There is an AWFUL lot of contradiction on here but let me put this to rest once and for all.
The easiest way to get your 100GB AND keep your £10 credit is as follows:
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
6. Voilà. You now have your 100GB free each month, for two months - and your £10 credit to spend on anything you want.
Thanks to preecey
- Apogee00
To check if an existing SIM from previous promotions is eligible for the offer, or if you want to ensure the promotion is active on the SIM without losing any money in the process, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 BEFORE you top up. If the text back asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM. If the text back states something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
- preecey
If you don't want to start using the data straight away make sure at step 2 above that Data is TURNED OFF.
- kar999
Between steps 3 & 4 above reply YES to 150 to confirm you want to stop the pack. (You don't get a further text back. )
- kar999
Top comments
kab600
16 Oct 1582#4
Some info on this from last time:
- Yes it's 100gb not 100mb. Activated after top up by texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150.
- You get 100gb for the first month. Then it automatically gives you 100gb for a second month. Then it becomes a normal sim.
- If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish.
- It can be used in mifis, and EE don't ban tethering.
- If you have a sim from the last 100gb promo(s), it will activate this offer if you top up by £5 then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 EDIT: PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT EE DO NOT NOW ALLOW THIS. Further edit: Topping up by £10 and texting CHRISTMAS100 DID work on 6th Nov.
- You can save it for future use - just do the stop pack thing and then don't use any data. I'm still using one now and it'll run to mid-December. Need to text once every six months to stop the sim being disabled. Your credit can be used for this without activating a pack.
- If you top up old sims, the 100gb starts immediately - haven't found a way to delay for future use.
preecey
27 Oct 1515#866
There is an AWFUL lot of contradiction on here but let me put this to rest once and for all.
The easiest way to get your 100GB AND keep your £10 credit is as follows:
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
6. Voilà. You now have your 100GB free each month, for two months - and your £10 credit to spend on anything you want.
paulandpam1
23 Oct 154#683
Also not forgetting the pis$ poor speeds on Tesco mobile.
piggy999
29 Oct 154#952
To get 10 months you will need 5 sims
Let's say you start on November 1st.
Sims 1,2,3 you activate on Nov 1st. That means " stop pack, top up £10, text christmas100". You must use a dumb phone.
Sim 1 data us for Nov and Dec
Sim 2 data is for Jan and Feb
Sim 3 data is for march and april
Sims 4 and 5 you activate on December 29. Again, you must use a dumb phone.
Sim 4 data is for may and June
Sim 5 will expire at end of June due to the six-month-rule. Therefore you must make a call or text from this sim, towards the end of June, to keep the sim alive. This will be paid for from the £10 PAYG credit you have on the sim, after you did the STOP PACK when activating. Texrts are 12p, calls are 30p. This call or text will keep the sim alive for a further six months, and will have the effect of triggering the data.
So sim 5 data is for July and (nearly all of) August.
So using the 5 sims you will have data from Nov 1st all the way to the end of August (nearly)
Latest comments (1586)
anonyy1
9 Nov 16#1586
Is this offer live for this year.
Buyer2016
9 Nov 16#1585
The 200GB SIMs keep appearing on eBay?! corrupted staff or a deal we aren't aware of?
usenetz
19 Oct 16#1584
If the SIM was topped-up before the 180 day cut-off point then it would remain active, resetting the 180 days, without activating the 100GB data add-on. :smirk:
kingofswords
19 Oct 16#1583
but its been over 6 months, surely the card has expired
AzNDeals
19 Oct 16#1582
Honestly, I would simply buy it, use up all the data and complain. Although morally not right, in terms of 'justice' (if you can call it that!) maybe.
Toonah
19 Oct 16#1581
Theiving git face.
Buyer2016
19 Oct 16#1580
He was selling it for 40-50 pounds few days ago when he had a competitor
Toonah
19 Oct 16#1579
Holy moly that's a massive price... I don't get their listing either, "200GB of Unlimited Internet browsing" - if it's unlimited why is it 200GB...
Available on eBay, most likely from a corrupted employee of EE
kingofswords
18 Oct 16#1575
whos getting 100gb now?
anonyy1
18 Oct 16#1574
Is thrrsd for real how can people be getting 100gb now when there is no offer?
anonyy1
18 Oct 16#1573
I hope they do this again this year
kingofswords
24 Jul 16#1572
thanks preecey got one too
should help me find better deal, was going to get bt mobile to take advantage of bt wifi/fon but not sure if I can tether at home
jav1900
22 Jul 16#1571
Got my free SIM and tested the speed and Signal and its about as fast as EE but seems to be a much better signal at home and at work.
Have to see what their traffic shaping is like in the evenings - EE was bad for that
jav1900
16 Jul 16#1570
Cheers Preecey - Ordered
preecey
16 Jul 16#1569
Not according to their website.
Tethering completely stops on GiffGaff after 6GB but you can still use data on your phone at near dialup speeds.
Can anyone suggest where I can get a cheap Three SIM with credit to test the signal before I sign up for 12 mths
Thanks in advance
kingofswords
16 Jul 16#1566
I thought after 6gb it reverts to 256kps between 8am and midnight
gooner786
16 Jul 16#1565
They do allow tethering? :s
preecey
15 Jul 16#1564
It is permitted, but only up to 6GB (if you buy the £20 goodybag). After that, it is stopped.
kingofswords
15 Jul 16#1563
i thought it was but at 256kps
preecey
13 Jul 16#1562
No, they've never allowed unlimited tethering.
kingofswords
13 Jul 16#1561
isnt giff gaff ayce tethering?
kingofswords
11 Jul 16#1560
thats the one im after...was going to get relish but 50 quid for router is stupid
jav1900
9 Jul 16#1559
They also have a 1 mth rolling contract for 30gb at £23 if the 12 mth doesn't suit
preecey
8 Jul 16#1558
Three's Pay As You Go AYCE plan doesn't allow tethering, and they are very good at detecting it if you do attempt it.
It is best to go for the 12 month SIM only contracts.
In case you might doubt their acceptance criteria; trust me. They approved me and I have an abysmal credit rating.
kingofswords
8 Jul 16#1557
Oh is there a payg that has unlimited ayce with some tethering?
preecey
8 Jul 16#1556
Three's 12 month SIM only contract at £23 a month (half price for six months) gives you unlimited texts, 200 minutes and unlimited data on your phone plus 30GB of tethering permitted on top of all that.
kingofswords
7 Jul 16#1555
hi whats the three 30gb one? is it tethering ?
preecey
7 Jul 16#1554
Three should be fine where you live, because Three and EE (in most areas) share each other's 3G signal thanks to their MBNL arrangement. They do not share each other's 4G networks however.
cami
7 Jul 16#1553
That sounds ok thanks, 3 isn't very good reception here but if that's all I can get with 30GB then I'll give it a try.
Thank you.
jav1900
7 Jul 16#1552
Try Three - I am going for a 12 month SIM only contract at £23.
You get 200 mins & All You can eat Data of which 30Gb is available for tethering.
The guy in the shop says that if you use the 30GB then you get a text offering another 30GB for £5 - but have no proof that is true. Helpful if anyone has experience and can confirm.
But 30GB ok for me.
At the moment they have first 6 months half price.
cami
6 Jul 16#1551
I'm looking for 30 - 50 GB of data per month for using in a mifi device and tethering for the next few months, does anyone know if this is possible and the best deal out there, please.
I've been searching and haven't found anything suitable yet.
Thank you.
cru
6 Jul 16#1550
Seems like a pretty decent deal nevertheless? unltd texts inc
preecey
2 Jul 16#1549
It doesn't look like it. Seems that they're now focusing on the MTV Trax SIMs which give 7GB of data for a £15 monthly top up.
feckineejit
2 Jul 16#1548
Is this deal not being done this year?
gooner786
13 Jun 16#1547
Wow ^^
wenttoabetterplace
12 Jun 16#1546
My final EE Christmas sim has just started working
(I put it in a spare phone on the 7th....and had a text come through yesterday to say the 100GB of data is now activated!)
rabb5it
8 Jun 16#1545
I would be grateful if anyone could answer this please.
I have used the 100GB of two consecutive months on two sims. The £10 credit remains on them. In order to prevent this credit expiring , I need to make a call/sms within 180 days from ....... the date I topped the sim up OR the date I started to use the first 100GB OR the date of expiry of the second 100GB?
wenttoabetterplace
7 Jun 16#1544
Forgot that I had a third one of these sims. I'm guessing that the offer has expired?
(I did the top up and texting Stop Pack, code to 150 etc)
lasuil
2 Jun 16#1543
Not even half as good a deal :disappointed:
ma10
2 Jun 16#1542
I suspect EE might be too busy and concentrating on this promotion atm...
Any indication that EE will do this offer again this year?
Spousey
22 May 16#1540
Does anyone no of any other offers on at the moment?
kingofswords
22 May 16#1539
just started my last sim and its working but when i go to reg'd sim i got as far as entering pin they sent and verifieing email and site even says my name as logged in but then it asks to confirms number then i get ....
An account holder for this number already exists
anyone have any idea how to sort this out?
ganon
4 May 16#1538
Thanks.
You can reedeem the credit in the Google play store
wenttoabetterplace
3 May 16#1537
Donate it
jav1900
3 May 16#1536
Used it on Google Play to pay for my Lastpass subscription
noveltyisland
3 May 16#1535
so long as you followed the instructions in this thread about stopping the data, then yes. Mine activated (once i used the 50mb the sim comes with) and i got the 100gb.
I did the same for one in march - topped them both up at xmas, stopped the data, then stuck them in a drawer until the original one I had expired. Got the 2 months usage on that one so no reason to expect it to not work this time
Now i just need to work out how I spend the 10 quid on these 4 sims?
preecey
1 May 16#1534
All mine have run out, and so has my Vodafone 50GB SIM. Looks like I'll have to get a Three AYCE SIM with 30GB tethering for £23 on a one month rolling contract for the time being!
Please bring these back, EE!
ganon
1 May 161#1533
I have one sim left which will be used in a week or so. Will I still have data to use for 2 months or will it end next month?
noveltyisland
1 May 16#1532
just gone live on my last sim - well worth stocking up on these sims when they become available - certainly for me and my crappy adsl connection
hopefully ee have a summer sim like last year, coz this one's going to run out end of june :disappointed:
gooner786
29 Apr 16#1531
Yeah it was around May time
Buyer2016
29 Apr 16#1530
I have been asking the same question for a month now, I think someone said it was last May
John Mason
29 Apr 16#1529
Can anyone remember when they did these last summer as I could really use one around the end of June.
Buyer2016
28 Apr 16#1528
Yes
ganon
28 Apr 16#1527
Ive got a sim that was topped up while the promotion was active. Logged onto my account and for data, text and minutes, it says 0.
If I go to add-ons it says:
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
So does this mean I still have the 200gb waiting to be used?
Buyer2016
23 Apr 16#1526
When is the offer coming back? Any idea?
Toonah
23 Apr 16#1525
Presume not, since it wasn't working a week ago. Try it and let us know.
vassy4u
23 Apr 16#1524
I have this sim. Can this offer be used now?
Buyer2016
12 Apr 16#1523
I don't think so
starman0147
9 Apr 16#1522
I still have one of these sims. Can the promotion still be used?
usenetz
7 Apr 16#1521
Exactly the same for me although Three offer the advantage you can use your allowances in their Feel At Home countries for roaming.
Dealier
6 Apr 161#1520
I've been using a Vodafone 50GB sim since my EE 100GB finished last week.
I went out for the day on Sunday, travelling by train for around 450 miles in the north west and midlands.
I'd normally expect to get a good signal on EE, 3G or 4G, for most of the journey. With Vodafone I rarely got 4G, and the 3G was so slow at times I couldn't even open web pages.
Maybe there are areas where Vodafone are good, but in my experience EE are the best for data, with Three in second place.
gooner786
6 Apr 16#1519
Oh btw do you know when these EE deals are back?
gooner786
6 Apr 16#1518
Fair enough, what about in terms of speed at peak hours? EE bossed that, expertly.
preecey
6 Apr 16#1517
Obviously nowhere near as good as the mighty EE but still manageable. Here in South Wales I can travel out into the countryside and maintain a solid 3G/4G connection with EE, but the same can't be said about Vodafone or O2.
Of course, your mileage may vary, but generally speaking, EE sh*ts all over the other networks.
gooner786
6 Apr 16#1516
How good is the 4g?
preecey
6 Apr 16#1515
Get a Vodafone SIM by 9th April and top it up with £10 to get 50GB free to use for 30 days. OK, it's not as good as EE's offer but still great value. It's tetherable data, too, just like EE. Using one now in an unlocked EE Osprey to tide me over until the next EE promo (if hopefully it materialises).
sozx1
6 Apr 16#1514
got less than a month before my data finishes :O
usenetz
5 Apr 161#1513
Me :smiley:
No:disappointed:
Buyer2016
5 Apr 16#1512
says who? Is the offer back?
usenetz
5 Apr 16#1511
This is no longer the case - as soon as you send a text your 100GB data will activate.
Dealier
17 Mar 16#1510
I tried that with 4-5 EE sims a couple of months ago when a deal for it was posted here. I got the message saying they'd let me know when the credit is ready, but didn't receive any credit on any of them, so it probably only works if they've sent you the original offer text.
usenetz
17 Mar 16#1509
I also got that on a couple of EE SIMs I have and another which didn't get the message I just sent YES to 1225 and received a confirmation of acceptance and the 'We'll let you know when your free credit is ready' :innocent:
macccheshire
17 Mar 16#1508
I know it's a bit off topic but has anyone had a text this week about the Free £5 credit offer? I got the text and replied yes to it and told me will get the free credit within 10 days.
gravy_davey
16 Mar 16#1507
Thats brilliant! Thanks for the tip. Most of the places I stay I could never get an EE signal so Vodafone should sort that out.
preecey
16 Mar 16#1506
Oh don't I know that :smiley:
EE all the way for me too, Vodafone (and O2) are horrible in South Wales.
wenttoabetterplace
16 Mar 16#1505
The only problem is that Vodafone's network isn't anywhere near as good (or fast) as EE. But that's a good price for 50GB of data.
preecey
16 Mar 162#1504
Although it's not as good an offer as these SIMs, you could consider Vodafone's 50GB offer on Pay As You Go for 30 days for £10.
EE's promo SIMs work out to be 5p per GB and Vodafone's promo SIMs are 20p per GB, but still good value really.
gravy_davey
16 Mar 16#1503
I was hoping for an easter sim. Maybe BT don't agree with these types of offers.
It's a shame because I knew a lot of people from abroad who would buy this sim even though they were here for less than a week.
Buyer2016
16 Mar 16#1502
No news? Any one got a sim to sell?
carltonbp
13 Mar 16#1501
I googled this and it was May.
Buyer2016
13 Mar 16#1499
What date do you expect the offer back? Anybody remember the date from last year?
gooner786 to Buyer2016
13 Mar 16#1500
Waiting on a new offer too. Mine ran out a few days ago.
Confused22
12 Mar 16#1497
Can I use the data in my tablet when I am abroad - I am going to Paris next week and have been saving a Christmas sim for this
preecey to Confused22
12 Mar 16#1498
Unfortunately not, it's UK data only.
You can however use a Pay As You Go Three SIM out there.
calumm
1 Mar 16#1493
I just put in an unused Christmas SIM and topped up by £10. When I texted CHRISTMAS100 to 150, I got "This offer has ended". So it seems to have finished.
bayhabourbutcher to calumm
3 Mar 16#1496
you should have texted first as you would have got the 'offer is over' message & saved £10
IIRC when the over is still running its a different message
pclemmit
2 Mar 16#1494
Yep it was nice whilst it lasted..
Has anybody managed to use the sim credit on anything other than calls,data etc? I was going to set mobile billing at the Google store and use mine that way. Unfortunately no joy..
jav1900 to pclemmit
2 Mar 16#1495
Used it at Google store - but needed to have the SIM in my phone to purchase anything.
noveltyisland
28 Feb 16#1492
some great advice on this thread
my sim from end of december has just expired so inserted my 2nd sim i topped up and texted xmas100 to and just inserted it into my mifi - half expecting it to tell me it had expired too, it's working and looks like i have 100gb from today :-)
fingers crossed as i have a 3rd one i topped up too which might last me until the end of june if all things go to plan
great for a house that can only get 1.5mb (at best) on adsl
Lippo999
24 Feb 16#1491
Thanks far, I've found 4 sims all of which state the promo is over. I'll keep them for the next one.
Lippo999
21 Feb 16#1489
Hi,
I have an unused Xmas sim still in the letter. I take it that there's no way to activate this at present to get the 2 x 100gb?
far to Lippo999
23 Feb 16#1490
Yes but if/when the next promo starts (as long as its within 6 months of the SIM arriving) , its likely your SIM will work with that new one.
pclemmit
6 Feb 16#1488
Well I am in to my last month of he free 100gb. Very kind EE.
Anybody had any success on using mobile billing via the play store? I was hoping to use the credit up but don't seem to get the option.
Also anyone tried to top up another £10? I was just curious if another topup and XMAS100 text was with a try??
macccheshire
29 Jan 16#1487
Just to let you know i didnt top up for the 2nd month and still got the 2nd 100GB to us
So am a very happy chappy now.
carltonbp
28 Jan 16#1486
I spoke to them after their 150 automated system nearly causing me to explode. I still don't know how I got through to speaking to someone, but I received 8 texts during my various tries of the menu system for things I had no interest in and I paid 25p for the privilege of speaking to someone. A lot of the goodwill this offer has generated has been wiped out by that contemptible phone system.
And no there's nothing I can do. So it's up and running and I don't need it right now which is such a shame. If only I spotted that thread about christmas offer working on summer sim before it finished.
bayhabourbutcher
28 Jan 161#1485
from what I have read on this thread thats what always happens on an older SIM - EE wont be able to do anything about the data starting already - if you can't use it then you can sell it on ebay
bayhabourbutcher
28 Jan 16#1484
the seller I linked to is/was selling SIMs he had in his possession in January after the offer had ended
I can only assume he has a very large extended family that were willing to allow him to use their addresses
My Data pack is due to end at Midnight tonight and i am coming to the end of the 1st Month 100GB so do i still to top up £10 tonight to get the 2nd month of 100GB?
bayhabourbutcher to macccheshire
28 Jan 16#1483
no you dont need to top up again to get the second month - you get it automatically
but please let us know IF you get the second month due to the previous report of someone not getting it
carltonbp
28 Jan 16#1481
FWIW Just now topped up £10 on my Summer sim (took about 5 goes EE is hopeless) texted Christmas100 and got the 200gb. It was a summer sim that I finished with on the 19th (2 months were up I hadn't used all the data). I couldn't stop pack though, I think because I had already done it when I initially set up the summer sim. The data has started without me using anything though so I'll call EE tomorrow.
piggy999
27 Jan 16#1480
I have 3 sims lined up and waiting, all are showing the 2 months data waiting still, so whatever has happened to the poster above is probably just an anomaly, I am not worried.
Re. Ebay sellers, you will find that they didn't actually have the sims in hand, they were simply passing on the buyers name and address details to EE via the standard web order form, bit of a rip off as you could of course simply fill out the form yourself. So no multiple addresses needed to receive dozens of sims, each sim would be posted direct from EE in the normal way
passerbuy
27 Jan 16#1478
EE just stopped my 100GB free xmas SIM data and it hasnt been two months. I had £19.75 credit balance showing up, so I just topped up 3GB add on. Anyone else just got only one month out of this deal?
bayhabourbutcher to passerbuy
27 Jan 16#1479
so are you saying you didnt get the second month i.e. that it stopped after the first month ?
a bit worrying if so considering I have some of these SIMs lined up for use this year
I just checked one of my dormant SIMs online & its still showing its allowance but perhaps its only 1 month now if what you are saying is happening generally
also dont know if anybody has been looking at ebay lately but there is one seller who seems to have a ridiculously large number of these sims e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151964050845
- if you check back thru recently completed auctions I counted at least 40+ SIMs he has sold
( I thought I had managed well with 4 different addresses )
that seller will get a lot of grief if it turns out all the SIMs he has sold stop after 1 month
KA420
24 Jan 161#1477
Yeah, it's showing up in my account now. Thanks :smiley:
esspee
24 Jan 161#1476
Once you have used the initial 50mb and the add-on becomes active, it should tell you how much is left - it does for me.
carltonbp
24 Jan 16#1475
Many thanks, that's perfect.
