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Data, calls and texts Operational
Calls Operational
Data Operational
MMS(Picture messages) Operational
Premium SMS Operational
Bon Voyage message Operational
Texts Operational
Broadband Operational
On-boarding Operational
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
99.86 % uptime
Today
Login Operational
Site availability Operational
Registration Operational
90 days ago
99.86 % 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
Transferring your number Operational
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
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
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No data exists for this day.
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had a partial outage.
Oct 26, 2025

No incidents reported today.

Oct 25, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 24, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 23, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 22, 2025
Resolved - Our technical team have advised that after monitoring for a period of time the issue has now been resolved and all members should now be able to log in without any further issues.
Oct 22, 16:44 BST
Update - We are continuing to monitor the fix that our technical team have implemented, and unfortunately, it appears that some members continue to face intermittent issues with logging in and registering. Our technical team are continuing to investigate this, and if anyone is still facing an issue, please try a new browser or clearing your cache & cookies from your device.
Read more here

Oct 16, 13:51 BST
Update - We are continuing to monitor the fix that our technical team have implemented, and unfortunately, it appears that some members continue to face intermittent issues with logging in and registering. Our technical team are continuing to investigate this, and if anyone is still facing an issue, please try a new browser or clearing your cache & cookies from your device.
Read more here

Oct 16, 13:46 BST
Monitoring - We have continued to monitor the fix that the technical team implemented, and unfortunately, it appears that some members continue to face intermittent issues with logging in and registering. Our technical team are continuing to investigate this, and if anyone is still facing an issue, please do try a new browser or clearing the cache of your current one first.
Sep 26, 16:37 BST
Investigating - We have continued to monitor the fix that the technical team implemented, and unfortunately it appears that some members continue to face intermittent issues with logging in and registering. Our technical team are continuing to investigate this, and if anyone is still facing an issue, please do try a new browser or clearing the cache of your current one first.
Sep 26, 10:52 BST
Monitoring - The technical team have identified the cause of the login/registration issue being experience by some members, and have made a change which should now all members to login/register on www.giffgaff.com as expected.
We will continue to monitor this issue for the time being.

https://community.giffgaff.com/d/34426833-giffgaffcom-loginregistration-issue-25-september-2025

Sep 25, 19:07 BST
Investigating - We have noticed an issue with giffgaff.com. New registrations are not completing, and already registered members are having issues logging in. Logging in to the giffgaff community is working for most members, with some intermittent issues. This is currently being investigated by our technical teams. Read more here
Sep 25, 15:43 BST
Oct 21, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 20, 2025
Resolved - Good news, the issue impacting members calling 43430 has been investigated and resolved. The service is now working as it should.
Oct 20, 13:09 BST
Investigating - This morning, we noticed that some members when calling 43430 received an error message of “Technical Issues”. Calling 43431 is working as it should. We are currently investigating the cause of this and will keep you updated here.
Read more here

Oct 20, 09:25 BST
Oct 19, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 18, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 17, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 16, 2025
Oct 15, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 14, 2025

No incidents reported.

Oct 13, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Oct 13, 11:00 BST
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Oct 12, 18:00 BST
Scheduled - There is some scheduled maintenance planned for Sunday & Monday from 6pm to 11am. Whilst making the changes members may find that the services listed in the table above are unavailable. You can learn more about this maintenance via our community - https://community.giffgaff.com/d/34439289-planned-change-12th-october-1800-13th-october-1100
Oct 10, 15:26 BST
Oct 12, 2025