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UNABLE TO CONNECT TO 3G or 4G in GERMANY

bodensee
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I recently spent a week in Germany and was unable to connect to 3G or 4G. Why is this?

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Enlli
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Can't speak for 4G but all 3G has been shut down in Germany

This is not O2 and we are all customers here similar to yourself and cannot answer account type queries.
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@bodensee 


What network where you connected to in Germany was it it o2? or was it Vodafone or T-Mobile?


Was mobile data turned on for roaming? 
Can you check your APN is set to mobile.o2.co.uk

- Xperia 1V - o2 and Spusu
- Pixel 8 Pro - o2 and Vodafone UK
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Connected to O2

Set to roam

What is APN?

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madasaf1sh
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In your mobile data settings you will see a setting for APN, it stands for Access Point Names, and tells the phone how to route mobile data.

 

 

- Xperia 1V - o2 and Spusu
- Pixel 8 Pro - o2 and Vodafone UK
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Sorry to have taken so long, signing into my account has been a nightmare. I eventually found APN and it shows idata.02co.uk for mobile, mms, visual and personal hotspot and nothing for the optional LTE set up.

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Change your APN to mobile.o2.co.uk (all lower case as shown)

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bodensee
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All of them??

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Just mobile @bodensee 

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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bodensee
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Thanks for all this. I won't be able to mark this as a solution until I've been to Germany in a fortnight and seen it working!

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