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Crjwhite
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August 17, 2025
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does direct debit start when activate esim or when i purchased it?

  • August 17, 2025
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Hi, I’ve just bought as payg esim, it’s automatically set me up on a direct debit to come out at the end of the month. I thought that the plan wouldn’t start until I activate the eSIM which I don’t plan to for 3 weeks until my old sim finishes its contract. So when is the direct debit/payment active? From moment I purchase the sim? Or when I activate the sim? Thanks for any help 

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    Best answer by WelshPaul

    Pay and Go doesn’t offer direct debit payment options. It sounds like you purchased a pay monthly plan, so you’ll be charged from the day you receive the SIM/eSIM. 

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    WelshPaul
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    WelshPaulAnswer
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    August 17, 2025

    Pay and Go doesn’t offer direct debit payment options. It sounds like you purchased a pay monthly plan, so you’ll be charged from the day you receive the SIM/eSIM. 

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    Tom
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    Tom
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    August 18, 2025

    Hi ​@Crjwhite 

     

    As ​@WelshPaul says, it sounds like you’ve purchased a contracted PAYM plan, not a PAYG.

     

    Pay monthly plans are charged upon dispatch of the order, not upon activation of the SIM on your side.

     

    Tom

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