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[PhilJoy]

How are Pinays with receiving oral? Thai women it is hit or miss but last time I was there it was mostly hit. Will I get a good meal with the girls of the islands?

Name your price mate.

They generally go for full BBBJ and the full works, if they know and trust you.

The older girls have it perfected.

The younger ones still have some learning to do.

Just my experience.

_Phil.

[BadDances]

How are Pinays with receiving oral? Thai women it is hit or miss but last time I was there it was mostly hit. Will I get a good meal with the girls of the islands?

[WestCoast1]

More NAIA. Biometric immigration (considerably faster when I used them in my home country). Its quick, with no officer and no questions. You scan your PP photo page and in about 10 seconds, you either get a green light (pass) or a red light (secondary in-person screening).

[WestCoast1]

NAIA Terminal 3 now has 24/7 ATM-type money changing machines. No idea the exchange rates or up-front fees.

[Goferring]

Same here, since covid, I am semi retired, and only do visits to PI every 6 months. Wish I could get my mayapay to work, since they added the OTP thing, I haven't been able to rely on mayapay to work.

Do you have everything turned on?

Have your Pay Maya phone number in a phone with the SIM turned on and roaming activated. You will then receive a txt to that phone / number even if overseas (ie not in PH). If I'm in my house, I received the OTP to the phone via WiFi. It doesn't even use load.

Suggest you double check all your phone settings.

Good luck. G.

[Transporter]

I'm the same. To be honest, the frequency of my visits has dropped off so I could easily get a new number each time but stepping off the plane with load, data, grab, MayaPay etc is worth the few dollars a year to keep everything active.
Thanks. G.

Same here, since covid, I am semi retired, and only do visits to PI every 6 months. Wish I could get my mayapay to work, since they added the OTP thing, I haven't been able to rely on mayapay to work.

[Goferring]

I might be a little paranoid, but setting up a new sim and gcash if it dies is a hassle.

I'm the same. To be honest, the frequency of my visits has dropped off so I could easily get a new number each time but stepping off the plane with load, data, grab, MayaPay etc is worth the few dollars a year to keep everything active.

Thanks. G.

[Transporter]

Just so I'm clear, was it terminated due to being empty of load for a long time or while you had load but didn't use it.
For the record, I've been using 12 month load packages but haven't been sending any smss or calls for a long time. Maybe I should send myself the odd message every few months.
Thanks. G.

I don't ever let it get empty. It dies for various reasons, I can't really pinpoint which one it is. And yes even if it has load, and the date is still good for another 6 months, it has died on me before. I suspect it just needs some activity once in a while. So right now I add a little load every month or so, make sure I set ROAM ON for both globe and smart when I am away. I think its important to allow the sim to hit a tower every so often. Pretty sure if you have valid load, but are away from the PI for too long and don't have roam on and only use wifi, it will die, as it has for me before. I might be a little paranoid, but setting up a new sim and gcash if it dies is a hassle.

[Goferring]

If you don't make a call, txt, or use some data, there is a calendar-days limit. In the old days it was 90 days, but after covid they increased it. I don't think load amount matters. After the number of days unused the number expires. I thought that it was 365 days now. Out of the country I tried calling using the Smart SIM, but nothing happened. Same with txt or internet, nothing. I had to load a roaming promo (p150 I think), good for 3 stinking days. I made a txt from my country to Phils to keep the thing alive. That was around May of last year. Also my GC died on me about the same time. I kept getting "GC Welcomes you to YOUR COUNTRY!" notices me from the GC app. "Enjoy GC as you normally would in Phils on any wifi in YOUR COUNTRY". But after 30 days, GC stopped working and I had to Roam (again) every 30 days to get it working again. Great!

Thanks. To be safe I just successfully sent myself a txt.

Sending the txt while at home, to my home number, used 20 p of load. I'll make a point of doing the same every few months just to keep everything active.

Enjoy. G.

[WestCoast1]

Just so I'm clear, was it terminated due to being empty of load for a long time or while you had load but didn't use it.

For the record, I've been using 12 month load packages but haven't been sending any smss or calls for a long time. Maybe I should send myself the odd message every few months.

Thanks. G.

