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Calls in the States

Simples2504
Visitor

Hi all - first time in the states on EE and have the right pass as an add on however all my calls to US numbers fail. Do I have to add the international minutes as well as the roaming to be able to call USA numbers whilst I am here? Sorry if obvious but don’t travel often. 

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XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

@Simples2504 : Did you receive a Welcome text upon arrival?

As you are on contract, did you activate roaming on your EE a/c before leaving UK by texting ROAMING to 150? Having a roaming billing add-on doesn't of itself activate roaming on your a/c. Having roaming activated on your EE a/c, not just on your device, is crucial to using your contract SIM abroad.

Often just rebooting the phone is the simple remedy. Also try selecting a network manually rather than auto.

Otherwise if you are on contract you need to call CS to get your roaming activated. Try calling CS on the Freephone no. in my sig. using a web-calling app over WiFi. 

An International Call add-on would be for making calls abroad from UK , not for roaming.

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drpeterparsons
Contributor
Contributor

Try turning off 5G. It seems to have fixed the same problem for me.