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

The NEW superduper sim has resulted in my daughter losing the hotspot function. i will try this tomorrow and let you know.

So after all these issues is it clear what is causing the issue? Is it that when roaming for reasons unknown sometimes the wrong apn is used? Does it work 100% of the time when using the correct Apn? Looking to move back to 48 soon but won’t be until they sort roaming out

Thanks for the reply. So would it be an idea to manually add the Liffeytelecom apn as a new APN profile in settings and choose that one manually each time you roam? Has that worked for people or is it still hit and miss?

Is there an idiots guide to roaming, even just to Northern Ireland I can read? Been with 48 since last November if that impacts the type of SIM card I have

The APN (liffeytelecom/proximus) is for data only, it has no impact on your reception for calls or texts.

Very very true.

When I referenced calls/texts I knew that.I was simply pointing out the appalling customer support from 48 in that they don't know which countries 48(3) have service agreements with.

Log into your 48 account and click on the membership menu. There should be an option there to buy a membership (subscribe for a month) and to set up auto-renew.

Did you try removing the Hotspot APN or resetting the settings?

There’s 3 48 SIMs on iOS in our house (2 €7.99 and 1 €12.99) and I checked them when I seen your post. Two were already set up with the 48months.liffeytelecom.com hotspot setting and the other didn’t have the hotspot APN set but once I put it in it showed up straight away. Two on iOS 16.6 and the other 17 beta.

That’s strange it wouldn’t stick without removing and rebooting but glad you got it sorted in the end.

Just back from the UK with my two teens who have 48 "new" SIMs and the proximus APN did not work, changing to liffeytelecom did.

Just back from England and hallelujah, I got roaming! Wasn't easy! Here's what I did, in case it helps (Android phone)

Open SIM tools app and select "when abroad"

Select "manual" and "international profile"

Go to phone settings and select phone network manually - I couldn't select a UK network until I'd changed to international profile, they were all marked "forbidden". My phone wouldn't connect to a UK network automatically either, I had to connect manually.

Once registered with a UK network, go back to the SIM tools app, select "when abroad", "manual" and "local profile". This sets the APN to liffeytelecom, not proximus.

I then had access to calls, SMS and data.

During my short stay (30 hours), I had to do this palaver 3 times, as I got disconnected from the network for some reason.

I tried all this in NI a couple of weeks ago, it worked for an hour, then I was disconnected.

Clear Mobile have a speed limit on their data, so if that's important, switching might not be appropriate

I'm picking up 5g on 48 more and more these days around Dublin. Surely they're about to officially launch it?

Try changing 'when abroad' to 'manual' -> 'international' in the 48 sim app. That worked for me the last time.

If it's still not working check the APN has the correct settings and selected (it can reset when you do the above).

Anyone else having issues with tethering? Over the past week, the phone has strong internet, but the laptop recognises the phone can't seem to get the signal, stuck on 'connecting'. It's a 2017 3g phone. Do i need to get a new sim?

I think some providers are phasing out 3G. Maybe Three are?