E-SIM

swindy
Explorer

Hypothetical question. If you had a e-sim and your phone was lost/stolen while abroad  and you blocked it, can you activate the e-sim on a new phone while still abroad?

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Chris_B
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

@swindy  No as the eSim wouldn’t receive the information to activate because it’s trying to do this on a roaming network.  You need to be in the UK for the process to activate. 

You also need to report the device lost to get it blacklisted. 

Please read THIS 

To contact EE Customer Services dial 150 From your EE mobile or 0800 956 6000 from any other phone.

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Chris_B
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

@swindy  No as the eSim wouldn’t receive the information to activate because it’s trying to do this on a roaming network.  You need to be in the UK for the process to activate. 

You also need to report the device lost to get it blacklisted. 

Please read THIS 

To contact EE Customer Services dial 150 From your EE mobile or 0800 956 6000 from any other phone.

That's useful information thanks.  Can you activate a normal SIM card from outside the UK?

Katie_B
EE Community Support Team

Hi @swindy

We recommend being in the UK using the EE network when activating SIMs. 

Katie