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Jon2023
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Re: 18+ Content - enabled but cannot access
Update, Sat 30/3/24: Did I get a response from their so called Complaints Dept - no. Am I surprised - no. Tell me (and you) everything you need to know about this company, as I said before, its just a TOKEN GESTURE and probably a component to satisfy regulatory requirement in operating as a cell phone service provider.17KViews0likes0CommentsRe: 18+ Content - enabled but cannot access
UPDATE, Sat 3/3/24: An update to this "feature" and to add to my comments, the 18+ Adult Content blocker was disenabled and had been working fine since Aug 2023 until Thurs 28/3/24, it decided to ENABLE the blocker AGAIN. I have once again wasting my time contacting their so called Customer Service today 30/3/24. The people who work at Three really don't know their axx from their elbow. I thought Virgin Media, my previous ISP was bad but Three gets the Gold medal x 3.17KViews0likes0CommentsRe: 18+ Content - enabled but cannot access
Totally awful service from so called Complaints Dept, just as bad and if not worst than my previous provider Virgin Media. Emailed them AGAIN for the THIRD time (1st contacted them on 15/8/23, above), NO ONE bothers to respond. Its just a generic Inbox that gives the impression that want to resolve customer complaints, another box ticking exercise for the company to probably comply with regulator's directives. For those who thinks its a good idea to send them your photo ID to prove your age, watch the Scam Interceptor program on BBC and see for yourself where the vast majority of the scams operate from if you haven't had scam phone calls already where the scammers with a distinctive regional accent can be identified.21KViews0likes2CommentsRe: 18+ Content - enabled but cannot access
Update, Wed 23/8/23: - One calendar week on from contacting their Complaints Dept that gave me a system auto reply that said "We aim to get back to you withing 24 hours. If your query is urgent, please contact us via web-chat....." - NO reply have been received. The Complaints Inbox is just a token gesture to project an image that they want to help and resolve issues, other users take note.22KViews3likes1CommentRe: Signal
The signal coverage that users can search for and see on various signal strength urls are just INDICATORS, they are not indicative that the user would get a usable continuous signal at all times. Think of the MPG thats stated for your car's spec, its more than likely done in lab with the figures derived from the output direct from the engine rather than from the wheels with no wind/turbulence etc..... looks good on paper but you are unlikely to achieve that in 99% in real life. Trying in different rooms in your house and see if it makes a difference and yes I know what you're going to say before you say it, you shouldn't have to move to a particular place/room in your home just to receive a signal and hence a call. I already know what their customer service would say if I contact them with the same issue.....2.7KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Requiring adults to jump through hoops to prove they are adults, after they create an adult account?
Agree with you as I have been having issues with Smarty's responses and lack of them in some cases. They are by far one of the companies that employ really dumb people who have little to no knowledge to deal with BASIC customer issues.4.8KViews1like1CommentRe: 18+ Content - enabled but cannot access
Persist with it and escalate up, see my posted reply today Fri 18/8/23 1212hrs. The 18+ Contents can now load and display fine, took them 5 days to resolve something so BASIC and SIMPLE which they REVERTED and was working fine before!22KViews0likes4CommentsRe: 18+ Content - enabled but cannot access
Update, Fri 18/8/23: Tues 15/8/23, 1313hrs BST - Contacted the COMPLAINTS dept using the email inbox found on Smarty's url, an email Inbox address that looks strange but got an auto reply saying "We aim to get back to you withing 24 hours. If your query is urgent, please contact us via web-chat....." - The web chat is utterly useless having used that in the past. When one of their agents picks up your issue, it goes into a "pool", no case number assigned with NO chat history attached in their replies to show the main chain. Their Indian operatives just copy & paste generic solutions in their replies in the hope it would solve the problem. - Thurs 17/8/23 - No follow up from their complaints dept. Was I surprised, no. I was going to resort to the old method of WRITING A LETTER send by RECORDED delivery but didn't have time until today, Fri 18/8. Decided to try again and now the 18+ Contents are enabled. Simple urls containing words to the effect of "kitchen knives" that was blocked before are now fully visible. To anyone who have issues on this subject, persist and ESCALATE, its absurd the lengths that I had to go through and the time scale to get things put right that was caused by the provider. NO replies had been received, even an apology. Like all providers, how good they are comes when you need to contact them and how EFFICIENT they are in resolving the problem. Smart and indeed Three show they are far from EFFICIENT. This was one of the main reason I'd left my old ISP/Cell provider Virgin Media, their customer services was just as dire with their Indian operative who have no clue what they are doing. NB: 80% of the world wide online scams originates and operates out of India - source, articles I read recently with data from the FBI. Submit your Credit Card to have the 18+ Content enabled, try not to use any form of photo ID, at least the former you can cancel with ease and quickly.22KViews1like2Comments18+ Content - enabled but cannot access
SIM 1 - this is in my Android cellphone SIM 2 - this is in my home 5G router, unlimited data BOTH SIM 1 and 2 had their 18+ Content ENABLED on 14/6/23 after submitted my photo ID as requested by Smarty. Everything have been working fine with no issues since that date, whether browsing on my cellphone at home accessing online via the 5G router (e.g SIM 2) or when I'm away from home (e.g SIM 1) Sun 13/8/23 - Access online to 18+ Content on my cellphone at home (e.g. SIM 2) came up with the blank page: The connection for this site is not secure www. <webpage name> .com sent an invalid response ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR [REFRESH] Tried on the laptop (connected to home 5G router), it was the same message. Browser then took me to the three.co.uk's url after I'd closed the browser and relaunched and cleared cache and cookies. Three's url says as follows: We’re currently rolling out updates to give you a more satisfying customer experience. As a result, some customers may temporarily have restricted access to some functions online. If you’re having difficulty finding the information you need, get in touch and we’ll help you get to where you need to go. Turn off Wi-Fi. Head to the Adult Filter toggle on your phone. Remember, this won't work on a desktop browser. It'll only work on your phone. You'll need a credit card to verify your age. If you don't have one to hand, just contact us and we'll help. You can also visit a Three store, if that's easier. Once you've done this, just switch your adult filter settings to suit your preferences. Don't worry – you can change this whenever you want. I contacted Smarty Customer Services (SCS), they just regurgitated what I have already done and asked me, for the 2nd time, to submit photo, after going through the security checks of name, postcode, last payment amount etc........ They then replied that the 18+ Content is now enabled, even though it already was on BOTH SIMs. Re started both my devices as mentioned above, still the same issue with no access. Its NOT my 5G home router, that has no parental restriction applied on it and no changes were made to its setting. Explaining the situation to the SCS was painful, they don't seem to understand something so simple so I gave up and trying here. Smarty ADMIN - can one of you please respond, I have wasted a lot of my time, providing screen grabs to help your SCS to understand so they can fix the problem that occurred due to no part from my end.22KViews3likes24Comments