"annoyed tuna" <annoyedtuna@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1166905865.366597.310690@f1g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com
> I had my Orange phone number ported to a Vodafone pay as
> you go SIM.
>
> Today I switched the phone on and it said "SIM Card
> registration failed". I hadn't used the phone in some
> time so I assumed they had disconnected it again. I
> phoned up Vodafone to try and get it reconnected and they
> just said it couldn't be done. I should have made a call
> at least every 90 days to keep it connected.

So why didn't you..?

> I'm slightly annoyed at this. I've lost the phone number
> that I've had for 10 years and all the credit that was on
> the phone.
>
> Is there a PAYG tariff available that will allow me to
> keep a number without using the phone very much?

Most will allow one call per 180 days, Vodafone is an exception.

I have a Virgin SIM in the car glovebox as a standby emergency phone, it's
still live although it hasn't made a chargeable call since March.

Ivor