topic Re: S26 Ultra in SIM cards & Porting

S26 Ultra

Miriam14 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:59:43 GMT

I have currently got the Samsung S23 ultra and am looking at the new S26 ultra. I am wanting to purchase the phone from Samsung as I can get a great offer on the trade in, but Samsung are not able to tell me if I can use my EE sim contract in this new phone due to the network not being available yet.

Does anyone know that if I make the purchase for the phone if my current EE sim only contract will work in the phone straight away?

Re: S26 Ultra

XRaySpeX — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:05:56 GMT

@Miriam14 : Yes, it should do. Just move the SIM to the new phone.

What do mean by "the network not being available yet"? EE mobile network is available all the time & has been for yonks.

Re: S26 Ultra

Northerner — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:17:35 GMT

Hi @Miriam14

Yes, I always buy mine directly from Samsung and my Ultra should arrive Friday 🤞🏻.

Thanks

Re: S26 Ultra

bristolian — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:31:40 GMT

@XRaySpeX wrote:
What do mean by "the network not being available yet"? EE mobile network is available all the time & has been for yonks.

I suspect this is a reference to "this phone is not available for purchase from EE directly yet"

The overarching question has been answered though - as long as the new phone is of UK-spec then just put your existing SIM into the new phone.