on 08-09-2023 10:21
Hi - I bought a pay monthly sim only contract for my son last year. Initially he had just a basic Nokia but he has just changed to a second hand iPhone and the 4G didn't work.
I was sent a new sim after speaking to customers services and them making the necessary changes to make the account suitable for an iPhone. The new sim has been fitted but its still not working properly. Some websites work such as Google or Wikipedia but most don't, including Apple and other big sites. O2 will load but takes ages to do so. Maps and App Store apps don't work but WhatsApp messages do seem to work.
Both network settings and mobile data settings have been reset several times on the phone plus I tried my sim in it and everything worked as expected.
Parental controls are enabled so could they be set too high your end maybe?
Many thanks
on 08-09-2023 10:47
Parental settings are either on or off, there's no variability.
on 08-09-2023 10:50
on 08-09-2023 10:50
Ok thanks - so presumably that's not the issue then?
on 08-09-2023 11:20
Depends on the sites trying to be accessed but if no adult or gambling etc present on the sites that are failing then it will be something else that needs addressing by customer service.
on 02-10-2023 22:18
I have had a problem with one of my accounts for over a month now and having made at least a dozen hour long calls to customer services and explained the issue at least a dozen times I am making one last ditched attempt on here to ask for help. I’ve been with O2 for 20 years, I’ve never known anything like it!
The account was set up initially for a dumb Nokia phone. Later down the line the phone was changed to an iPhone. I contacted customer services to make the necessary changes on the account but the 4G has never worked properly.
It has a full 4G signal but only text seems to come through - text based SMS and WhatsApps work but anything with any other type of data such as images will not work. Websites, Maps, AppStore etc won’t work.
It’s my son’s phone and when I put his sim in my phone the problem carries over to my phone and when I put my sim in his phone it works fine so this confirms the problem is O2 end.
I’ve had 4 new SIM cards but no resolution! I have reset the network settings and mobile carrier settings multiple times but no joy.
Every customer service advisor I’ve spoken to has tried something and told me to wait 24hrs and restart the phone, nothing has worked. I get told tech support will call me in the next 5 days but every time I receive no call.
Apparently a “resync” has been done but again hasn’t resolved it.
Can anyone help or at least get tech support to call me before I close my account?
Many thanks
on 03-10-2023 08:54
on 03-10-2023 08:54
We can't get anyone to call you @oamobile as this is a customer community.
We used to have some excellent o2 customer advisors on here, but we were told a few months ago they could no longer support us.
This means you are, unfortunately, stuck with the normal customer services.
Have you tried using social media?
Call 202 or 0344 809 202 if you are on contract, or 4445 is pay as you go.
Best time to call is 8am UK time.
Alternatively you can call 0800 902 0217 using Skype for free.
Guide here Guide: A Guide to Skype
Or you can message O2 on social media on Instagram https://o2uk.co/O2CIG), Facebook ( https://o2uk.co/O2CFB) , Twitter ( https://o2uk.co/O2CTW).
Please note, this is not customer services and we cannot access your account. Do not publish personal details (email, phone number, bank account).
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on 03-10-2023 18:40
on 03-10-2023 18:40
Does anything on this page help ?
Network Support | Network Coverage | Help & Support | O2
See :-
"What should I do if I’m having network connection issues?"
Have you considered trying the device-specific trouble-shooter ?