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I have no hone coverage here in Dubai I have just arrived

frances18
Investigator
Investigator

I need phone coverage I have just landed in Dubai

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frances18
Investigator
Investigator

Can I set up roaming international roaming whike I am here 

Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @frances18 

Thanks for coming here. 

Do you have a pay as you go or pay monthly account? 

Leanne 🙂

Yes I have can I update while here

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Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @frances18 

If you have a pay monthly account, did you text ROAMING to 150 before leaving the UK to make sure the account was fully set up for roaming? 

Leanne.

Yes

No

Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @frances18 

In this case, please call us from any other phone or using a calling app and the team can make sure everything is set up for you at our end.

Full contact details can be found here - Contact EE

Thanks 🙂

Leanne. 

bristolian
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

In a post further up this thread, Leanne asked whether the OP had setup roaming before leaving the UK. The OP subsequently replied once to say "yes" and again to say "no".

The answer to this is fundamental to why your phone won't work abroad - if you have not, then you need to contact EE CS to request roaming is enabled.

If the "yes" answer was correct, then trying to connect to other available networks manually should eventually work - at which point auto-selection can be re-enabled.

  • 'No' was in answer to "ROAMING to 150?"
  • 'Yes' was in response to "PAYG or contract?" & therefore was a non-answer.

Just follow the "in response to"s.

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