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New PAYG Sim - no credit

Pricey6969
Explorer

Hi

I bought a PAYG Sim from EE and paid £13.50. I also gave my PAC number etc to have my number ported on the 15th. Today i put the new sim in my phone and found i have zero credit and the number hasn't ported, so i sent PORT to 150 and got a message back stating that the number would be ported on the 21st. This seems like a long time to wait. 

Have i done this correctly? Seems strange to have to wait so long and also to see zero credit after paying in advance. 

Thanks

Neil

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Pricey6969
Explorer

Hi

I bought a PAYG Sim from EE and paid £13.50. I also gave my PAC number etc to have my number ported on the 15th. Today i put the new sim in my phone and found i have zero credit and the number hasn't ported, so i sent PORT to 150 and got a message back stating that the number would be ported on the 21st. This seems like a long time to wait. 

Have i done this correctly? Seems strange to have to wait so long and also to see zero credit after paying in advance. 

Thanks

Neil

 

bristolian
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

The normal process for when a PAC is supplied with a new SIM/line order, is that the SIM is allocated a temporary number and the PAC held in a pending state until the new SIM is first activated. This avoids issues with numbers being ported before a new SIM is ready to be used.

Port-ins do not occur on weekends, only working weekdays. Thus if your PAC has been submitted today Friday 18th, your port-in has been set for the next available working weekday, Monday 21st.

Understood and thanks. 

What about the credit on the SIM? I paid £13.50, but my account has zero credit.

Thank you!