topic Re: Trying to register my pay, you go phone on WhatsApp in Pay as you go

Trying to register my pay, you go phone on WhatsApp

Hayden21 — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:18:11 GMT

I’m trying to register my pay as you go phone on WhatsApp and I have put my pay you go SIM card into my iPhone 16e and tried to get a verification code to register my number with WhatsApp with no luck tried to get a phone call for a verification code no luck. I might contact EE in the morning if there is a chat that I can do it on .

i am no good with phone calls because of my autism,ADHD and mild learning disability. Can I chat via messaging on the app instead of making a phone call to EE like I can with Vodafone, which my contract SIM is with

Re: Trying to register my pay, you go phone on WhatsApp

XRaySpeX — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:26:08 GMT

There is no Live Chat on PAYG.

Have you topped-up you PAYG SIM at all? You need to to be able to receive texts.

Re: Trying to register my pay, you go phone on WhatsApp

Northerner — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:40:19 GMT

Hi @Hayden21

Probably content lock:

https://ee.co.uk/help/security/staying-safe-online/switching-content-lock-on-or-off

Thanks