Re: Orange PAYG online

"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The Orange online service to monitor balances and make top-ups with a
> registered credit card appears to have gone tits-up. Can anyone confirm
> that this is a general problem and not just one with my account?
>
> What useful alternatives exist - does Orange offer an auto-topup system to
> charge a card when the phone's prepaid balance falls below a set value?
> I'm intent on preventing a child's phone from becoming starved of funds
> but I do not want to put that phone's service onto a monthly contract.
>
> Tony

Why don't you want a monthly contract?
That seems to me to be the answer to your problems.
Mike.

"Mike GW8IJT" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in
> message news:810ip2hf99204eo57v9e91dgkpiq21qlkl@4ax.com...
> > The Orange online service to monitor balances and make
> > top-ups with a registered credit card appears to have
> > gone tits-up. Can anyone confirm that this is a
> > general problem and not just one with my account? What useful
> > alternatives exist - does Orange offer an
> > auto-topup system to charge a card when the phone's
> > prepaid balance falls below a set value? I'm intent on
> > preventing a child's phone from becoming starved of
> > funds but I do not want to put that phone's service
> > onto a monthly contract. Tony
>
> Why don't you want a monthly contract?
> That seems to me to be the answer to your problems.
> Mike.

Because it would allow a child to run up an unlimited bill. I go along
with the suggestion to let them manage their own credit.

Ivor

>> Why don't you want a monthly contract?
>> That seems to me to be the answer to your problems.
>
> Because it would allow a child to run up an unlimited bill. I go along
> with the suggestion to let them manage their own credit.
>

Surely any auto top-up system would also allow a child to run-up
an equally big bill?

Good way is to let them take responsibility for the balance - knowing they
will be grounded if they want to go out with a balance of zero on their
phone

"DMac" <a77w@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > > Why don't you want a monthly contract?
> > > That seems to me to be the answer to your problems.
> >
> > Because it would allow a child to run up an unlimited
> > bill. I go along with the suggestion to let them manage
> > their own credit.
>
> Surely any auto top-up system would also allow a child to
> run-up an equally big bill?
>
> Good way is to let them take responsibility for the
> balance - knowing they will be grounded if they want to
> go out with a balance of zero on their phone

That's what I meant. I did not say an automatic top-up system, I said let
them manage their own credit which is exactly what you suggest.

Ivor