48.ie - Was 7.99/month - 100 GB, all calls, all texts, 10 GB EU data - [Now 10.99]

Gumbo · 01-10-2020 9:59am

How important is the APN settings to be displayed?
On my iPhone they are blank.

Data still working out and about though.

Ten Pin · 01-10-2020 10:24am

What's further up the screen?

MMS APNs are only for MMS

Hotspot may not work without Hotspot APN filled in.

But neither of those APNs affect phone data, as long as the mobile / cellular data APN is entered. Is that blank?

opus · 01-10-2020 11:21am

naughto wrote: »

Try it with out the rabbit ears I have the same router it's better with out them

I've a dual SIM phone so used that when I trying out 48 both at home & out and about. GoMo is way more consistent, 48 was sometimes a good bit faster but when it was slow, it was terrible.

As for the router, I've tried all combinations for the antenna settings & having both as external works the best for my location.

blade1 · 01-10-2020 11:22am

All good for me so far since I switched yesterday.
Out in the sticks this morning :eek:

jarvis · 01-10-2020 11:53am

logically wrote: »

Ah, this might be it alright as I don't have any extra credit on there - I just bought the 7.99 membership . Thanks for suggestion !

You can top up online with a card. Any amount from €1 up. All networks don’t include premium texts in their unlimited text offering.

jarvis · 01-10-2020 12:11pm

logically wrote: »

Ah, this might be it alright as I don't have any extra credit on there - I just bought the 7.99 membership . Thanks for suggestion !

You can top up online with a card. Any amount from €1 up. All networks don’t include premium texts in their unlimited text offering.

PukkaStukka · 01-10-2020 12:11pm

blade1 wrote: »

All good for me so far since I switched yesterday.
Out in the sticks this morning :eek:

What phone are you using?

blade1 · 01-10-2020 12:19pm

PukkaStukka wrote: »

What phone are you using?

OnePlus 6t, and I've just noticed does my signal says H+ on that screenshot.:eek:

BullBauld · 01-10-2020 2:26pm

Problem here sending text messages. Have APN , MCC, MMC etc filled out so dunno what the issue is.
Roaming is also on.

Any ideas?

DopeTech · 01-10-2020 2:39pm

BullBauld wrote: »

Problem here sending text messages. Have APN , MCC, MMC etc filled out so dunno what the issue is.
Roaming is also on.

Any ideas?

Are they to numbers not included in your plan? I.e to an international number or a short code number like 53106 which would cost money and need you to have credit on your account to cover it?

BullBauld · 01-10-2020 2:41pm

DopeTech wrote: »

Are they to numbers not included in your plan? I.e to an international number or a short code number like 53106 which would cost money and need you to have credit on your account to cover it?

No to 085/086 numbers.

Ten Pin · 01-10-2020 2:52pm

Check SMS service number in settings

+353894300000

DopeTech · 01-10-2020 2:54pm

BullBauld wrote: »

No to 085/086 numbers.

You could check the sms center number is correct in your text messages app. It should be +353894300000.

Do you have an active membership? If so you need to ask them on live chat to look into it.

BullBauld · 01-10-2020 3:10pm

Ten Pin wrote: »

Check SMS service number in settings

+353894300000

Yea it's set at that. I'll get onto chat.
Thanks for the help folks.

Gumbo · 01-10-2020 3:18pm

Ten Pin wrote: »

What's further up the screen?

MMS APNs are only for MMS

Hotspot may not work without Hotspot APN filled in.

But neither of those APNs affect phone data, as long as the mobile / cellular data APN is entered. Is that blank?

APN, username and password are all blank too.

Quackster · 01-10-2020 4:09pm

Gumbo wrote: »

APN, username and password are all blank too.

48 seem to be pushing the APN from their side so even if you have it set incorrectly, or have nothing set at all, data still works. However, you'll need it set correctly for roaming or your data will not work when abroad.

pauleoin · 01-10-2020 4:51pm

I used this page to set up my APN, select your phone, enter your phone number and it sends the correct setting direct to your phone.

http://48months.tweakker.com/choose

Gumbo · 01-10-2020 9:29pm

pauleoin wrote: »

I used this page to set up my APN, select your phone, enter your phone number and it sends the correct setting direct to your phone.

http://48months.tweakker.com/choose

I have a field under the module data settings called LTE (Oprional). Should this be filled in?