I feel a bit guilty really at all this free data and now taking the £10. :confused:
carltonbp
24 Jan 16#1473
So is there anything else I can spend the credit on. I know someone said PSN or something but I'm not a gamer?
If you have applied the 200GB to your account, but it has not yet started, the only way to check is to look in your EE my account page.
Do the following ....
Log into your account.
Click MENU
Click PACK AND ADD ONS.
Click ADD ONS.
It should show there, with no expiry date.
You can only use the text service to check usage AFTER you start using the 100GB.
KA420
23 Jan 16#1471
Thanks...It just tells me my balance though :/ ...I'm not being charged for data usage though so I guess it is active.
esspee
23 Jan 161#1470
If you text AL to 150, it should text you back in a few moments telling you how much of the current 100GB is left.
phrengs
14 Jan 161#1466
Also, it appears that the pack is not started in My Account, as in: "100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires "
KA420 to phrengs
23 Jan 16#1469
Did your account update to show the 100gb? Mine still shows as above and 'Data left' shows as 0 MB...I'd like to be able to keep track of how much I'm using, is there any way to do this?
Gavin01
18 Jan 16#1467
just found another one of these sims? was it the 19th jan it has to be topped up by?
usenetz to Gavin01
18 Jan 16#1468
"T&Cs: Christmas SIM: Get your SIM by 23:59 on 29 December 2015, top up £10 within 14 days" So it would seem you're too late although you could try sending the 'CHRISTMAS100' text to 150 and if it says top-up then try but it is more likely to say offer ended.
phrengs
14 Jan 161#1465
Just successfully added the offer on a Summer SIM, not originally put into a phone until about November 2015, essentially left untouched until 6/12/15 when stop pack was sent, then topped up just now (added card online, failed with the online topup so then did a text topup - confirmed within minutes of the text), waited until the 'thank you for topping up' text arrived (separate from the confirmation of text topup), then sent Christmas100. So apparently it might still work on those unused Summer SIMs.
That was far too detailed...
killasystems
12 Jan 16#1462
So if the sim isnt activated by today does that mean it wont give you the data?
Reason i ask is someone has just sold me the sim on ebay but i wont get it till the 14th so this will have well expired?
nick1austin to killasystems
12 Jan 16#1463
For the current offer, yes. But keep the SIM because if EE run the promotion again in the near future the SIM might be valid for that too.
nnenne to killasystems
13 Jan 16#1464
Pay them the extra top up and get them to activate it before posting. Also the summer sim last time carried on working for a couple of months after. Just text first and see the response you get before topping up.
piggy999
12 Jan 164#1461
My recent experience contradicts even that advice.
I had a summer sim (used already) which I wanted to use for the Xmas promotion.
I texted christmas100 to 150. The response was "not available to you".
I decided to risk it, topped up £10, again texted christmas100, and I got the 200GB data.
However, the data started immediately, I was not able to delay it even though I used a dumb phone.
So ..... it looks like you can ignore the " not available to you" stuff, as long as you top up £10 first you should get the data, which will start immdiately.
This will also work for getting a second lot of 200GB with a Christmas sim.
But ... the christmas100 "text window" is about to be closed by EE any day now, it is advisable to do a test text if christmas100 anyway before you top up.
If the response is"not available to you" then you can ignore that and top up and get the data.
If the response says something like the offer has closed, then do not top up as no one can now get the data
Hope all that makes sense.
rabb5it
12 Jan 161#1460
Farleypoc
Irrespective of what you were told, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150, if the response asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM, it should work. If the response is something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
Farleypoc
12 Jan 16#1459
Called them to check as i didnt want to burn another £10. They said as i have used the data i cannot top up again to claim more data.
gutted :disappointed: I have 10gb left on another sim and it needs to last me until next fri minimum. :disappointed:
carltonbp
12 Jan 16#1458
I did order another on behalf of my Dad but it never arrived. Thanks
carltonbp
12 Jan 16#1456
Does it have to be a sim ordered on the EE site or can you buy one from the pound shop for example? Thanks
preecey to carltonbp
12 Jan 16#1457
It has to be a special promotional SIM ordered from a specific area on their website. Since the promotion has now ended you'd have to wait until the next time they release an offer like this, which shouldn't be too long.
killasystems
12 Jan 16#1455
Anybody got amspare sim i can buy?
Pinmac1
12 Jan 16#1454
Now I've checked again, although it did say that it was already in use it has been added to my account and the 100gb is lined up ready to go after the 50mb has been used up.
Pinmac1
12 Jan 16#1453
Thanks, wenttoabetteplace, I have texted STOP PACK and it won't renew but I would still like to take my debit card off but can't see how. Also I tried to add the new Christmas SIM to be able to monitor it but it says that the number is already in use by someone else.
kingofswords
11 Jan 16#1451
do I need to make accounts for each sim before 12th? I got couple in draw I won't start using till a few weeks from now
usenetz to kingofswords
12 Jan 16#1452
You don't need to 'make accounts' for either SIM although having an online account allows to see and manage your SIM details; you can have one 'My Account for EE mobile' with multiple SIMs attached.
Pinmac1
11 Jan 16#1449
I have a Debit Card registered on my EE account and it says that the data pack will renew in 11 days time. This is on a SIM where there is no data left and I am not using it anymore as I have put in a Christmas SIM. I have tried every option to remove the debit card as I prefer to top up with vouchers but can't find the option anywhere. I don't want to ring Customer Services which appears to be a mobile number so that going to cost me. Can anyone help please?
wenttoabetterplace to Pinmac1
11 Jan 16#1450
Text STOP PACK to 150
greenair
11 Jan 16#1448
Just use a dumb phone to text, made an account online and followed the instructions. Here's screenshot of online account. So I guess this data pack will be at least safe for next 6 months whenever I want to start it.
ganon
11 Jan 16#1447
Once youve logged in, on the right it says Running low? Try an add-on, click it
Next page there are four tabs, last is add ons, and youll see your gb and expiry date
wenttoabetterplace
11 Jan 16#1446
Where exactly on the EE account page am I able to see the Christmas100 promo?
ganon
11 Jan 161#1445
No he should follow whats said in description
if you want to ensure the promotion is active on the SIM without losing any money in the process, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 BEFORE you top up. If the text back asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM. If the text back states something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
Ive read that having a text sent could trigger the data. Im gonna make an online account and soon as Ive done the top up remove the sim and check online
wenttoabetterplace
11 Jan 16#1444
Yep, the Christmas100 thing worked fine. I was just trying to work out how to check that the data hadn't started already...
(It seems like creating the online account is the way to go)
wenttoabetterplace
11 Jan 16#1443
If it doesn't work, can you make use of the £10 top up (PSN credit or whatever else?). If you can make use of the credit, then you really haven't got anything to lose.
rabb5it
11 Jan 16#1442
I take it you have sent STOP PACK and replied with YES. Did you text Christmas100 before you topped up, to make sure this sim could activate it.
kar999
11 Jan 16#1441
Register the sim by creating a "My Account" on a PC.and check for the data under add-ons.
kar999
11 Jan 161#1440
I don't think it's possible to stack this. You can't add new data if there is a current offer still active and running.
wenttoabetterplace
11 Jan 16#1439
I have just got myself to the point where EE text to say 'we have successfully added the 200GB promotion to your account'.
My data connection was and still is off. I have just texted BA to 150 to check on the balance...and it just tells me I have £10 on my account (along with the date/time of when I topped up).
Does it take a while before the Christmas add-on is reflected in the BA/150 process?
Many thanks
(I don't want to start my data yet).
clzza
7 Jan 16#1421
I ordered 3 of these sims in Oct-Nov last year. The first one I topped up, got the special and started using straight away. The other two I topped up, got the special and delayed the start to use when the first finished.
Yesterday the first one expired, and I put the second one in my phone and started using data. Nothing happened for a while (I didn't receive the message confirming the special offer had been applied) and I panicked and put the third one in my phone and started using the data on that one too. Mistake.
Just under and hour after starting to use the data on the first delayed sim, I got the text saying that 100GB free had started. If you're starting to use a delayed sim, HAVE PATIENCE and wait a couple of hours. Your data may be on it's way.
I tried something else this morning - I topped up the first, original sim where I had already enjoyed my 200GB with another £10, texted CHRISTMAS100 again and received a text message saying the special had been applied! So I now have £20 credit and a second lot of 200GB free on this sim.
Thanks EE and thanks to this forum :smile:
ganon to clzza
7 Jan 16#1423
So now you have 2 sims running at the same time?
piggy999 to clzza
7 Jan 16#1424
Did you manage to delay the data on the sim you have used twice?
I have tried re-using summer sims for the christmas100 offer, but the data starts immediately, even when using old "dumb" phone, data OFF etc.
carltonbp to clzza
11 Jan 16#1438
First one is because it's not activated until you use the data that came with the £10 pack.
Thanks for the info, my card doesn't expire until the 19th and I've got about 50gb left, anyone think I can top up £10 and get another 200gb despite that?
Farleypoc
11 Jan 16#1435
I got one of these and ive used all the Data. Gutted i didn't think about getting 2 of them. We have had no internet for 1 month now and these are life savers.
Anyone got a spare they dont need? :smile:
rabb5it to Farleypoc
11 Jan 16#1437
Top-up £10 and see if you can activate another 200GB, you should have until tomorrow to do this. No reports of it expiring early.
ganon: It's much easier and quite safe to text BA to 150 on a non-smartphone.
I have a sim which started today and another sim which I need to top up today to use when the current one finishes. I'll follow the steps stoppack etc but is there a way to know if the data started or not? In 2 months time when I need to use it, it could also finish.
piggy999 to ganon
11 Jan 161#1434
There are 2 ways to check if the data started or not.
You can start an account with EE and look under ADD ONS, if it shows 100GB with no expiry data then the data has not started.
Or you can text BA to 150. Make sure you do this in a dumb phone or in smartphone with data OFF.
If it says 100GB with expiry date, then the data has started.
If it doesn't mention the 100GB, then the data has not started.
far
11 Jan 16#1432
Is it definitely a Christmas SIM? From memory, they had no such expiry date on the packaging
ganon
10 Jan 16#1431
My first sim just finished now, so if i want to use data straight away, should I top up tomorrow and text Christmas100 to 150 and that's it? Some users done this?
I have an extra sim my friend gave so I should should do the stoppack to delay it right?
Dealier
10 Jan 16#1430
That's the date the sim expires if it's not activated, which is not related to the date the offer expires.
ganon
10 Jan 16#1429
My friend gave me a sim today and it says on the evelope, activate before 17/12/2016
So does this mean its not gonna expire in 2days like the rest?
bayhabourbutcher
8 Jan 162#1428
just for the record :
the dormant 100gb SIMs I topped up with a further £5 because they were nearly 6 months old (with no chargeable activity) are currently still active & are now over 6 months old & the 100gb allowance is still available - no gaurantee that this is permanent of course
However thats not the whole story because I have had 2 SIMs self activate their dormant allowances which was a real pain in the backside
The first SIM (allowance) got activated because it received a completely unsolicited chargeable text message, the £3 charge was refunded a couple of days later but obviously that didnt really help as the 100gb allowance had already been activated
The second SIM Im not 100% sure about - the day the allowance activated I had put the SIM in a 'dumb' phone & texted AL to check the allowance on the SIM so possibly the allowance was triggered by this non chargeable text - however its also possible my 'dumb' phone has some sort of basic data capabilites & may have used some data & activated the allowance because of this
The lesson I have learnt is that it looks like its not a good idea to put a dormant SIM in any phone at all & that you should just keep it active by adding £5 credit via the online account - even then you are not safe because you can still receive an unsolicited premium text message
Finally I now appear not to be able to top up online anymore - I created a separate online account for each SIM & topped up with the same credit cards(s) so I suspect the system now considers this some sort of security risk due to the same credit cards registered on multiple accounts
cru
8 Jan 16#1427
Any ideas for the dates of the next 100gb?
nnenne
8 Jan 16#1426
I had an old never used summer sim that worked.
kar999
7 Jan 16#1422
The delay is probably caused by the fact that new sims come pre-loaded with 50MB of data allowance to get you started. You have to use that before the 100GB offer data trips in.
It does appear on the main screen of the iOS app though.
Mine appeared immediately.
update: after 10 mins it appeared in the main page remaining allowances.
S23
6 Jan 16#1419
So you're all suggesting that topping up and texting the CHRISTMAS100 promo code - all whilst deactivating/not using data - will allow me to officially start the promo at any point up until July? All I have to do is pop it in and activate data to start the 100gb, say in March?
I ask as I have a spare promo SIM laying around...
piggy999 to S23
6 Jan 161#1420
Yes, you can do that, if you want to delay the data starting until march then just make sure you go through the process using an old "dumb" phone, or a smart phone with data switched OFF.
If you are using a fresh Christmas sim, then you should be fine.
If you are trying to re-use a summer sim, then be aware that this often causes the data to trigger immediately, so you won't be able to delay it.
Anon32
5 Jan 16#1417
Done all that everyone says! It says you have a pack but when phoning 150 it says no pack and £10 credit is still there! data is still there added both sims with christmas100 so the data starts as soon as i put on my iPad and not before so it lasts 2 months from when started?
This is great if so
piggy999 to Anon32
5 Jan 16#1418
Yes that's all correct.
kar999
5 Jan 16#1416
If there was no active pack or data on there then that should have worked with a fresh top up of £10 and text within 5 days.... but maybe they have deactivated some sims already.
jav1900
5 Jan 16#1415
Cheers Piggy
jav1900
5 Jan 16#1414
No - one that had not been used before
piggy999
5 Jan 16#1413
Incidentally, it was claimed here recently that a £5 top up could be used to extend the life of a sim for another six months WITHOUT triggering the 200GB data to start. Does anyone have any more info about this or can confirm?
If this is rthe case, it can be used to delay the data til Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov/Dec ..... Or possibly even indefinitely.
jav1900
5 Jan 16#1409
Have just set up two Christmas SIMS for use later in the year
Received SIMS 30/10/2015 when offer started
Today
Data off - STOP PACK texted
Data off - Topped up £10 & texted CHRISTMAS100
Received confirmation and checked online -100GB add on with no expiry date.
Should have until 30/4/2016 to begin using these.
My last Summer SIM expected to be finished by end of this month.
Fantastic
piggy999 to jav1900
5 Jan 16#1412
You should have six months from today to start using them, EE do not record the start date of individual sims being when they were dispatched in the post, they are only classed as active from the day you first put them in a phone.
So you should have til early july.
jav1900
5 Jan 16#1410
My old Glastonbury SIMs were OK to use for the CHRISTMAS100 offer but Summer SIMs would not work.
kar999 to jav1900
5 Jan 16#1411
Was that the summer sim with the data still running or one that had finished?
kar999
5 Jan 16#1408
I'm pretty sure you can't stack the offer so applying whist the data is still running wont work. If I recall correctly this became apparent when the Data100 offer came out in November.
rabb5it
5 Jan 16#1407
ganon: [/quote]It says 6 days and 9 hours left[/quote]
That takes you up to 11 Jan. The 12th is the last day to claim the promo according to the T&Cs. If you only have the one sim, you have the choice of chancing a top-up now, and try to instigate the offer - no reports from anyone who has tried this. Or, get ready to top-up immediately when your current offer finishes on the 11th - definitely worth a try.
piggy999
5 Jan 16#1403
Anyone received sims in the last few days? Wondering whether EE really did continue to post sims out up to and after the 29th December?
ganon to piggy999
5 Jan 16#1404
Had friends order to six different a addresses about 3 weeks ago, none turned up so far.
dazzadirect to piggy999
5 Jan 16#1406
received one yesterday , ordered 28th
HTH
feckineejit
5 Jan 16#1405
I received mine about a week an a half ago, followed instructions on first post and have now got 200Gb which I will start using at the end off the month in my mifi :-)
nnenne
4 Jan 162#1402
Just texted Christmas100 on a used Xmas sim that ran out a month or so ago. Asked me to top up. Did that and texted again, now have 2 months 200 data, making it 400 for £20. Not bad. Thanks, whoever figured this out and shared.
ganon
4 Jan 16#1401
It says 6 days and 9 hours left
Robston
4 Jan 161#1400
I've just topped up my first xmas sim, and sent the relevant texts, and that has given me another 200gb to use on that sim. So it works at the moment.
Now I think I messed up a bit. I didn't have any packs running when I texted Christmas100 so the new allocation kicked in straight away, which I didn't really need as my second sim still has 6 weeks worth of data left to run. If I had had a data pack running, say the £1 (7 days) one, before I sent the texts I think that would have delayed the add on until the data pack had run out - packs run before add-ons if packs added first. So I could have delayed the second allocation by a renewing £1 a week pack until I needed the 2 months of 100gb.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. I don't suppose there's anyway to delay add-ons?
rabb5it
4 Jan 161#1399
Drawing experiences from a couple of recent posts I would say you can. But I wouldn't chance waiting until the 12th Jan just in case they cease the offer early. However, the unknown is, will an existing Christmas offer affect it. Use http://add-on.ee.co.uk/status to see exactly when your current offer ends.
far
4 Jan 16#1396
Had an issue with my latest 2 EE SIMs. They were ordered start of December and arrived around the 10th of December or so. Topped up £10 on each on the 17th and, before topping up, texted CHRISTMAS100 and yes, both SIMs said that I needed to top up to activate the pack. Forgot to text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 until 26th and both SIMs said (and still say) "Sorry, this offer is not available to you". Not happy - escalated one of the SIM issues to EE but apparently they will need to start the data pack to get it up and running, though still have no data at the moment, so see no point in starting the 2nd SIM.
kar999 to far
4 Jan 161#1398
You have to send the Christmas100 text within 5 days of topping up the £10 that's why it failed so the second sim wont work either. Hopefully EE CS will help you out.
Chokiz
2 Jan 162#1395
did the exact same process for the christmas sim that's already been used, can confirm i have another 2 months!
ganon to Chokiz
4 Jan 16#1397
The last time you can top is the 12th right? I think that's when my 2nd month ends. I wonder if I can top up £10 again on the same day to get another 200gb
piggy999
2 Jan 16#1394
I don't think you can order any more, the webpage has disappeared
ganon
2 Jan 16#1392
Long shot but does anyone have a spare sim?
sozx1 to ganon
2 Jan 16#1393
order one to your neighbours house...
Pinmac1
31 Dec 15#1390
Believe me, piggy, you can't be more amazed at my stupidity than I am myself! The irony is that I am usually really good at following written instructions but obviously not in this case. The text message to 150 came back with "not available to you" so I shall confine the Summer SIM to history. Before I get started on the Christmas SIM, I have already created an EE account using the Summer SIM so I assume that I shouldn't top up online? Do I just topup and go ahead as if I don't have an account?
piggy999 to Pinmac1
31 Dec 15#1391
Please see your private messages
maxmix
31 Dec 152#1388
Well my 100GB for the end of Oct-Nov
2nd 100GB from end of Nov to Dec
Nice one Max.
Anyone else been able to get this? That's using the same Christmas sim twice for the christmas100 data, 400GB total?
I can't try it cause I am still using summer sims.
