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How to manually select a network

A guide to help manually connect to a network for Smart SIM

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Written by Will
Updated over a week ago

πŸ”” This guide is for Smart SIMs only

πŸ“² Step by step: Changing your network

Manual network selection can be particularly helpful in resolving connectivity challenges when traveling or in areas with poor automatic network selection.

iOS

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Tap Mobile Data,

  3. Select your Smart SIM and then select Network Selection.

  4. Turn off Automatic Selection.

  5. Allow a few minutes for the list of available networks to populate.

  6. Tap on your desired network to connect.

Android

  1. Open Settings

  2. Tap Network & Internet or Connections

  3. Tap SIMs or Mobile Network

  4. Select your Smart SIM

  5. Turn off Automatic Selection

  6. Wait for the list of availble networks to load (this can take up to 2-3 minutes)

  7. Tap the network you want to connect to.

❓What happens next?

Once you've set a new network to connect to, you'll be connected to that network, so handy when you want to test another network local to you. Find out which local networks are available in the supported countries
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