If you don't make a call, txt, or use some data, there is a calendar-days limit. In the old days it was 90 days, but after covid they increased it. I don't think load amount matters. After the number of days unused the number expires. I thought that it was 365 days now. Out of the country I tried calling using the Smart SIM, but nothing happened. Same with txt or internet, nothing. I had to load a roaming promo (p150 I think), good for 3 stinking days. I made a txt from my country to Phils to keep the thing alive. That was around May of last year. Also my GC died on me about the same time. I kept getting "GC Welcomes you to YOUR COUNTRY!" notices me from the GC app. "Enjoy GC as you normally would in Phils on any wifi in YOUR COUNTRY". But after 30 days, GC stopped working and I had to Roam (again) every 30 days to get it working again. Great!

[Goferring]

Yes more than once my globe sim has been terminated. I've been topping up my acct every month or so and it seems to be working so far.

Just so I'm clear, was it terminated due to being empty of load for a long time or while you had load but didn't use it.

For the record, I've been using 12 month load packages but haven't been sending any smss or calls for a long time. Maybe I should send myself the odd message every few months.

Thanks. G.

[Transporter]

Has anyone had their Globe Sim card cancelled for inactivity? I've received a generalist SMS saying that I should use it or loose it even though I have P600 of laid that doesn't expire until April 2027.Can I just continue to buy topups before expiry or do I need to use the account?

Yes more than once my globe sim has been terminated. I've been topping up my acct every month or so and it seems to be working so far.

[Jarango]

Has anyone had their Globe Sim card cancelled for inactivity? I've received a generalist SMS saying that I should use it or loose it even though I have P600 of laid that doesn't expire until April 2027.

Can I just continue to buy topups before expiry or do I need to use the account?

"Are you still there?

Remember to top up or register to a Globe promo regularly to keep your Globe Prepaid SIM active. SIMs without load activity for an extended period may be at risk of expiration. "..

Globe: Your SIM can expire if you haven't used it for a year since your last top-up. Additionally, if your balance reaches zero and you don't reload or use it for 120 days, it can be deactivated.

Smart: You have a 180-day grace period if your balance hits zero to reload and keep the account active. If you don't, the account is disconnected. Generally, an active SIM needs a reload or usage at least once every 180 days to stay valid.

DITO: This is the strictest among the major players. A SIM will expire if it is not reloaded or used for 90 days.

⚖65039; The "Prepaid Load Forever Act".

There has been a long-running push in the Philippine Congress to stop load credits from expiring. Bills like the "Prepaid Load Forever Act" aim to prohibit telcos from imposing expiration dates on prepaid load and forfeiting credits on active accounts.

The proposed compromise is that if an account becomes dormant (inactive for at least 1 year), the telco can deduct ₱1 per day from the remaining load until it runs out, rather than just wiping the balance clean. However, as of now, this is still proposed legislation and not the current rule.

How to Keep Your SIM Active.

To prevent your SIM from being deactivated and losing your number, make sure to perform at least one of these actions within the required timeframe:

Top up even a small amount (like ₱5 or ₱10).

Send a text message or make a call.

Use mobile data to browse or connect to an app.

If a SIM is deactivated, you usually cannot reactivate it. The number is returned to the pool for reassignment, and any remaining load credit is typically lost.

[Goferring]

Has anyone had their Globe Sim card cancelled for inactivity? I've received a generalist SMS saying that I should use it or loose it even though I have P600 of laid that doesn't expire until April 2027.

Can I just continue to buy topups before expiry or do I need to use the account?

"Are you still there?

Remember to top up or register to a Globe promo regularly to keep your Globe Prepaid SIM active. SIMs without load activity for an extended period may be at risk of expiration. ".

Enjoy. G.

[Old And Ugly]

LOL. Man you must really be old if you call punching in the amount you want to transfer then clicking the button a pain in the ass! Yeah you can not zelle to different accounts using the same phone number and email.

Routing number, account number, turn on the US phone nr to get the SMS with the OTP, open the app again from the OTP message, wire transfer fee, few days wait, and yes I am old and lately lazy.
WU, has all that saved in the app, just click resend, works like magic. For other more serious financial things I have to remote desktop into a computer in the US that's sitting in one of my friend's house in a closet and do it that way, because it's refusing to connect even via VPN, so when there is no workaround I get off my ass and do it.

Anyway, I do need advice on how to be able tu use my Wells Fargo CC in a simple way again, works fine for direct payments, but for about a year now whenever I do an online payment anywhere in SEA the "verified by visa" "let's make sure it's you" pops up regardless of the amount and purchase, hotel, flight, Bolt, Uber, Grab, etc. and I have to do the SMS, switch eSIM, open the bank app procedure, which is not feasible while on the street looking for a ride, I called the bank multiple times, and they're saying is not them.