2017 Piranha Mobile Sim Card 2017 thread

hawkdeira · 08-08-2018, 11:45

Replacement Piranha sim card arrived this morning!

kctopitz · 08-08-2018, 19:39

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Originally Posted by hawkdeira

Replacement Piranha sim card arrived this morning!

Did they notify you when it shipped?

GadgetKen · 08-08-2018, 19:49

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Originally Posted by hawkdeira

Replacement Piranha sim card arrived this morning!

Cool!

Can you determine what carrier is backing the new sim card?

And did they give you back the remaining balance from your old sim card(s)?

hawkdeira · 09-08-2018, 11:24

Hello - the new replacement sim took 48 hours to arrive after filling in their online request form. You then go back online to activate it before you can use it.
I chose a UK number which is free and that is with Jersey Telecom (there is a choice of a US or Canadian number but that incurs a monthly charge of 50 cents). Only one number per sim, unlike the old sim which had both US and UK numbers.
Yes the old balance transferred across to the new card the same day.

kctopitz · 09-08-2018, 11:31

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Originally Posted by hawkdeira

Hello - the new replacement sim took 48 hours to arrive after filling in their online request form. You then go back online to activate it before you can use it.
I chose a UK number which is free and that is with Jersey Telecom (there is a choice of a US or Canadian number but that incurs a monthly charge of 50 cents). Only one number per sim, unlike the old sim which had both US and UK numbers.
Yes the old balance transferred across to the new card the same day.

Did they notify you that it had been shipped out? I used the new replacement SIM request function well over a week ago. Haven't received the SIM or any updates about it.

kctopitz · 09-08-2018, 12:46

Follow-up: My SIM arrived today in Germany, so I can answer my own question and say that there was no notice that it was shipped out. Postage date is August 7th. Assuming they shipped a big batch the same day, I'm guessing those of you in the US will receive them later this week or next.

After activating it, my previous balance was transferred over within 30 minutes, although interestingly it's now in US dollars instead of British pounds, despite selecting a UK number.

Important note: APN is now "roamingplus". Data is billed per 10kb. I think it was 100kb previously, so that's an improvement.

The default APN profiles on the SIM (APN: "pepper") indicate it's a Jersey Telecom SIM.

rfranzq

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Originally Posted by kctopitz

Assuming they shipped a big batch the same day, I'm guessing those of you in the US will receive them later this week or next.

I first asked for a replacement SIM when this first became news.
I wonder if they are sending everyone who requested one a SIM or just more recent folk. If anyone requested the SIM more than a month ago and gets one now: Please speak up. It will give reassurance or at least a warning that we will need to request again.

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Originally Posted by bourbonkiller

Got assigned a Los Angeles +1 213 XXXXXXX number.

That is the area code I was born in. Live near by to it now. [Same place.]

Bossman · 14-08-2018, 01:33

I suspect that somehow Piranha has forgot to send a replacement SIM to some of us. I requested one on 5/19 (via their support ticket) when the issue first came about as well. I have not received it yet. So I went ahead and put in another request yesterday.

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Originally Posted by rfranzq

I first asked for a replacement SIM when this first became news.
I wonder if they are sending everyone who requested one a SIM or just more recent folk. If anyone requested the SIM more than a month ago and gets one now: Please speak up. It will give reassurance or at least a warning that we will need to request again.

DRNewcomb · 09-08-2018, 13:50

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Originally Posted by hawkdeira

.....I chose a UK number which is free and that is with Jersey Telecom (there is a choice of a US or Canadian number but that incurs a monthly charge of 50 cents). Only one number per sim, unlike the old sim which had both US and UK numbers.......

Since my Piranha SIM has been used mostly as a backup, in case T-Mobile doesn't work, I'll probably forgo the 50¢/mo US number.

I suppose that with the new SIM there is no VoIP calling? This is looking grim.

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hawkdeira (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 56 Join Date: 13 Jun 2005 Country:	08-08-2018, 11:45 Replacement Piranha sim card arrived this morning!

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hawkdeira (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 56 Join Date: 13 Jun 2005 Country:	09-08-2018, 11:24 Hello - the new replacement sim took 48 hours to arrive after filling in their online request form. You then go back online to activate it before you can use it. I chose a UK number which is free and that is with Jersey Telecom (there is a choice of a US or Canadian number but that incurs a monthly charge of 50 cents). Only one number per sim, unlike the old sim which had both US and UK numbers. Yes the old balance transferred across to the new card the same day.

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kctopitz (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 94 Join Date: 05 Jan 2008 Country:	09-08-2018, 12:46 Follow-up: My SIM arrived today in Germany, so I can answer my own question and say that there was no notice that it was shipped out. Postage date is August 7th. Assuming they shipped a big batch the same day, I'm guessing those of you in the US will receive them later this week or next. After activating it, my previous balance was transferred over within 30 minutes, although interestingly it's now in US dollars instead of British pounds, despite selecting a UK number. Important note: APN is now "roamingplus". Data is billed per 10kb. I think it was 100kb previously, so that's an improvement. The default APN profiles on the SIM (APN: "pepper") indicate it's a Jersey Telecom SIM. Last edited by kctopitz; 09-08-2018 at 13:04..