Pinmac1
31 Dec 15#1376
This is getting embarrassing. I was sure I had but that was before I got the "You haven't topped up" message. So I've topped up, used all the data and presumable it's too late to send the Christmas 100 text? Or if I top up £10 again will it work with this Summer SIM? I've also got a Christmas SIM so I can't wait to muck that up too!
piggy999 to Pinmac1
31 Dec 15#1387
Sigh.
Rolls eyes.
Mutters " Christ, I wish he told us this from the start ........."
etc
etc
ok, here is what to do now.
Text christmas100 to 150.
OPTION ONE ........If the reply says the 200GB has been added then its all sorted.
OPTION TWO ........If the reply says you have to top up first, then this means there has been too big a gap between the original £10 top up and now, and so you will have to top up another £10. So do the following ...... 1- text STOP PACK to 150 and then reply YES ..........2 - top up £10 .........3- text christmas100 to 150 and wait for confirmation text that the 200GB has been successful. All sorted, the data will start immediately and the £10 will stay on the sim as PAYG credit for you to use as you wish.
OPTION THREE ........If the reply says "not available to you" then this means your summer sim is not being accepted for the Christmas data offer (some work, some do not) and so you can forget it.
With regards to your Christmas sim, you should top up and get the 200GB for that one sorted immediately, ie today, do not wait as EE might switch off the whole activation system sooner than stated. DO NOT WAIT. Make sure you do the whole process using either a dumb phone, or with DATA OFF on a smartphone. You can then save the data for use in march/April, or whenever.
rabb5it
31 Dec 151#1386
Not sure if CoOp sell phone top-ups. I have used Tesco - 10 Clubcard points as well.
wenttoabetterplace
31 Dec 15#1385
I sent STOP PACK to 150.
I received a text asking me to send 'YES' back to 150 to confirm that I wanted to stop the packs.
I didn't receive any further texts (aside from the one welcoming me to EE).
Looking at the OP, this seems normal...so the packs seem to have stopped successfully :smiley:.
Any ideas if Co-Op stores do phone top ups?
rabb5it
31 Dec 151#1384
No don't be concerned, if you sent STOP PACK replied YES and had confirmation, it should be stopped.
I would advise getting a £10 top-up at a shop and text VO....(16 numeric) to 150 to load it. You can still see the sim status when you start to use it using http://add-on.ee.co.uk/status or read your own device [Eg my 3MiFi is http://192.168.1.1/html/home.html]. This avoids registering with EE online and is simpler.
wenttoabetterplace
31 Dec 15#1383
I'm just about to register my 2 remaining Christmas sims.
I don't want to have my credit card details on file with EE, but DO want to be able to confirm that the add-on has successfully applied and is queued up for when I eventually switch on the data connection (end of Feb and end of April)
So is it best to get a £10 top up on the supplied top up card, then create an online account?
(Also, I text 'STOP PACK' to 150 and received the text saying the packs had been stopped. I then received a further message from EE to say 'welcome to EE. Your £10 data pack will start when you call, text or browse'. Should I be concerned about this? I don't want to spend the £10 credit)
pclemmit
31 Dec 15#1379
Hi All,
Received my sims yesterday, activated one last night and the 100GB applied without issue..
Has anyone been succesfull in saving the data to use later?
I see the initial post by Kar999, about turning off data on step 2. I am then hoping I can get the 200gb but not start it until the other Sim has run out so Feb time.
Don't really want to top up with £10 only to find in Feb the Sim deactivated..
kar999 to pclemmit
31 Dec 15#1382
Yep follow those steps with DATA OFF and you should be OK to save the data for later use.
pclemmit
31 Dec 15#1381
The online system is very buggy but if you do manage to top up this way, you will be able to manage your account online. See data usage and packs etc..
Gavin01
31 Dec 15#1380
is it easier to top up with a card online or buy a voucher?
kingofswords
31 Dec 15#1377
has the data100 stopped? I tried on old summer sim but still have few weeks on Xmas sim... would be really useful if it did
usenetz to kingofswords
31 Dec 15#1378
Yes it's finished.
Pinmac1
30 Dec 15#1374
I've set up an account with the number on the SIM and looked under add-ons but there's nothing showing at all. Under Pack and add-ons the Current Pack says I have a Pack that renews 23rd January but has no data left.
piggy999 to Pinmac1
30 Dec 15#1375
OK, did you do the christmas100 text and get the reply that the 200GB has been successfully added?
Pinmac1
30 Dec 15#1372
I've never created a myaccount with EE as I've just put my SIM in and gone with that. Can I create an account now or is it too late?
piggy999 to Pinmac1
30 Dec 15#1373
Not too late, you do not have to use any real personal info, just a working email address.
If you set it up, you can check status of 100GB by clicking, from memory, .....
MENU
PACK AND ADD ONS
ADD ONS
.... and that should show your 100GB , or not as the case may be.
If your sim will still connect with data to EE then using the link I put in the last message should show you anyway without having to set up account.
Also please note there can be a delay before the 100GB kicks in automatically, as much as a few hours.
As long as you texted christmas100 and got the response back that the 200GB has been successfully added, the your first month of 100GB should start as soon as your 1GB is used up.
The STOP PACK and YES text only relate to keeping the £10 credit on the sim. If you have used the 1GB data then its too late to stop that pack so the £10 has been spent.
If you have created a myaccount page with EE then you can check that to see where your 100GB is.
Pinmac1
30 Dec 15#1369
So back at #1313 I screwed up and didn't text YES back to 150 so when I topped up my 1Gb of data kicked in. I realised what I had done but was OK with that as long as my 100Gb started as soon as the 1Gb finished. It did while I was out today but no sign of my 100Gb. I never did respond YES so will it make any difference if I do it now?
JRichards to Pinmac1
30 Dec 15#1370
It happened to me. I thought I have done 'stop pack' properly few weeks before. But when I put the sim in my MIFI, I can see '1GB data waiting'. Took the sim out and put in dumbphone, txt 'stop pack', then reply 'yes'. Wait for 10 minutes, put the sim back MIFI, '1GB data waiting' now disappeared. £10 credit in balance and the 200GB promotion started when I finished the 50MB starter data.
HotDealDude
30 Dec 15#1368
I think I'm screwed regarding this now.
I didn't receive a confirmation email for either SIMs even though my sister requested just before me.
Has anybody that didn't get a confirmation email still get a SIM?
piggy999
30 Dec 151#1367
Please keep us informed as to when, and if, you receive your sims.
EE seem to be playing silly **** with this now, I would strongly recommend anyone with sims in hand to top up and do the christmas100 text immediately ASAP ...do not wait. If they can close the application window early, then they might close the activation window early too.
bayhabourbutcher
30 Dec 151#1366
this was really annoying as I waited till the last day (29th ) to order my SIMs from this latest offer
Went to the order page on the 29th & the 100gb SIM order form had been removed
HOWEVER it was still possible to access a 'cached' version of the form via google cache so I used that instead & managed to get dispatch emails so hoping Im OK
JRichards
30 Dec 15#1365
Christmas 100GB promotion expires. Available link is for ordinary EE sim which only gives 1GB data for £10 top up.
piggy999
29 Dec 151#1363
@kar999
Nice "albeit" by the way. Tried to outdo you with a casual "notwithstanding" but I don't think I quite made it. Must try harder.
kar999 to piggy999
30 Dec 15#1364
Lol :smile:
Might be a wise move ref. top up and text activation ASAP. :wink:
piggy999
29 Dec 151#1362
The summer sims were a bit hit and miss re. being reused, some were successful, others not.
Great offers notwithstanding, EE come across as extremely flaky, some sims work, others not. They even ended the offer earlier than stated, it was supposed to end midnight tonight, I checked at 8pm and the webpage had already disappeared.
With that in mind, anyone with sims still to be activated and topped up should do so ASAP and not leave it close to 12 Jan. EE might pull the plug on that a few days early, too.
kar999
29 Dec 15#1361
Good for you. You must have struck lucky :smiley: The offer as i understand can normally only be applied once per sim although the Summer Sims and Glasto ones could be used for the Xmas100. There was also the Data100 offer that could be used on the Xmas ones albeit only for a limited time in November to get the data twice on one sim.
I'm telling you what I did, Whatever day it was when it arrived ! I'm non stop with work ATM so it could have been a few days earlier....
I'll type it a bit easier so you understand.....
£10 on new Xmas Sim when it arrived, into Mifi Unit.....
1st 100GB ran out.... 2nd 100GB was activated and ran out....
Next £10 on and 200GB was applied after texting 150 with Christmas100 again....
I'll take a screenshot of the text saying I have now 200GB to use so you can
understand....
maxmix
maxmix
28 Dec 15#1355
No Summer Sim, mine came free in November after I saw the info on here !
maxmix
piggy999 to maxmix
29 Dec 15#1359
If you got the sim in November you would still be on you second month of 100GB.
So how can you have done a second top up !of £10 on a christmas sim and now you are on your third month of 100GB?
Doesn't make sense.
Everyone gets 2 months of 100GB per £10 top up.
Are you saying you have done a further £10 top up on the same sim?
maxmix
29 Dec 15#1358
Well I'm a few days into my next 200GB and all is well, I'll get a pic when I'm back in shop for the non believers PMSL
maxmix
rabb5it
29 Dec 15#1356
That's interesting maxmix. Useful for someone who has only one EE Christmas sim, having the second 100GB finishing before 12 Jan. For a £10 top-up they should be able to apply another Christmas promo giving another 2 months of data.
piggy999 to rabb5it
29 Dec 15#1357
I do not think you can use the same sim to get 2 x the same promotion, ie a Christmas sim will not work twice for the Christmas promotion
HotDealDude
28 Dec 15#1354
Well, today I attempted the same methods using the same original phone that I did my previous SIMs for two family members.
One SIM worked fine; Mobile data disabled, Pack stopped, confirmed it was stopped, topped up, double-checked first three steps again and then applied the promotion. Worked fine and the data is sitting idle.
The other SIM didn't go so well even though the exact same steps were done with the exact same phone. Promotion was applied but the countdown was started.
Not sure what is up with that. It always worked until this point and I don't see anything I have done wrong.
Neither was up for a trade even though they were going to use the data right away, so I've tried to order two more SIMs. One that I ordered a while back for another relative hasn't turned up and, to be honest, I'm not even going to hold my breath for these two.
gill501
28 Dec 15#1350
When do the sims need to be topped up by?
Chokiz to gill501
28 Dec 15#1351
would also like to know!
piggy999 to gill501
28 Dec 15#1353
You have until 12 Jan to top up and text christmas100, after that the 100Gb data will not be available.
Probably best to do it ASAP rather than leave until the last minute.
ganon
28 Dec 15#1352
I ordered to about 5 different addresses about 2 weeks ago and none of them turned up.
AzNDeals
28 Dec 15#1349
Topped up online; anyone know how to remove my card details now? Thanks.
thebestrc
28 Dec 15#1348
Just did it. Was a breeze. Topped up online and now I have 3 sims for 2016. :stuck_out_tongue:
barns
28 Dec 15#1347
Last day, get it while you can
dessala
28 Dec 151#1346
It is much better than my fiber connection.
piggy999
27 Dec 152#1344
EE just announced a 50 GB per month plan, 2 year contract, £27.50 per month, Osprey Mini 2 mifi Inc for free, might be worth a look once these sims are history.
kar999 to piggy999
27 Dec 15#1345
That compares well with fibre at home for me personally where 4G is faster. There's also no need for line rental cost which may appeal to some people. Plus I can take my broadband away on holiday with me!
bigjt
27 Dec 15#1343
If anyone has problems topping up the card - I phoned the helpline and got through to someone in their help desk who was able to register the card to me then take payment of the £10 by debit card in about 5 mins. Was faffing around for a good 30 mins trying to do it via online or the automated phone line so would recommend!
sallekmo
27 Dec 15#1342
I just called them today to see what happened they said they sent me out a Ee sim with 100gb preloaded for the promotion lol
dessala
27 Dec 151#1341
No date. So, it's all good then.
Many thanks.
kar999
27 Dec 15#1340
If it just says "expires" with no date its waiting to start ..if its started it will say expires in 29 days 12 hours etc...
dessala
27 Dec 15#1339
Just found it under My Account -> View packs -> Add-ons. :smile:
dessala
27 Dec 15#1338
I just followed the procedure (dumb phone etc.) and got the confirmation that 200GB have been added to my account but when I log in online all I have is £10 credit, 0 MB data, 0 minutes, 0 texts left. Is it normal that there is no mention of 200GB promo? I planned to start using my sim end of January but not sure if there will be any data when i activate it.
Gavin01
27 Dec 15#1337
perhaps i need to pull my finger out and get mine activated and running! i want them running from today not bothered about saving them....
all i need to do is put a tenner on and off i go right??!!
HotDealDude
27 Dec 15#1336
I'll keep on top of this and see what happens.
I'm a little dubious about what the rep told me, but it is entirely possible that there was some hiccup that caused it to "trigger". Maybe a "backup" that systematically disabled things during the backup and then reactivated before applying my settings again, but I'm not sure.
I'm going to do some testing and report back here. I want to get the SIMs for my family members set up and I'll possibly do a trade and see what the deal is.
I'll be only having the SIMs I really need in the phone from now on, though. Still need both in, but not for now.
kar999
27 Dec 151#1335
Both my Sims are still dormant. Maybe the second sim got activated by a chargeable text or call. Any of those will trigger activation not just data usage. Never had a dual sim phone so not sure if that is possible.
rabb5it
27 Dec 15#1334
Very interesting guys, especially the comment of the EE rep. Has anyone else experienced the 100GB data starting without initiation? You wouldn't know if the sim had activated if it wasn't in a device, or you had registered it online, until you checked.
I was just about to buy two £10 EE top-ups for future use.
HotDealDude
27 Dec 15#1333
Hmm, I see.
I have family members that are still waiting for their SIMs. I'll be taking a further look into this.
A nephew wants one for data while he is out and about. I'll get his set up and, if it was just some weird glitch, then I'll see if he wants to do a trade since he wants the data right now.
Thanks for the feedback.
HotDealDude
27 Dec 151#1331
I'm currently using a dual-SIM phone and have two Christmas SIMs installed. It's set to use the first SIM for data and have been happily using the data for the first SIM for the past couple of weeks. However, I just now got a message from EE on my second SIM stating that my 100GB promotion is now starting...
WTF is this about?
I checked online and YEP, the data for the second SIM has just started... Expires in 30 days.
I did nothing to initiate the data and it has been disabled, and is STILL disabled, for the second SIM with the active Mobile Data selection being my first SIM. Just randomly got a message from EE right now as I was working on my laptop.
Has EE decided that they are going to just start the Data as standard now???
I'm going to be more than a little effin **** if they have. I've now got two SIMs using active data...
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EDIT:
Just been on the phone with EE customer support.
I've asked him about the situation and, apprently, since it's part of a Christmas promotion then all SIMs, regardless of when the promotion was applied or if it is "idle", will be activated on or just after Christmas.
Keep an eye on your SIMs and let me know if this is really the case or if something has just gone wrong on my end.
usenetz to HotDealDude
27 Dec 15#1332
The EE rep you spoke with is talking nonsense. I, and many others, have queued data packs and I have just checked mine using the EE My Account website and it shows as still on the account but not yet active.
I would imagine this is down to your dual-SIM handset using the SIM for data; even for a fraction of a second would activate the SIM.
I have a dual-SIM handset and so appreciate your frustration but myself would never put my dormant SIM in a handset with data on for fear of exactly what has happened to you.
usenetz
25 Dec 15#1330
I lost 4G yesterday morning on both EE and O2 during heavy winds and rain but both back later in the day and EE for me is much better than my fibre broadband. :innocent:
vxlomegav6
25 Dec 15#1329
Used to get 4G on EE but no longer since the lovely wind we've been having over the past few weeks... Plus they seem to be throttling YouTube, Anything else usually getting 18mbps, As soon as YouTube is on trying another speed test its 0.11mbps.
kar999
24 Dec 15#1328
No problem with speed for me. Even though I'm out in the sticks and regularly get 40Mbps as there is a Double 4G mast nearby. This is faster than the Fibre home broadband we could get as that has to go down copper wire on poles for the last leg. Never had bandwidth issues or throttling and have been using these Sims since the Summer.
As with all mobile broadband providers its almost always down to coverage.
tom_hungston
24 Dec 15#1326
i had this and sadly the speed is like of the internet in stone age, they put bandwidth restriction so this is cold for me,
thanks OP for the post but I just wanted to warn ppl to stop them from being disappointed and wasting money like I did
Dealier to tom_hungston
24 Dec 15#1327
In my experience they don't restrict the bandwidth. I'm getting six times the speed of my home broadband for download, and 50 times for upload. A lot of other people in this thread have a similar experience. Maybe you just live in an area with poor EE coverage.
maxmix
24 Dec 15#1323
Well my 2nd 100GB just ran out yesterday, its been in a 3 Mifi dongle from 2 months ago, I only needed 3 more days until I get to Glasgow (Was going to sort out a new Mi Fi deal) logged into my account through Firefox to stick a tenner on to do me for 3 days, 2 mins later all is well, 1GB data, texts and calls added.... An hour later I logged in to the control panel and had an idea to send Christmas100 to 150 to see if anything happened..... Wowza got a text back instantly through my browser, 200GB added ! What's this all about ?
maxmix
piggy999 to maxmix
24 Dec 15#1325
I take it you were using a summer sim? Please confirm.
If so, it seems summer sims can be used too get the Christmas offer too, but there seemed to be a problem in using summer sims which had already been activated for the summer offer, only fresh, unused summer sims were being accepted.
You seem to have managed to use a summer sim twice, once in summer and now again at Christmas.
ScampiLamp
24 Dec 15#1321
Oooh...I got my sims over 14 days ago..I hadn't activated them yet or anything, am I too late? Just ordered 2 more to my Mum just in case/greedy, guess they must be activated by 29th Dec as per terms? Wonderful deal, saving them for when we move house :smiley:
piggy999 to ScampiLamp
24 Dec 151#1324
The 14 days rule is not really enforced by EE, all sims can be activated right up until approx 12 Jan, but not later than that
carltonbp
24 Dec 151#1322
No I activated mine after 14 days.
Pinmac1
24 Dec 151#1320
Piggy, yes an unused Summer SIM as I forgot to do anything with it at the time. These SIMs are amazing value, will try to get another one. kar99, thanks for updating.
Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1316
Aha, I checked my texts and realised that I hadn't noticed that I had to reply Yes so it's my own fault. At least I know what I should be doing next time. Thanks for the help.
kar999 to Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1319
Have amended the OP to reflect that step.
Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1317
Out of interest, if I had replied Yes and kept the £10 credit would I have been able to get the Christmas SIM I just received going with the same credit?
piggy999 to Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1318
No, has to be a brand new top up of £10 every time.
So you should be fine with your Christmas sim now.
Out of interest, can you confirm that the summer sim was an unused one, ie it was never used for the summer offer?
Toonah
23 Dec 15#1315
Might be linked to the problem I had, I'm 100% sure I did all the steps and it replied late (took over 5 mins for each text), but then had used the £10 for a months stuff. I called them the next day when reopened and they returned my money, but I've got to keep an eye on the card to make sure it does 100gb for two months, not just one. The lady said she'd leave a note on my account just in case. But could be due to some blip. I'd done it with the previous card ok.
Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1313
So things move quickly. I've just used up the 50mb and it's started up the £10 data pack. I see from above that I need to use this up for the 200gb to kick in? I have obviously done something wrong in losing the credit so what should I do differently for the Christmas SIM as I thought I'd followed the instructions. Obviously for that one I won't be wanting to use the data until (hopefully) the 200gb runs out or two months time whichever is sooner.
piggy999 to Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1314
If you have an active £10 data pack then it will use the 1 gig from that before the 100gb is visible. Important: the clock on the 100gb data starts ticking as soon as you start using the 1 gig from the data pack. So if it takes you 5 days to use the 1 gig, then your 100gig clock will show 25 days remaining, not 30 days. Hope that is not too confusing.
