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EE scammed their customers

Tzada
Explorer

EE is a complete scam. I signed a 2-year contract with EE for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, starting in June 2023 and ending in June 2025. After my contract ended, EE charged me an extra bill for a 25th month, claiming I didn’t request a cancellation. They said a text was sent in June 2025, but I was outside the UK at the time and never received any message from 150.

 

In July 2025, I was shocked to see a new charge of over £109 from EE appear on my bank account. I immediately cancelled the payment, as my contract had ended and all monthly bills had been fully paid. However, when I logged into the EE app, the £109 bill still showed as due for July, and I also received a text asking for payment.

 

I contacted EE customer service and spoke to a representative who told me I should have called to cancel the automatic renewal. I asked why I needed to call when the 24-month contract had already been completed and all payments were made on time. I also explained I was outside the UK and didn’t receive the cancellation text. Her response was, “That’s not our problem,” and she insisted I still had to pay the £109.

 

This is completely unfair and unacceptable. I’ve been a loyal EE customer for over 3 years, and this is how they treat people. EE’s practices feel dishonest and misleading. I will never recommend anyone to join EE — this is a major scam, and I will be posting this experience on all of EE’s social media and apps.

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@awturbosp it is normal to give a 30 days notice to cancel your contract, if on pay as you go, just do not use your SIM card and then it will go into hibernation and eventually your account will be closed, or you can port your number over to another network by texting PAC to 65075. They are not a scam, but if you are in a contract, then you cannot just terminate it, and you do get a text warning you that your minimum term is up and you can then decide whether you want to continue, upgrade or port to another network. If networks where to just end your contract after the minimum term, then you would be complaining and saying they are a scam, so it is up to you to decide what you want to do, they do not just end and you do have to give 30 days notice, not sure why you think it is a scam, maybe read the contract, then you would know all this.

 

To contact EE customer service dial 150 from your mobile phone or ring customer service for free using web based app or another phone: +44 800 079 8586 or +44 800 956 6000.

@Schockwave wrote:

texting PAC to 65075.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Home Broadband & Home Phone or Option 2 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband

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@XRaySpeX  Thank you, now corrected.

To contact EE customer service dial 150 from your mobile phone or ring customer service for free using web based app or another phone: +44 800 079 8586 or +44 800 956 6000.
Chris_B
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

@awturbosp   Would you be happy if this happen if you was abroad?    Just imagine getting cut off when abroad?   You have to give 30 days notice as you’re billed every 30 days.   Nothing stopping you calling up 30 days before the minimum term date to give notice.  Nothing stopping you from requesting a PAC to change networks.   Nothing stopping you putting this in to a calendar to remind you when the minimum term is up.   Nothing stopping you from reading the T&C of a contract that you agreed to before or after you agreed to it so you know exactly what will happen.   Nothing stopping you from taking responsibility on what you choose to do before it gets to the minimum term date,  expect by not taking responsibility you think someone/some company is at fault.     It’s your choice on what you do before or after the minimum term date. 

To contact EE Customer Services dial 150 From your EE mobile or 0800 956 6000 from any other phone.

If you don’t work for EE, it’s weird how staunchly you defend a company that doesn’t care about you at all. There are a lot of reasons why someone may not need that phone service for 30 more days.  There is zero reason why they need 30 days notice except to get more money out of people.  If you’re out of your contract you should be  able to cancel at anytime and pay a prorated bill for that billing cycle. It’s not difficult to understand.  But I’m sure that EE loves you for your loyalty and so gallantly defending its honour. 

Chris_B
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

@awturbosp  If you don’t request a PAC or a STAC and give that to a new provider to move or cancel your number then you give 30 days notice as per the T&Cs of the contract as you are billed every 30 days as per the contract.  
Thats the same T&Cs that you agreed to when you took out the contract.     The T&Cs don’t change because you don’t now agree to them after the minimum term.   Nothing stops you from calling 30 days before the minimum term to give notice to terminate.    You agreed to the T&Cs when you took out the contract.      If you didn’t read them that’s on you no one else.  

To contact EE Customer Services dial 150 From your EE mobile or 0800 956 6000 from any other phone.

@awturbosp wrote:

There are a lot of reasons why someone may not need that phone service for 30 more days.


A pay-monthly contract is not for everyone. A PAYG is an option for those people.