I'm thinking the opposite. I think that they don't want you to lock into a 1 year deal using your balance, as they are going to do away with using your balance to Top-up very soon.
You're also correct about the "Being offered 6 months for $50 out of your balance is unusual because normally a $50 top up is only good for 30 days." The CS rep said that I can ONLY do the $50.00 deal, even after I asked them to do the 1 year $100.0...
Yes, I realize that, but thank you for pointing it out. I will top-up $20.00, of which I will use in about 8 months time. So again, no matter how you look at it, (in my case anyway), I am ahead.
Just so guys all know. I had a balance of about $109.00 on my Pay as you Go account that is expiring on March 5th 2018. So I just called the number 1-800-575-9090, Option 4, Option 4, Option 1 to speak to an agent. Then I waited on hold for a few m...