4 days without service after porting - number never bound to eSIM - forced to leave
I ported my number to Smarty on 3rd June 2026. My number never bound to any Smarty eSIM. I had 4 replacement eSIMs issued across 4 days, multiple agents giving the same ineffective reset instructions repeatedly, and one agent closing the chat claiming the issue was resolved when it was not. After 4 days of complete service loss as a business owner, missing critical calls and communications, I was forced to port away to another provider. Smarty offered £10 as full and final compensation, which I refused. I now have an active Resolver complaint open and will be escalating to the Communications Ombudsman if not resolved adequately. If you are considering porting to Smarty via eSIM, be aware that their backend provisioning process and support team are not equipped to handle porting failures. The network itself is fine but their customer service is not fit for business use.
Cancelling a PAC
So, possibly a strange question but the number attached to my Smarty SIM sounds like a radio jingle and I actually love it. The only problem is I’ve requested my number from my old contract via PAC. Is it too late to cancel my transfer and keep this new number? I’m suddenly not opposed to a clear out of old contacts…
Private calls
Hi all, For some reason all calls to my SMARTY SIM are coming in as private calls even though they are from contacts, all settings are on. Tried SMARTY support which just gets me to put in a load of info before saying they have ended the conversation. Anyone else got the same issue? Im at the point where im considering switching providers.
Can't receive calls but can dial out.
I have recently moved to Smarty and brought my number with me. I am able to dial out and they see my original number but when they call me they get a message to say the number is unavailable. - I have full signal and 5g. Frustrating as now the number had ported (or semi ported it seems) I can not use the old providers sim either. I have a daughter with complex health issues and regularly receive calls from the school and NHS so really need any advice on getting this resolved please! I have contacted the Bot but I've had no response. Thank you.
