I thought it did but not definite about that - but will check it out. Data definitely doesn't work without WiFi on that Samsung phone though
WhatsApp requires data, does WhatsApp work when not on WiFi?
Brought it into tech shop and guy said it was unlocked. Also it worked with Vodafone sim and works for new an post mobile sim for calls/whatsapp but just not data so I assume it's unlocked
Is the friends phone unlocked?
Any idea of where to start finding the right settings?
Its probably you have to find the right settings for that phone.
I tried those settings on friend's refurbished/2nd hand Samsung Galaxy a20e but no joy. Then we tried sim in my phone and data worked. Is there any workaround for this on friend's phone or is a new phone needed? Thanks
Thanks. Will try those settings.
Well spotted. The whole thing is usually populated after you register your new sim, there's other APN for MMS, IMS and so on, they're pushed to the phone without intervention,or should be.
Typo: it's isp.postfone.ie
Add a new APN
NAME Post Mobile (or anything)
APN isp.postfone.ie (not ips)
Leave other entries as is or blank.
Save it and test if it works.
If not, then test each option in authentication type.
MCC and MNC should be 272 and 01 but those entries should be populated automatically.
Thanks deezell. I've tried those settings and had no luck connecting to mobile data. Running out of ideas now so I'd appreciate if anyone had any other suggestions. Thanks
Your APN all wrong. ips.postfone.ie is the URL or Apn. NAME can be PostMobile or whatever. No proxy or prixy port. MCC 272 and MNC 01. AUTHENTICATION TYPE PaP. APN type Default.
Hi. A friend changed from vodafone on android to Post Mobile six weeks ago because of vodafone coverage at a cheaper monthly rate. However when sim was inserted in the phone the post mobile message wasn't received but we entered the parameters as explained on boards.ie (Internet GPRSAccount name:PostmobileAccess point name:isp.postfone.ieURL:http://www.google.iePort:9201Proxy port:80). However but this didn't fix the issue. Two weeks later An Post sent another sim but this didn't work either. Roll on six weeks and we went into a post office who were helpful but didn't fix the problem and a tech outlet today to get more hands-on info and they reckon that the phone is ok but issue is on an post side. Calls, texts & whattsapp are working fine but data that has been paid for the month isn't working. I would really appreciate if anyone can help with this issue. Thanks
I'm the opposite, done loads of tests and they all are very fast, faster than I used to have. Multiple locations etc. Not one crawl since yesterday
Mines back to a crawl today
I'm in town today just did 3 tests
(22 down /21 up)
(43 down /10 up)
(93.3 down /20 up)
I notice is struggles initially, no matter what the speed it eventually gets to. Maybe it's to do with the routing through NL and Malta. I'm sure it'll be obvious quickly and our emails might focus the minds
If the problem is with the Vodafone network and not related to prioritisation of bandwidth then you're likely to have choked data of some sort even with a Vodafone sim, unless you're paying top dollar for your Vodafone plan at the expense of other Vodafone customers as well as MVNO. It looks like a different issue. Download speeds dissappear while upload is maintained in some instances. The record below was taken in Naas shopping centre, then last two back home in the bog. After 2 good tests, 11.09 am, download disappeared at 11.32, upload remained high. On return home, 12.12pm, local mast is poor, 3G, low download, tiny upload. Something is churning the network. They need to turn the power off and on again!
Running much better now. I havent been impressed with the speeds over the last 5 weeks since I moved over, will keep an eye on it
Its obviously just a recent issue. Its a bit early to throw in the towel.
Woeful. I just wish there was a vodofone shop closer to me to swap back now. I cant swap over on the website because they think im still registered with them
Maybe it hasnt all fixed yet
Its the weirdest network i dont know if there is throttling or prioritisation going on
Same better than last night but still awful here
I get the same, goes from good to bad to good to bad. The jitter is massive though. I could test 20 times and get 2-3 great speeds and rest are dreadful.
At least they've admitted an issue, many times in the past telecom companies won't admit an issue
This is better.
Ditto. Looked back at my Speedtest records, August and October I had 20Mb+ tests, all sub 2 to 4 since May until the collapse this week to 0.2 or less.
I'm on wifi most of the day and when I'm on mobile I'm rarely looking at anything that needs high speed. So I wouldn't have noticed for a while.
Also got a reply. Same.
Got reply, honest in fairness. They're having internet issues and the IT department is working on it.
Same here. Speed test is bad. Though I forget to turn my wifi on after testing and never noticed.
Seems like it's not just me so. Please, can everyone email care@postmobile.ie, otherwise they'll think it's just an isolated problem.
