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Calling (or more) not available in PAYG due to alleged lack of credit

  • December 4, 2024
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I wanted to resume my old topic, because the problem turned out to have never disappeared, and recently it’s been pestering me more than ever. It was the topic:

Since it’s been archived in the meantime, I had to create a new one.

Anyway, the problem is exactly what the title says. Even though I still have well enough credit for calling or whatever, and there’s still long until it expires, the service regularly does not allow me to use it. I really rarely call someone, and when I do, it’s usually urgent. And every time it is urgent, the problem comes up. When trying to call someone, most of the time I just hear “You are currently unable to make calls cos' you are out of calling credits”. Although now there are some differences compared to the occurrences of the problem from the past...
1. In the past, with the problem taking place, when calling the automated iD Mobile service to hear how much credit I had, I would instead hear that they were experiencing some technical difficulties. These days, sometimes I hear the same thing but most of the time I hear that I "have no credit available and no remaining allowances". Also, I hear it even when the problem is actually (for a moment!) not taking place.
2. This time, with the problem taking place, contrary to the past, I am still able to use mobile data (just the calling is not working).

To make it clear, the sufficient amount of credit is there and can always be seen after logging to my iD Mobile account.

It's so irritating – someone (me) uses the "calling" function only occasionally, usually in more serious cases and being out of home, and they can't do that! I think it may be the very time to change the provider...

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Daz_S
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  • December 4, 2024

Hi there ​@Kage 

 

Just had a read. I’d have done an offski long ago.

 

However, as you rarely use the phone for calls or data, are you aware 3G is being switched  off?

 

This time, with the problem taking place, contrary to the past, I am still able to use mobile data (just the calling is not working).

 

And I wonder if the automated messages are a false flag - it might not be the credit this time, it could be the loss of 3G and the PAYG system isn’t seeing the signal as the reason - IDK

 

I could of course have got this totally wrong, but maybe this could help

 


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  • December 5, 2024

Hi ​@Daz_S , thanks for replying, but it looks like you indeed got two things wrong 😅:

  1. I only said that I rarely use the phone for calling, not for data. When it comes to data, I happen to use it pretty much every day.
  2. I don’t know why you’re mentioning 3G. Whenever I use mobile data, I can see only either 4G or 5G being used.

Also, now I see it’s worth mentioning, and it’s related to point 2 from above, that the issue happens even when my network range is perfect.


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Hi there ​@Kage 

Oopsie, my bad, kinda...

I read this where you wrote:

i.e. I don’t make many calls and don’t use much mobile data.

 

on the thread you linked to. Thus took it as you don’t make many call and you don’t use much data 😏

 

But now you’re saying you do!😜

The 3G reference is for calls, so no 3G = 4G or LTE now required but either needing VoLTE enabled on your phone to make and receive calls. I wondered if the messages you’re hearing are not strictly from the PAYG part - IDK

 

A perfect network does not mean the calls will work without 4G/LTE plus VoLTE