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Lycamobile no port-in after a month - options?
Hi everyone, I requested a transfer of my number from Giffgaff to a Lyca eSim on September 29, on October 1 my number was no longer working on my Giffgaff SIM and I was told the number would be active on the Lyca side by the end of the day. Now, that never happened, and since then I have been trying to get a solution out…
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Lyca No Service Unable to renew
So lyca switched me off at midnight 2 days ago as they couldn't take payment. I added a new card but couldn't delete the old as it says pending renewal. Tried to buy a new bundle and it's done nothing. Tried again it says do I want to use the same card as I've got a pending bundle with (well nothing is showing but no I…
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EE Mobile/Apple Watch Contract
I am looking for some advice after speaking to EE today, Monday 30th October. I have thought for some time, I have been paying for my apple watch for almost 4 years at £28 per month, and I will get in touch with EE to discuss this. I did today, to be told my contract ended in December 2022. So, as you would I asked how my…
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Is there a Lebara PAYG no monthly charge option?
Is there a payg plan with no monthly charge available with Lebara?What happens to my account if I turn off the automatic renewal, can i just then top up and payg, although I haven't seen anywhere the calls, sms and data charges anywhere?Are there any really true payg providers now, we used to just buy £10 top up with tesco…
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Chargie battery manager for mobiles
Somebody on another forum I frequent, recently bought a Chargie. This is a dongle that goes between your mobile and the charger and manages the charge level, so it can limit your phone to a particular charge and/or delay charging to full. The idea behind the delay function is that phones left on charge overnight aren't on…
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Google on mobile (Huawei)
Hi, have had several pop up/messages, saying my Google account "Security threat.. Google appears to be infected. Immediate uninstallation is advised.... Ignore Uninstall" . It looks genuine. No links. Should I ?? How would I put it back ?Do you 'just' download from Playstore ? Nothing on PC. Phone has been slowing down for…
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Problems with Lyca Mobile
If anyone has suggestions of what I do next please let me have them ...... * 4 October, Wednesday - my bundle (MSE1) failed to renew as Lyca did not take the £4.75 direct debit from my account. At this point I lost mobile data connectivity and the ability to make/send calls and texts. * 8 October, Sunday - email below sent…
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Porting out from O2 and back via payg sim
Hi just ordered a new phone with contract from an independent because O2 wouldn't or couldn't match the deal. On O2 ATM sim only and wanting to keep my existing number. Can anyone please advise on the cheapest no hassle sim to achieve this.
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Sim only deals
Is anyone with 1p mobile sim only. Im looking at the bundles of data unlimited calls and txts which is £7.50. But they want £10 every month which will be taken automatically. I don't understand how that works when the bundle is only £7.50.so where does the other £2.50 go. I'm confused how the agent has explained it to me 🤔
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Giffgaff have taken unauthorised money from my bank account.
Whilst checking my bank account on Wednesday I found a top up payment for Giffgaff for the amount of £23.78. Now I'm with O2 so it isn't my phone and I'm on a contract and don't require top-ups. As the payment was "pending" I contacted my bank to stop it as an unauthorised payment. They advised that they couldn't do…
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Data for 3 days in USA? e-sim? Airalo?
I'm going on a cruise in a couple of weeks and will be in the USA for a few days. I was planning on using data to navigate. What would be a reliable and economical way to do this? I'm on ID mobile with a Pixel 7. ID charges 30p per mb of data abroad. I read a little about Airalo which sounds decent but wondered if it's the…
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Mobile online voucher (for top-up of Three.co.uk)
Is there a site where I can buy a online 16 digit top up voucher to be given to a friend abroad? I know its possible to register a PAYG number online with Three.co.uk and then top it up, but I am looking to buy the voucher without using the number (which I dont even know). Any suggestions?
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Lycamobile - Terrible Signal, Why?
Been with Vodafone for over 20 years, but their deals just weren’t at all competitive on renewal. Saw Lycamobile had moved to EE (EE rural reception being good where I spends a lot of time, according to the various signal checkers) and offered a good deal - cancelled Vodafone contract, ported to Lycamobile SIM. The signal…
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Uswitch & Lebara new website
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but I couldn't find anything. I'm trying to switch to a new plan on an existing sim via Uswitch (and, perhaps optimisticly, Topcashback) using the following link that I've found posted elsewhere here: https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/cart/lebara-sim-choice.html Initially the pages show…
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Data and voice Sim for Samsung Android tablet
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with a sim only plan from Plusnet - which uses the EE networkPlusnet mobile is closing, so I have to find an alternative I have been told by Three, on more than one occasion, that I can only have a data only Sim for the tablet - and that I would need a separate Sim for a phone However,…
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RCS and SMS
Hello, I have had a few texts that have not sent,when I realise this, there is an option to send as SMS instead. Having googled the matter I found a setting in messages which said automatically resend as a text SMS, switch from RCS chats if a message can't be sent, which I turned on. I tried to revisit this settings page…
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3G Mobile BT
Hi I am a pensioner , and have older 3G mobile,. BT are stopping 3G soon, so no Mobile Data!. I feel we are been forced to buy New Mobile Phone, which we can not afford.
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O2 prepaid £10 SIM with a Doro phone.
Got a prepaid £10 SIM with a Doro phone from O2. The ad said 8GB SIM but pack I was given says 7GB. Will it actually be 8GB i.e. is it dynamically allocated? I presume that this all (unlimited mins & texts plus the data) works for a month from when I start using it whenever this happens to be. It is no use to me but can I…
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Reclaiming Money from Idealworld
Is anyone still waiting for items from the insolvent Idealworld shopping channel or has had money been taken for instalments and no items? Since July 2023.
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Tesco Mobile - Home From Home end date?
Apologises if this has been posted elsewhere. Have Tesco Mobile published an end date for free roaming? If I remember, it was initially due to end in Spring 2023, but appears to have been extended.
