I’ve just signed up for iD Mobile’s £16 pcm Unlimited Data deal for mobile wifi. I’ve replaced the SIM card issued by my previous service provider (Vodafone) in the MiFi dongle with the one from iD Mobile and I have an internet connection, but when I check my PC’s Network & Internet settings, it still names the connection as “VodafoneMobileWiFi[network-id]”.
Is this to be expected? My contract with Vodafone doesn’t expire for a couple of weeks more, but I would have thought the name of the network my PC is connecting to would reflect the provider of the service/SIM card.
Footnote: not very impressed with this community site so far. Didn’t see why I had to create ANOTHER account in order to use it, when I already have an iD Mobile login, and clicking the Create button after typing my question does not seem to be doing anything, even though the web page doesn’t say I’ve left anything out.
Why is previous service provider's name still show as the network I'm connected to?
Best answer by Tyler
Hey there
Unfortunately, to start with, we don’t officially support the usage of our SIM cards in anything other than handsets, and the handsets listed on our website. So please note that the SIM card may or may not work in your dongle. If it does work, then that’s great news!
Secondly, we use Three UK’s network, who are indeed merging with Vodafone in the near future, so that could be why it’s setup to say that.
In terms of logging into Community, this website is completely separate to iD Mobile’s website/app etc, and I believe most community sites for most networks are the same, where they’re separate webpages and logins. We do of course appreciate your feedback.
Thanks,
Tyler
+24Hey there
Unfortunately, to start with, we don’t officially support the usage of our SIM cards in anything other than handsets, and the handsets listed on our website. So please note that the SIM card may or may not work in your dongle. If it does work, then that’s great news!
Secondly, we use Three UK’s network, who are indeed merging with Vodafone in the near future, so that could be why it’s setup to say that.
In terms of logging into Community, this website is completely separate to iD Mobile’s website/app etc, and I believe most community sites for most networks are the same, where they’re separate webpages and logins. We do of course appreciate your feedback.
Thanks,
Tyler
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