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Hasan

Is Huawei p20 pro Dual or single SIM?

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I order a phone to idmobile Huawei p20 pro but I order dual SIM is it dual SIM or not?

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1 year ago

Eddie Stuckey

P20 not detecting SIM

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I recently upgraded and after activating my new SIM, my old phone started working but the new one hasn't started working yet. It has been almost a day when i said it may take up to an hour. I have correctly inserted the SIM and it appears to be in perfect condition

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1 year ago

HereticHenry Civilian

My phone doesn't make calls, it just cancels them while dialling

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When I am trying to call anyone, my phone cancels the call before I even hear the dial tone. I can't use my phone and this is really making my life difficult.

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1 year ago

teddy Civilian

Sim

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Got second SIM card how do I activate it

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1 year ago

gearbox162 Sidekick

Up and down MONTHLY price of Samsung Galaxy S9

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So one of the phones I have been looking to upgrade to is the Samsung Galaxy S9. I noticed at first the S9 was £23.99 monthly and has a £49.99 upfront, which was understandable. Then the monthly price of the phone went up to £25.99 and I wouldn't think I could go beyond that. So I waited, it came ba...

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1 year ago

Tim1

Sim code too short

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I have just purchased a new sim and got a 4 digit unlock code. However my Android phone is asking for an 8 digit sim service provider unlock pin

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1 year ago

AnnieG Civilian

New phone need help with transfer

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I have just upgraded to a Huawei. I don't know how to transfer stuff from my old windows phone.

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1 year ago

CallDT

Will a 3 SIM work in ID phone or will I have to get ID phone unlocked?

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I have a 3 SIM I would like to use In my ID phone (android) but I want to know if it would work or if I have to get the phone unlocked.

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1 year ago

Wolvesmb Civilian

Wifi calling sony xperia xz1

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Hi I no this model isn't on the supported list yet but is capable of WiFi calling I was told by customer service that I could use it but they couldn't say it would definitely work but should if it was capable now my question is this you need to have the carrier setting OTA update to activate this...

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1 year ago

Mybackyard

4g sim in 3g android phone used in a 3g only area

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I live out in the boonies with 3g reception, and have a 3g android phone. There is little or no prospect of getting 4g because the population density doesn't warrant the investment. Can i put a 4g sim in my phone and use it on a 3g coverage area? I use no data and have no need for data.

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1 year ago

tobywhaymand Civilian

OUKITEL C5 Pro Phone Compatibility

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Has anyone brought the OUKITEL C5 Pro phone? Basically is it compatible with the Three Network/ID? ID just to clarify ID is a virtual network so a phone would need to be able to use Three's 4G bandwidth for it work on ID because ID (or rather the Dixon Group) just buy Three bandwidth and rebrand i...

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1 year ago

boodysaspie Civilian

Idiot selected wrong carrier after upgrade

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I just received a notification of a software update to my Galaxy S7, and I installed it. As part of the install the phone rebooted and I was asked to choose my carrier - Three or iD. For some reason I chose Three instead of iD. How can I correct this cockup? Thanks

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1 year ago

gearbox162 Sidekick

You have the G6 play and G6 Plus....where is the G6?

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You have the G6 Play and the G6 plus being sold. You do NOT have the G6 standard though. How come??

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1 year ago

scothern81

LG G7

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Will ID mobile stock the LG G7 ThinQ?

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1 year ago

Firthy21

Huawei P20 Pro Twilight preorder

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Interested in the P20 Pro Twilight but it says preorder, any idea when they are available and how long i would be waiting to get it were i to preorder?

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1 year ago

taylorpeplow Civilian

Change phone

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I was hopimg to get a iphone 7 contract from you and leave this one with your iphone 7 one would i be able to change early as i dont want the samsumg now

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1 year ago

Sarahjn

H+ not 4g

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Have just switched to idmobile from O2 which always connected to the internet using 4g on my Samsung galaxy j5. When using the SIM card from idmobile the phone will only connect using h+ which is much slower. How can I get it to use 4g instead?

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1 year ago

xanpb_2004 Civilian

WiFi calling keeps dropping out

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Hi there. I recently updated to Oreo on my Huawei P8 lite 2017 which isn't listed on the compatibility list but works anyway. Usually when WiFi calling connects it will soon quickly disconnect. Any ideas about why this is? I'm on a £10 SIM only plan with 10gb if data and 300 mins and ultd texts

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1 year ago

Billyfish33

Monqi phone not receiving sms messages

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I’ve set up my sons monqi phone and it seems ok apart from the fact he can’t receive sms messages. He gets messages from the two bonded parents but nothing else. I can see he’s got messages waiting through the parent app but there’s no notification for him on his phone. do you have to have contacts...

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1 year ago

briankaye

Calendar sychronisation

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My Huawei p20 lite will not sync properly to my windows pc diary. If I put an appointment in my google calendar from phone OR pc [windows 10] it appears in the Microsoft calendar Version 16005.10730.20064.0. It also appears in the Huawei calendar app. If I put an appointment into google calendar...

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1 year ago

bigpurse Civilian

Green box round all questions and a voice giving instructions to press twice to get to the next stage

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When I try to get to do anything on my Lenovo phone I get a green box round any text and a voice instructing me to press twice to action any request. I can't scroll or swipe to get to a point where I could use that instruction!

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1 year ago

Hudayfa

Does id mobile work for me?

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I was wondering how I could find out if ID sim will work on my phone. I'm consideribg moving from EE to ID mobile. I have samsung 6 edge plus.

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1 year ago

Sarahalincoln Civilian

Broken phone

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Hi I've broken my screen front and back, no insurance and need a new hand set. Can I but one to put sim in. My contract is handset and sim

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1 year ago

Moufflon Rookie

Problems setting up an iD SIM on an OPPO A37 phone

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Has anyone successfully set up an Id SIM on an OPPO A37 phone? I have followed the guidance on this web site, but I can't make it work! If you have been successful, could you share your SIM settings?

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1 year ago

Carol

International calls

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Why is it cheaper (at 12p per minute) to call an Australian mobile from the UK on PAYG than on a monthly contract (19p per minute)

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1 year ago

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