If you had successfully stopped the data pack and retained the £10 as credit, then the 100gb would have triggered first automatically.
No idea why the STOP PACK didn't work for you. You did respond YES to the confirmation message?
Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1312
Piggy, I did the Stop Pack and got the relevant message back before I put the SIM in the iPad so I don't know why the credit has gone but it has. I googled "waiting" for the EE SIM and found that it was queuing. Apparently I had 50mb on a SIM from 11/08/2015 so it was waiting for that to finish. I used that up and now it's says there's another "Get you started allowance" of 50mb also from 11/08/2015. I guess that is when I activated the last Summer SIM I had. The 1gb is still showing as waiting. I don't understand what's going on.
The Christmas SIM I ordered 2 days ago has arrived today but I am holding off buying the £10 credit for it as I'm not sure I'm going to get the 200gb.
piggy999
23 Dec 15#1311
Yes you can top up now and save the 200GB data for use next year.
You have to use a phone with data switched OFF to stop the data from triggering immediately.
You can keep the £10 credit on the sim by using the STOP PACK text.
This is all detailed above.
The stuff about using the 1GB first is irrelevant, just do the STOP PACK text and use data OFF to do the christmas100 text, then nothing will start until the next time you put sim in phone or tablet, in march or April or whenever, six month limit approx.
dessala
23 Dec 15#1310
I followed the instructions but lost £10 credit. So did a friend of mine. But still very good deal for data and speed!
dessala
23 Dec 15#1309
So what happens to 200GB then? Losing 1GB does not seem to be an issue as long as we can start using 200GB anytime next year.
brianfj1200
23 Dec 15#1308
that doesnt make any sense as I have just finished 200gb and 2 months usage with my £10 sim I text STOP PACK before using any data or text and I still have £10 credit on the sim
sallekmo
23 Dec 15#1307
Dont forget the 1gb data only lasts one month
dessala
23 Dec 15#1306
According to T&C you need to use up all data (1GB) included in £10 top up for 200GB promotion to start and run for 2 x 30 days. So theoretically we could top up a couple of sims now but trigger the 200GB bundle some time next year?
The legal bit
Christmas SIM: Get your SIM by 23:59 on 29 December 2015, top up £10 within 14 days of getting it to buy your Data Pack then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 to activate the 200GB free UK data. You get 100GB each month for 2 consecutive months. Free data starts as soon as the 1GB of data in your Data pack runs out and lasts up to 30 days. Check 4G coverage at ee.co.uk/coverage.
dexter
23 Dec 15#1305
best of luck as on the phone again and absolute ****
sallekmo
23 Dec 15#1304
Well i recorded my phone call and he guaranteed it. So they will have to compensate for giving me falso information
dexter
23 Dec 15#1303
escalated 5 times with no luck absolutely c**p
kar999
23 Dec 15#1302
@piggy, I'll see what I can find out. I'm good for a few months now anyway. :smile:
Pinmac1
22 Dec 15#1298
Thanks Piggy, I did as you suggested. As my old SIM ran out today I put the Summer SIM straight into my iPad and turned on mobile data. I'm slightly concerned that the status page shows that I only have 1Gb from my £10 data pack but it does say "waiting" and I seem to remember that this happened with the first EE SIM I used but it had sorted itself out the following day so I'll see what tomorrow brings.
kar999 to Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1300
You should be ok. I started a new sim yesterday and it said "waiting" for a while before updating half an hour or so later. It then said "expires in 29 days 23 hours."
piggy999 to Pinmac1
23 Dec 15#1301
Glad you got it sorted, but I thought you wanted to keep the £10 as credit? If you have an active £10 Data Pack then you have lost the £10.
@kar999, it seems only summer sims that had previously been used to get the summer100GB offer are now no longer being accepted, but summer sims which were never activated or topped up are still viable for the Christmas offer. At least that's how it looks.
kingofswords
22 Dec 15#1299
just topped up my summer sim, was panicking it got cancelled...thank whoever suggested it
piggy999
20 Dec 15#1286
Update : just now tried to use old summer sim with christmas100 text, got reply "not available to you".
Curious, I did the same a month ago and it worked then.
Maybe EE has changed policy, and is now blocking old summer sims from being reused?
kar999 to piggy999
20 Dec 15#1289
You could be right. They may have switched them off early now the Christmas deal is coming to an end. I cant check as I'm still using my summer sum until it runs out tomorrow night. Will try then.... (See also PM sent to you.)
kar999 to piggy999
22 Dec 15#1297
Hi Piggy.. My Summer sim ran out yesterday so I tried texting Christmas100 and got the offer unavailable reply. When I did the same with a fresh Christmas Sim I get the reply " Look like you haven't topped up yet ...." message which should mean the offer will still be OK.
.
Looks like the older promo Sims may have had their day.
Pinmac1
22 Dec 15#1295
Trying to do this with an unused Summer SIM. I put it in a phone and texted CHRISTMAS100 to 150. I received the text back saying that I hadn't topped up yet. I was about to top-up with a £10 voucher when I received a text from EE saying "Your £10 Data Pack will start when you call, text or browse and we'll take £10 from your credit." It goes on to say what minutes, texts etc are available.
I realised that I hadn't turned mobile data off. If I go ahead now and top up, what will happen to the £10 credit.? I'm not quite understanding the order of things here. TBH, I'm happy with £10 for 100Gb of data but if I can keep the credit that would be good.
piggy999 to Pinmac1
22 Dec 152#1296
You should be OK, the STOP PACK text should allow you to retain the £10 credit.
Do the following ...
1 Turn data OFF on phone.
2 Text STOP PACK to 150
3 Top up £10
4 Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
If you now text BA to 150, to check balance, it should show £10.
If you want the 100GB data to start immediately, then simply turn data back on and it will start.
If you want to save the data for later use then leave data turned off, take sim out and keep safe til you want to use it.
WARNING: some people have reported that the data starts immediately no matter what you do, the only way to check if it has been put on hold is to register an EE account and check the status that way.
sallekmo
22 Dec 15#1294
they escalated it to another team, have they done that for you?
sallekmo
22 Dec 15#1293
EE customer service just told me im guaranteed to get the 100gb promotion and they applied the 10 pound pack and now i only have 3 pounds, they said i would 100% get it within the next 72 hours. If i dont get it im calling back on Friday
sallekmo
22 Dec 15#1291
Hey guys
I topped up 5 pounds by mistake not knowing that they wont give the christmas100 promo til you top up 10 pounds. Is there any way for me to either get my 5 quid back and top up 10 or would the accept if i call them to add another 5quid to get the promo. Im really on a tight budget and i dont wanna pay another 10 quid. Thanks
dexter to sallekmo
22 Dec 15#1292
did the same and have talked to ee 7 times and still no data
better topup by a tenner as customer service is useless
brianfj1200
20 Dec 15#1290
Thank you, didn't realise I could just use it. I know it's not good value @ 30p and 12p but when you have used 200gb of data I think it was worth it, I just didn't want my £10 sitting there not used.
brianfj1200
20 Dec 15#1287
Hello, I text STOP PACK when I topped up my sim and that worked fine as I have nearly used up my 2 months and 200gb but does anyone know how to reverse the STOP PACK so I can now use the £10 that is still available on the sim.
piggy999 to brianfj1200
20 Dec 15#1288
You can just go ahead and use the £10 as PAYG credit to make calls etc, not great value however, calls cost 30p and texts are 12p.
Or call 150 and use the £10 to buy any pack.
Or you can do it online if you set up an account with EE.
kingofswords
20 Dec 15#1282
ive just text christmas100 on a used up summer sim but reply said' sorry but this offer isnt available to you'
does that mean even if i top up it wont give me another 2 months?
piggy999 to kingofswords
20 Dec 15#1285
I must admit I don't know why this works on some summer sims but not on others.
It worked on mine.
Probably best to follow the advice previously given, I think by preecey.
Before topping up, text christmas100 and if the reply is "not available to you" then forget it.
If the reply is " please top up £10 first" then you can go ahead and top up and then do the christmas100 text and get the data.
ganon
19 Dec 15#1274
My friend gave me 2 sims but he mixed the top up cards around. I was gonna keep one and give one to someone else.
I take it there is no way of finding out without topping one of the sims up?
carltonbp to ganon
19 Dec 15#1275
There's a code usually on the sim itself.
rabb5it to ganon
20 Dec 15#1284
I found the easiest way to top-up is to buy a £10 top-up code and sms VO.....(16 digit number). Then you don't have to get involved registering the sim online and I can still view my usage online with http://add-on.ee.co.uk/status.
sun84
20 Dec 15#1283
I tried that and kept getting the message..
"Sorry, but this offer is not available to you."
JohnnyUtah
20 Dec 15#1281
Thanks for that. Tried again after adding another £10.00 and texted "CHRISTMAS100" and hey presto.!
That will be another two months of 100gb on the same sim for the same "CHRISTMAS100" offer!
speculatrix
19 Dec 151#1280
I discovered that EE had ignored the CHRISTMAS100 message (despite me sending it several times) and simply started using my £10 credit and it all disappeared within a week. I rang customer services and the guy was ineffectual and kept saying "just a few moments" before giving up and saying he was going to have to get his manager to call me. I didn't think that would happen, but she rang me within five minutes, and she put £10 credit on the account, told me to send the CHRISTMAS100 message, and I got back an acknowledgement from EE's systems to say they'd given me the 100GB usage. I checked online, having registered the service with EE some time ago, and indeed I was given the credit.. but the £10 pack that came with the SIM, which was on hold, has also gone :-(
So, it seems that if you have a problem you need to ask to escalate the issue to a manager to get things done.
ganon
19 Dec 15#1279
Doh, cant believe I didnt think of that? Was thinking to put sims in and call the numbers. Thanks
kar999
19 Dec 151#1278
Yes it does. 2 x £5 wont do it. It has to be a whole £10 in one go and you have to apply for the data with the text within 5 days of the top-up.
carltonbp
19 Dec 151#1277
Then
Register the online perhaps then. IIRC and you need to enter the code on the sim so that might give you the info you need.
Alternatively turn off data and calls and pop sim in phone
FIND YOUR SIM CARD NUMBER ON AN ANDROID phone
We've picked an HTC handset for our example here. To easily find your SIM number from the phone itself, just follow these steps.
From the home screen, press the menu button and select Settings
Scroll down and click on About
Click Phone Identity or About depending on model you are using.
Your SIM number should appear as the SIM ID
Or for my G4 the info is in about/status, same with samsung tablet just more scrolling required.
ganon
19 Dec 15#1276
Yea but it doesnt match the top up card in any way
szaman81
19 Dec 151#1272
This is what I was offered by EE starting 18/12/15:-
Unlimited calls
Unlimited calls Europe when travelling
Unlimited text
Unlimited text Europe when travelling
Unlimited 080 calls as standard
Unlimited mms
20gb superfast 4G data - no expiry date
300 minutes to ALL 08 calls
30 day plan
Original price £27.99 - This is what I was told over the phone
£21.99 after discount per month
What do you think should I keep it, please advice, anyone???
usenetz to szaman81
19 Dec 15#1273
That looks like a great deal but obviously depends on your usage and travel.
carltonbp
19 Dec 15#1271
I don't know, all I know is those are the speeds I'm getting. I've no idea how Osprey affects things. I would guess yes as that's what I'm getting.
JohnnyUtah
19 Dec 15#1270
I already had £1.50 credit on my account so topped up another £8.50 to make it £10.00
Texted the "CHRISTMAS100" to 150 to receive the reply of
"Sorry, you need to have last topped up by £10 or more to receive this promotion. Please top up and try again."
Does it actually have to be a full £10 top up in one go?
carltonbp
18 Dec 15#1266
I'm coming to the end of my first month, ends I assume at midnight tonight. Anything I should look out for month two or will it just happen. THanks
FWIW I'm tethering, although I've got a decent LTE tablet with a good keyboard case it's not a laptop replacement. Laptop I get 30mb download and 25upload which is insane compared to my 90kb upload I got with Talktalk and I probably only got that 50% of the time. On my tablet which has the sim inside get 107.9mb download and upload 30.5.
piggy999 to carltonbp
19 Dec 15#1269
So you get slower speed when tethering to a laptop than when the sim is direct inside your tablet?
Question - I use my sim in an Osprey mifi, connected wirelessly to my old-ish tablet. I get about 25 Mb/sec download.
If I were to use the sim in a 4G sim enabled tablet directly, would I see a big increase in speed?
sun84
19 Dec 15#1267
I've just activated the offer with a sim I recieved weeks ago. All works well, followed OPs instructions.
I'd used the ee summer sim offer in a spare iphone 6 just to stream spotify and videos and the speed/reception were pretty good, heres hoping its the same!
piggy999 to sun84
19 Dec 15#1268
You can re-use your old summer sim for this Christmas offer too, just top up £10 and text christmas100 to 150. You can also retain the £10 as credit by doing the STOP PACK text. Result!
piggy999
16 Dec 151#1265
I looked at the "definition of connection action" link and it looks like you are absolutely right, topping up will extend the life of the sim for another 180 days and will not trigger the 100GB data, that's brilliant.
Still unknown - is there any time limit on the 100GB data before it has to be used? Please keep us up to date as to what happens on day 181, I assume you have a ee MyAccount page you can log into to check.
bayhabourbutcher
16 Dec 151#1264
accrording to the terms & condtions its a 'connection action' not a chargeable event that keeps the sim active - have a look at these links
so as long as EE honour this my SIM should stay active due to the top up - I'll be **** if not as Im topping up a handful of SIMs & if they all get deactivated will stand to lose all the £15 credits
it kinda makes sense IMO (from a rather cynical point of view ) - given that credit card companys give you a maximum of 3 to 6 months to do a chargeback then after 6 months EE can take your top up credit without the risk of a chargeback later
speculatrix
16 Dec 15#1263
I topped up a tenner, sent CHRISTMAS and CHRISTMAS100 to 150 several times, got no acknowledgement, used it a awhile and it says all my data allowance has been used up.
Calling up EE is an exercise in frustration, a massive PITA, they promise something and you have to ring them up again to check they actually did it. Becoming owned by BT can't make them any worse.
bayhabourbutcher
16 Dec 15#1260
Ive just topped up a 100gb SIM approaching 180 days without being used
the top up did not activate the 100gb allowance so assuming the top up will keep the SIM active (it should according to the terms & conditions) then you can keep the allowance in hiberation indefinately but it will cost you £5 every 6 months & you have to be well organised so you dont forget
piggy999 to bayhabourbutcher
16 Dec 151#1262
The thinking is that a chargable event is required every 180 days, not a top up, to keep the sim alive.
That's a chargeable call or text.
And unfortunately that call or text will trigger the 100GB data to start.
But I hope you are right, you might have discovered the "holy grail" of these sims, ie how to keep the data in hibernation for ever ... and ever .... and ever .....
kingofswords
16 Dec 15#1261
thanks preecy, seems its an active sim
bayhabourbutcher i dont what you mean....if allowance wasnt activated whats point in keeping sim?
preecey
15 Dec 15#1259
Text Christmas100 to 150 without topping up and see what you get back. Follow my guidance from the original post:
"To check if an existing SIM from previous promotions is eligible for the offer, or if you want to ensure the promotion is active on the SIM without losing any money in the process, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 BEFORE you top up. If the text back asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM. If the text back states something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
- preecey"
kingofswords
15 Dec 15#1258
didnt work for me but maybe mine got delayed
ive got a summer sim anyone know if this will still work?
Buyer2016
15 Dec 15#1257
Use the same address, a different mobile number and a different email
Use the first letter of your first name
ganon
15 Dec 15#1256
Got one sim early last week and it doesnt let me reorder.
Buyer2016
15 Dec 15#1255
Just wait for two more days, if nothing arrives just re-order it
ganon
15 Dec 15#1254
I ordered 2 sims but got one, is there a number I can call for them to resend the other one?
Toonah
14 Dec 15#1253
Cheers cheers, they did give me my money back, so that's good. Just to remember to check if it uses my £10 or the 2nd free month in a month.... sent myself a reminder to check. Hoping my brain will be ready for it... dum dum dummmm. Confuses me cause it worked fine for the first one.... just this second one seemed to go weird, like it took minutes and minutes to send the texts. Very odd. Dunno if it's just me or something happening to the network, certainly know it was longer than it did the first time so was suspecting trouble.
kar999
14 Dec 15#1252
With the android phone I use (Huwaei) when mobile data is off it stays off. If you did stop pack and confirmed yes to their reply text to confirm stop packs it should have stalled the data starting and saved the £10.
Let hope you're sorted now. :smiley:
Rach75
14 Dec 15#1251
No it wasn't a daft question
I had it the right way round but I did try it all the other way round aswell just to check
piggy999
14 Dec 15#1250
This might sound daft, but make sure you have put the sim into the Osprey the right way round, the Osprey will aaccept the sim into the slot even when backwards or upside down, but it will not work like that.
Insert the sim with the "electronic" side facing up, and the edge with diagonal cut off corner going in first.
Toonah
14 Dec 15#1249
It was with data switched off, I certainly was off and then during this it switched itself on. I hadn't switched it on. I just called them and they've taken the £10 pack off and refunded my money, she wasn't sure of the offer so said I should have the 100gb for a month then top up again to get the next month, I said no... It's meant to be two months of Internet and the £10 stays as credit, she put me on hold for a bit to check and came back and said that it sounds like I'm right, so as the money is credited now, she'd mark on my account that it should be there for two months and if I had any problems to call them back later, she'd mark on my account.
I still don't get it, I certainly did not switch on mobile data, does it being on activate a £10 use? At least it's sorted now. Hopefully.
kar999
14 Dec 15#1248
Because you had data turned on it looks like you're using you £10 pack first and then the 100gb x 2 months will kick in after.
All doing it with data off is not using your £10 up front but you still have to use it or lose it when the 200gb has run out.
Toonah
14 Dec 15#1247
Ah, it doesn't like me anymore. I connected the sim to my EE my account as suggested, it said I had 0.00 topped up which I thought sounded odd, checked other bits and it says I'm using £10 which is valid for 29 days. Checked again and again for the Christmas100 and it says I have this. So selected to stop it taking £10 a month (it's already taken £10, nothing left...pfftttt)
Ahh it's going well for me :smiley:
Toonah
14 Dec 15#1246
Bwahaha... I should be annoyed but I can't be bothered... Just logged into EE.co.uk and it says I have £8.80 left on my first account (not added the next one yet), no idea why it's on £8.80, it's been on Internet only in my mifi. Won't be complaining, as I can't be bothered, but can't see how it gets to that.
far
14 Dec 15#1245
I assume some people are coming to the end of the 2 months very soon, am curious if EE will extend the free data by another month as they did with Dan and Phil. Has anyone finished their 2 months yet and, if so, were you given anything for free after that?
Toonah
13 Dec 15#1243
Bah, and just realised that it loaded the mobile data...was off before I did that, but switched on. Presume it's started now, think I'm about 10 days off when I was meant to.
kar999 to Toonah
13 Dec 15#1244
Register the sim in a EE my account and it will soon tell you on the add-on page whether the data is active or not... I suspect it is from what you say.
Toonah
13 Dec 15#1242
Wow, I'm sure when I first tried this it was quick, with this second sim it took ages to load the first steps, then topped up, and now just tried the christmas100 text and it took about 6 minutes to load and send me the message that it worked ("we have successfully added the 200GB promotion to you account...bla bla bla"). Was worrying! Sure it didn't take that long when I first tried it.
kar999
13 Dec 15#1241
The sim that came with the Osprey should work straight away although once started the data clock will start running ie for 30 or 60 days. I assume you can get a good EE signal.
