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02 pay as you go gets 5g and wifi calling

alanjones60
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My 02 classic sim got this today.
To be honest never noticed till i saw the wifi calling icon on my phone.
I wonder if its a national roll out, or locally were 3g has been switched off.
Anyone know?
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  • flaneurs_lobster
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    Mine ain't. 

    As you say, maybe 3g related since it's still on here, or just a phased rollout (number or geographical maybe).
  • EssexExile
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    alanjones60 said:
    My 02 classic sim got this today.
    To be honest never noticed till i saw the wifi calling icon on my phone.
    I wonder if its a national roll out, or locally were 3g has been switched off.
    Anyone know?
    I was moaning to a friend that, as my new home has lousy mobile reception, I may have to ditch my O2 classic for something with wifi calling. I got my phone out to show her and "O2 UK Wi-Fi calling" was scrolling across the top of the screen! They'll do anything to keep my custom, that £20 a year must be rally important to them.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • d123
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    alanjones60 said:
    My 02 classic sim got this today.
    To be honest never noticed till i saw the wifi calling icon on my phone.
    I wonder if its a national roll out, or locally were 3g has been switched off.
    Anyone know?

    It’s national but rolling out in tranches.
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  • flaneurs_lobster
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    Adding this new question here as not worth a new thread

    O2 Classic SIM - does anyone get SMS from short numbers eg PayPal 2FA codes?

    I thought I did but now nothing being received although "ordinary" SMS in/out OK.
  • alanjones60
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    Yes short codes work fine,and 2fa codes.

    The only thing iv noticed since i got 5g and wifcalling,i dont get a balance alert when i send a text or make a call anymore. 
  • flaneurs_lobster
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    alanjones60 said:
    Yes short codes work fine,and 2fa codes.

    The only thing iv noticed since i got 5g and wifcalling,i dont get a balance alert when i send a text or make a call anymore. 
    Ta for that, weird issue. I'll try swapping the SIM to another phone. 

    I'm locked out of my second-best PayPal account, trying everything before having to ring them.
  • EssexExile
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    alanjones60 said:
    Yes short codes work fine,and 2fa codes.

    The only thing iv noticed since i got 5g and wifcalling,i dont get a balance alert when i send a text or make a call anymore. 
    Same here, although I get balance alerts occasionally.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • flaneurs_lobster
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    flaneurs_lobster said:
    alanjones60 said:
    Yes short codes work fine,and 2fa codes.

    The only thing iv noticed since i got 5g and wifcalling,i dont get a balance alert when i send a text or make a call anymore. 
    Ta for that, weird issue. I'll try swapping the SIM to another phone. 

    I'm locked out of my second-best PayPal account, trying everything before having to ring them.
    JIC anyone cares, turns out that the phone number on my PayPal account (07.....50) is a completely different phone number to my O2 Classic (07.......50). Replaced one with t'other - short codes are fine.

    This is how you find out you have too many old PAYG SIM numbers still attached to accounts.
  • alanjones60
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    We always like to see a solution to a problem....👍
  • Phones4Chris
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    edited 18 January at 9:28PM
    alanjones60 said:
    Yes short codes work fine,and 2fa codes.

    The only thing iv noticed since i got 5g and wifcalling,i dont get a balance alert when i send a text or make a call anymore. 
    2fa been working fine as well as i/c shortcode but *#10# doesn't seem to work any more.
    I think I got a balance alert when I last texted back in September.
    Also got WiFi calling but didn't spot when it became active.
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