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Pay and Go hub

Hey everyone, Welcome the to the Pay and Go hub! This thread is a handy index where you can find help and information about the main Pay and Go questions that we see on the community. If you have a question about topping up your balance, setting up a...

Martin-O2 by Former Staff
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FAQs: Pay As You Go

Hi all, welcome to the Pay as You Go board! If you have a PAYG account or are thinking of getting one and have related questions, this is the place you can post your question to and get replies from other customers. Please remember: if your query req...

Marjo by Former Staff
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Can't add PAYG to my account

I'm a bit confused.I got a new PAYG number, and I'm trying to add it to my account but every time I get an error: Sorry – you can't add any new Pay As You Go numbersThis might be due to a technical issue. Please try again. This has been going on for ...

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ferro by Level 1: Joiner
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Cancel PAYG Rolling Plan

I want to buy a SIM card for a friend who is coming over to the UK for a trip, and I've noticed that the monthly rolling plans work out cheaper than the Big Bundles. Is there a way for me to stop a rolling plan from renewing itself on the My O2 onlin...

wikiav by Level 1: Joiner
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Nokia 3210 (2024) drops to 2G during calls — VoLTE confusion

Hi all, I’ve got a Nokia 3210 (2024), bought new from the O2 shop in Torquay this February. Recently I’ve noticed that when I make a call, it takes a while to dial, then switches to 2G. As soon as the call ends, it jumps back to 4G. I ran the compati...

RoboGramps by Level 1: Joiner
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Traveling to india

Hi I am going to India on holiday which is the cheapest way to make and receive calls/text thanks

Richter by Level 1: Joiner
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Resolved! No change of address possible

I'm genuinely baffled by how difficult O2 has made something as simple as updating my address. I'm on PAYG and want to upgrade to a monthly contract (better value, WiFi Calling, VoLTE access). Simple enough, right? Wrong. The online signup shows an a...

ferro by Level 1: Joiner
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Pay as you go

I recently got a pay as you go sim for one of my kids, I initially topped up just using credit, i have since upgraded to a rolling plan, but there was some credit left and this is still being used. Once it is all used will the rolling plan then becom...

Resolved! How to change my big bundle tariff back to a pay as you go

I have a pay as you go sim with a big bundle tariff but I have been sent to work in the Middle East for a few months. I do not want to renew my big bundle tariff here as my allowances don’t work. I need to receive calls from my bank back in the uk so...

Beens by Level 1: Joiner
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Cannot make any outgoing calls even when i have credit. I am in Spain at the moment.

Hi I wonder if anyone can help please? I have had the same number and sim for years with O2 suddenly last week when i am in Spain when i try to make a call (which is free in my bundle) It wont allow me.The message i get is this"Hello your unable to c...

O2 Travel Bolt On at £7 confusion

Will be in USA for 6 days and planning to use this bolt on. I understand charge per day only applies if I use it on the day. Does "use" only apply to calls & Text or any data as well. I guess data will always be used as I have a number of apps includ...

Sujit by Level 1: Joiner
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Unable to receive A2P (Application to Person) text messages

Unable to received security codes from Bank, NHS etc. to login to their services. I've been advised that they delivery notifications they're receiving from O2 have a status of "Temporary failure" so its an O2 issue. I've already rebooted phone and ca...

Helmo by Level 1: Joiner
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