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Swapped to 4G SIM & now mobile data doesn't work

Anonymous
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Hi
I've recently changed plan & gone onto a pay monthly 4G plan.
I activated the SIM & swapped it over, & the phone is working, but when I try to use mobile data, I get the following message.....

"Could not activate mobile data network
You are not subscribed to a mobile data service"

Is there anything I can change in the settings or is it just a case of ringing customer services & have them straighten it out?
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MI5
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Sounds like apn is wrong.
If it's on iData, change it to "mobile.o2.co.uk" or vice versa.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

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Pixel 7a (O2 & Lyca), One Plus 6 (Sfr), iPhone 12 Pro Max (Vodafone)

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Hi @Anonymous

What phone are you using and did it work ok with your old sim?

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Sounds like apn is wrong.
If it's on iData, change it to "mobile.o2.co.uk" or vice versa.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

Currently using:
Pixel 7a (O2 & Lyca), One Plus 6 (Sfr), iPhone 12 Pro Max (Vodafone)
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Anonymous
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It's an iPhone 5 & yep, worked fine with my old 3G SIM.

Have just gone on to myO2 & checked the device details.
That gave me an option to send the settings via txt, so have tried that & it appears to have set GPRS data access.......so working but very slow.

Will try & change the settings to mobile.O2.....& see if that helps.
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Anonymous
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Reset from iData to mobile.O2...... & it's now working a dream!
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Cleoriff
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@Anonymous wrote:
Reset from iData to mobile.O2...... & it's now working a dream!

And there you go @MI5 'strikes' again.... I live and learn.Smiley Very Happy

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Which actually means you're not on the correct data tariff for an iPhone, so if not having visual voicemail bothers you, you need to call CS and get your data tariff switched.
If you're not bothered, just leave it as is.
I have no affiliation whatsoever with O2 or any subsidiary companies. Comments posted are entirely of my own opinion. This is not Customer Service so we are unable to help with account specific issues.

Currently using:
Pixel 7a (O2 & Lyca), One Plus 6 (Sfr), iPhone 12 Pro Max (Vodafone)
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The OP has said it's an iPhone 5, so he won't be getting 4G anyway.

I DO NOT WORK FOR O2



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Awesome advice @MI5 !
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