topic Re: problems activating sim abroad. in Pay as you go

problems activating sim abroad.

Nico46 — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:53:56 GMT

I bought new sim in the UK, I didn't top-up and also think I didn't activate and I flew back to Poland and now I'm not able to do anything, no calls or send SMS or even how to top up.

Can someone help me resolve this issue?

Re: problems activating sim abroad.

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:56:57 GMT

@Nico46 : To be used abroad EE PAYG SIMs need 1st activating on EE's home UK network. If it wasn't you can't now use it until you return to UK.

Re: problems activating sim abroad.

Schockwave — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:10:35 GMT

@Nico46 if you have a friend in the UK, you could send the SIM card back to the UK and that person can activate it for you, by making a chargeable call or text and then send it back to you, or wait until you return to the UK to get it activated, as they first need to be activated in the UK.