https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/41274#M272 Glad you got it sorted.<BR />It can take several/many attempts.<BR />Blame Apple for the stupid way that they do things with iPhones. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span> Fri, 08 Jul 2016 21:01:36 GMT dalyer 2016-07-08T21:01:36Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/40005#M223 <P>I'm travelling to Germany on Thursday, I was there last month and was unable to make or receive calls despite topping up with EU credit. Can you tell me how to manipulate my phone ( an iphone 5) to work in Germany.</P> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:50:14 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/40005#M223 dwasol 2016-04-04T14:50:14Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/40007#M224 <P>You need to read this:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A id="link_57" class="page-link lia-link-navigation lia-custom-event" href="https://community.48.ie/t5/Most-Popular-Questions/iPhone-abroad-issue/td-p/36862/jump-to/first-unread-message" target="_blank">iPhone abroad issue</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>You may need to try this several times before it works.</P> <P>iPhones are a pain when roaming unfortunately...&nbsp;<img id="manfrustrated" class="emoticon emoticon-manfrustrated" src="https://community.48.ie/i/smilies/16x16_man-frustrated.png" alt="Man Frustrated" title="Man Frustrated" /></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hope this helps.</P> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:12:00 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/40007#M224 dalyer 2016-04-04T15:12:00Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/40116#M227 Did that help at all? Sun, 10 Apr 2016 06:52:55 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/40116#M227 dalyer 2016-04-10T06:52:55Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/41271#M270 The iPhone fix refuses to work for me - on clicking the "When Abroad" option my reception just refreshes and no new options become available, it reverts back to the "When Abroad" menu. Are there any alternatives? Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:23:13 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/41271#M270 ciaranmurphy1 2016-07-08T18:23:13Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/41272#M271 Never mind - persistence won out! Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:29:00 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/41272#M271 ciaranmurphy1 2016-07-08T18:29:00Z https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/41274#M272 Glad you got it sorted.<BR />It can take several/many attempts.<BR />Blame Apple for the stupid way that they do things with iPhones. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span> Fri, 08 Jul 2016 21:01:36 GMT https://community.48.ie/t5/Phones/germany-No-Service/m-p/41274#M272 dalyer 2016-07-08T21:01:36Z