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[tanchoo1]

received last night but insert and activate this morning 8.30 am




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Ok then the port-in will only happen today; possibly tomorrow. Keep using the Giga SIM in the meantime.

 

[djkopikat]

okay for my case le.
i didnt turn off auto

Omg, u should have bought at shopee to top up ur credit, cheaper and can use shopee coins. Rem to put ur hp number in msg b4 checkout

 

[Hakuna Matata]

eh my mum received the card last night and we just activated it this morning via WiFi on her iphone 15 plus

reboot the phone but like no signal

anyone else gets that?

she's porting in from giga

I wonder if I should put the giga sim back in so she can still use the phone


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No need. Port over from Giga is quite fast. Can use the temporary number to surf the net, watch youtube video, facebook.

 

[tanchoo1]

received last night but insert and activate this morning 8.30 am

alamak like that I need to ask my family member to try and help her reinsert the giga cause I am at work now


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This one I cannot help you, sorry.

Perhaps in the future it is best to fully research the entire port-in process before subjecting your family members to mobile downtime, else they may make a lot of noise especially if they are the active kind and go out every day. If she's at home, no issue as she can use Wi-Fi.

 

[tanchoo1]

No need. Port over from Giga is quite fast. Can use the temporary number to surf the net, watch youtube video, facebook.

But she say her Eight SIM no signal, how to surf the net?

 

[Hakuna Matata]

But she say her Eight SIM no signal, how to surf the net?

Try to turn off and on airplane mode. SIM card insert correctly or not?
Check the mobile network settings?

 

[Jeremy1]

But she say her Eight SIM no signal, how to surf the net?

Did she download the 8 apps and activate the line ?

 

[tanchoo1]

Try to turn off and on airplane mode. SIM card insert correctly or not?
Check the mobile network settings?

She say already rebooted the phone. But you're right, we have absolutely no other information at all. Is it iPhone? Android? What phone model exactly? Is VoLTE turned on? Etc. etc.

 

[tanchoo1]

Did she download the 8 apps and activate the line ?

She said activated this morning at 8:30am. Activation could be done by browser or through the official Eight app. It doesn't matter, because the official Eight app is just a very simple frontend to the actual Eight website.

 

[Jeremy1]

She said activated this morning at 8:30am.

Need to enter the temporary phone number received from email to activate the line after the sim card was installed.

 

[tanchoo1]

Need to enter the temporary phone number received from email to activate the line after the sim card was installed.

Correct; but only she can tell us if she followed the activation process correctly or not.

Maybe she only put in the SIM card and thought that means activated already.

 

[Jeremy1]

Correct; but only she can tell us if she followed the activation process correctly or not.

Because I also no signal.

For my case, it's different cause I opt for Esim.

Once she had activated using the temporary number, should have np.

Once port in successfully, they will send you an sms.

 

[tanchoo1]

Because I also no signal.

For my case, it's different cause I opt for Esim.

Once she had activated using the temporary number, should have np.

Agree. Once activation through Eight's website is successful, the signal should be available within minutes.

It could also be VoLTE not turned on in the phone, but we need to know the exact phone model for this to assist in troubleshooting.

 

[leonaheidern]

Agree. Once activation through Eight's website is successful, the signal should be available within minutes.
It could also be VoLTE not turned on in the phone, but we need to know the exact phone model for this to assist in troubleshooting.

oh I just checked Heng's she's got signal. was worried cause she left the house and can't be contacted via messaging apps if no signal.

the call is still the temp number though


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[tanchoo1]

oh I just checked Heng's she's got signal. was worried cause she left the house and can't be contacted via messaging apps if no signal.

the call is still the temp number though


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Ok that's good. The actual port-in will happen later today or possibly tomorrow. Best to reboot the phone after the port-in succeeds.

There are several ways to check, but one sure way to know is if the Giga SIM has no reception, it means that the port-in process has started.

 

[leonaheidern]

Ok that's good. The actual port-in will happen later today or possibly tomorrow. Best to reboot the phone after the port-in succeeds.
There are several ways to check, but one sure way to know is if the Giga SIM has no reception, it means that the port-in process has started.

no issue there as long as she's got data.

my turn next week cause I ported in a bit later due to a week's difference in billing cut off from giga. still waiting for my sim card via singpost

sat port in received card via post box on wed night


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[tanchoo1]

no issue there as long as she's got data.

my turn next week cause I ported in a bit later due to a week's difference in billing cut off from giga


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Generally port-in from Giga is very smooth (because all are under StarHub) and happens quickly, usually at around 5pm but the actual time will vary.

 

[AndroidComa]

just saw something new in eight account

Auto-Recharge​

Enable auto-recharge for plan renewal so that you can enjoy our service without any disruptions.

if enabled, does it mean i dun have to recharge manually every month?​

 

[inf|uencer]

just saw something new in eight account

Auto-Recharge​

Enable auto-recharge for plan renewal so that you can enjoy our service without any disruptions.​

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if enabled, does it mean i dun have to recharge manually every month?​

yes but put in money better like 24 or 32 dollars

 

[tanchoo1]

Because I also no signal.

For my case, it's different cause I opt for Esim.

Once she had activated using the temporary number, should have np.

Once port in successfully, they will send you an sms.

I don't mean to pour cold water on you but you probably already know that the recent Giga hack / takeover of eSim was possible because the Giga user chose a stupid password that was easily guessable or reused his password from another account so the hacker could easily login to his Giga account and request for a new eSim, thus taking over the number. From there, the threat actor could receive all OTPs from banks etc and managed to siphon off money from his accounts.

Eight works a bit differently but just bear in mind that eSim has such issues which pSim doesn't have, as the threat actor will need to physically get their hands on your pSim in order to take over your number.