Dtac Prepaid 4 Days To Use Credit?

[jbob]

Hi all,

Can someone shed some light as to why my dtac prepaid sim gave me a month of credit validity when I got it and has slowly gone down to 4 days?

Very annoying

Cheers

[sarahsbloke]

You have to buy SIM validity time from DTAC (as well as airtime)

*113*30# dial

Will buy you another 30 days for a 2bht deduction from your airtime

Replace the 30 with 60,90,120, etc for longer periods ...... maximum 360

2 bht for every 30 days

Actually quite useful, 24bht for 360 days means your SIM will still work next year.

Edited May 29, 2010 by sarahsbloke

[BWPattaya]

Whan did you buy it? Has 26 days gone by?

[toptuan]

You have to buy SIM validity time from DTAC (as well as airtime)

*113*30# dial

Will buy you another 30 days for a 2bht deduction from your airtime

Replace the 30 with 60,90,120, etc for longer periods ...... maximum 360

2 bht for every 30 days

Actually quite useful, 24bht for 360 days means your SIM will still work next year.

I have had a DTAC SIM card for 7 years and I believe I have never bought "validity time." Only air time (pre-paid cards or online top-up through my online bank account).

Am I missing something here? Am I paying "validity time" without knowing it??

[lopburi3]

If you use the card time quickly you will never need to add validity - but for those that just use occasionally it will keep the card valid for a rather small fee.

[sarahsbloke]

100 bht airtime doesn't give you a month validity .... About 200 bht a month and you never need to buy validity.

I believe 50bht topups or less don't give any SIM validity at all.

I pretty much only SMS, so a 100bht card from 7/11 gives me 60bht a month for a 100SMS package and leaves 40bht for calls and validity.

Edited May 29, 2010 by sarahsbloke

[Jiu-Jitsu]

100 bht airtime doesn't give you a month validity .... About 200 bht a month and you never need to buy validity.

I believe 50bht topups or less don't give any SIM validity at all.

I pretty much only SMS, so a 100bht card from 7/11 gives me 60bht a month for a 100SMS package and leaves 40bht for calls and validity.

Not quite right...depends on your tariff. If on the Simple tariff, any top up card will ensure you have at least a year's validity. So 60 baht would do it...otherwise refer to the first reply.

Edited May 29, 2010 by Jiu-Jitsu

[nikster]

Whan did you buy it? Has 26 days gone by?

It's called the passing of time. It seems to be a universal phenomenon.