PAYG Vodafone disconnected due to lack of use.

"Andy Pandy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Voda marketing realised there were buckets of dirty money to be made
>> out of low users who don't read their new T&Cs by stealing their credit
>> after 90days
>
> I've heard this before, but their T&C's are quite clear - the cut off is
> 180 days:
>
> http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatc...fpb=true&_page
> Label=template12&pageID=PTC_0006
>
>
For which PAYT tariffs?
I clearly remember when Allcalls was replaced, T&Cs on then new PAYT tariffs
became 90days

Which is enforced, i lost credit on my PAYT after about 4 months unuse

Last time i have a Voda PAYT

Steve Terry

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"andy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Steve Terry wrote:
>> Vodafone cynically changed their T&Cs to only 90days on new tariffs
>> after the Allcall tariff which had 180 day unuse period.
>>
>> Voda marketing realised there were buckets of dirty money to be made
>> out of low users who don't read their new T&Cs by stealing their credit
>> after 90days
>> I'm surprised the other networks haven't followed suit on this easy rip
>> off
>> wheeze
>
> I see someone queries the 90 days below, and I don't know, but all of
> this is rather different than in Germany, where after a couple of court
> decisions, SIM validity conditions have changed, some by even more
> than the verdict.
>
But Gerrmany is a democratic civilized country, unlike what we now have

Steve Terry

Steve Terry wrote:
> "Andy Pandy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
> <snip>
>>> Voda marketing realised there were buckets of dirty money to be made
>>> out of low users who don't read their new T&Cs by stealing their credit
>>> after 90days
>> I've heard this before, but their T&C's are quite clear - the cut off is
>> 180 days:
>>
>> http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatc...fpb=true&_page
>> Label=template12&pageID=PTC_0006
>>
>>
> For which PAYT tariffs?
> I clearly remember when Allcalls was replaced, T&Cs on then new PAYT tariffs
> became 90days
>
> Which is enforced, i lost credit on my PAYT after about 4 months unuse
>
> Last time i have a Voda PAYT
>
> Steve Terry
>
>
My problem is with the SIM going into quarantine after the 90 days. Even
though you have credit they refuse to do anything unless you give them
more!

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Dave C

"Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Andy Pandy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > "Steve Terry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> <snip>
> >> Voda marketing realised there were buckets of dirty money to be made
> >> out of low users who don't read their new T&Cs by stealing their credit
> >> after 90days
> >
> > I've heard this before, but their T&C's are quite clear - the cut off is
> > 180 days:
> >
> >
http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatc...fpb=true&_page
> > Label=template12&pageID=PTC_0006
> >
> >
> For which PAYT tariffs?

All of them, by the looks of it. The T&C's even mention "Original".

> I clearly remember when Allcalls was replaced, T&Cs on then new PAYT tariffs
> became 90days
>
> Which is enforced, i lost credit on my PAYT after about 4 months unuse
>
> Last time i have a Voda PAYT

Maybe they reduced it to 90 days, then increased it back to 180 after complaints?
Under their current published T&C's I can't see how they could cut you off after 90
days.

Question for OP - how long did you go without making a call, was it 6 months+ ? If it
was less you could ask Vodafone to read their own T&C's.

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Andy

In article <[email protected]>,
annoyed tuna <[email protected]> wrote:

> However, I would prefer it if this problem didn't happen again, so
> that's why I'm asking if there are any PAYG tarrifs that don't
> disconnect SIMs that haven't been used.

What's so hard about making a 10 second call once every couple of
weeks? You need to check your phone is still charged anyway.

Like you I rarely use mine. I have a diary entry on my computer that
reminds me to check the phone every two weeks. I know that the minimum
use period is much longer than that, but I need to check the phone is
charged anyway - & who knows - I might have been sent a text message...

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Jeremy C B Nicoll, Edinburgh, Scotland - my opinions are my own.