Service updates

A snapshot of the giffgaff service

Investigating - We’re aware that some members are experiencing a delay in being able to see their promotional allowance on their account. The team is applying the necessary updates to member accounts in phases and these will be visible to all eligible members soon. Read more here
Feb 03, 2026 - 17:18 GMT

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Data, calls and texts Degraded Performance
Calls Operational
Data Degraded Performance
MMS(Picture messages) Operational
Premium SMS Operational
Bon Voyage message Operational
Texts Operational
Broadband Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
On-boarding Operational
Live Chat Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Phones Operational
Buy phone with loan Operational
Buy outright Operational
Phone delivery Operational
Phone return, repair or exchange Operational
Sell my phone Operational
Phone page unavailable / Intermittent Operational
Phone order processing Operational
giffgaff.com website Operational
90 days ago
99.78 % uptime
Today
Login Operational
Site availability Operational
Registration Operational
90 days ago
99.78 % uptime
Today
The My giffgaff app Operational
Login Operational
Availability Operational
Community Operational
Viewing the community Operational
Interacting with the community Operational
Notifications Operational
Plans & Credit Operational
Using a voucher Operational
Using a credit/debit card Operational
Using top-up credit Operational
Using PayPal Operational
IVR - Automated phone service Operational
Display issues for plans & credit Operational
Early repurchase Operational
Travel Data Add On Operational
Ask an agent Operational
Raising a case Operational
Case updates Operational
SIM Operational
Ordering a SIM Operational
Delivery of SIM Operational
Activating SIM Operational
SIM Swap Operational
eSIM Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Downloading eSIM Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Installing eSIM Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Transferring your number Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
Joining giffgaff Operational
Calling 43431 Operational
Texting 43431 Operational
Getting a PAC code online Operational
Request STAC via 75075 Operational
Getting a STAC code online Operational
Request PAC via 65075 Operational
Delayed Number Transfer Operational
90 days ago
100.0 % uptime
Today
giffgaff communications Operational
giffgaff emails Operational
Password reset Operational
Purchase confirmation Operational
Two-step verification Operational
giffgaff texts Operational
Content Lock Operational
Operational
Degraded Performance
Partial Outage
Major Outage
Maintenance
Major outage
Partial outage
No downtime recorded on this day.
No data exists for this day.
had a major outage.
had a partial outage.
Feb 25, 2026
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Feb 25, 09:36 GMT
Investigating - We are seeing some Port in requests from yesterday (17/02/26) that still haven’t fully completed, the number appears to have been transferred successfully but when a call is made to the Ported number the message “number not recognised” is heard.
Read more here

Feb 18, 15:57 GMT
Feb 24, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 23, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 22, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 21, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 20, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 19, 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 19, 05:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 19, 01:30 GMT
Update - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Feb 18, 12:24 GMT
Feb 18, 2026
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Feb 18, 15:56 GMT
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Feb 18, 15:55 GMT
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Feb 17, 13:18 GMT
Investigating - We have been informed that some members may be experiencing delays with SIM activations, SIM swaps, number transfers and number changes. This is currently being investigated by technical teams. Read more here
Feb 17, 13:07 GMT
Feb 17, 2026
Feb 16, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 15, 2026
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Feb 15, 08:00 GMT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Feb 15, 07:00 GMT
Scheduled - We will be conducting a scheduled maintenance on Sunday, February 15, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM and some services listed will be unavailable during that time. Read more here
Feb 13, 11:50 GMT
Feb 14, 2026
Resolved - We were notified of technical issue earlier today, which impacted provisioning requests. Our technical team have identified the cause of the issue and full service has been restored. The remaining queued requests will be completed shortly.
Feb 14, 16:44 GMT
Identified - Our technical team are working on restoring full service and are working through the backlog of requests. A solution has been identified and we will keep you updated on progress here.
Feb 14, 14:57 GMT
Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Feb 14, 10:53 GMT
Investigating - We’re currently dealing with a technical issue which is impacting provisioning requests. All requests are queued and will be fixed once service is restored
Feb 14, 10:53 GMT
Feb 13, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 12, 2026

No incidents reported.

Feb 11, 2026

No incidents reported.