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[Announcement] BIG NEWS: You can now text shortcodes! 🎉

  Yes, we heard you loud and clear—it’s been a long time coming, but the wait is finally over...SMARTY now supports shortcode messaging.  So, what’s the big deal with shortcodes?   They’re those snappy little numbers (3-6 digits, usually five) that ...

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YulianK by SMARTY Community Manager
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Text message problem

After transfered to Smarty, I could call, surface internet, but could not receive text message. Smarty CS staff (Aakash) helps me to solve it in following steps: Option 1: Install Google Messages Go to the Google Play Store. Search for Google Mes...

IPv6 (2025)

Well we are now into 2025 and I am just curious about the state of IPv6 on Smarty (or Three, I guess).Sporadic posts suggest a "mast by mast" roll-out is taking place. I've travelled quite a lot around the UK and I have never once been given an IPv6 ...

rlees85 by SMARTY Maverick
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No 4g and no internet connection for 5 days

I haven't had data for 5 days new, renewed my plan as normal and not used a single mb of data because there's been no 4G connection at all with the network.I asked support and they have just said there's an outage across the entirety of London and ca...

Forum

Used to be on the giffgaff network and used to love the forum and the idea of helping other within the smarty community.Having recently ended my contract with EE and moved to smarty signal and customer service has been great.Hopefully I'll be staying...

No internet

No data or internet when I am outside anywhere  when I return home logging onto my Sky home internet connection, so why am I pay Smarty who are not providing any data.?

Sim not working

Hello, i have a Smarty Unlimited sim and have put it in a Kuma Connect Lite router in my campervan. However when i try to connect my phone to the router it says "connected without internet"Any advice greatly receivedThanks

Flaps1 by SMARTY Rookie
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Phoning Jersey

My android phone won't connect to a number in Jersey from the UK.I thought it might be a data roaming issue, so my phone has mob.asm.net activated under "SMARTY Internet".  This allows for roaming.But Jersey is not listed in the EU countries covered ...

Resolved! Service query

I set up my smarty account and activated and paid over 2 weeks ago.  A day or two later I applied to port my old number and subsequently received confirmation "your port was successful "Since then I have no network coverage and cannot use my phone ex...

Help

I have followed all the help tips on how to reset the phone to be able to receive and send sms messages but it’s not working for my phone. Ive got a new smarty number, old number was From Australia. Can some one help, it’s been two very frustrating w...

Resolved! Adult content blocked on mobile data...

... But comes through on WiFi. Adult content filter is set to off in the app, and when I authorise the £1 payment to verify I'm over 18, the app gives a failed  transaction message yet my bank notifies me it's gone through? Any ideas? I've cleared th...

Towser by SMARTY Pioneer
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My SMARTY experience after 1+ month of use

I purchased SMARTY after reading various reviews and (incorrectly) assuming I would get a half decent service at least on par with GG and others.The mobile calls are not an issue always have reception but then I am not really a phone person everythin...

trevordev by SMARTY Pioneer
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Using phone in France

I want to be sure I can use my phone in France. I’ve looked at the instructions for an iPhone but the mobile data on my phone settings doesn’t allow me access to to the APN settings. Any advice please? 

Call forwarding

New to Smarty and soon to leave if I can’t get this problem fixed. Call forwarding-does not work. Started with codes, getting error codes. Tried resetting phone as instructed by customer service. Tried various handsets. 72 hour communication thread d...

No Mobile Data

Only Wi-Fi connection in Southern Spain. Pretty sure APN setting is as instructed. Calls fine but internet and WhatsApp not working unless via Wi-Fi  Barrie iPhone 11 4g  

No Mobile Data on 3G

Having had some suggestions re not getting any data roaming I tried a simple experiment. I drove along a 19km main road which, according to coverage map, had great 4 and 5G signal. My wife held my phone, which refused to to acknowledge anything but a...