In a web browser you need to type something like 192.168.1.1 to see if the Osprey is working ( see its instructions)
Login and Password should be admin
Rach75
13 Dec 15#1240
I've just put in the sim which came with osprey box and that don't work either
Does it need actived? Cause it says it's preloaded with the data
Rach75
13 Dec 15#1239
I have another sim but I've not got the money now to top it up with so will have to wait till payday :disappointed:
kar999
13 Dec 151#1238
Strange. Worth trying to get another one from friend or family if you can. The only other criteria I know is that the £10 has to a whole £10 not 2 x £5 and you have to text CHRISTMAS100 within 5 days of topping up.
Rach75
13 Dec 15#1237
It was the Christmas sim I had
Never mind I will just have to use my 30day sim which came with my osprey
kar999
13 Dec 15#1236
I see. This offer will only work in the promotional Christmas Sims or the older summer sims. You still have time to order one and its 1 per person, 2 per household.
Click the picture link in the opening post to order one.
Rach75
13 Dec 15#1235
I did I did everything texted 150 turned of data then topped up ,texted Christmas100,then made a chargeable text but still nothing so I rang EE and they said I have the wrong sim and are refunding me my £10 back
kar999
13 Dec 15#1234
I'm typing this connected via my Osprey right now. Whoever you spoke to at EE was wrong. Register your sim on line in an EE my account and check your data, balance etc.
Rach75
13 Dec 15#1232
Done all this then put it in my osprey and it don't work. Call EE and they have said these SIM cards don't work in ospreys
So today I've lost £10 topping up the sim and I now cannot use it GRRR not a happy girl at all
ciderno1 to Rach75
13 Dec 15#1233
Has been working in my ee osprey box for over a month now, lent it to cousin for this weekend , using the first sim ordered ,which should be ok till beginning of January,then do plan to start second sim if all goes to plan,,, many thanx to all those who gave advice and right direction on this thread.
Pinmac1
12 Dec 15#1231
I've just tried to order the Christmas SIM and it says that only 1 SIM is allowed per person but I haven't ordered one yet! I have still got a Summer SIM which I never did anything with but looks like I can activate using this promotion. I can presumably order a Christmas SIM in my oh's name but I can't see why it wouldn't let me order one?
Buyer2016
12 Dec 15#1230
Looks like it's back to normal now
bavi014
12 Dec 15#1229
thanks OP. Ordered it.hell lot of GBs.
Buyer2016
12 Dec 15#1228
EE must be broken today
Usually when you text Christmas100 from a SIM that you have already activated the offer on you get a text saying that you are already enjoying the offer
Since this morning you get no reply, no reply to BA either and you can't activate the offer on a new SIM
I hope it's a temporary problem
Toonah
12 Dec 15#1227
Oh wait... now I've said that... it just text me saying "Welcome to EE. Your £10 Data Pack will start when you call, text or browse...."
Buyer2016
12 Dec 15#1224
Thanks guys but what I meant is that the Christmas isn't working, not even the BA text on a new SIM
preecey to Buyer2016
12 Dec 15#1226
Can you call out e.g. what happens when you try to ring 150?
Does EE and the signal bars appear or are you getting something like No Service or Unregistered SIM?
If you get nothing even after turning the phone off and on again it may be that EE have sent you a dud SIM, they've done this a few times in the past with these promotions
Toonah
12 Dec 15#1225
Hmm... I just realised I haven't done anything with my 2nd sim... so put it in, and text STOP PACK but it's still whirring away as "sending"... its been minutes. I don't remember it taking that long the first time. Anyone else had this, to sooth my brain
carltonbp
12 Dec 15#1223
Fine for me 25 download and 13 upload. Talktalk used to be 90kbps upload if I was lucky. Probably 6 months of the 12 I was with them is was below 40.
Buyer2016
12 Dec 15#1221
something wrong with EE today?
preecey to Buyer2016
12 Dec 15#1222
Fine here in Swansea city centre, 24.67Mbps down and 13.07Mbps up with a 34ms ping.
ganon
11 Dec 15#1219
I got a sim 2 weeks ago but haven't topped it up, does that means its unusable now?
preecey to ganon
11 Dec 152#1220
Certainly not. Pop it in any phone and text Christmas100 to 150. If the text that you get back asks you to top up before the free data is applied, then it's still perfectly usable.
The 14 day rule is not actively enforced. I've managed to activate a few SIMs from their previous promotions well beyond this 14 day 'deadline'.
ukez
10 Dec 15#1217
if I get this and activate it now, will I still get the two months from the day it was activated. Or does the data have to be used by a certain date?
rabb5it to ukez
10 Dec 15#1218
From activation, you will get 100GB for 30 days and then another 100GB for the next 30 days,.
zebrum
9 Dec 15#1214
Anyway know a trick to be able to send to 150 from the Osprey's web interface? Says it's not a valid number, its checking to see if it starts with an 0.
carltonbp to zebrum
9 Dec 151#1215
Can't you do it in a phone then pop it in the Osprey.
usenetz to zebrum
9 Dec 15#1216
Reboot and try again. I've successfully texted 150 from the Osprey web interface.
hellop4nda
8 Dec 15#1213
Awesome, thanks! Happily using the second month of my first 100GB SIM, data everywhere on the go is certainly a blessing. :smiley:
hellop4nda
8 Dec 15#1211
I have a SIM ordered in November - would I be able to top up on January 1 and then activate the data then? Thanks in advance for answering!
piggy999 to hellop4nda
8 Dec 15#1212
Yes, you should be able to top up £10 and get the 100GB data up until about 12 January
Toonah
8 Dec 15#1209
Thanks for thr info on this, using it now... due to end in a few weeks and just wondered. I presume the £10 that's on it now will go as PAYG rather than a set fee where it charges you £10 for a special "deal" for 30 days. I've not looked this up yet, out at the mo with phone.. so not sure if different things are available but anyone know what the set deal is?
piggy999 to Toonah
8 Dec 151#1210
If you did the STOP PACK then you will have £10 PAYG credit on the sim, from memory you can use this for 30p calls and 12p texts. Or you can buy various packs for £10, I think the £10 datapack gives you 50 mins, 50 textxs and 1 gig data, lasts for a month. Pretty crappy really, in my opinion you are better off using it for PAYG.
carltonbp
8 Dec 15#1208
Thanks for your help. I'll have the one to me topped up instore just to be sure as I already have the summer sim which I'm using at the mo, the other I had delivered to a different address so your help will save me a trip as I'll do that online. Only 12 days left and I've only used 27gb. I feel a bit cheeky as this is such an insane offer when you consider how stingy they are on monthly contracts but it's such a help as I've still not moved and my BB was turned off a few days ago. And...this is better than talktalk BB, which for about half my 12 months with them was pants.
kar999
8 Dec 15#1207
Ordered one in my name and email and one in the Missus's name and email as it's two per household so within EE T&C's.
It let me top up and register under a single My Account page. Once It'd opened them I couldn't work out who's was who's anyway! It does however set up a separate account within My Account for each different sim. EE have still had the £20 off us so they don't care! :smiley:
carltonbp
8 Dec 15#1206
Thanks, so with your two dormant one's do EE not care, they T&Cs do say one per person?
carltonbp
7 Dec 15#1204
I'm moving house but not just yet and talktalk went offline on Sat so I'm using this in my tablet as a hotspot. Good reliable speed. As has been said I'd be happy to pay £10 a month for this and use it as my Broadband. I don't mind getting it cheaper though.
I can take it instore to top up but is there anyway of adding it to my current EE account. I'm thinking no but I thought I'd ask. If I can't then I assume I'd need to set up another EE account?
Thanks
kar999 to carltonbp
7 Dec 15#1205
You can have all your numbers in My Account.
See my post 1179 a few pages back.
ganon
7 Dec 15#1201
I got my 2nd sim now so do I need to do the top up now and do stop pack or can I top up next month? Sorry getting confused here.
kar999 to ganon
7 Dec 15#1203
If you are stopping pack from a dumb phone or with data off you can do it anytime now (subject to comment below). It starts straight away if data is on.
Don't leave it until too late into next month as the deal ends 29 Dec and top ups 14 days after.
Both of mine are topped and the data is dormant as I'm still using a summer sim.
kar999
7 Dec 15#1202
T&Cs say 1 per person. 2 per household. Did you use a different email Addy for both?
Worth ringing CS to complain if its only letting you have 1 in your household.
RyanC
7 Dec 15#1200
Says one limited edition sim per household when I enter my partners details. Grrr
RyanC
6 Dec 15#1198
Anyone got a sim they don't want, ordered mine it came wife threw it in the bin when cleaning the rubbish letters, tried for another one but none was sent. Bloody wife.
kar999 to RyanC
6 Dec 15#1199
It's 2 per household. Order one in your dear wife's name! :confused:
Or get a friend or relative to order one for you. I had a extra one sent to the mother in laws address using my hotmail email addy rather than my main one
piggy999
6 Dec 15#1197
The thing is, these 100GB deals don't seem to have generated any competition offers from the other networks, which is a little surprising. So maybe they are really one-off offers , so to speak. Might have to go back to paying £1 per gig on a contract, instead of 5p per gig with these sims ..... Oh, woe is me ....
kar999
6 Dec 151#1196
See posts 1180 and 1182 above... Just make sure its done from a phone with data TURNED OFF.
kar999
6 Dec 15#1191
I'd be lost without them. My home broadband has a fault for the last 10 days and Plusnet and BT are still thinking about who should fix it! I too have enough Sims to keep me going till August.
wenttoabetterplace to kar999
6 Dec 15#1195
How exactly do I make it so that these sims last until August? What's the process involved?
(I'm moving on to a boat on the waterways of London - so 100GB of 4G data per month until August would be AMAZING. It'd probably be an improvement over my current broadband situation :smiley: )
taiko
6 Dec 151#1194
surely you would need a tin rather than plastic for that ? :stuck_out_tongue:
piggy999
6 Dec 15#1192
What are we all gonna do when - heaven forbid! - they stop doing these promo sims? Aaaargh!
kar999 to piggy999
6 Dec 15#1193
Yoghurt cartons & string! :confused:
piggy999
6 Dec 15#1190
I am still on my third summer sim, will last for Dec and Jan, then will start using my crimbo sims, I have six of em, rather overkill as I will only be able to use 3 up until mid august cause of the six month rule thingy.
Joggler
5 Dec 151#1187
These 100GB deals are amazing. I've used 3 sims so far and got another 3 to go, effectively one years worth of unlimited (I never use it all) 4G mobile broadband for a princely sum of £40 (£60 - £20 black Friday offer). Long may it continue.
preecey to Joggler
6 Dec 151#1189
Absolutely. These SIMs are the sole reason why I've ditched my home broadband and landline completely. I've been using them since the first promotion (think the Dan and Phil/Ali-A ones were the first ones to go out). With average speeds around 30-35Mbps down and 20Mbps up, I have no complaints whatsoever. And my first gen EE Osprey has been fantastic.
piggy999
6 Dec 151#1188
Hi Deany, good to see you are still around.
kar999
5 Dec 151#1186
I knew it was one of the main contributors to the thread but I couldn't be arsed to trawl back through 60 pages! :smirk:
Well done Piggy and thanks Deany :smile:
deany76
5 Dec 151#1185
Hi
piggy is the maths genius. He got it to nearly 8 months in the end from memory.
That was at the start of the promotion though.
Cheers
Deany
ganon
3 Dec 15#1183
Are you saying I can top up in January and use in April?
kar999 to ganon
4 Dec 151#1184
Yes.... If you top up no later than 14 days after the 29th December AND stop pack from a dumb phone or have Data off you can delay starting using the data until 6 months (180 days to be exact) later which is the end of June and the data would then be usable in July & August.... and you would still have £10 credit on the SIM. :smile:
kar999
3 Dec 152#1182
Yep did all that on a phone with the data off. The only other thing to the above is when you text Stop pack you need to reply to their confirmation text with Yes (you wont get a reply to that).
Once you have topped up and done Christmas100 (which has to be within 5 days of a whole £10 top up not 2 x £5) just take the sim out and it will remain dormant for up to 6 months or until you start using it.
To keep sim alive after 6 months you need to make a chargeable event like a text from the £10 credit still on your account but I believe by doing that the 100GB data then also starts running straight away.
Someone did the maths, Preecy and/or Deany (but credit if it was someone else) I think earlier in this thread and you can certainly make use of 3 sims and possibly up to 5 which should keep you going into July/August.
I use mine in a 4G Mi-Fi (Osprey) so tethering isn't an issue and it's faster than my Home Broadband as I can see a Double Speed 4G EE mast. :smile:
ganon
3 Dec 152#1181
:sunglasses:
formsm2000comp
3 Dec 15#1180
Thanks mate. So just to confirm with the dormant ones, you text stop pack, put £10 top up, text christmas100, then took sims out for when ready to use? This has to be done before 12th January 2016?
I have two sims but might get some more from friends/family, but got a feeling BT will ban tethering on EE and then there will be no point for me.
In addition i was talking to the Service guy today and asking about putting another sim on there and he laughed and said nah because then you can just keep using the data foreveroO He thought the sims expired after 2 months of non use. I just agreed with him and ran away before he thought any more of it.
kar999
3 Dec 151#1179
Log into My Account and on the left hand side there is a drop down menu.
Go into Account Settings and there is an Option to Add a New Number...
Add a new number
Here, you can add numbers for all your devices and manage them in one place.
If you have more than one device on your account, just enter one of your numbers and the others will appear automatically.
It gives you a new account for each number but you can easily switch between accounts with one email log-in to see all your sims.
I have one Summer sim still active and two Christmas ones with data "dormant" all in my one account.
formsm2000comp
3 Dec 15#1178
Brilliant mate, i thought it was something like that.
Going to check it tomorrow and if its still not started i will add the 2nd sim to the account and top it up £10, text Christmas 100 and that should appear on there as well? Dont want to use it until this one expires.
Not sure how to numbers would appear on the page, or even if you can add a 2nd number to your EE account.
formsm2000comp
3 Dec 15#1176
Had real trouble using this online but called Customer Services and they said my number was given to someone else in the past.. and that is why it was not working online.
It's working now on the EE account. I have text Christmas100 and it appears in the My add-ons part of the website.
It says 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires.
Does that mean it has already started? I have not sent a chargeable text or call or used the data, so it shouldn't have started yet...
kar999 to formsm2000comp
3 Dec 151#1177
No it hasn't started as there isn't a date .. just the word "expires". Until you kick start it by using by using some data or making a call/text etc. it will sit there for 6 months.
Once it starts the Add-ons screen will show something like this (with an actual expiry date....)
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires 21 Dec 2015
The main screen on My account will also show you how much data is remaining ....
Data left
96.8 GB
bobtastic
3 Dec 15#1175
D'oh. Thanks for filling me in with those details.
Never mind :disappointed:
bobtastic
3 Dec 15#1173
I'm using one of the old sims from the previous time. I texted stop pack , topped up £10 but they automatically took the £10 and used it to give me 1gb.
Texted christmas100 but they say I'm not eligible :-(
preecey to bobtastic
3 Dec 151#1174
You should've text Christmas100 to 150 before you topped up. That way you can see if the SIM is eligible for the offer. If it is, the text back will ask you to top up first before the free data is applied, and if it isn't, you'll get the 'sorry you're not eligible' text.
Joggler
2 Dec 15#1172
Exactly the same for me.
Apogee00
2 Dec 15#1170
So the two sims I've had for over a month should still work? (up to 12 Jan?)
rabb5it to Apogee00
2 Dec 151#1171
Yes, that is the latest date to top-up and gain the 100GB for two months.
Baggz
2 Dec 15#1168
I stopped my pack, topped up my SIM and text the number for data. Got my txt back confirming the data had been applied.
Just waiting for my number to port, but I notice in 'my account' on EE, it doesn't show the added data? Does it show for anyone else?
Baggz to Baggz
2 Dec 15#1169
Found it under 'addons' :smiley:
No1_Dave
1 Dec 15#1165
I managed to follow the instructions and on Saturday, stopped pack first, then topped up £10(online by credit card on EE website), and then activated the 200GB offer (CHRISTMAS100), got confirmation texts etc.
But then late on Monday night suddenly got another text from EE saying thanks for topping up £10, even though I've never done it myself/or give permission to anyone, got quite suspicious about the "auto-topup", went to MyEE account to check and it said "E-Topup Payment", which I've not done before, so I wonder is the new £10 topup some sort of "free topup" offer/credit that EE is doing just now?
kar999 to No1_Dave
1 Dec 151#1167
Yes it was an EE free offer, There was a Black Friday deal to get an extra £10 back.....
Black Friday Free Credit:Top Up your EE Christmas Sim with £10,text Christmas 100 to 150 by 29/11 to get your 100GB and we'll give you an extra £10 by 1/12
I didn't get the texts but still got 2 x £10 free credit on my sims as well as the original £10 top up I did on 29th Nov. :smile:
formsm2000comp
1 Dec 15#1166
Text STOP PACK to 150 then YES to confirm.
But i can't register the number online. Just states payment error, which is strange because i'm just trying to enter the mobile number.
So can i top up £10 using the Card, put the sim in the phone with data off then text Christmas to 150. Take the sim out and not use the data until i'm ready and this should be ok?
Then follow the same process with the other SIM i have?
deany76
30 Nov 15#1164
Hi
Yes, July & Aug should be fine, I think I misunderstood you.
I just wanted to make sure you knew after STOP PACK if you use the sim the clock starts on that sim. Or its within 6 months.
You seem to know that anyway.
Cheers
Deany
rabb5it
30 Nov 15#1163
How far ahead are you referring too? To activate the sim early July should give 100GB for July/August and you can still retain £9.88 credit to use as you wish.
bayhabourbutcher
30 Nov 152#1162
I have some a couple of these sims coming up to 6 months at the end of the year
I will try to keep them active by topping up with £5 - I dont think just topping up will activate the 100gb but it should keep the sims active according to the terms and conditions
wenttoabetterplace
29 Nov 15#1161
So you are going to have 300GB data per month, for 2 months? Sounds a bit excessive :smiley:
Apocryphalv2
29 Nov 15#1160
I don't think so
Apocryphalv2
29 Nov 15#1158
I managed to order 3
wenttoabetterplace to Apocryphalv2
29 Nov 15#1159
Can you delay the service so you can get 6 months of data...one after the other?!
atif21
29 Nov 15#1157
Got my SIM last week. Followed the instructions in the main description and get my 200GB free and £10 top up to use however I want. Heat added, brilliant deal.
hukduserr
29 Nov 15#1156
i managed to activate the christmas100, but not stop pack. it says the service does not exist. does your above bolded statement still holds true in my case? or does the 100gb starts now?
rabb5it
21 Nov 15#1134
I would play safe and spend a 12p sms within 6 months. If you register, on say, the 12th January, it should remain active until approx 12th July to start the 100G data.
jsoap to rabb5it
21 Nov 15#1135
I won't be in the UK in July, but would like to be able to use this in October/November
deany76 to rabb5it
29 Nov 15#1155
Prove me wrong, but as soon as you make a chargable text, call, data (to keep sim alive, for 6 month rule) then 100GB clock starts ticking. So it wont work. Piggy999's method seems the only way to max out the time.
hukduserr
29 Nov 15#1154
i didnt know that i would have to top up within 14 days of receiving the sim cards. guess they are going down the waste now... :/
formsm2000comp
29 Nov 15#1153
Hi mate. Are you 100% sure about this? I have two Sims unopened. Was going to use first one in December and start second in February. If used in 6 months I should then be able to use another from April?
You advise text stop pack. Top up £10. Text Christmas then take sim out until use on all the Sims before December 29th?
Not sure if should get a third as BT will 100% disable tethering, then please themselves while listening to customer rage calls.
kingofswords
28 Nov 15#1152
is it 10 pound credit if I top again? as I top upped last week
Toonah
27 Nov 15#1151
Ahhh cheers, I don't even remember that I entered my number hehe. Would never have guessed!