Montage of Feck · 01-10-2020 10:20pm

"Sorry you are not allowed to purchase memberships, since you have a Bundle in progress"

But I don't

.

lighthouse · 01-10-2020 10:35pm

I ordered my SIM on Monday night. Just got an email saying it's on its way. So I'll see what it's like.

Jeff2 · 01-10-2020 10:49pm

Montage of Feck wrote: »

"Sorry you are not allowed to purchase memberships, since you have a Bundle in progress"

But I don't .

All I can think of is you used the same email address that you might have had with Three of air.

gerard2210 · 02-10-2020 5:45am

Montage of Feck wrote: »

"Sorry you are not allowed to purchase memberships, since you have a Bundle in progress"

But I don't .

Just contact chat and they'll sort it out in a couple of minutes.

California Dreamer · 02-10-2020 6:22am

Why would you not be allowed hotspot off your phone? Is that a thing?

L'prof · 02-10-2020 6:26am

Quackster wrote: »

48 seem to be pushing the APN from their side so even if you have it set incorrectly, or have nothing set at all, data still works. However, you'll need it set correctly for roaming or your data will not work when abroad.

This wasn’t the case with my wife on her OnePlus 5T, Ihad to set the APN manually to get her data working

zell12 · 02-10-2020 7:32am

California Dreamer wrote: »

Why would you not be allowed hotspot off your phone? Is that a thing?

Yes!
A number of providers banned/ban it and would cut you off if tethering detected. Don't know if it still occurs

DopeTech · 02-10-2020 7:57am

Montage of Feck wrote: »

"Sorry you are not allowed to purchase memberships, since you have a Bundle in progress"

But I don't .

I found just trying a second time it started working again. If not then chat will be online soon.

Pacifico · 02-10-2020 9:27am

Will a three locked phone work with a 48 sim?!

Ten Pin · 02-10-2020 9:39am

Why would you not be allowed hotspot off your phone? Is that a thing?

Vodafone are the only provider charging for tethering.

All others allow it and it's straightforward on Android.

IPhone is a bit fussy because APN settings are controlled by the network but that's just a matter of adding/editing hotspot settings.

Car buyer. · 02-10-2020 9:48am

Hi just checking if hotspot is working with 48?

Turned it on the phone but I'm getting an X over the WiFi symbol on the android box when I'm connected

Maybe I'm missing something obvious thanks?

lighthouse · 02-10-2020 9:48am

California Dreamer wrote: »

Why would you not be allowed hotspot off your phone? Is that a thing?

It used to be an issue a few years ago not to allow tethering but isn't really an issue anymore.

tina1040 · 02-10-2020 9:59am

This might be a stupid question...

Will the 48 sim work in a non smart phone? I want to get this for an elderly person who only uses a phone for calls and the occasional text

Ten Pin · 02-10-2020 10:10am

Will the 48 sim work in a non smart phone? I want to get this for an elderly person who only uses a phone for calls and the occasional text

Yes, it will work in any phone.

DopeTech · 02-10-2020 10:24am

tina1040 wrote: »

This might be a stupid question...

Will the 48 sim work in a non smart phone? I want to get this for an elderly person who only uses a phone for calls and the occasional text

Yes it will provided the phone is 4g capable.

jamesd · 02-10-2020 10:34am

DopeTech wrote: »

Yes it will provided the phone is 4g capable.

Why would the phone need to be 4G capable if only used for calls and texts ?

Ten Pin · 02-10-2020 10:35am

Yes it will provided the phone is 4g capable.

Have a 48 SIM in a 2G non smart phone and it works, just no data. Although some 2G phones do have data capability via GPRS and possibly EDGE.

DopeTech · 02-10-2020 10:41am

Ten Pin wrote: »

Have a 48 SIM in a 2G non smart phone and it works, just no data. Although some 2G phones do have data capability via GPRS and possibly EDGE.

I thought 3 didn't work in 2g only mode but maybe i'm wrong

august12 · 02-10-2020 10:45am

DopeTech wrote: »

Yes it will provided the phone is 4g capable.

Doesn't need to be 4g for calls and text.

Ten Pin · 02-10-2020 10:52am

I thought 3 didn't work in 2g only mode but maybe i'm wrong

Three were 3G only when they started up. At some point they had a 2G roaming agreement with Vodafone but that ended when Three bought O2. O2s network had/has 2G signal which is still available.

StackSteevens · 02-10-2020 10:57am

Got the SIM and tried it for a week in various devices using the free 1 Gb included. Was able to receive texts and phone calls without any problem, but the speedtest results were truly dreadful!

