[jb9]

I have a quick question about maintaining my Orange SIM telephone number. I finished my trip to France in September of 2012 and purchased a 10 Euro recharge card in order to keep my SIM Telephone number active. When I first configured the phone, I set up an orange.fr account. I was under the impression that I would have a 6 month time period from the last recharge until I had to add additional value. I went to my "suivi conso" menu on orange.fr and saw this:

au 22/12/2012 Ã* 15h20


votre Compte rechargeable est épuisé

numéro valide jusqu'au 01/05/2013 inclus


It makes sense that my credit is expired, but is it truly saying that my number is valid until May 1, 2013? That would imply that my phone number would be active for 8 months, right? I was under the impression that I would probably need to recharge the phone before March 1, 2013 (6 months) to maintain my telephone number. Has Orange increased the allowed dormancy period?

Thanks in advance.