Dealier
27 Nov 15#1150
When you order a sim they ask for your phone number. They will then send texts to that number to remind you to use your new sim, if you haven't topped it up yet.
Toonah
27 Nov 15#1149
I got a message like that but am baffled, I'm sure I got it on my EE number (duh me) but I got it on my 3 phone. It might be connected to the EE mifi unit but I didn't know I'd get texts on the other phone. Haven't investigated it yet tho :-)
kingofswords
27 Nov 15#1148
had that last time...asked on facebook then got a couple days later....think they forgot to send it before
got a txt today on my non ee number saying 'black friday free credit: top up by 29/11 to get your 100gb and we'll give you an extra £10 by 1/12
hope i get my 2nd this weekend:)
norfok_n_chance
26 Nov 15#1147
but don't you have to top up within 14 days of getting the sim ? or can you get 2 Sims and run them back to back?
aarste
26 Nov 15#1146
Ordered mine 9th Nov, got the emails but still yet to receive it in the post.
Toonah
26 Nov 15#1145
had a problem the day before yesterday, it's connected to my mifi unit, and despite saying it was connected, it didn't connect to the internet. Whilst out, I switched the sim with the one in my phone to see what the problem was, and it was still connecting to the mifi.... despite the mifi not having a sim in it! And it was off... very odd. Took about 2 hours, and it seems to work since, but not sure if it was an error from the sim or the mifi.
ganon
25 Nov 15#1144
I have been using the this 100gb about 2 weeks but got a text saying
Why is that?
sleuth
24 Nov 15#1143
Ordered 6 SIMs in total and only 1 arrived :confused:
ganon
24 Nov 15#1142
Why are people buying this for upto £16 when.
1. You get it for free from EE
2. there are buy it now prices at £1.80
kingofswords
23 Nov 15#1140
anyone else having technical problems with ee.....im getting 3meg dl all weekend....previous times ive had these sims its been 40meg
preecey to kingofswords
23 Nov 15#1141
Getting slower speeds here in the suburbs of Swansea too. Normally accustomed to speeds in excess of 40Mbps down and 20Mbps up but I'm currently receiving 10.5Mbps down and 3.5Mbps up. Hopefully just temporary. 10.5Mbps is still perfectly capable of streaming HD media though.
Probably just local mast congestion, nothing to worry about.
Mandroid578
21 Nov 15#1138
If I activate the offer on 29th December do I still get my two months
usenetz to Mandroid578
22 Nov 15#1139
Yes. :smirk:
kingofswords
21 Nov 15#1137
how many of these can i queue up?
i mean if i get a couple and top up before jan 12th and just leave them a few months will they still work?
usenetz
21 Nov 15#1136
In all likelihood EE will have had another one or two 100GB limited edition SIM offers by then notwithstanding the BT takeover. :smirk: But sending an SMS once every few months should keep the current 100GB dormant and ready but who knows for sure. Post back here in October/November 2016 and let us know how you got on. :smile:
jsoap
21 Nov 15#1133
Since you need to send a text within 6 months to keep the sim alive, I wonder if needs to a chargeable text.
Just wondering if the 100GB can be saved for later next year
ganon
20 Nov 15#1131
Can I order a sim now and top up on 10th Jan and get 100gb?
usenetz to ganon
21 Nov 15#1132
In theory yes although I would top-up much earlier with data turned off, or using a dumb phone, and not use until you need it - the 100GB pack will not start until you make a chargeable call, text, or use data.
JRichards
20 Nov 15#1129
Three days ago, topped up £10, txt 'Christmas100', txt 'stop pack. Then an hour later txt 'ba' and the return message is;
"Your current balance as of today is £10.00. You have 100GB remaining on your 100GB free..."
But today, txt 'ba' and the message is:
"Your current balance as of today is £10.00. For more information on your packs, add-ons or free boosts, go to..."
NO MENTION of the 100GB. I thought it is just a technical hitch on the EE server, but I received the same message for the past 5 hours.
Anyone care to check their sims if there is mention of 100GB in the messages?
Dealier to JRichards
20 Nov 151#1130
I started using the 100GB around 10 minutes ago, and I've been streaming something. I checked my balance and it says £10, but no mention of the 100GB.
I then installed the MyEE app, which says I have one add-on active - which is the 100GB. So it's working properly, it's just not mentioning it on the balance text.
usenetz
20 Nov 151#1128
So basically EE are getting paid commission to refer new customers to Google and putting it out as an early Christmas gift? Not such a genuine offer and really denigrates the celebration of the birth of Christ.
JohnnyUtah
20 Nov 151#1127
I received this, tried the code to be informed it wouldn't be accepted as I was not a new customer to Google Music.
I'm not but I haven't subscribed to GM for a good while.
usenetz
20 Nov 15#1126
Yes, it offered me a code to get three months of Google Music for free. :innocent:
Thanks for that mate :wink: That was my only concern, I **** something up and lost out, i'm only using this Sim in my shop until BT get phone line fitted, so Mifi for Broadband and it's been great etc
Do you know the number to text, I can do this from within my web browser on PC to save removing Sim to find out exactly what I have left etc ?
Thanks
maxmix
Dealier
19 Nov 15#1122
You don't have to top up another £10 to get the second month of 100GB, it will start automatically.
maxmix
19 Nov 15#1121
Mine must be about to expire after my 1st tenner top up too, it's been in a Mifi unit running non stop since I activated the 100GB on a handset 1st etc (I have a spare unused Sim also)
Do I let it expire completely or do I buy another topup from newsagent and fire it on now or what ?
maxmix
Confused22
19 Nov 15#1119
I added Christmas 100 to my summer sim it has only been a month and I have a message that my 100gb data is about to expire. I thought it was for two months like the summer sim. Should I order another sim or what?
usenetz to Confused22
19 Nov 15#1120
They're just letting you know the first 100GB is about to expire - the next month will be added automatically. :smirk:
speculatrix
17 Nov 15#1118
ordered a SIM for a relative who is coming to England and will want mobile internet access.
crookusmaximus
16 Nov 15#1117
I got mine but couldn't top it up online, tried everything. Ended up walking to shop to use the topup card supplied, worked straight away, didn't know you could stop the pack first though :neutral_face:
team_a
16 Nov 15#1115
I thought the offer starts as soon as you text Christmas100?
I have a summer sim. If i top that up and text Christmas100, will it work? If so, will the recently mentioned £5 still work or another amount?
Also I ordered a Christmas sim, can i top up now and send the Christmas100 text 30th December?
usenetz to team_a
16 Nov 15#1116
The 100GB starts as soon as you make a chargeable call, send a chargeable text, or use data so if you send the Christmas100 text with data turned-off or use a dumb phone then the 100GB offer will sit there waiting for you to do one of the above.
As regards your Summer SIM you could try it - some say it worked, however the data starts immediately and requires another £10 top-up. EE did run a promo recently for Summer, Glasto and Phil & Dan SIMs whereby user received a text offering another 200 GB of data after a £10 top-up but that ended on the 11th Nov.
Texting SUMMER100 and/or DATA100 to 150 may yield some more info for you. :smirk:
kar999
16 Nov 15#1114
The 14 day limit from despatch is to try to encouarage people to top up ASAP. They havent and probably can't enforce it effectively.
formsm2000comp
16 Nov 15#1110
Bought a 6GB for £15 before and would like one of these SIMS.
Just got a few questions before i go ahead. Waiting to finish the current 6GB SIM i have so i dont want to activate this one yet.
Can i also use a family members name to get another one? I'm sure i have read 2 per household?
Thinking i need to do parts 1-4 below within 2 weeks of receiving the SIM, then part 5 when i am ready to use it?
Might get two SIMS so need to know how late i can leave part 5.. If i started the 1st sim on December 1st taking me to February 1st, would the 2nd sim work on February 2nd until April 2nd?
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone.
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150
4. Buy a £10 top up
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
Thanks everyone.
usenetz to formsm2000comp
16 Nov 15#1113
Yes you can order two. :smirk: If you don't want the 100GB of data to start immediately make sure you have data turned-off, or use a dumb handset, when you text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
kar999
16 Nov 15#1111
Yes you can order 2 per household.
If you want to delay the data you must stoppack etc from a phone with data turned off. You need to text CHRISTMAS100 within 5 days of topping up.
You can also delay topping up the second sim until 14 days after 29 December when the offer ends.
formsm2000comp to kar999
16 Nov 15#1112
To clarify,
Put SIM in phone while data off, text STOP PACK to 150.
Top up when ready to use data, then text Christmas100 to 150.
What is the 14 day limit on EE terms? If i don't top up within 14 days the SIM does not work?
Anyone know about using P2P on these SIMS? Looking to stream for Kodi/football etc, presume that uses P2P of some kind.
googley2
15 Nov 15#1108
Do I get charged £10 a month automatically or is it only when I top up? Thanks
Dealier to googley2
15 Nov 15#1109
If you don't cancel the pack you'll get charged the £10 when the current pack ends, but only if you have enough credit. It's a pay as you go sim so they can't charge you for something you haven't got the credit for.
rabb5it
15 Nov 15#1107
googley2: Absolutely nothing. Your phone call came from the 30 days allowance, your 100GB starts after the pack 1GB expires. Make sure you use the calls and text before expiry.
googley2
15 Nov 15#1106
Advise please, I got the sim just to use in a dongle, I have topped up the £10 a few weeks ago and needed to make 1 call on it so I assume its activated. My question now is what do I have to do to stop it?? I texted the Christmas code and got the 100 gb but I need it as well next month but dont after that. Can someone please advise what I should now do as I am unsure. Thanks
wss
15 Nov 151#1105
I've got to stop wanting to "have my cake and eat it". :stuck_out_tongue: Cheers Usenetz
henryftw
15 Nov 15#1104
What a load of crap, can't even top up online
usenetz
14 Nov 15#1103
You don't have any 'inclusive minutes, texts or data' remaining because you STOPed the PACK containing those allowances which would have cost £10. You can either keep the allowances (which last for 30 days from first use) or the £10 credit - not both!
wss
14 Nov 15#1102
My add ons show no expire date so it looks like I have successfully added the 200gb and halted its' use until I want to activate it.
However, looking at my account online, although it says there is £10 credit it also shows I have no minutes, texts or data remaining. Have I lost the £10 top up data after the STOP PACK text or will these figures appear when I start using the sim?
superleeds27
13 Nov 15#1101
Finally got around to doing this today.
Had ordered the Osprey 2 off eBay for £40.
Signal is a little stronger than my phone and speeds are a little faster too!
piggy999
13 Nov 15#1100
Yes
piggy999
12 Nov 152#1096
There is no individual 14 day activation limit on each sim card.
The 14 days referred to by EE is just a way for them to end the text message being accepted 14 days after the final sims are posted out.
So ALL sims will be fine to use the christmas100 text right up until 12 January.
It does not matter when you received your sim.
Gavin01 to piggy999
13 Nov 15#1099
so i could activate just before xmas
wenttoabetterplace
13 Nov 15#1097
Can I buy this sim card from any retailer (co-op for example)?
If so, is there anything on the sim card that I need to look for to confirm it is the correct sim?
(Working in Stonehaven with no car access - so the Co-op is my only option ☺!)
kar999 to wenttoabetterplace
13 Nov 15#1098
Nope. You need to order these special promtional sims direct from EE. The offer wont work on ordinary ones.
Gavin01
12 Nov 15#1095
i have two sim cards here but cant remember when i ordered them?
Am i right in thinking you had a few days from receiving the sim card before the offer has expired.
wss
11 Nov 15#1087
Is the 29th December date for final activation correct?
Mine came today and under the Sim Card along with the mobile number it says that activation must occur by 08/11/2016. Is this right?
rabb5it to wss
12 Nov 15#1094
Last activation date 12 January 2016.
I activated my sim after the stated date and all works ok. In fact I didn't even see the date, as I never removed the top up card.
julieallen
11 Nov 15#1093
Has anyone ordered a sim since last week and actually received them or the email?
I ordered one Monday, got the email same day, got the sim wednesday.
Told a few friends about it on wednesday, and about 6 of them ordered weds and thurs, not one has had an email or sim :disappointed:
Few people on the ee forum complaing they haven't arrived but they aren't that recent.
fitzycat
11 Nov 15#1092
Great deal, I used a voucher for the £10 top up and all went smoothly with the stop pack etc. Fairly close to the centre of London so the 4G is pretty quick.
Dealier
11 Nov 15#1091
I used the words "supposed to", rather than "have to", because they don't appear to be enforcing the 14 day cut off. But I wouldn't take too much of a gamble with it.
kingofswords
11 Nov 15#1090
do you actually know this?
i got one more tha 14 days
wss
11 Nov 15#1089
Cheers
Dealier
11 Nov 15#1088
No. You can order sims up to that date. You're supposed to activate it within 14 days of receiving it to get the 200GB.
That means the sim will die if it's not activated by then, it's not related to the 200GB offer.
ganon
11 Nov 15#1085
Its their standard 4g right, not the double speed?
preecey to ganon
11 Nov 15#1086
No, it is double speed data.
kar999
11 Nov 15#1084
£10 top up buys you 100GB data each month for 2 months. No other top up required.
ganon
11 Nov 15#1081
Put in sim done stop pack and got this msg
You have asked us to stop your pack. When your current pack ends we will not add a new one. If you'd like to proceed, just reply YES. For more info on our great value packs, go to my account or text ALL PACKS to 150
Replied with YES and it said couldn't recognise repsonse
Alexandre77 to ganon
11 Nov 15#1083
try again
ganon
11 Nov 15#1082
Ok seems to be working, txted Christmas100
We have successfully added the 200GB promotion to your account. Time to start enjoying your first month of 100GB! Thank you.
Does that mean I don't have to top up again next month?
Jools011
10 Nov 15#1080
I've managed to do it everyone woohoo added £10 voucher on my summer sim getting the 100gb without getting a pack and still having £10 credit !!
After adding voucher, stop pack, texted data100 to 150 as per text from EE
Jools011
10 Nov 15#1078
Anyone else having trouble texting stop pack? I keep getting message
'Sorry we were unable to process your request please try again later'
allan1954 to Jools011
10 Nov 15#1079
i have had that but i was lucky the first time i did it i never got a reply back to say the pack had stopped which it had.
nnenne
10 Nov 15#1077
That's how I did mine and it worked.
piggy999
6 Nov 15#1075
Hi kar, how do you know there is a five day window after top up to get the 100 GB?
And do you know if there is a way of delaying 100GB data starting when using summer sim to text christmas100?
Seems it starts immediately even if dumb phone is used etc.
Any thoughts?
kar999 to piggy999
6 Nov 15#1076
Definitely 5 days. :sunglasses:
Not sure about the delayed data. I wonder if anyone who used their Glasto sims to get the Summer100 or Christmas100 data working with a £10 top up managed to delay the 100GB ? If so, I would have expected them all to be the same.
kar999
6 Nov 15#1074
Both deals now require a £10 topup and text for the offer within 5 days of that top up.
(Edit: the £5 top up loophole was nipped in the bud pretty quickly after the Christmas offer was launched)
kab600
6 Nov 15#1073
It's not out of the question that £5 top up might be enough, by the way. CHRISTMAS100 worked with only £5 top up before this DATA100 text confused the issue.
TamKim
6 Nov 15#1072
Although it says 2 per household I have not received even one. Won't even let my daughter order one and my order is apparently 'lost.'
Cheddar
6 Nov 15#1071
I followed the OP, but called to top up. Got confirmation from STOP PACK but my £10 was charged today for the data pack. I called them to complain and to get the £10 credit reinstated, but the guy told me if he did that, I would lose the 200GB offer as well.
Grrrrr :confused:
kab600
6 Nov 15#1070
Definitely worth a try. Has to be something to do with the 100gb sitting behind a pack.
piggy999
6 Nov 15#1069
If not having a pack to stop causes the 100GB to start immediately, do you think the following might work?
Top up £10
Text BA to 150 to see if the sim has automatically bought a pack. If not, buy one.
Text STOP PACK and confirm YES.
Text Christmas100.
Make sure all the above was done in dumb phone to prevent pack data from starting and to prevent 100GB from starting.
piggy999
6 Nov 15#1067
@kab
I am interested in the fact you were not able to delay the 100GB from starting immediately when using a summer sim to text christmas100. What steps did you follow?
kab600 to piggy999
6 Nov 15#1068
Repeated texting of STOP PACK - before top up, after top up and before texting, after texting. All with data off. I didn't have any pack running so they just texted an error message back. This happened to me on another summer sim. I think it's something to do with not having a pack to be able to stop. So it goes straight to the 100gb.
usenetz
6 Nov 15#1066
Yes, I topped-up £10 a couple of days after receiving the the invite text and got a reply back saying:
"Sorry due to a technical issue we were unable to add this promotion to your account"
I have contacted EE via Twitter and their online support community as well as speaking to four different CS staff on 150. So far none of them have managed to resolve issue.
When I text DATA100 to 150 now I get a reply saying:
"Hi, unfortunately there is a technical issue adding the 100GB offer to your account. We will be in touch as soon as the issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience."
kab600
6 Nov 15#1065
Sorry yes, I thought he meant how does he get the 100gb.
piggy999
6 Nov 15#1064
Did you do a new £10 top up?
usenetz
6 Nov 15#1063
When I text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 on my summer SIM which was offered DATA100 I receive a text back saying:
"The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas SIM. Get yours now at ee.co.uk/christmassim"
piggy999
6 Nov 15#1062
That's not right, if you have stopped the pack that means you have cancelled the £10 payment, the £10 then sits on the sim as £10 PAYG credit. You then have no pack to start.
You then have the option of buying a new pack, or simply using the £10 credit as PAYG, calls are 30p a minute, texts are 12p.
You can buy a pack by calling 150 and following the options.
The 100GB data is not affected by any of this, you get the 100GB no matter if you buy a pack or not.
colinmcdonald
6 Nov 15#1059
How do I start the pack after I have previously Stopped it
kab600 to colinmcdonald
6 Nov 15#1061
Just start using it.
kab600
6 Nov 15#1060
CHRISTMAS100 just worked for me on a summer sim on which I'd received the DATA100 text. I'd topped it up before the 11th as requested in the text. The data started immediately despite me trying the known tricks to delay. This seems to be linked with not having a pack to stop - any thoughts anyone? Would starting a £1 pack be an idea worth trying, so you have something to stop?
CHRISTMAS100 working may mean that those with summer sims can wait until xmas to activate the new data - not sure. The DATA100 code seems more short term from what their text said (top up by 11th "then text" DATA100).
morcef
5 Nov 15#1057
I topped up £10, sent the sms, got confirmation text but not a single byte of data
piggy999 to morcef
6 Nov 15#1058
If you did not do STOP PACK then you will first have 1GB o f data to use as part of that pack, then the 100GB will start automatically.
If you text BA to 150 you will see if you have the 100 GB waiting.
kar999
5 Nov 15#1055
You don't get a response after you text YES.
You could always text stop pack again and see what response you get back (if any).
It looks like the £10 should be there till the end.
I'lI try and have a look at My account later on my second sim when I get home.
ciderno1 to kar999
5 Nov 15#1056
I Thanx , will keep u guys informed when I finally put SIM in osprey box later ....see what happenz......fireworksoO
ciderno1
5 Nov 15#1054
Thnkyou usenetz. Do you get a response back from ee after texting back "YES" to "STOP PACK".
I cannot manage to get started with one SIM and keep credit for future ,never mind till next August :disappointed:
ciderno1
5 Nov 15#1053
Hi kar999, thanx for your very easy instructions,which I have followed, and its the second option u stated with no expiry date that I can see on my account/pack and add-ons
"Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires".
