Can’t receive text messages abroad
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13-11-2024 05:26 PM
I cannot receive any text messages abroad , when I have always been able.
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13-11-2024 05:32 PM
Can you make calls & texts?
Are you on contract or PAYG? Had you used that SIM for making calls or texts in UK before you left to go abroad?
If you are on contract, did you activate roaming on your EE a/c before you left 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. on Skype over WiFi. It should be free.
To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone
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13-11-2024 05:48 PM
When you say "I have always been able", are you saying you have used this phone abroad previously? If so, roaming was enabled at one stage, and the issue lies elsewhere.
Are you on PAYG or pay-monthly? Have you tried selecting alternate local networks in your host country?
