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Payg SIM not provisioned

Rabz1234
Visitor

‎06-11-2021 01:38 PM

Hi

 

i am currently abroad and haven’t used my payg sim for about 6 months. I am now getting the sim not provisioned message. I have tried to start a live chat to take the sim out of hibernation but cannot see the start a convo button. Any other way apart from calling from abroad?

 

thanks

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XRaySpeX
Grand Master
Grand Master

‎06-11-2021 01:53 PM

@Rabz1234 : Sounds like it has gone into hibernation.

 

When did you last use it for a chargeable action? EE PAYG SIMs are deactivated after 6 months of non-use. You then have a further 3 months to call EE to reactivate it before it is lost completely.

 

You needed to make a chargeable action like making a chargeable call or text, topping up or buying a Pack or Add-on, not just using your mins, texts or data from your pack.

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Northerner
Grand Master
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‎06-11-2021 02:28 PM - edited ‎06-11-2021 02:28 PM

Hi @Rabz1234 

 

That message means your number is dead. It will be unlikely it can be recovered.

 

https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Pay-as-you-go/What-is-pay-as-you-go-and-flex-hibernation-and-how-do-I-...

 

If you look in @XRaySpeX signature there is a free phone number you can try and maybe EE will be able to help. 

 

Lastly if reactivated you may need to be on the EE UK network.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 



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