How do I know without actually putting SIM in osprey that the credit will be taken , although I did do the stop pack ,Christmas100, but dont know which order they were delivered because of the terrible service/reception from ee at the time I was doing the txt'z. Another question I was wondering is that after texting back "YES' to "stop pack", should I have got a response back?? Thankyou again
rabb5it
5 Nov 15#1052
[/quote]i have had it ee is wondering when you are going to activate the sim card.[/quote]
Just promotional emails, ignore them. You could avoid this by using a throw-away email address when requesting the sim.
puzzydee
4 Nov 15#1043
I want to use the sim when I visit the UK over Christmas hols.
I ordered the sim a little early so a family member followed the instructions by texting to 150 using a dumb phone
-Stop pack
-Topped up £10
-Texted christmas100
-Texted BA - said £10 balance and 100gb.
Took sim out of phone and put in a safe place till needed.
Today I received an email titled
" xxxxxx don't miss out on free data with your Christmas SIM"
"Hello xxxxxx,
Don’t miss out on a whopping 100GB of data a month for two months – totally free. All you have to do is top up £10 on your EE Christmas SIM, and you’ll have more data than you know what to do with."
I was wondering if others had received the same kind of email or if it isn't anything to bother about?
allan1954 to puzzydee
5 Nov 15#1051
i have had it ee is wondering when you are going to activate the sim card.
usenetz
5 Nov 15#1050
Yes, unless you follow the previous instructions to STOP PACK then you £10 credit will disappear immediately your Osprey connects.
kar999
5 Nov 151#1049
Log into MY Account on a PC and do the following
Menu (Should be on top left of Screen)
Pack & Add-ons (Menu should have opened up on left of Screen)
Add-Ons (This should be on the page that appears and there will be 4 boxes in the middle of the screen)
Once you have clicked on the add-ons Icon you can see the status of your data.
If the Data is running down you will see this.
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires 21 Nov 2015
If the data is sitting waiting but not in use you will see this (note: NO Expiring date)
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
If you put the sim into a Mi-fi or a phone with the data turned on it will kick the data into use and it will run down over the next two months (and will have an expiring date on My Account).
Hope that helps.
EDIT: If you did Stoppack the £10 credit should stay there until the end and not run down even though you are using the data.
kar999
4 Nov 15#1040
it looks like your data is active.. not sure if it is running or not. Use a PC and try to register the number in My Account on EE website. You can see then if the £10 and the 100GB is running down.
ciderno1 to kar999
4 Nov 15#1041
Ok that's what I will do next,, I don't mind that the data is active for these 2 months, I was intending to order another SIM to cover me Jan/Feb,, but not sure cz if I do what I've done now then the data will start too sooner than I want . Will update later, thanx for guidance so far
ciderno1 to kar999
5 Nov 15#1048
So I've registered the SIM ,it says :
Current credit £10,
Current pack £10 data pack, 30 days remaining once pack starts. Your £10 data pack will start as soon as I call txt or start browsing.
Now my question is if I take this SIM out of phone and put in osprey box ,will my £10 credit start to go or will I be able to use the 100gb x 2 over 2 months,,, really confused,help appreciated.
piggy999
4 Nov 151#1047
The 14 day rule seems to mean 14 days from the end of the promotion.
Individual sims are not timed from date of dispatch, this would be too much trouble for EE to monitor and impossibe toenforce. All sims , no matter when they were despatched and including previous offers, can be used to get the 100GB as long as the text message is still being accepted, and that works up to 14 days after the end of offer date. In this case end-of-offer is Dec 29, so the text will stop working approx Jan 12.
This also explains why previous sims works on future offers. There are really no different summer sims, glasto sims, Christmas sims etc ..... there are just promo sims, all from the same batch, all identical, and EE just open and close a "window" every few months, and designate a text code which will be accepted from all promo sims until the window is closed a few weeks later.
kar999
4 Nov 15#1046
Same email here.... I've just had an email encouraging me to top up and it's worded in the same manner as one received for the Summer Sim (see below). I haven't topped up yet and don't intend to in case the data kicks in too early. Both emails arrived about 14 days after I ordered them so they are encouraging people to top up within the 14 days. They aren't really enforcing the 14 day from receipt rule as that would probably cause their Customer Service department more grief than it is worth as it would be hard to police fairly.They more than likely just want the cash in their bank rather than yours sooner rather than later :smiley:
Hello ~~~~~,
Don’t miss out on a whopping 100GB of data a month for two months – totally free. All you have to do is top up £10 on your EE Christmas SIM, and you’ll have more data than you know what to do with.
Hello ~~~~~,
To get your hands on 100GB of free data for two months, all you need to do is top up your Summer SIM now. You won’t just have more data than you know what to do with, you’ll get loads of other great stuff from EE too.
HotDealDude
4 Nov 15#1045
I have also recevied an email for both of my Christmas SIMs informing me that it's my "Last chance to enjoy my Christmas treat!".
My SIMs were topped up and activated for the deal a little while ago. I already confirmed that the data is ready to go on one of the SIMs, complete with the £10 credit still present, prior to receiving these emails.
I don't think it is much to worry about. Looks like it's just a blanket email to everybody that ordered a SIM in case there was anybody that hasn't activated the promotion yet.
My data shouldn't be counting down yet. I had tried to register the SIMs on the website but was only getting an "Anonymous Payment - ERROR" message every time I tried, hence putting a SIM back in my smartphone (but with data turned off" and sending "BA" to 150 for a status updated. I've already looked into this error and looks like it's to do with not topping up using the included card or a debit/credit card. I used a voucher to top up both of mine and will require help from EE to get the online account sorted out. I feel no need to do this just now, though.
Everything looks good on my end. But I guess it's possible that EE have gotten wise to what is happening.
I have no issues at all if EE want to still take the £10 when I start using the data, as I personally feel it's more than worth it. They are going to be getting the £10 either way and wouldn't blame them if they did this.
But I will be pretty annoyed if the SIMs lose the data early.
hellop4nda
4 Nov 15#1044
Just got a text saying this:
'Last chance to enjoy your Christmas treat! It's easy to get your 100GB a month free for 2 months, just top up 10 and reply with CHRISTMAS100. For into visit ee.co.uk/christmassim'
Activated my SIM with its data about a week ago on the 23rd. I still have a second SIM that hasn't been topped up or activated. Wonder if this affects anything
kar999
4 Nov 15#1042
If you get a second Christmas Sim you can leave it until 29th December until you top up and activate it.
Cheshire_Pete
4 Nov 151#1039
Hi Everyone,
First saw this Xmas offer via a Facebook ad from EE. I thought it was a real bargain to get 200GB for 2 months even when spending £10! But to then come across this thread and get it without spending my £10 top-up, that is even more excellent! Usually I get the 6GB 90 day EE Data Sim for my iPad from amazon which is usually £15 to £18.
I plan on using my £10 top up credit when I am roaming abroad in December, so I can now use it to buy some data when abroad.
Just to add, and I don't know if this is a new thing since the author wrote his step by step guide, but when you send the STOP PACK message you then do have to reply YES in order to confirm it. This is not in the steps at the moment, and it looks like some people have used up their £10 because of this. I double checked anyway by using BA to make sure it was off after I sent the YES.
So, my SIM arrived this morning, and I just finished activating it, and now have 100GB with another 100GB to follow and still have the £10 credit.
Thanks for the info here, don't forget to reply YES to turn the pack off!
ciderno1
4 Nov 15#1038
After texting BA , I get a msg saying I've got £10 balance and 100gb remaining free and 50 minutes and txts and 1024mb remaining on.my £10 data pack. What I did not do is send the 'yes' text,,, is it too late now ??
ciderno1
4 Nov 15#1037
I think I got the undelivered msg bacause seems that ee are just as bad as talk talk in my area ,(thought that would be impossible) Yes I'm using 150 ,, but tried sending the txt again and this I'd the msg I got now "You have asked us to stop your pack. When your current pack ends we will not add a new one. If you'd like to proceed, just reply YES. For more info on our great value packs, go to my account or text ALL PACKS to 150".
Does this mean I cannot save my £10 credit to use later, and my 100gb a month data has started??? I dare not put the data etc back on on the phone I'm using , looks like the stop pack msg was not delivered bcz of bad ee connection/reception and the Christmas txt got there first .one more question is that what if my top up voucher was accepted before any of the txts got delivered ?? Hope it dznt sound confusing ,thanx for any help guys
kar999
4 Nov 15#1036
Try texting BA to 150 You should at least get a response from that if texting is working. It should reply showing your £10 balance.
kar999
4 Nov 15#1035
The Mini has an auto power down feature which means if no wireless client is attached for 30 minutes it powers itself down completely (even on the mains) and you have to physically press the power button to get it to wake up.
That can be annoying for some people.
ciderno1
4 Nov 15#1034
Yes
ism
4 Nov 15#1033
Not sure but after I texted all packs I then added DATa by texting christmas100
I then texted stop pack again
So at that point I had the add on data and £10 credit
It was only when he add in became active that the £10 disappeared
Not sure if they have realised this is happening and so are adjusting things
Dealier
4 Nov 15#1032
It looks like you misread the text from them. To stop the pack, you should have replied 'yes' to the message. If you texted 'all packs', that doesn't stop the pack, it sends you information about the packs.
ism
4 Nov 15#1031
I had a different issue
Managed to get the extra data but couldn't keep £10 credit
When I received sim I put it in the phone and sent stop pack which worked
Then when I decided to add the dad I sent christmas100 to 150 and received this message
When I texted all packs the data was then added and then I could still see my £10 credit
Then when my starter credit ran out the 100mb kicked in but then I received a trip zt saying the £10 had been taken
Not gonna kick up a fuss as its a great deal still but wondered if anyone else had this problem or whether I did something wrong
rabb5it
4 Nov 15#1030
Thank you preecey, I see the Osprey2 mini has 6 hour battery life whereas the Osprey 2 has 20 hours so it must have a bigger battery. I don't need that so will probably go for the mini.
Buyer2016
4 Nov 15#1029
Yes, it costs £1 just the older generation
preecey
4 Nov 151#1028
The Osprey 2 can also be used as a portable power bank to charge your phone up, whereas the Osprey 2 mini doesn't have that feature.
Can't comment on the unlocking of the Osprey 2 range, but I have the original Osprey 1 made by Alcatel and it costs peanuts to unlock them on eBay. Under a quid I think I paid to unlock mine. Not that I needed to though, as EE are the best network where I live by far.
rabb5it
4 Nov 15#1027
Can the Osprey be unlocked easily and what is the difference between the Osprey 2 and 2 mini apart from £20 price?
ciderno1
4 Nov 15#1024
Hi and sorry to bug u guys again , need a little help , topped up £10 voucher , got the txt saying thank you voucher payment received,balance £10 etc ,, but when I txt STOP PACK and CHRISTMAS100 , the messages are not getting delivered,,, any idea what I I'm doing wrong , the data and WiFi are switched off ,, is there any thing else I should be doing too? Was going to take SIM out of phone to use in the osprey , but can't get past this step ,, would kindly appreciate a little guidance from the experts ,, many thanx ,, cider
kar999 to ciderno1
4 Nov 15#1025
Are you using the special Christmas sim?
preecey to ciderno1
4 Nov 15#1026
To what number are you sending the CHRISTMAS100 and STOP PACK codes?
150 is the number you should be sending them to.
kar999
3 Nov 15#1020
....and if you're in a Double Speed 4G area you should get even faster performance with these Sims.
imagineS to kar999
3 Nov 15#1023
I get 40-64Mbps very useful for downloading large files especially on PS4 ✌
imagineS
3 Nov 15#1022
EE Osprey
rabb5it
3 Nov 15#1021
Thank you all for the 4G advice. I do have a strong 4G EE signal so will investigate finding a 4G MiFi. Has anyone got any recommendations?
Dealier
3 Nov 151#1019
Only if you're in an area with 4G coverage, a lot of places don't have 4G.
Use the coverage checker on EE's website to see what kind of signal you'll get where you are.
usenetz
3 Nov 151#1018
Yes. I'm using a 3G phone and six year old laptop connected to a 4G MiFi and getting fantastic speeds on both.
lexwon
3 Nov 15#1017
I think I know what is causing the problem, it's my tablet/laptop - surface pro 3. Dunno if it is because I am running it on windows 10.
rabb5it
3 Nov 15#1016
Thanks for that, I'm getting absolute max 2Mbps mostly much lower. So even with a 3G smartphone and a 5 year old laptop, a 4G Mi Fi would increase the speeds?
Can anyone please tell me if I can utilise the faster EE 4G capabilities in my set up? I use the EE sim in a Huawei E5220 3G MiFi supplying a LG L50 smartphone, a Nexus 7 Tablet and a Dell 1545 laptop. So would it make a difference if I had a 4G MiFi?
usenetz to rabb5it
3 Nov 15#1014
In one word - Speed!
piggy999
2 Nov 15#1012
Might be the 4G signal in your area is a bit iffy. I have used the Osprey since August with no problems.
If others post their experience with the Osprey we could get a handle on whether there is a general problem or not.
lexwon
2 Nov 15#1011
I have bought one few days ago and it was dropping wifi connection after few minutes of being used, took it back to shop and got a replacement. Same issue again - after switching on mifi I can use it for 5-10 mins and after that network is unavailable, need to reboot device to get it working for another 5-10 mins. It is very frustrating. I have tried to change channels but no joy :disappointed:
HotDealDude
2 Nov 15#1010
Thanks for the feedback, piggy!
I was assuming this was the case but just wanted to double check :smiley:
Looks like I'm good for data for the next 5 months :smile:
Just got to look at investing in a MiFi device now. I've seen some good ones suggested here already, so I'll be checking them out soonish.
lexwon
2 Nov 15#1008
Has anyone got issues using this sim with osprey 2 mini ?
piggy999 to lexwon
2 Nov 15#1009
This sim works perfectly with the Osprey 2 mini
HotDealDude
2 Nov 15#995
EE really needs to get their finger out when it comes to getting their site working.
Just tried to register my SIMs on their site and getting some "Anonymous Payment - Error" error message all the time. So no luck being able to check on the SIMs that way.
I've put a SIM back in my smartphone, though mobile data was turned off before the swap and checked that it was still turned off after booting back up, and sent "Ba" to 150 to check the balance and ensure the promotion was added. Came back with my £10 credit and 100GB of 100GB remaining, but didn't give an end date.
Just to confirm, that means that the data is ready to go and the countdown hasn't started yet, yes? And I've not likely started the clock on it by checking the balance this way, have I?
piggy999 to HotDealDude
2 Nov 15#1007
It looks like the clock cannot be started by texts to 150 as long as the sim is in a dumb phone or smartphone with data OFF.
A chargeable call or text, whether in a dumb-phone or smartphone, will start the clock.
So looks like all is good at your end.
piggy999
2 Nov 15#1006
That's right, each sim has to be topped up with £10
.And your steps 1 to 5 are all correct
kar999
2 Nov 15#1005
The Data100 offer requires a new £10 top-up.....
"More data just for you! Here's another 100GB a month for two months if you top up £10 by 11 Nov. Once you top up, text DATA100 to 150 and enjoy!"
piggy999
1 Nov 15#981
Could someone also test the idea that making a call or text (using a dumb phone) will trigger the 100GB to start?
This has been claimed here for a while but I have not seen anyone test it.
So someone who wants to start their 100GB today anyway could test it.
Here's what to do ......
Do the " stop pack, top up £10, text christmas100" using a dumb phone.
Register the sim with EE, use a separate computer or whatever to do this, not the EE sim.
Again, using a dumb phone, make a call or text. Calls are 30p, texts are 12p. This will come from the £10 PAYG credit you have.
Go to your account page at EE and see if the 100GB has started or not. Again, you must use a separate computer to do this, not the EE sim.
And let us know the result.
jav1900 to piggy999
1 Nov 151#982
Tested this on my last Summer SIM - as soon as you make a chargeable text it starts off the data.
Had gone through normal process on dumb phone and put the SIM aside until I needed to use
Just before I needed to use I sent a chargeable text from dumb phone. I wanted to extend the life of my SIM.
When I started to use the SIM the 100GB data addon on was treated as having started from the point of my text.
rabb5it to piggy999
2 Nov 15#1004
I started my EE sim yesterday. I credited £10 by VO........ to 150. I then stopped the pack - non smartphone. I used it in a MiFi, it stopped working when the introductory 50MB expired. I sent a sms from the EE web page. I then sms CHRISTMAS100 to 150 and the 100GB started. So my balance is £9.88 to account for the 12p sms and the 100GB only started when I sms CHRISTMAS100.
So on an active sim, the 100GB can't start before you activate it. - must be before 12 Jan 2016 of course.
whymails2000
2 Nov 15#1003
No, I didn't want to waste my £10. It should recognised the code anyway no matter you topup or not. The data100 code was sent to me just a couple of days before my sim (2nd month) expired.
usenetz
2 Nov 15#1002
EE seem to be having problems today:
leep14
2 Nov 15#1000
Will the Sim work on an ipad?
Buyer2016 to leep14
2 Nov 15#1001
Yes
rizzla
2 Nov 15#999
Are you saying to keep the data for later use. U must top up £10 in every sim?
1. Insert sim (phone data off)
2. Stop pack
3. Top up £10
4. Christmas100
5. Take out sim and put it back in when u want to use but this time leave data on? 0
leep14
2 Nov 15#998
Will the sim work in an ipad?
kar999
2 Nov 15#997
Did you put a fresh £10 top on it? It wont work otherwise.
whymails2000
2 Nov 15#996
Just finished my summer sim yesterday and tried txt data100, got message back saying I'm not eligible for this offer. Look like the data100 is not working.
kar999
1 Nov 15#994
Correct. You would waste the £10. Use it on a new Christmas sim instead. :smiley:
Edit: ..or an old sumner sim if you haven't got any data active.
bayhabourbutcher
1 Nov 15#993
I have a glasto sim with a currently active 100gb allowance
when I text data100 I get the you are not eligible for this offer message
as far as I understand things that means theres no point topping up another £10 & trying data100 again
kar999
1 Nov 15#992
I now understand that stacking is not possible so topping up and trying to use DATA100 on a actively running sim would fail (and probably waste £10).
Just use the £10 on a Christmas sim instead to be assured of getting the data. :smiley:
piggy999
1 Nov 15#991
Yes all correct, except no need to call or text to start data, it will start as soon as you put sim in a device with data switched on.
aaran_mcguire
1 Nov 15#990
Does the data apply after you use credit (Call or text)?
So, eg SIM 2:
Text "STOP PACK" to 150.
Top up £10
TEXT "CHRISTMAS100" to 150
*Take out SIM & wait until Jan*
*Put sim in device*
Text or Call to activate 100GB?
Aetnla
1 Nov 15#987
Has anyone been having problems with their 4G connection within the last week? I find it has been as unreliable as hell and dropping all the time and driving me insane.
piggy999 to Aetnla
1 Nov 15#989
My EE 4G is fine
Using Osprey mifi.
Constant 20 to 30 Mb/sec
kar999
1 Nov 15#984
Anyone stacked the latest offer DATA100 onto the back of a running Summer Sim or Christmas sim yet?
Does it work at all?
Does it kick in and run concurrently with the active data?
Does it stack for when the running 2x100gb runs out?
It's probably easier to just use a £10 top up on a new Christmas sim rather than risk wasting it.
piggy999 to kar999
1 Nov 15#988
Might be worth trying to get both data100 plus christmas100 from one £10 top up.
So.......?
Use new Christmas sim or unused summer sim
Use dumb phone
Stop pack
Top up £10
Text data100
Text christmas100
You might end up with both
But .... Probably not ............sigh .....
piggy999
1 Nov 15#986
Thanks mrgrimsby
piggy999
1 Nov 15#985
Thanks jav for the info.
mrgrimsby
1 Nov 15#983
The clock started as soon as sim was online in osprey 2 mini, not after the 50mb was used, I've got one month to consume 100gb data, happy days.
mrgrimsby
1 Nov 15#979
I've put my Christmas sim in my wifi osprey mini and it's showing £10 credit and 50mb of start up data, does my 100gb start when this is consumed or has it already started to count down? Thanks
piggy999 to mrgrimsby
1 Nov 15#980
Not 100 percent sure about that, the thinking is that the clock on the 100GB starts immediately.
