Talk:Italy/@comment-194.126.117.66-20160831134754/@comment-28829906-20160918132951

I wrote a long reply but the web page decided to eat it all. I keep forgetting to write in Notepad first.

In short, no you do not have to deactivate it.

Following is my opinion only, from various answers by the TIM official twitter support team, vendors in TIM shops, and reading https://www.tim.it/offerte/mobile/internet-su-misura-te/supergiga-5gb#offerta.

1. If you do not deactivate the SuperGiga 5GB plan, at the end of three months, or when all 5 GB have been used, the plan will deactivate, but the SIM card remains usable as long as it has sufficient credit remaining.

2. After three months the SuperGIGA 5 GB plan will automatically continue as a five Euros per one GB data plan per four weeks. Again, only if there is at least 5 Euros credit remaining.

3. The Official TIM support told me the credit remaining must be at least 1 Euro cent (not zero) in order for the TIM card to remain usable for services such as receiving SMS and calls within Italy. Outside Italy those things will consume any credit remaining.

4. A TIM shop vendor told me the TIM card remains active and the number valid for 12 months (another told me 11, who knows?). You must make at least one non-free transaction with the SIM card (an SMS or a short voice call or some internet) for this "active" period to be extended another 12 months. Basicalluy anything that reduces the credit remaining. Topping up does not count.

5. You can deactivate the SUPERGIGA at no cost. Any remaing GB usage will be lost. Any remaining credit will be saved however (I have yet to confirm this). The SIM card will remain usable (making and receiving calls, SMS, expensive roaming internet, etc) consuming whatever credit needed.