well for whatever reason I can’t seem to even receive messages anymore. I would be cool with 3 months and getting a new sim for what I am doing. phone is activated but after a couple days stops receiving new messages. I will continue to explore options.
In uk sim card are sold for £0.50 to £1 depending on the shop. And sometimes for free. They are active and no top-up is needed.
Its very important to use the sim card every 6 months otherwise it will be deactivated.
Hope this help.