topic Abroad - Phone not connecting cellular - URGENT in Mobile Services

Abroad - Phone not connecting cellular - URGENT

Jcur88 — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 02:52:47 GMT

Hi there,

I am travelling abroad, I recently have a new SIM which works in the UK but i am in Singapore and it seems to not connect to cellular network at all.

I've re-set network settings etc.

With this I cannot send any text messages to activate roaming.

Can this please be fixed ASAP - thank you so much in advance!

Re: Abroad - Phone not connecting cellular - URGENT

Northerner — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:06:48 GMT

Hi @Jcur88

You'll need Skype on wifi and the number in my signature to speak to EE CS during UK working hours.

You need to ask EE to activate roaming.

You can check roaming costs here: https://ee.co.uk/help/mobile/roaming/roaming-costs

Thanks

Re: Abroad - Phone not connecting cellular - URGENT

bristolian — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:00:34 GMT

Are you on PAYG or pay-monthly? And what was the reason for the new SIM? Was this a lost/stolen replacement, or was there another reason?

If you're on PAYG, the SIM needs to be used on EE's UK network to activate roaming before it will work abroad/

If on pay-monthly, EE CS can manually enable roaming but you will need to contact them via another means - either another working phone, or a web-calling app such as Skype.