
I noticed this a couple of days ago, thought it was a glitch. Just recharged another 2 accounts and the expiry date is 365 days now. Hoping it stays this way!
Can you buy $10 worth of credit, then use the $9.95 topup 1GB for 1 month then have your mobile sit there for the rest of the year on nearly empty credit? (not expire, no number) ??
Sure, you don't even have to buy a data pack right away ($9.9 actually), as your $10 credit lasts 365 days.
Has to be in store right? I've only ever added 1GB to my SIM online.
No you can buy SIMs and vouchers at supermarkets and convenience stores. But redeeming credit for a data pack is done online or via SMS, or probably via voice call, if one has to.
@greenpossum: That's what I mean, doing it in person rather than over the internet and "adding credit".
Edit: Just topped up $10 online. $9.90 for data pack next month and says Expiration date is 1 year from now. Excellent. Amaysim is making my life SO good.
@StoneSin: Mind you, that expiration date is for the 10c remaining, not the data pack. That expires in 30 days. It's a bit confusing if you text Bal to 568, because then it replies that the credit expiration is in 30 days, but it's actually in 365 days.
@greenpossum: Yeah no worries. As long as I have a number for a year, I'll decide which months to get data. It works awesome for me.
I use like 50MB a month. I barely need a phone in Australia at all.
For the purpose of parking a number, you can also use Lycamobile. The credit never expires. You just gotta use it for a call once every 90 days.
I've got a SIM that's 4 years old and it still has the same $20 dollar balance that was loaded onto it since the day it was purchased.