4G PAYG on EE

Marschel · **4G PAYG on EE -** 17-10-2013, 23:05

Starting on October 30th.

ALCATEL Y800 MOBILE WIFI from £70.00 including 2 GB for 30 days (or 6 GB for 90 days). Data only still available but not SIM only I guess.

UKSTEVE · 21-10-2013, 10:27

You can also pick up pre-paid 4G data SIM cards in eBay and Amazon for between £20 and £30.

These are valid for three months and/or 6GB of data.

They seem to be the result of dealers box breaking modems/USB stick packs up.

They work well - have bought.used a couple myself.

+Steve

tux · 21-10-2013, 15:19

Will EE data sims be enabled to do voice traffic? Or is it better to wait until October 30th and see if new sims appear on Ebay?

Marschel · 21-10-2013, 20:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by UKSTEVE

You can also pick up pre-paid 4G data SIM cards in eBay and Amazon for between £20 and £30.

Thanks for this hint.

NFH · 30-10-2013, 09:53

Free EE PAYG SIM cards can now be ordered for delivery to a UK address from:

http://shop.ee.co.uk/free-sim/

If anyone needs a UK address, I might be able to help if you can reciprocate the favour (depending on your country).

tux · 30-10-2013, 19:59

I'd need one, but I haven't anything to give you in exchange...

(well, I've a spare TIM standard sim, but it would be a pain activating it without you being physically here)

I think this time will be harder to get one

(there's still the 'physical shop' option

)

NFH · 04-11-2013, 17:13

When I received my EE PAYG nano-SIMs, I tried to use one of them, but it said "Inactive SIM" on one phone and just a generic "No Service" message on my iPhone. I spoke to EE who said they were experiencing widespread problems with activation of the new PAYG SIM cards, and they would fix it within a day or two. I have just received an e-mail from EE, full of marketing-style HTML and images suggesting it is sent to large numbers of customers, saying:

We have been made aware of a problem when you tried to use your nano SIM card, which may have meant you were unable to top up and use it. Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this has caused you. The issue was due to a system error which has now been resolved. We will have your SIM up and working within 1-2 days and a £5 credit will be applied to say thank you for your patience. We hope you will enjoy your new EE SIM.

It's not clear whether the free credit will apply only to the one nano-SIM that I tried to use or whether it will also apply to the three other SIM cards that I ordered.

Marschel · 04-11-2013, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by NFH

If anyone needs a UK address, I might be able to help if you can reciprocate the favour (depending on your country).

Thanks for no response to my message...

NFH · 04-11-2013, 21:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marschel

Thanks for no response to my message...

Sorry about that. I am often missing notifications to subscribed threads, and now it seems of PMs as well. I had already reported this problem in this thread but the issue persists. I have now replied to your PM.

tux · 11-11-2013, 19:26

NFH, do you know the expiry policy of prepaid EE sims?

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Marschel (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 48 Join Date: 27 Jul 2013 Location: Nuremberg Country:	4G PAYG on EE - 17-10-2013, 23:05 Starting on October 30th. Engadget: EE launching 4G PAYG handsets starting at £130 for the Alcatel One Touch Idol S Press release from EE ALCATEL Y800 MOBILE WIFI from £70.00 including 2 GB for 30 days (or 6 GB for 90 days). Data only still available but not SIM only I guess. Home: Telekom Deutschland (Business & Consumer contract) Abroad: AT: 3Reload iPad, Iniative 100%, Nimm3 Internet Klassik, Orange Wertkarte, Wowww!, yesss! classic, yesss! complete; CH: Sunrise, Swisscom Natel easy; ES: Movistar, Orange; GR: Cosmote, WIND; LU: Orange; NL: AH MOBIEL, T-Mobile; SE: Telenor, Telia; UK: 3Play, Lycamobile, Truphone, Virgin Mobile Devices: Apple iPad mini with Retina, iPhone 5s; Huawei B593u-12, E5372Ts-32; Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE

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UKSTEVE (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 197 Join Date: 26 Dec 2004 Location: Sheffield UK Country:	21-10-2013, 10:27 You can also pick up pre-paid 4G data SIM cards in eBay and Amazon for between £20 and £30. These are valid for three months and/or 6GB of data. They seem to be the result of dealers box breaking modems/USB stick packs up. They work well - have bought.used a couple myself. +Steve [size=2]Steve Gold PO Box 1014, Sheffield S10 5YG, UK Home mobie: Telefonica O2 Other UK mobiles: 3, Vodafone, Virgin Foreign SIMs: Toggle (multi); Germany (Fonic); Poland (Orange PL); Skype: stevewgold

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tux (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 250 Join Date: 28 Jan 2011 Country:	21-10-2013, 15:19 Will EE data sims be enabled to do voice traffic? Or is it better to wait until October 30th and see if new sims appear on Ebay?

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NFH (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 322 Join Date: 11 Apr 2012 Location: London Country:	30-10-2013, 09:53 Free EE PAYG SIM cards can now be ordered for delivery to a UK address from: http://shop.ee.co.uk/free-sim/ If anyone needs a UK address, I might be able to help if you can reciprocate the favour (depending on your country).

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tux (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 250 Join Date: 28 Jan 2011 Country:	30-10-2013, 19:59 I'd need one, but I haven't anything to give you in exchange... (well, I've a spare TIM standard sim, but it would be a pain activating it without you being physically here) I think this time will be harder to get one (there's still the 'physical shop' option )

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NFH (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 322 Join Date: 11 Apr 2012 Location: London Country:	04-11-2013, 17:13 When I received my EE PAYG nano-SIMs, I tried to use one of them, but it said "Inactive SIM" on one phone and just a generic "No Service" message on my iPhone. I spoke to EE who said they were experiencing widespread problems with activation of the new PAYG SIM cards, and they would fix it within a day or two. I have just received an e-mail from EE, full of marketing-style HTML and images suggesting it is sent to large numbers of customers, saying: We have been made aware of a problem when you tried to use your nano SIM card, which may have meant you were unable to top up and use it. Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this has caused you. The issue was due to a system error which has now been resolved. We will have your SIM up and working within 1-2 days and a £5 credit will be applied to say thank you for your patience. We hope you will enjoy your new EE SIM. It's not clear whether the free credit will apply only to the one nano-SIM that I tried to use or whether it will also apply to the three other SIM cards that I ordered.

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tux (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 250 Join Date: 28 Jan 2011 Country:	11-11-2013, 19:26 NFH, do you know the expiry policy of prepaid EE sims?