25-07-2026 11:27 AM - last edited on 25-07-2026 01:30 PM by Alex_H
Hi everyone, I bought an EE SIM card last year but hadn't made any payments until yesterday. Yesterday, I finally topped it up/paid the balance. I would like to check my current balance and find out if my SIM card is still active. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks!
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25-07-2026 12:56 PM
@Dean551 : Your PAYG SIM will have gone into hibernation due to non-use for over 6 months. If it has, topping-up now would be too late.
EE PAYG SIMs are deactivated after 6 months of non-chargeable use. You then have a further 3 months period of grace 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.
25-07-2026 12:56 PM
@Dean551 : Your PAYG SIM will have gone into hibernation due to non-use for over 6 months. If it has, topping-up now would be too late.
EE PAYG SIMs are deactivated after 6 months of non-chargeable use. You then have a further 3 months period of grace 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.