Using a balance on account

[RShea]

In the beginning of December I activated a smartphone on PagePLus. I burned through about $4 of standard time ($2 free on account and $2 of a $10 card) in a few days playing with the phone. Then once I had the main stuff working, I applied a 1200 Talk and Text monthly subscription. So after a month and a half I am not going over on any data usage at all yet. So I have a $8 balance left from the $10 card sitting there. Can I just apply a $25 card instead of another $29.95 1200 Talk and Text monthly renewal (and use part of the first card's balance up before the beginning of April)? I don't mind loosing a bit of the standard card, but don't want to apply another $29.95 card and a $10 card too to keep the funds alive on the first card after 4 months.

[Boz1]

The Tnt1200 will renew automatically from a cash balance if the amount is sufficient to cover the $29.95 cost.

Also, each time you add any funds, the account expiration advances. So you'll never lose your cash balance as long as you keep renewing your TnT1200.

[keyz16b]

It might be a good idea to have a remaining balance of $10 after the TnT1200 plan has been paid for. Today PPC has LOWERED their data overage rate to $0.10 a MB so if you ever go past the allowed 100mb a month, you're covered :-) And the balance is good for 4 months keeping your phone active should you miss a payment!

$0.10 per MB and $10 = an extra 100mb to be used "just in case" :-)

[RShea]

OK, so if I know the balance will not expire and carry over past April then I may keep it on reserve, but Keyz is saying the balance is good for 4 months (which is what the texts state too for expiration) and Boz you are saying as long as I continue to do a 1200 TnT plan that the balance will carry over past April. After reading this- I checked my balance text messages from last month and this month and in fact the $8 balance is now showing May expiration and not April. So it will carry as long as I apply funds of some type.

[whacker]

Yes-- as you found out, once you're on a monthly plan, any amount of account balance remains (unless used) for the duration of that plan's usage. Standard Plan rules do not apply to it.

[Boz1]

It might be a good idea to have a remaining balance of $10 after the TnT1200 plan has been paid for. Today PPC has LOWERED their data overage rate to $0.10 a MB so if you ever go past the allowed 100mb a month, you're covered :-) And the balance is good for 4 months keeping your phone active should you miss a payment!

$0.10 per MB and $10 = an extra 100mb to be used "just in case" :-)

This is correct, except that the data overage cost did not change. It has ALWAYS been $0.10/MB overage on TnT1200.