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lar service provider or mobile phone company.
How do I pay for my calls?
There are two main types of registration with a service provi-
der or mobile phone company. One is a contract − this is
where you sign up for an agreed contract over several months
/ year and pay an agreed monthly fee. This is more suited to
people who are using their mobile phone as part of their job
for example. The other is Pay−as−you−go, sometimes abbre-
viated to PAYG. With this type of service you add credit to the
card and top up as and when required. Topping up the card is
easy, you can do this over the phone, on−line, at many shops
and even some cash points allow you to do this. PAYG is
more suited to less frequent users.
How do I find out my credit balance?
The service provider of the SIM card should have provided an
information pack with the card. This will give details of a short