FabSwingers.com forum: new phone, but not on internet

By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

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I'm a total technophobe

But I have bought a new android phone

if I connect via wifi i can browse internet etc. But I cannot get on the internet using the phones browser it is a uhappy phone from a well known internet site. My new contract is with giff gaff and includes 3gb web. Is there something obvious I have missed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm a total technophobe

But I have bought a new android phone

give it time to activate with giffgaff and check the settings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You may need to configure the apn settings. Give gif gaf a call and ask them for help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm a total technophobe

But I have bought a new android phone

Have you turned off wifi and activated your phones packet data?

S x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shouldn't giff gaff send you a message with the settings?

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By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

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Giff gaff did tell me the settings and my mate set it all up transferred the number and this morning great number transferred i can make and receive calls.turned of the adult restrictions fantastic then notced that i could not get on fb. If i turn wifi on then it all works fine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is it a Samsung?

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By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

PE13

It's called a uhappy but it identical to my samsumg in every way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's called a uhappy but it identical to my samsumg in every way"

Ironic name!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's called a uhappy but it identical to my samsumg in every way

Ironic name!?

Haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's called a uhappy but it identical to my samsumg in every way"

I had to look up the correct apn settings for my eldest's cheapo Samsung and put them in manually, that was behaving the same as yours.

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By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

PE13

Yes I know it is ironic.

I don't think the phone is at fault as I can get on the net via wifi.

It has to be in the settings somewhere

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You need the apn settings from giff gaff

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By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

PE13

"You need the apn settings from giff gaff "

My mate supposedly set that up but I will double check. Cheers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The vodafone/o2/ee Sims seem to do it automatically, it's the virgin/asda/sainsburys piggyback ones that need fiddling with

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By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

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I have the apn settings, he wrote them down where would I find it on the phone to check?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From memory it's settings-networks-mobile networks-access point names

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By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

PE13

"From memory it's settings-networks-mobile networks-access point names"

Thank you i will look as soon as i get back home. Thank you

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By *oe bloggs69Man
over a year ago

fife

I had same problem with a cheapo Chinese import so its now my mp3 in car..good sound too

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By *ob55 OP Man
over a year ago

PE13

got it all working, brill

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"got it all working, brill "

Gift gaff use o2 and they are slow in switching on when phone is set up!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mms still dont work lol

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Have you got the cellular data turned off in the settings?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have you got the cellular data turned off in the settings?"

i wish its bloominh giff gaff

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

"Have you got the cellular data turned off in the settings?

i wish its bloominh giff gaff"

Mms on giffgaff is definitely the APN settings. There is some misleading info on their forum.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My mms still dont work lol "

You can input the mms values in the same way as data listed above.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have you got the cellular data turned off in the settings?

i wish its bloominh giff gaff

Mms on giffgaff is definitely the APN settings. There is some misleading info on their forum. "

I know it

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