giffgaff Edinburgh slow or no access?

smk76

For several days now I experience extreme slow internet connection. Quality network poor - average, no matter where I go in Edinburgh. Worse, I have no connection since over 2 hours now.

I rebootet my phone
I checked my subscription (still good for 12 days)
O2 network is up

Is there a general network problem with giffgaff?

danhamman

What goodybag are you on? £25?

smk76

clikasarus

smk76

..Welcome to giffgaff and the community

You can check here to see if there is any mast problems in your area here

https://www.giffgaff.com/coverage-and-service

then If the phone signal is good and you are still experiencing problems you can try doing a manual roam.

https://www.giffgaff.com/help/articles/how-to-perform-a-manual-roam

Remember it’s updated hourly so may not of shown last time your checked

I would also try taking out your sim out and trying it in a friend / family members phone that is unlocked and working to establish weather or not it is the sim

I hope this helps;

djbonner07

smk76 For several days now I experience extreme slow internet connection. Quality network poor - average, no matter where I go in Edinburgh. Worse, I have no connection since over 2 hours now.

I rebootet my phone
I checked my subscription (still good for 12 days)
O2 network is up

Is there a general network problem with giffgaff?

Hi smk76 >>>

You could always Read / Try the below info & tips,

Check for Issues/faults within your area:

Please Note: ( refreshed hourly) - Recent faults might not show yet.

See if theres any faults here ➜ https://www.giffgaff.com/coverage-and-service

If A Mast Is Down In Your Area:

This is no fault of giffgaffs,this would also effect members on the O2 network and anything that’s run with O2 in your area so it’s down to the O2 repair team to fix it and to update there website,the O2 website gets updated every hour so it’s best to keep checking it or you could search the O2 forums within your area search and see if there’s a clearer explanation , or you could ask giffgaff to look in to this for you to see if they can find a fix time for the mast etc.

Sorry to say but there would be no compensation from this issue/outage etc.

If there is a phone mast not working / busy,

You can register for repair updates here:
https://status.o2.co.uk/

Also, no harm in trying >>>

Try the rest below:

Please Note: This would slow your data down but could find a signal or service this way.

You could always set your “Mobile Data Connection” to 2G - E / Edge and see if that improves your signal or if your using 4G, change it to 3G or 2G as said as it works for many with that situation or switch on your mobile data but disable 3G and use 2G/Edge for various handset/devices/mobile.

Finally,

● Try A Network / Signal Reset ➜ https://www.giffgaff.com/help/articles/how-to-perform-a-manual-roam

● Also: Take the Sim Card out for a minute or 2 and then place it back in correctly in to the Sim Slot, you could also Hand clean the sim (Very Soft)

Other Possibility:

If your at a different location than before,

You could also be in a bad area for receiving a good Signal/Service if it is fine at other locations, if all of my info hasn’t solved it.

Stay Safe & Kindest Regards. 🌈

smk76

danhamman 20£
I have over 50gb left

smk76

I just tried, still no connection. I write this with my other phone.

smk76

djbonner07 many excellent tips, thank you. I removed the sim and put it back in. Seems to work now. But how can the sim be an issue as it worked before?

davek89

I’m in North Edinburgh, and work at the Western General. I haven’t noticed any network issues in recent days either at home or at work.