Can an SFR expired SIM card be extended?
I bought a local SIM card so my mobile phone would work in France, one of these:
https://www.sfr.fr/telephonie-mobile/sfr-la-carte/welcome
It says it expires after 14 days, and indeed this is what happened. When I bought it, I think I misunderstood something: I thought it would expire after 14 days but could be topped off, to extend the expiration date, but now I'm having some trouble figuring out how to do this, and starting to think it's not possible.
Can this, in fact, be done, or is it expired and completely dead?
Update
I did find this Recharge site which looks like what I need, but it's not completely clear to me that it will work with the SIM card that I have.
Best Answer
The site for the plan you linked to has a "Recharger" link on it, unfortunately it is only in French. That would suggest that it can actually be topped off, you'd need to try.
I think it would be the way to go instead of a second party website. The translation by Google suggests that you'd need to put in your number and then get possible payment options, I'd try this first.
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Can an expired SIM card be reactivated?
There are no ways to recover or to reactivate SIM card that expires, the only solution is you have to purchase another prepaid SIM card to continue using its service.What happens when SIM validity expires?
Each SIM stays active for 60 days, after which it goes inactive. There is then a 60 days grace period, however, if you do not top up within this time the SIM will expire. This means, you will not be able to make or receive calls, including calls to emergency numbers.How many months can SIM card be inactive?
Most telecom providers will block your local SIM card after 6 or 12 months of inactivity to make the telephone number available for use again by a new customer.Do SIM cards expire if not used?
When is a SIM card considered inactive? A SIM card is deactivated when it has not been used in the last 6 months.Can you activate an expired SIM card?
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Answer 2
Apparently it is indeed only valid for 14 days (aka it is dead now), previously we had prepayed card (refillable) that you could find in any bureau de tabac but I am not sure wether it still exist.
Answer 3
Next trip to France ask for a permanent SIM that can be topped up for specified periods and remains active SIM for 1 year after the last top-up receiving SMS even outside France during the year. They might need to register you using your passport/ID. Best part is when next year you are heading to France you can top up before your flight departure via your online account and then as soon as you enter France your cell phone is active right away. To keep your SIM active you can top it up a day prior to the end of each annual expiration date with $2 or $5 periods and this action extends SIM expiry 1 more year ahead. If needed use ORANGE or BOUYGUES TELECOM but make sure they provide you with LTE otherwise you may get a 3G signal that is weak and interrupted at many locations in France.
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