https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Roaming/Phone-block-in-US/m-p/1526653#M5600 <P>What makes you think your phone has a block on it? Does it show coverage of a local network?</P> <P>Your ability to get coverage abroad (which calls, texts &amp; mobile data rely on) is dependent on roaming being activated - which allows your phone to connect to foreign networks.<BR /><BR />Have you used your phone abroad previously, did you receive a welcome text message on first arrival abroad? These are good evidence of roaming being enabled if so. In these cases, manually cycling through all available local networks often resolves issues - toggling flight mode can have the same effect.<BR /><BR />If not...On PAYG, roaming is auto-enabled once your phone is used in the UK first. On pay-monthly, this needs to be enabled manually - usually by texting ROAMING to 150 before leaving the UK. Did you do this?<BR /><BR />If you are on pay-monthly and now find yourself abroad without having enabled roaming, your only recourse will be to contact CS to request it activated. You can either contact +44 7953 966150 from another working phone, or +44 800 9566000 using a web-calling app such as Skype over WiFi.</P> Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:59:46 GMT bristolian 2025-04-20T12:59:46Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Roaming/Phone-block-in-US/m-p/1526581#M5594 <P>How do I call back to U.K. from USA? My phone may have a block on it but I can’t find out how to unblock</P> Sat, 19 Apr 2025 22:41:17 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Roaming/Phone-block-in-US/m-p/1526581#M5594 BOB1015 2025-04-19T22:41:17Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Roaming/Phone-block-in-US/m-p/1526608#M5596 <P>Hi <a href="https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4757857">@BOB1015</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>You'll need to speak to EE CS and add roaming.&nbsp;</P> <P>Download Skype and over wifi call EE with the number in my signature during UK office hours.</P> <P>Thanks&nbsp;</P> Sun, 20 Apr 2025 08:24:58 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Roaming/Phone-block-in-US/m-p/1526608#M5596 Northerner 2025-04-20T08:24:58Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Roaming/Phone-block-in-US/m-p/1526653#M5600 <P>What makes you think your phone has a block on it? Does it show coverage of a local network?</P> <P>Your ability to get coverage abroad (which calls, texts &amp; mobile data rely on) is dependent on roaming being activated - which allows your phone to connect to foreign networks.<BR /><BR />Have you used your phone abroad previously, did you receive a welcome text message on first arrival abroad? These are good evidence of roaming being enabled if so. In these cases, manually cycling through all available local networks often resolves issues - toggling flight mode can have the same effect.<BR /><BR />If not...On PAYG, roaming is auto-enabled once your phone is used in the UK first. On pay-monthly, this needs to be enabled manually - usually by texting ROAMING to 150 before leaving the UK. Did you do this?<BR /><BR />If you are on pay-monthly and now find yourself abroad without having enabled roaming, your only recourse will be to contact CS to request it activated. You can either contact +44 7953 966150 from another working phone, or +44 800 9566000 using a web-calling app such as Skype over WiFi.</P> Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:59:46 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Roaming/Phone-block-in-US/m-p/1526653#M5600 bristolian 2025-04-20T12:59:46Z