http://store.telecom.co.nz/mobile/prepaid/mobilebroadband/sierra-wireless-306
How can I determine how long before the 500MB I get with this stick expires? Is there a rule of thumb as to Telecom Data pack expiry?
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corksta: Once you top up you have six months to use that credit before it expires, so once you activate your new stick with the preloaded credit you'll have six months to use it if you don't top up in between.
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freitasm: I am seriously thinking of swithing my data only SIM from account to prepay. toyed with the idea of using 2degrees, but seeing they use a "national" and "local" pricing tiers model, and seeing how Telecom XT is so much faster, I might stick with XT.
Just one question: you purchase the 500MB or 2GB, but only pay what you use up to the cap, then another pack and then casual rates. If during the month you had the SIM stashed in the drawer there's actually no charges to your account, unlike Vodafone for example.
Did I understand correctly? If so, how do I "buy the pack"? Just register the SIM online and load the bundle from there?
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freitasm: Did I understand correctly? If so, how do I "buy the pack"? Just register the SIM online and load the bundle from there?
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firefuze: Prepaid Mobile Broadband billing can be a
bit confusing to get your head around at first, but it is certainly a great way
to have it setup, in terms of saving you money by only paying for what you use.
You buy a prepaid data sim for $29.95 : these SIM's have $29.95 credit
pre-loaded on them and are also pre provisioned on the 500MB plan.
The 500MB plan is $29.95. The first day you use the Data SIM is your monthly
'rollover' date. (Unless you change your data plan prior to using it for the
first time) i.e to a 2GB or 4GB plan then your SIM is 'activated' on that date.
You are charged 10c /MB not $29.95 per month on your rollover. So If I have
$29.95 credit on my SIM and I only use 100MB then only $10 is deducted from my
prepaid balance. If I reach my $29.95 cap then which would equate to 300MB then
the remaining 200MB is 'Free' Therefore my $29.95 credit could last me 3 months
if I was to only use 100MB a month.
Your left over or unused MB's do not rollover. If you use 400MB the other 100MB
that you would be getting for 'Free' do not carry over to the next month, your
allowance goes back to 0 and you start again.
If you were to go over your data cap, say the 500MB cap then you can get
another data pack, in this case another 500MB for $29.95, If you go over your
2nd data allowance then you are charged 10c /MB
In the case of the 2GB and 4GB plans, If you go over your initial 2GB or 4GB
pack then you get another data pack (2GB or 4GB) for $29.95 (charged at 10c /MB
and then 10c /MB if you go over your 2nd data allowance.
A common misconception is that if you top up $60 that means you are on the 2GB
plan, or If I top up $80 then I am on the 4GB plan, This is NOT the case! You
must change your data plan over the phone or in store.
As from the 12th October 2010 - XT prepaid credit balance is valid for 12months
from the last top up.
Sorry it’s a bit long winded, but hope this clarifies a few things for people.
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