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Can't vote in eurovision!

Christo_2934468
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

I'm trying to vote in eurovision which means dialling a shortcode. I've added some "out of plan" credit but still getting a looping "you've not been given access to this service" message. 

Can I not call shortcodes?! 

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ShaiBro_3338806
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

I just discovered the same problem, I only just switched to SMARTY last month and already thinking of moving - it wouldโ€™ve been nice to know about this issue before moving or even having a clear explanation as to why it wasnโ€™t working instead of the same repeated message on the call

ShaiBro_3338806
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

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WilliamO_279534
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

considering switching provider as getting fed up of not being able to vote year after year

Lostintarn
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

I also added ยฃ10 so I could vote in Eurovision instead of having to rely on other people to do it for me. Annoyed it wasnโ€™t made clear when they announced short codes that it wouldnโ€™t include short code calls. 

MaksymF_2850970
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

It's horrible, having Smarty, to use a third-party operator from another country

WilliamS_453002
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

So I cant vote for Eurovision? 

AnthonyNo_65241
SMARTY Rookie
SMARTY Rookie

Very annoyed. Added funds for this. Why is it so hard !

Moham_2762906
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Agreed, very frustrating, and not clear. I added ยฃ10 of add ons and then not able to use it. I think at the least, they should have a page outlining all the things you can't do with their service that other services allow

LB_683461
SMARTY Pioneer
SMARTY Pioneer

Iโ€™m super disappointed by this. I asked if it was possible to vote in Eurovision with their new short code add on in another thread and was told it was possible. Sick of this. 

ScottBe_1781828
SMARTY Maverick
SMARTY Maverick

As a big #Eurovision fan this is extremely annoying. My wife used to be on (ironically) 3 so we'd use her votes. I had forgotten this when she joined me on Smarty recently. So it's now a big issue. I suspect we'll be dropping one of our Smarty plans in time for next Eurovision if they don't fix it. Cheap is great, but cheap for a broken service is not worth the saving. 

Tascha
SMARTY Moderator SMARTY Moderator
SMARTY Moderator

Hi @Christo_2934468 unfortunately we don't currently support voice shortcodes. We currentlyonly support free and chargeable SMS shortcodes.

Ridiculous. The shortcodes FAQ page doesn't explain this at all.

So fed up with this.  Been with Smarty for years and topped 3 accounts up with ยฃ5 so we could vote.  Just found out it doesn't work.

The website just says "great news! we now support short codes" we've all been adding ยฃ5 to so we could vote and now we can't. Useless quite frankly 

Customers really should be notified in advance, and it made very clear on the website, as I couldn't find reference to this anywhere. It's a really poor customer experience.