Sky Mobile, coming to Ireland

If you don't have that option of selecting preferred network type, next try dialling this USD code to open configuration. *#*#4636#*#*

It doesn't work on my S21 though, only a handful of USD do.

Finally, you could install an App that opens this menu. Th VolteCheck app is able to open this dialogue on my S21. Though I couldn't turn on the greyed out Volte and Vowifi options, I could change the carrier options. I tried NR/LTE only, and it accepted it, only 5g and 4g, but I couldn't make calls as it still tried to use 2G. Bummer.

I'm off to the UK for a few days myself next month. That sounds like a right pain. I think I'll just move back to GoMo. Disappointed, but Sky just isn't ready yet it seems.

Just over a month now with Sky after switching from Vodafone, and I have to say I'm disappointed.

Wifi Calling not working is my top pain point however…. (I'm using a Oneplus 11)

Skys handover seems to be hopelessly broken. Multiple times a day, I'll either drop back to GPRS/EDGE or No Signal in places where I had 4G at at minimum with Vodafone prior to switch (this happens in the countryside and Dublin city centre, where I work). I have to force the reconnection to 4g+ by enabling Airplane mode, and sometimes it takes multiple attempts to get it to work.

I'm stuck on the contract for now, but I'll be running back to Vodafone at the end of the contract if the situation doesn't improve. You get what you pay for I suppose!

I will pay to get out of it if I have to I think. It's about 150 quid at this stage. Not cheap but better than dealing with poor/no signal issues, roaming hassles and no WiFi calling or VOLTE to help mitigate some of it.

I'm going to wait for this month's Samsung update but if no sign of the latter I'll just move back.

€180 to you instead of to them! The issues must be overwhelming them at this stage. Between Volte, VoWifi, dropping to Edge, and roaming, it's a cluster***k they never anticipated. AnPost roaming was superb, straight to Vodafone with all the bells, but let down at home by no 4g calling after 3g was shut down, that and the tortuous data routing via Malta, made it hit and miss for browsing on mobile data.

Samsung are usually later with OS version updates in my experience - probably because they layer their OneUI interface over it

Good news is that S21 is included, bad news is S21 FE isn't, only Base, Plus and Ultra. FE used will take a hiding.

All done!

GoMo SIM arrived today so moved the port up to this afternoon. Activated and complete as scheduled from 3PM.

Mobile signal back to "normal", Wi-Fi calling, Vo-LTE back, my number working correctly.

Lesson learned.. never be an early adopter of an MVNO.

True. The difference I guess with GoMo though is that they're a direct offshoot of eir (from a configuration point of view it's basically just Meteor rebranded) who own and manage the underlying network.

Probably makes some of these teething problems easier vs Sky who are piggybacking on Vodafone.