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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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Resolved! Lock screen shows Lebara, not Smarty as network

The lock screen on my mobile shows Lebara as the network rather than Smarty. I used to be on Lebara but switched several months ago and ported my existing number across.The sim is the supplied Smarty one.The APN is named Smarty and appears to have th...

Using phone & date abroad in EU

I’ve read up on the practicalities on the Smarty site, but interested to know if anyone has experienced any unexpected challenges whilst on holiday from the UK to Greece?

Desperately slow 4g

Joined Smarty from Lebara (i.e. 3 versus Vodafone).  Great value for money (60gb for £10 pm) but hopelessly poor 4g reception means completely unreliable internet (cannot connect to Netflix etc). Download speeds now often below 1Mb ps. 3 4g reception...

joining Smarty, life of SIM deals.

Hi, I haven't received my SIM yet, but had a few questions:1 My account page does not have much functionality, will this change once I activate my SIM?2 If I navigate away from my dashboard, I seem unable to navigate back again; there does not seem t...

Resolved! Sim Number.

I mistakenly entered a request for a STAC code instead of a PAC code. But Smarty are saying I cannot have a PAC code because I already asked for a STAC? 

APN for roaming: cannot set it up :-(

Hello Smarty Comms, I added the Smarty SIM card before leaving the UK, but did not do the APN trick and now I am stuck in Europe with a non-working SIM for roaming. Tried to follow instructions to set it up, but does not seem to work: I ended up with...

cannot send messege

new sim all activated but cannot send messages changed settings in access point what now

Stringy by SMARTY Pioneer
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Upgraded there systems????

Have smarty upgradeThere systems and everyone has to havenew sim card as I have just received aphone call saying they are smarty andmy sim will be disconnected in 3Days and no longer be able to use myphone. Is this true? And i will have a new sim car...

VoLTE Support using Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

I have a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 with the VoLTE option enabled. Do i need to do anything to enable it on Smarty's website or app for my account? The phone is apparently on Smarty's supported list for VoLTE. 

Marmalade by SMARTY Maverick
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Adult settings on/off

The user experience for this setting is appalling! I only just realised that my son's phone number had this option and I wanted to make sure adult content was filtered out. I found the setting which has a tick box and says "Adult content access off"....

Text help!

Hello everyone please help! I've ported to Smarty last week, and now some, not all of my texts read the old Smarty number. I've gone through the steps of checking the correct number is stored, resetting the network etc, but nothing works. I've contac...

kittsbud by SMARTY Pioneer
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Resolved! Apple Watch

Hi all I’m about to buy the new Apple Watch Series 10 GPS Edition for the first time does it work with Smarty so when I pair it to my iPhone 14 Pro Max will I receive my calls and texts.