Motorhomes WiFi

[dulvil]

Bought one of these fancy aerial WiFi things and it worked with trial 3 card, will work with 1p mobile card but when trying Gifgaf or sky where I have lots of data it won’t work. Any ideas please

 

[Camdoon]

Bought one of these fancy aerial WiFi things and it worked with trial 3 card, will work with 1p mobile card but when trying Gifgaf or sky where I have lots of data it won’t work. Any ideas please

Do the sims work in a phone or other device? Is the MiFi locked to 3 network.

 

[TheBig1]

sounds like the Mifi is locked to the 3 network, which is normal. Either take it to a local phone repair shop or market stall and they will unlock it for a fee. or if you are IT literate you can source the unlock code from ebay and unlock it yourself

 

[Lenny HB]

It would help if you said what it is.

 

[Gellyneck]

It would help if you said what it is.

It's the start of a new music thread.

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[dulvil]

Sorry for not putting enough info on, I was getting a little pi,,Ed off, It’s a Motorhomes WiFi device with a huewei?5g Router from what I was told put a data sim in and it will work

 

[dulvil]

Do the sims work in a phone or other device? Is the MiFi locked to 3 network.

Yes work in phones data and calls

 

[Phil 748]

Yes work in phones data and calls

Hi sounds like the MIFI is locked to the 3 network

 

[Manic]

Sorry for not putting enough info on, I was getting a little pi,,Ed off, It’s a Motorhomes WiFi device with a huewei?5g Router from what I was told put a data sim in and it will work

Did you buy from Motorhome WiFi , if so I’m sure they will help you get sorted.

 

[dulvil]

Not answering phone, must be weekend off

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[Lenny HB]

I'm certain their mifi's are unlocked.
A hard reset often sorts out problems like this. Take the back off and on the side there is a reset button you will need a pen or paperclip to push it.

 

[63720]

If it's locked to 3 a phone call to their help desk will get it unlocked.

 

[DBK]

You need a data only sim for the MiFi. Some companies will allow a phone sim in a MiFi but some don't. In my experience it takes them a day or two to realise what's going on but this was a few years ago - perhaps they are quicker now?

 

[jeffcav]

You need to edit the giffgaff settings, i think the APN- 'access point name' settings need to be changed. There are some reviews on amazon for the Huawei one which tell you how to do this i think.

 

[jeffcav]

This may help

Using giffgaff sim as mobile wifi in a Huawei E5785.

Using giffgaff sim as mobile wifi in a Huawei E5785.

community.giffgaff.com

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[Bolti]

You need a data only sim for the MiFi. Some companies will allow a phone sim in a MiFi but some don't. In my experience it takes them a day or two to realise what's going on but this was a few years ago - perhaps they are quicker now?

Ofcom ruled against this in 2018.
Read here

SIM Cards For Tablets, 4G Routers, Dongles & Other Smart Devices

You can normally use a mobile phone SIM card in devices like a tablet, 4G router, mobile broadband dongle or IoT device. Find out more.

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[dulvil]

This may help

Using giffgaff sim as mobile wifi in a Huawei E5785.

Using giffgaff sim as mobile wifi in a Huawei E5785.

community.giffgaff.com

when giffgaff or sky sim is inserted inrouter the red light comes on,the huuwei app just says no credit and won’t connect, there’s plenty of credit and data on both cards

 

[mapman]

We have just had a Motorhome WiFi installed. Initially had some problems but we phoned and they talked us through what was needed to set up. They were very busy but returned calls and were extremely helpful. I am certain they will be in touch.

 

[Phil 748]

when giffgaff or sky sim is inserted inrouter the red light comes on,the huuwei app just says no credit and won’t connect, there’s plenty of credit and data on both cards

Hi Does sound that unit is lock to a network, what do you get if you put the 3 sim back in?

 

[dulvil]

3 sim has run out of credit but asks to top up so works, 1p mobile card which is EE works but v. Expensive

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[Landy Andy]

Addie

If it is a unit from Motorhome WiFi, then it won’t be locked to any network, an once setup correctly will work on any network from our experience, with any phone SIM card.

 

[Phil 748]

3 sim has run out of credit but asks to top up so works, 1p mobile card which is EE works but v. Expensive

Hi you may need to set the APN for the other Sims to work not sure how you do this normally it is automatic has been for me.

 

[dulvil]

Apn does need setting, instructions said generally when abroad . Smarty had activated the card under the wrong number but cancelled the account and refunded me the money. Re activated the same card just now and it’s working, thanks all

 

[Manic]

I’m glad you got sorted.
Thanks for the update.