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JessM
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4G stopped working in my area a couple of weeks ago. How do I find out what the problem is?

It's area OX33 1YQ 

Thank you

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I had seen that, but it’s said the same thing for weeks now, so it’s not the most helpful.

 

I agree with you, my area has been showing that same result on and off for several months and its not the best in giving out any useful info, but that’s all we have to go by from 3UK (and thus iD). The only other thing to consider it that for your postcode the 4G is claiming to be good indoors and outdoors, whereas 3G is only showing as good outdoors. Your phone might be bouncing between 3G and 4G (there is no 5G there).

 

I did contact ID through their Live Chat, but the agent was insistent that there is something wrong with my phone settings ….. which is not the case as lots of people are being affected in my area with the same issue.

 

They could well be thinking if you told him/her that your 4G stopped working completely that it may be a phone settings issue, as mine does work but sometimes it doesn’t. 

 

If your phone is sat there idle and you go into the settings then 4G should be showing. If there's nothing signal wise then your problem might even be something like a faulty SIM card. Or as I mentioned your phone could be moving between 3G and 4G too often (I get this too at times and I really should look at mine to force my phone to use 4G only).

 

A member of staff on here may be able to clarify in better detail than the above checker what is going off for your postcode. They have more detailed info available.

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Daz_S
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Hi there ​@JessM 

 

For that postcode using this link - https://www.three.co.uk/content/experience-fragments/threedigital/uk/en/site/mvno/network-status-checker/idmobile.html - it currently states

We're fixing an issue in this area at the moment and aim to have things back up-and-running as soon as possible.

We're sorry for any disruption this may cause and will add any further updates here.

 


JessM
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Thanks for the reply. I had seen that, but it’s said the same thing for weeks now, so it’s not the most helpful.

I did contact ID through their Live Chat, but the agent was insistent that there is something wrong with my phone settings ….. which is not the case as lots of people are being affected in my area with the same issue.

Thanks for responding.


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I had seen that, but it’s said the same thing for weeks now, so it’s not the most helpful.

 

I agree with you, my area has been showing that same result on and off for several months and its not the best in giving out any useful info, but that’s all we have to go by from 3UK (and thus iD). The only other thing to consider it that for your postcode the 4G is claiming to be good indoors and outdoors, whereas 3G is only showing as good outdoors. Your phone might be bouncing between 3G and 4G (there is no 5G there).

 

I did contact ID through their Live Chat, but the agent was insistent that there is something wrong with my phone settings ….. which is not the case as lots of people are being affected in my area with the same issue.

 

They could well be thinking if you told him/her that your 4G stopped working completely that it may be a phone settings issue, as mine does work but sometimes it doesn’t. 

 

If your phone is sat there idle and you go into the settings then 4G should be showing. If there's nothing signal wise then your problem might even be something like a faulty SIM card. Or as I mentioned your phone could be moving between 3G and 4G too often (I get this too at times and I really should look at mine to force my phone to use 4G only).

 

A member of staff on here may be able to clarify in better detail than the above checker what is going off for your postcode. They have more detailed info available.


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Hey there ​@JessM, we’re sorry to hear that.

 

We hope the work in your area is resolved shortly. If no improvements within the next week, please get back in touch with us via one of our platforms, and we can raise it further to our technical teams to ask for an ETA on the work.

 

Thanks,

Tyler


JessM
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Thank Tyler, it’s already been a few weeks - can you raise it now with your technical team?


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Hello ​@JessM 

 

We’ll shortly send you a Private Message to your Community account, so we can discuss your issue further. 

 

To access your messages, click your profile picture in the top right hand corner and then click ‘Private Messages’. 

 

Alternatively, if you are currently logged in, you can use the following link: https://community.idmobile.co.uk/inbox/overview  

 

We’ll see you there. 

 

Nat