I'm with Tesco Mobile - which uses the Three/O2/48.ie infrastructure - yet when I ran a set of speedtests using the Tesco SIM then switching to the 48 SIM and running the same test from the same location at virtually the same time of day, the 48.ie data speeds were consistently between 50% and 80% slower??

So: same device, same location, same infrastructure, same time of the day but my two different SIMs consistently gave me massively different speedtest results - can anyone suggest an explanation for this anomaly please, because I cannot fathom it?

This means that unfortunately for me 48.ie seems to be a non-runner.

lighthouse · 02-10-2020 11:19am

StackSteevens wrote: »

Got the SIM and tried it for a week in various devices using the free 1 Gb included. Was able to receive texts and phone calls without any problem, but the speedtest results were truly dreadful!

I'm with Tesco Mobile - which uses the Three/O2/48.ie infrastructure - yet when I ran a set of speedtests using the Tesco SIM then switching to the 48 SIM and running the same test from the same location at virtually the same time of day, the 48.ie data speeds were consistently between 50% and 80% slower??

So: same device, same location, same infrastructure, same time of the day but my two different SIMs consistently gave me massively different speedtest results - can anyone suggest an explanation for this anomaly please, because I cannot fathom it?

This means that unfortunately for me 48.ie seems to be a non-runner.

It seems that 48 is provided with limited bandwidth despite being on the Three system. I have seen a lot of posts from people complaining about the speeds.
At the end of the day it is up to everyone to do their own tests and then decide.

PukkaStukka · 02-10-2020 11:30am

Got my trial SIM this morning but could not log into the 48 portal to activate it. Did a password reset several times using simple and complex passwords. Anyone encountered similar?

DopeTech · 02-10-2020 11:37am

PukkaStukka wrote: »

Got my trial SIM this morning but could not log into the 48 portal to activate it. Did a password reset several times using simple and complex passwords. Anyone encountered similar?

Are you trying through the browser? Sometimes the app doesn't work well.

Quackster · 02-10-2020 11:44am

DopeTech wrote: »

I thought 3 didn't work in 2g only mode but maybe i'm wrong

Originally this was the case but certainly at least since the O2 takeover, Three SIMs work in most (but not all older) 2G phones. I've a Three SIM in a Nokia 105 which is as basic a 2G phone as you can get. Likewise, my 48 SIM also works in that phone.

PukkaStukka · 02-10-2020 11:57am

DopeTech wrote: »

Are you trying through the browser? Sometimes the app doesn't work well.

both app and browser

martyc5674 · 02-10-2020 12:19pm

Car buyer. wrote: »

Hi just checking if hotspot is working with 48?

Turned it on the phone but I'm getting an X over the WiFi symbol on the android box when I'm connected

Maybe I'm missing something obvious thanks?

I tried to tether mine- wouldnt allow it- would be an issue for me - so wont be switching over just yet...

blade1 · 02-10-2020 12:33pm

martyc5674 wrote: »

I tried to tether mine- wouldnt allow it- would be an issue for me - so wont be switching over just yet...

Mine works no problem

rubberdungeon · 02-10-2020 12:36pm

I’m trying to help an older person switch over from Vodafone. The new sim came and they put it in the phone and opted to port their number.

A prompt said they should get a text and enter the code but no text has come in, any ideas?

blade1 · 02-10-2020 12:37pm

rubberdungeon wrote: »

I’m trying to help an older person switch over from Vodafone. The new sim came and they put it in the phone and opted to port their number.

A prompt said they should get a text and enter the code but no text has come in, any ideas?

Its sent to the old number

Ten Pin · 02-10-2020 12:55pm

I’m trying to help an older person switch over from Vodafone. The new sim came and they put it in the phone and opted to port their number.

A prompt said they should get a text and enter the code but no text has come in, any ideas?

IMO you should pick NEW NUMBER when activating the SIM to test signal, call quality etc for a few days before porting.

longcock · 02-10-2020 1:05pm

Ten Pin wrote: »

Three were 3G only when they started up. At some point they had a 2G roaming agreement with Vodafone but that ended when Three bought O2. O2s network had/has 2G signal which is still available.

Spot on Ten Pin, Three were only a 3G operator but with Three's purchase of O2 they acquired it's 2G network also. 2G is going to be a short lived network in any case with operator's worldwide switching it off.

48.ie - Was 7.99/month - 100 GB, all calls, all texts, 10 GB EU data - [Now 10.99]

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