No data abroad with ‘Roam abroad pass’

[Bandejapaisa]

I’m roaming in Dominican Republic and I’m connected to 4G with strong signal  but I am not getting data. I have the roaming abroad pass. 

[XRaySpeX]

@Bandejapaisa : Can you make calls & texts?

Did you activate roaming on your EE a/c before you left UK by texting ROAMING to 150? Having a roaming add-on doesn't of itself activate roaming on your a/c.

[_MrR_]

Hey there,

Which pass do you have activated and is it valid for use in the Dominican Republic?

[XRaySpeX · Accepted solution]

The Roam Abroad Pass is not valid for the Dominican Republic. 

[Bandejapaisa]

That’s right. After speaking with customer service, it’s not valid for Dominican Republic. In fact, it’s fairly useless for most of the world   

The biggest crime is the offering of 10MB for £10 by EE when you arrive, or up to 50MB for £50. This is insanely expensive for data you will use up potentially in minutes if you’re not  careful and know what you’re doing. 

I got a local Dominican SIM for £10 for 23GB (that’s around 23,000MB) I turned off mobile data for all apps apart from safari and I was checking the weather too and Uber. I turned off background updates etc. And I still used 60MB of data. 

How many people are being ripped off and really unaware

[XRaySpeX]

If you don't count the EU & the USA as part of the world!

[Bandejapaisa]

I said it was fairly useless for most of the world. Which is accurate. It doesn’t cover several whole continents.