topic Re: Topping up with an Australian credit card in Pay As You Go

Topping up with an Australian credit card

NickShimmin — Sat, 17 May 2025 01:54:10 GMT

Why do you demand a UK address to top up the SIM card i use when i travel there? I have an Australian credit card and it's impossible to use it to top up, which is absurd.

Re: Topping up with an Australian credit card

pgn — Sat, 17 May 2025 05:14:30 GMT

Rules @NickShimmin - how O2 protects its income streams is up to O2. Try the last option in this guide to help you top up: - I think that accepts other methods of payment which O2 ignore, @NickShimmin - good luck!

( http://www.mobiletopup.co.uk/o2 )

Re: Topping up with an Australian credit card

Enlli — Sat, 17 May 2025 06:55:23 GMT

UK cards for UK network. And probably when PAYG started there was no roaming and things never got updated

I'm actually suprised a PAYG SIM works in Australia, they have been throwing none 4G calling phones off their network

Re: Topping up with an Australian credit card

madasaf1sh — Sat, 17 May 2025 08:55:48 GMT

@NickShimmin

Simple answer is fraud prevention and you need to a UK address and UK card to topup a UK PAYG sim card, and from memory most networks do this to protect there network and also protect themselves from fraud..

Also try getting a PAYG sim in some countries, as you need your passport, an address in that country and more...

Re: Topping up with an Australian credit card

Cleoriff — Sat, 17 May 2025 11:14:32 GMT

@madasaf1sh wrote:
@NickShimmin

Simple answer is fraud prevention and you need to a UK address and UK card to topup a UK PAYG sim card, and from memory most networks do this to protect there network and also protect themselves from fraud..

Also try getting a PAYG sim in some countries, as you need your passport, an address in that country and more...

Absolutely true @madasaf1sh

I had an apartment in Spain and to get a PAYG sim, I needed to show my passport, give my Spain Bank account details and a note from the Apartment President stating I was the owner of the apartment.

Depending where I went, I had to go back the following day for the actual sim (which would then be activated for use). A real palaver.

Some independent phone shops didn't need all this, although Movistar, Orange and Vodafone did.

Re: Topping up with an Australian credit card

NickShimmin — Sun, 18 May 2025 02:13:58 GMT

excellent solution, thank you!

hysterical that any major company would think not accepting a non-UK credit card protects against fraud... maybe back in 1980! get real...

Re: Topping up with an Australian credit card

pgn — Sun, 18 May 2025 07:23:45 GMT

Glad you got sorted, @NickShimmin 👌