new SIM card

Hi, I replaced my faulty SIM card yesterday afternoon, and my dashboard shows my number etc, but I haven't been connected yet ..it says 24 hours, how long do I wait before it could be a problem?

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by: antiochean
on: 12/02/2019 | 15:50

It should be no more than 24 hours

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by: dazoo
on: 12/02/2019 | 15:51

Hi @lalng5

A sim swap be completed anytime with in 24 hrs after done the sim swap on account.

See when reboot mobile or turn off then back if can connect if cant still connect after 24hrs has passed.

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by: sjd75
on: 12/02/2019 | 15:51

hello give it a full 24hrs since you done the swap over..

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by: mrbergstrom1967
on: 12/02/2019 | 15:51

Good Afternoon @lalng5

Have you restarted your phone a few times since doing the simswap.

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by: ellebae
on: 12/02/2019 | 15:53 - edited: 12/02/2019 | 15:55

Hi If you got a replacement SIM it will arrive with your current number and any active goodybag or airtime credit you have when your new SIM arrives you’re advised to activate it online immediately by clicking this link http://giffgaff.com/activate-sim ).

Contact an agent here https://support2.giffgaff.com/app/ask/SIM-and-number/Activating-my-replacement-SIM/form/Activating a replacement SIM

Allow up to 24 hrs for a response. Agents work 7 days a week from 8am to 11pm.
Check for replies here:https://giffgaff.com/support/questions

If you did a sim swap

Turn you phone off and on a few times to see if this will help your problem.
Hope this helps you

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by: brighthulk
on: 12/02/2019 | 15:54

@lalng5
The SIM Swap can take anything from a few minutes to 24 hours to complete. However, the “norm” is around 30 minutes complete.

Please turn the device OFF/ON at 30-minute intervals until you get a signal and the SIM starts working.

If after the 24 hours your SIM swap hasn’t completed raise this with a giffgaff agent to investigate. To get in contact with a giffgaff agent please follow the link below to the agent form and fill in the text area or text box with the issue.

https://support2.giffgaff.com/app/ask/SIM-and-number/Performing-a-SIM-Swap/form/

The giffgaff agents usually answer within 4 hours for majority of cases however, can take up to 24 hours during busy periods. The giffgaff agents work 7 days a week from 8am to 11pm.

You will receive a email when a giffgaff agent has replied and the "Messages: From Agents" box is where you can find the agent replies located half way down the right hand side of your "My Giffgaff" page or you can access it direct by following this https://giffgaff.com/support/questions link.

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by: scottbloodworth1985
on: 12/02/2019 | 17:38

hi laings5
u need too contract the giffgaff team and look it for u hope that will how too fix the problem
i hope that help cheer scott

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by: hassan_javed
on: 12/02/2019 | 19:56

no more than 24h
keep restarting phone occasionally, this helps sometimes

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by: lalng5
on: 12/02/2019 | 23:35

Thanks, turns out the phone was dead

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