15-02-2026 07:48 AM
Hallo
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15-02-2026 09:19 AM
@Tomaszpriv wrote:It turns out that I have a roaming block on the device on the phone itself. Can you help me with this?
Roaming is an account/SIM-setting, not a phone one. Your ability to get coverage abroad (which calls, texts & mobile data rely on) is dependent on roaming being activated - which allows your SIM to connect to foreign networks.
Have you used your phone abroad previously, did you receive a welcome text message on first arrival abroad? These are good evidence of roaming being enabled if so. In these cases, manually cycling through all available local networks often resolves issues - toggling flight mode can have the same effect.
If not...On PAYG, roaming is auto-enabled once your phone is used in the UK first. On pay-monthly, this needs to be enabled manually - usually by texting ROAMING to 150 before leaving the UK. Did you do this?
If you are on pay-monthly and now find yourself abroad without having enabled roaming, your only recourse will be to contact CS to request it activated. You can either contact +44 7953 966150 from another working phone, or +44 800 9566000 using a web-calling app over WiFi.
15-02-2026 07:44 AM
Hallo
15-02-2026 07:48 AM
Hello, I’m currently in Poland and my phone has no service.
Please enable international roaming on my EE account and check if there are any roaming blocks.
15-02-2026 07:55 AM - last edited on 15-02-2026 10:59 AM by Debbie_G
My phone details:
Iphone NTV63ZD/A model number , H*** serial number.
I am currently in Poland and I can use this phone to insert any UK card EE or Lycamobile, it doesn't work in Poland but if I insert a Polish Play Orange card and so on, I can call and use it.
It turns out that I have a roaming block on the device on the phone itself. Can you help me with this?
[Mod edit: Removed personal information from the community]
15-02-2026 08:12 AM
Hallo
15-02-2026 08:15 AM
Can you help me with roaming
15-02-2026 09:19 AM
@Tomaszpriv wrote:It turns out that I have a roaming block on the device on the phone itself. Can you help me with this?
Roaming is an account/SIM-setting, not a phone one. Your ability to get coverage abroad (which calls, texts & mobile data rely on) is dependent on roaming being activated - which allows your SIM to connect to foreign networks.
Have you used your phone abroad previously, did you receive a welcome text message on first arrival abroad? These are good evidence of roaming being enabled if so. In these cases, manually cycling through all available local networks often resolves issues - toggling flight mode can have the same effect.
If not...On PAYG, roaming is auto-enabled once your phone is used in the UK first. On pay-monthly, this needs to be enabled manually - usually by texting ROAMING to 150 before leaving the UK. Did you do this?
If you are on pay-monthly and now find yourself abroad without having enabled roaming, your only recourse will be to contact CS to request it activated. You can either contact +44 7953 966150 from another working phone, or +44 800 9566000 using a web-calling app over WiFi.
15-02-2026 10:49 AM
@Tomaszpriv , you have put your serial number in thread, I have asked moderators to remove it, not good to include it here, this is a public forum.