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iphone help to remove old iphone from apple account
I have changed to an iphone XS maxi from an XR. I am trying to remove the XR from my Apple account before I sell it. I thought it was removed and is not showing on "My devices" but the XR still says it is on my account. I am probably not explaining very well but it is stressing me out. Can anyone help me?
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Smarty
Hi all. After seeing good reviews of Smarty, I decided to switch. The SIM arrived and it said I needed to download the app and when I looked at the reviews on there, it was full of 1 star, awful reviews. So I'm a bit confused now. Does anyone use them (or used them previously) that could let me know of your experiences…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip screen cracking AGAIN after repair!
I have ZFlip3 5g and having the crease repaired once it has now creased again. I can not get anywhere with Samsung live chat or sky mobile. I do not want it repaired again. I want a replacement or refund. I was without a phone for weeks on end when it was away for repair after chasing it endless times. I do not want to do…
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Lyca mobile contract change/ payment increase
I started a 1p / month contract with Lyca at the end of April '23. First 2 payments for April and May went through correctly at 1p / month. Had a text a few days ago informing me that my monthly fee was now 49p / month. Had numerous frustrating phone calls with Lyca with no result/ explanation to why they had broken…
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O2 Techical error couldnt take my payment, now they cancelled my payment plan, threatning debt/coll
Hi, I hope someone can help if you are experienced with these issues. I ran into financial difficulty, arranged payment plan with O2, subsequently I needed more time so we agreed a new payment plan. They had disconnected my account but I was told once the outstanding balance was paid I could have the account reconnected.…
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Moved from Sky to O2 - Weaker signal?
I've moved from Sky (which uses O2) to O2 direct and yet I'm getting a weaker phone signal in my usual haunts and not great download speeds (although download speeds were never great from Sky either). I've tried the default APN settings and the alternate Android one on O2's forums with no difference evident. This is on a…
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How do I switch to a new deal with Lebara to get a £40 voucher?
I switched my SIM from 3 to Lebara on a MSE blagged deal that only cost me £0.01p per month for six months, which has now gone up to £6.90 a month. It's a one month contract. I get unlimited text and minutes, and 12GB data. I've now seen a new deal for the same network benefits and the same monthly cost, but offering a £40…
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Switching to EE PAYG from Pay Monthly - also cancelling Apple Watch plan
Currently have an iPhone 13 Mini (for the first time since iPhone launched, I’ve not wanted the ‘best’ version - I’m usually a total tech geek and like to get the best version of things) - I opted for the Mini because it was better in my pocket and my usage hasn’t been particularly high in recent years. However, I am…
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New Mobile Phone buy out right or monthly with provider?
I need to get a new iPhone in September when my iPhone 8 stops being supported with updates. Some time ago Martin advised to buy a new phone outright so you can keep your cheap mobile plan. Is that still the advice or has that opinion now changed to pay monthly via a mobile provider?
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Why have prices gone through the roof ?
I have a sim only contract with EE which is £9 per month ( was £8 per month initially ) and get about 8GB of data ( 24month contract ) If I look at sim only contracts now with EE.. the cheapest is £14 per month.. for 1GB ?!?! Are the prices going insane or am I missing something here ?
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Best mobile/sim arrangement for living overseas with regular uk visits
We’re about to move to Kenya and are likely to get Kenyan SIM cards, but will be in the UK often enough to wait to keep our numbers. looking for people’s opinions on the following options or their own better ideas! 1. swap current UK contracts to cheap payg deals and simply put these sims back into iPhone when back in UK.…
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Sim card for Turkey
I have used the 3 go roam sims for my last 3 trips abroad - USA, Hungary and Kefalonia but have just discovered it isn't one of their go roam countries. Does anyone know of a sim or deal I can get for my 14 days there? I'm with Sky mobile here and they charge £2 per day!
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Guernsey, mobile data, dual sim
Hey everyone, We're off to Guernsey in August, and for some reason it just occurred to me today see if Giffgaff goody bags were covered there under the EU roaming thingy, alas, they do not. I have an A51 from Samsung, which has dual sim I believe. Are there any networks which would cover Guernsey which I could just get a…
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ID Mobile Free Termination
Hello, I have a contract with ID mobile (including handset) which costs £32 a month and I am 17 months into the 24 month contract. Initially the signal was fine as I worked from home and was always locally in my area. A few months ago I went self employed and now regularly travel up and down the country and have found the…
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Advice RE roaming in USA daughter going for 3 months
Hi all My daughter is going to do Camp America beginning of June and I am trying to sort a way so she can get some data and it wont cost us the earth. Read the main post on roaming however when I went to get a Three Sim its offering me 14 days of Go Roam for £50 so assuming I do not get it for free with the sim? Basically…
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Upgrade plan - will this work
I'm coming to the end of my SIM only contract with Three that was probably MSE deal of the month in July 2021£8 pm (now £8.47), 12 Gb data, U/L minutes and texts, tethering and inclusive roaming.Three tell me that my highest usage over the last 6 months was 2.5 Gb data, 140 minutes and 6 texts and is now offering me…
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Simple smart phone with accessibility features for low vision
Hello Everyone My mum has low vision, and owns a 'non smart phone' with no accessibility features. I would like to get her a simple smart phone that has features that would help her - such as being able to dictate her text messages, have text messages read out to her, a reader that reads printed text out loud, the…
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No Volte or WiFi Calling on Sky Mobile
I have been with Sky Mobile (SIM only) for a few years. After the issues they had last month I got a 1pMobile payg SIM as back up and also to try out the EE signal. With 1p I can get Volte and phone calls over 4g when I've tried them are a huge improvement over ones made with Sky. Wifi calling isn't an option either and is…
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Lebara inactive Sim?
I am on a 12 month sim only plan with Lebara I’ve read that if I don’t use my Sim for 90 days it’s deactivated. Is that true even if I am paying the monthly bill?
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Large Amount of Scam Texts Since Joining O2
I've been with O2 for just two days and today have already received three spam texts. They have a lot of warnings about it, more so than any other operator I have been with and a friend got scammed as they were porting their old number over (someone called, confirmed their house number and name, then asked for a code they…
