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If I were on a prepaid plane, and I didn't top up, my phone would still have an active SIM and phone number. I would still be able to receive calls and texts.
by messe 4y ago
If I were on a prepaid plane, and I didn't top up, my phone would still have an active SIM and phone number. I would still be able to receive calls and texts.
- ghaff 4y agoThat may be true but it's not obvious it would be. Certainly in times past in the US receiving calls/texts could incur charges.
- messe 4y ago> Certainly in times past in the US receiving calls/texts could incur charges. That's why I originally said it was weird to me as somebody outside the US.
- ghaff 4y agoIt dated to mobile calls being expensive especially outside of a very bounded home area and being either a business expense or a relatively luxury thing. In that context, it didn't really make sense to hit a landline with a big charge for calling a mobile number--perhaps unwittingly. And that general thinking carried over to SMS.
- deelowe 4y agoEveryone is just giving anecdotes and hypotheticals. How exactly does inactive accounts receive texts in other countries? This is bizarre to me. I wouldn’t expect an inactive gmail account to receive email. Why texts?