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Cannot Upgrade

Hobbayne
Contributor
Contributor

I have been a member since last November on a SIM 10GB £10 24m 5G plan. I own my own iPhone 12 so its a sim only contract.

I recently had an email saying that I could upgrade, and quite fancy getting the new iPhone on a contract.

However, clicking the upgrade link I cant click on the upgrade tab. I can only access the manage account and shop tabs. 

I guess I cannot upgrade then

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Corky007
Visitor

Don't expect a reply from EE. Not interested in the least about any problems. Claim to be fastest wifi in the country. Experience is another story.  Also CEo of EE or group CEo Philip Jansen don't respond to contact emails etc. very ignorant people. And Jansen earning some £3,460,000. Up by 32% from  £2,678,000 in 2021 a rate 0f 86% more than the average BT Worker.  Astounding how they get away with it.

daniellondon
Contributor
Contributor

There is a serious problem with the website and they are refusing to fix it, just fobbing people off and telling them to call customer services. I have an error which says:

“Sorry Daniel, it looks like there are no suitable plans available for this device right now.”

it was previously explained that you can only early upgrade if you select a more expensive plan, and this even appears when I select the most expensive 1tb iPhone, so definitely a glitch. 

Furthermore, it should show me cheaper plans in case I want to pay the early upgrade fee. 

So I’m thinking of protesting and changing to Three when my contract ends in two months. 

So many people have this problem and they don’t fix it. 

Christopher_G
EE Community Support Team

Hi @Hobbayne & @daniellondon

I'm sorry that you're both having different problems upgrading online. We've fed back that problem with SIM only users not being able to hit that upgrade button. 

I would suggest you both speak to our Mobile Care team or pop into your nearest store to run through your options.

Chris

Same problem here. It's naff.

kademcconville
Investigator
Investigator

Same issue.

Reluctantly, I called up and then they tried changing my broadband (move me from EE to BT), selling insurance, etc. Plus, they would move me away from a traditional phone contract to flexi-pay - not something I want.

"Upgrade Anytime" is nonsense!

Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @kademcconville 

Did the team go through all your available upgrade options when you called and raise a support ticket for your EE account? 

Leanne.

kademcconville
Investigator
Investigator

Hey @Leanne_T 

I was advised to cancel my contract and take out a brand-new flex plan, downgrading from a "full works" plan to a "essential plan".

That as well as leaving EE broadband (ironic) to move over to BT!

I.e. I cannot upgrade anytime, despite what I have done for 5+ years in a row now!

Shocking from EE. Not ticket was raised either.

After a 42 minute phone call, it's a waste of time.