Monday 20 August 2012

Prepaid SIM Cards

Prepaid SIM Cards

Prepaid SIM cards are an excellent way to make sure you get cell phone service that fits into your budget. You will have to pay in advance for the units on the cell phone. Most of these prepaid SIM cards allow you to have the service on the phone for a set period of time. You need to keep a close look out for this as well though because if you still have units but the air time has ended your prepaid SIM card won’t be valid. When you attempt to use the phone it will tell you that your service is no longer active.

In many instances you can make a phone call and get this service reactivated. You want to make sure the amount of prepaid units will roll over as well. There is a good chance that you won’t be able to keep the same phone number though if you let the prepaid SIM card expire. As a result you will need to let everyone know that number has been changed which can be annoying.

Many youths think they must have a cell phone due to all their friends having one. Yet we have all heard nightmare stories of bills coming in with hundreds owed for downloads and text messages. A prepaid SIM card will ensure this doesn’t happen. While your teenager will love being able to have a cell phone you can get some peace of mind from it as well. There will be no reason for them not to call you when they are going to be late and you should be able to reach them when you want to.

Most prepaid SIM cards are extremely affordable. Some of them are as low as three cents per minute. That is an excellent price that really can’t be beat by most cell phone companies. You also won’t be tying yourself to a lengthy two year contract like you will with some cell phone companies.

These days you can easily buy prepaid SIM cards at most retailers and online. Make sure that they will work in your particular area code though if you get them online or that can be a problem for you. The more time you buy on your prepaid SIM card though the less expensive it will be for you.