Prepaid: How does this actually work?
- In the case of a mobile phone contract you get, in most cases, a certain number of Free minutes, Free text messages and a ungedrosseltes data volume for mobile Surfing. For this you pay a monthly price, which is always debited from your account.
- In the case of Prepaid this is different: you Buy a SIM card from a Prepaid provider, there is already a start-up funds are available. You make a call, send an SMS or surfing in the Internet, will be deducted from the current price, for example, 9 cents per Minute from your credit.
- Your credit is used up, you need to charge it again. This happens, for example, through Prepaid cards, which you get in many supermarkets, or gas stations. Also, online you can recharge your account by direct debit or Bank Transfer. On request, your provider will fill the balance by direct debit automatically from a certain value. You will be informed via SMS.
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