But you could test it. Leave it for a few hours, then use the 50megs up, then the 100GB will kick in. Then see what the time remaining says for the 100GB. If it says 29 days 23 hours then you know it didn't start the clock until you actually started consuming the 100GB. Let us know what result you get.
ganon
31 Oct 15#977
Can you buy now but use the data in January?
Dealier to ganon
31 Oct 15#978
Around half the posts in this thread are related to how to delay the start of the data, including the very first comment.
piggy999
31 Oct 151#976
As has already been answered, one STOP PACK is enough. You can double check it has worked by texting BA to 150. From a dumb phone. This should show you have £10 credit.
dellfan
31 Oct 15#975
WE'RE JUST MAKING THINGS BETTER AND
DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU WAITING.
PLEASE GIVE US A CALL OR COME INTO ONE OF OUR STORES.
WE'LL BE BACK ONLINE AS SOON AS WE CAN.
Looks like the EE website is down
usenetz
31 Oct 151#974
No, once is enough. :smirk:
puzzydee
31 Oct 15#973
@piggy999. I want to keep the data and credit for use over Christmas period as I live in Spain and this would be a good deal for me when visiting.
A family member has put the sim into a dumb phone and texted "STOPPACK" to 150 (BEFORE topping up £10)
Tomorrow they will (again using dumb phone) topup £10 and will text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 then take the SIM card out and keep it safe for me arriving middle of December.
I believe this will mean that when I put the sim into my unlocked phone I will have 200gb and £10 of credit waiting for me.
My only question is, do I need to text "STOPPACK" again after I topup the £10 (before I text "CHRISTMAS100"?)
TIA :-)
kar999
30 Oct 15#972
Same here on both our summer Sims, one of which still has the original 200Gb yet to start.
I'm assuming you can't stack the new data to start when the old runs out. If so, I may as well top up the Christmas Sims otherwise it will be a waste of £10 if it runs concurrently.
Jools011
30 Oct 15#969
Ordered the Christmas sim earlier today and an hour later got a text on my old summer sim saying more 'data just for you ! Here's another 100GB a month for two months if you top up by £10 by 11 Nov. Once you top up text data100 to 150 and enjoy!'
Woo hoo !!
usenetz to Jools011
30 Oct 15#971
Ditto! :innocent:
House
30 Oct 15#968
Anyone know how you get this to work on an ipad? Previously you didnt need to text or top up so my ipad only wants to send the text as an imessage which constantly fails!!!?? Worried if I top up £10 I wont be able to send the text to get the 100GB!! Can I send as a normal text somehow
sidesey to House
30 Oct 15#970
Try to Turn iMessage off maybe. Go to settings / messages and could try logging out. Sorry don't have sim in mine, but that should at least stop iMessages. Otherwise pop sim in a phone first if you can and set up from there. Hope that helps.
Jools011
30 Oct 151#967
Remember £5 at quidco as well !!
TRlPLEsix
30 Oct 15#966
Oh brilliant, thank you Piggy, much appreciated !
TRlPLEsix
30 Oct 15#964
Hello, when Piggy says we have to use a "dumb" phone to preserve sims for a later date... Does this mean we have to use a phone with no internet capabilities? Or can we use a phone with 4g but ensure that the mobile data is turned off.
So it would be... Turn off mobile data off, insert Sim, top up £10, text Christmas100 and store the sim away? Put it in a phone at a later date and it will start from then?
Thanks in advanced.
piggy999 to TRlPLEsix
30 Oct 15#965
Yes, turning data OFF on a smart phone is the same as using a dumb phone ie no possible internet connection.
Also, before you top up £10, you can text STOP PACK to 150, this will keep the £10 top up as PAYG credit on your sim for later use.
cami
30 Oct 15#962
I tried texting Christmas100 last week on my summer sim as the data had run out but I still had the £10 top up on it.
I had a reply saying sorry the offer is not available to you. That's fair enough.
Today I had a text from them saying -
'More data for you! Here's another 100GB a month for 2 months if you top up £10 by 11 Nov. Once you top up, text DATA100 to 150 and enjoy!'
So keep your summer sims.
piggy999 to cami
30 Oct 15#963
That's good to know, others have been successful when using summer sims with the christmas100 text by topping up first with £10, the £10 credit leftover from summer seems not to work, it has to be a new top up.
Any idea when this data100 text will stop working ie. a cut off date?
Buyer2016
30 Oct 15#961
piggy999 you are a genius person
piggy999
30 Oct 151#960
It is a bit more complicated than 5 x 2 = 10, the sims become inactive if no chargeable call or text is made within six months of activation.
But that call or text will trigger the 2 months of data.
So the latest you can leave it is right at the end of six months, then make a call, then the data triggers.
That makes a total of 8 months after activation.
If you activate at end of December, that takes you to the end of August.
And that is 10 months from now.
P.S. technically the latest date for activation is approx. Jan 12, so it is possible to squeeze an extra couple of weeks out of sim 6, if you had it.
But as has already been noted, EE will most probably keep doing these promos every few months, which means 3 sims is probably enough to keep you going til the next promo is announced ie. Six months of data.
dealzor35
30 Oct 15#959
thanks :smiley:
thebestrc
30 Oct 151#958
2 months per sim. 5 sims. 5 x 2 = 10 months. If you want more months you'd need more sims.
kiradotee
30 Oct 15#957
So why is it you can't get more than 10 months?
Does it start using the 100GB data as soon as a chargeable event occurs like a call or a text message?
IlyasMiah
29 Oct 15#955
I also tried the "STOP PACK", it didn't work. I got replies saying that EE's having some problems etc.
It ended up using the credit...
golo83 to IlyasMiah
29 Oct 15#956
all the £10 got used up? the text to 150 is supposed to be free :confused:
golo83
29 Oct 15#954
not sure if i understand you re bold bit above...you would get to use the £10 credit as you wish to spend it i.e. on sms say 12p per sms or calls say 25p per min etc, until you use up the £10 credit.
Apogee00
29 Oct 15#953
Brilliant!
piggy999
29 Oct 154#952
To get 10 months you will need 5 sims
Let's say you start on November 1st.
Sims 1,2,3 you activate on Nov 1st. That means " stop pack, top up £10, text christmas100". You must use a dumb phone.
Sim 1 data us for Nov and Dec
Sim 2 data is for Jan and Feb
Sim 3 data is for march and april
Sims 4 and 5 you activate on December 29. Again, you must use a dumb phone.
Sim 4 data is for may and June
Sim 5 will expire at end of June due to the six-month-rule. Therefore you must make a call or text from this sim, towards the end of June, to keep the sim alive. This will be paid for from the £10 PAYG credit you have on the sim, after you did the STOP PACK when activating. Texrts are 12p, calls are 30p. This call or text will keep the sim alive for a further six months, and will have the effect of triggering the data.
So sim 5 data is for July and (nearly all of) August.
So using the 5 sims you will have data from Nov 1st all the way to the end of August (nearly)
kar999
29 Oct 15#951
Not according to posts on the EE Community.
The Mini 1 would stay powered up... as does my Osprey 1.
I think I have read that even on the mains the Osprey Mini 2 will still auto power down.
kar999
29 Oct 15#949
EE Osprey Mini 4G Mifi (PAYG) with 6GB 90 Data (worth £15) on sale at Argos now for £29.99
(Only downside for some is it auto powers down after 30 minutes if no device has accessed it necessitating switching back on... although this does conserve the battery.)
Amazing! Can this auto power off function be disabled via the settings?
starman0147
29 Oct 15#947
This thread is long...cant find it in the OP, but how do people get two? say two per household/ 1 per person, but when I try and get another one is does not allow me, is there a IP restriction?
feckineejit to starman0147
29 Oct 15#948
i had same problem but i just deleted cookies and then ordered one in my sons name with a fake email and got it sent to my address.
Buyer2016
29 Oct 151#946
No space
rabb5it
29 Oct 15#945
When I receive my sim, 'STOP PACK' leaves the £10 credit I have to make to get the 100GB free - is this just EEs normal payg call text and data charges? Also what is the latest date to use the 100GB allowance?
raulvibes
29 Oct 15#944
cheers. is it VO (space) 16 digit?
starman0147
29 Oct 15#943
Thanks but when you say pay as you go, is it if you make a call and credit is taken out of the balance and that balance duration is unlimited until the credit is used up?
raulvibes
29 Oct 15#941
what is easiest to top up, I have thrown away my top up card.
raj75 to raulvibes
29 Oct 151#942
I find easiest is get a £10 voucher from any high street shop and then 'Text VO followed by the 16-digit voucher number to 150'.
If you use credit card to topup, they store the card details in their system. I don't want that and hence buy voucher and topup.
gsend23gl
29 Oct 15#940
Piggy999 - can you please share your timing strategy for getting 10 months usage out of these sims?
starman0147
29 Oct 15#937
When you top up, can the credit be used as pay as you go until it runs out, or do you have to buy a add on which only last a month?
golo83 to starman0147
29 Oct 15#939
yup provided you stop pack the credit will remain to be used on payg basis or you can buy an add-on with it
ourdave
29 Oct 15#938
Ah man, that's good to see. I thought the whole country had agreed they'd never say 'me' ever again in a secret meeting and would only ever say the totally mad sounding
'myself'.
golo83
29 Oct 15#936
any ideas of options to use the credit remaining on the SIMs e.g. consolidate various EE promo SIMs credit onto 1 sim? use credit to pay to certain services (e.g. PSN?)
any suggestions? thanks
piggy999
28 Oct 151#935
Yes, if you want the 2 months data to start immediately, then do it with your phone with data switched ON.
But if you want the data for use in Jan/Feb or March/April, or whenever, then you must do the top up and text with data switched OFF.
rizzla
28 Oct 15#934
O right I was under the impression "stop pack" stops the SIM card from disabling. So I just top it up and text christmas100 when I'm ready?
kar999
28 Oct 15#933
Fibre only arrived here in the sticks in September and I'll only get about 20Mbps. I was going to sign up but have put it off because I'm getting 40+ Mbps 4G with these Sims ... and saving money by not paying extra for the fibre unlimited upgrade.
THE BREWERY
28 Oct 151#932
I applaud all of the above for working all this out and giving us all the information
Coll
preecey
28 Oct 15#931
Do it. I haven't had an active landline or broadband in my property since I've been using these SIMs and don't miss fixed line broadband at all. That said, I did get 76Mbps on fibre at home but 30-40Mbps via EE 4G is perfectly fine for my needs.
jav1900
28 Oct 15#919
Has anybody who received Glastonbury or Summer SIMs been able to get new Christmas SIMs??
Buyer2016 to jav1900
28 Oct 15#920
Yes, many people including myself
usenetz to jav1900
28 Oct 152#930
Yes. I received activated and use Phil & Dan SIMs from last Christmas as well as Glastonbury and Summer SIMs which I am still using and now contemplating cancelling my home landline and pathetic 'Superfast Sky Fibre' which gives me a paltry 20Mbps; I get between 30 and 60 Mbps with my EE SIMs.
piggy999
28 Oct 15#929
The STOP PACK action is not necessary if you simply want to use multiple sims, one after another, for up to 10 months.
If you just want the data, and are happy to pay £10 for each 2 months, then you can simply ignore that bit.
However, the stop pack thing sems to be quite safe and doesn't affect anything in relation to the 2 months data.
It just stops your £10 being swallowed by ee immediately. They will get to swallow it later at some point obviously.
piggy999
28 Oct 152#928
I like to think of it as" extreme simming". Hoping to get it accepted at the next Olympics as a competitive sport .....
Current record holder ..... Me, with a score of 10 months. Anyone beat it?
potatokid
28 Oct 15#927
Does the news of BT buying out EE effect EE customers and those topping up many sims in advance?
jav1900
28 Oct 15#926
Just applied and got a confirmation e mail saying its on its way - that didn't happen when I applied for the Summer deal having already received the Glastonbury deal.
Will wait and see whether I actually get one though - will be v Happy if I do.
1apple
28 Oct 15#925
hot
kar999
28 Oct 15#924
I feel the need for a spreadsheet coming on! :laughing:
I have my second summer sim with 2 x 100GB ready to use & my two Christmas Sims plus 2 more at the in-laws.
The £10 is already on the Summer sim and I was ready to do 4 x £10 on the Christmas ones before 29th Dec.
Sounds like the jobs a good 'un.
Thanks :smile:
rizzla
28 Oct 15#923
Yh I was figuring that out myself earlier and that's a whole lot of data I could be using for all that time. Iv managed to grab a few with the help of family just waiting on the post now. I'm just really nervy about messing it up with all the "stop pack" nonsense. Thanks for the input guys
piggy999
28 Oct 15#922
Me and Deany76 crunched the numbers on this the other day, and worked out that it is possible to get 10 months of continuous 100GB per month out of these sims. If you started on November 1st you would have continuous data all the way through to end of August next year. You would need 5 sims and you would need to spend £50 total on 5 top ups. A bit of careful timing is required, when to activate sims and so on.
HotDealDude
28 Oct 153#921
Good to see the moderators are on top of things. My gratitiude to them!
Just a quick update:
Got both of my SIMs prepped for a top up.
SIMs arrive roughly a week ago.
Put each SIM into my smartphone (as suggested I didn't need to turn of mobile data as there is really no need at this point) and left for about 5 minutes until I got the introductory/welcome texts.
Text "BA" to see the current status - showed £0 and "Data Pack" ready to go.
Text "CHRISTMAS100" to check that I can get the promotion - All good, stated I have to top up £10 first.
Text "STOP PACK" and then confirmed by texting "YES".
Text "BA" to check current status - showed £0 and suggesting the option of getting a better deal using a pack, etc.
Text "CHRISTMAS100" to double check I can still get the promotion - Still good, I have to top up £10 first.
I intend to use the included Top Up card to credit each SIM with £10, ensuring mobile data is turned off with each SIM inserted and then texting "CHRISTMAS100" and waiting for confirmation of the promotion being applied.
SIMs will then be stored safely until required :smiley:
I hope this further helps those in need of this info and many thanks to all who posted details of their own experiences.
I will report back if there are any issues that others may need to be aware of, but looks like easy sailing from this moment.
ventoo
27 Oct 15#902
Today received my 2 sim cards.Tried both of them in phone with data and wifi off- they can not register on the network( no service ).Tried them in the mifi device-same result ( invalid sim ). Looks like they need to be topped up first.Anyone can confirm this? Few days ago I tried my unused summer sim and it get signal straight away, I even used it for Xmas promo. EE must have changed something on the new ones.
Buyer2016 to ventoo
27 Oct 15#903
nothing like that happened to me
jav1900 to ventoo
28 Oct 151#918
I had the same issue when I got my original Glastonbury SIMs
It appears that the SIMs were sent out before the numbers went live.
After a couple of days the SIM went live and I was able to use the offer.
So - hang on a couple of days and then give it a go.
rizzla
28 Oct 15#916
Hi guys/girls. I just need this to be made clear to me (im a thicko) .
If I ordered 3 sims, I'd then be able to use up 100GB a month for the next 6 months if i did what the instructions say at the top?
kar999 to rizzla
28 Oct 15#917
Yes provided the 100 GB data on two of the sims hasn't started to be used.
Buyer2016
28 Oct 15#915
Give them for free then? :stuck_out_tongue:
Buyer2016
27 Oct 15#913
Anybody willing to sell me their sims?
gabberandy to Buyer2016
28 Oct 15#914
nope
ventoo
27 Oct 15#912
Both phone and mifi are unlocked.Looks like some of the sims requires top up before get the reception.I tried my 2 sims for several hours with no luck.Topped up and got reception within seconds.Some other people are having the same problem.The mods may put it in the top.
ventoo
27 Oct 15#905
Just to confirm-with Xmas sim you NEED to top up first before you'll be able to text 150 as sim won't register on the network. Tried myself.
Buyer2016 to ventoo
27 Oct 15#906
I highly doubt that
paulandpam1 to ventoo
27 Oct 15#911
No wrong, my two registered straight away.
Maybe a daft question but is your device possibly locked to another network or even network blocked?
Buyer2016
27 Oct 15#910
It didnt happen to me with the 4 sims I activated ?! you get a signal as soon as you insert the sim in the phone
sozx1
27 Oct 15#909
First one I had said no service. Second one gave me network. Didn't wanna top up the first one cause I thought sim was faulty. Looks like others have had same issue
dem0nx
27 Oct 15#908
well its true as my SIM has done the same, but i thought it was faulty so binned it. lol.just used the summer one instead
THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#889
This info is wrong I think
>>> Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. <<<<<
Four first then Three
Please correct me if I am wrong
Coll
piggy999 to THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#890
Brewery, here is how to make your Xmas sims last til June and July
Wait til early January before you top up £10, stop pack, text christmas100. This all MUST be done from a dumb phone or the 200GB data will start immediately. The offer end on 29 December, then EE give you 14 days after that to claim the data, so that's good til12 Jan approx. So do the top up etc , say, on 10 Jan.
Then take the sim out of phone and don't use it.
On June 1 put the sim in phone or mifi or whatever. The 200 GB data will then start and last for 2 months, til end of July.
IMPORTANT: you must make a chargeable call or text sometime during June to keep the sim alive. This will come from the £10 credit you still have on the sim, after having done STOP PACK in January. 30p a call, 12p a text.
This will keep the sim alive til approx Xmas 2016. And you will get to use your data for June and July.
Buyer2016 to THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#907
I do
ScampiLamp
27 Oct 151#904
Let me get this straight...I can do this..and get the free data. Then do again with another sim for more free data? Have I been living under a rock?
raj75
27 Oct 15#901
Are you saying, you topped-up EE SIM and it has unlocked the Orange Phone?. That surely can't be the reason.
lord_trumpington
27 Oct 15#900
EE have just confirmed that adding a top up will automatically unlock it.....which indeed it has :-)
Followed the steps for the Christmas100 offer and got the confirmation txt.
Thanks for posting OP.
allan1954
27 Oct 151#899
typing this because my link keeps going missing.
mrgrimsby
27 Oct 15#898
Just did that and told me I have £10 credit AND 100gb data, hope that doesn't mean it's costing down the month yet, I've not made any data traffic at all, definitely data is off.
THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#897
Many Thanks piggy999 really sound advice
Thanks Coll
raj75
27 Oct 15#896
Good find. Has anyone got Orange phone unlocked for free?.
mrgrimsby
27 Oct 15#894
I'm itching to put my sim card in my osprey mini but don't want data to start, I won't know if it's worked till I do.
piggy999 to mrgrimsby
27 Oct 15#895
You can check on a dumb phone.
Text BA to 150 to check credit. If you did STOP PACK it will show £10 credit
If you also do the CHRISTMAS100 text again, it should. reply that vyou already have it.
That should satisfy your curiosity til you use the sim for the first time.
Hi guys, just inserted the sim in to a Orange locked Samsung S4 mini and its not picking up EE. Anyone know why this isn't working?. Aren't Orange part of the EE network?.
raj75 to lord_trumpington
27 Oct 15#892
Orange Locked phone will not accept EE SIM. Vice-versa works (EE locked phone will accept Orange SIM).
v5535
27 Oct 15#886
Sim showing no reception ??
THE BREWERY to v5535
27 Oct 15#887
I got " NO SERVICE" as well
" NO NETWORK "
Coll
THE BREWERY to v5535
27 Oct 15#888
You have to top up first then " STOP PACK"
dem0nx
27 Oct 15#885
Used it on my summer sim and worked fine when topped up with £10, used the £10 for play store apps with carrier billing :smiley: Wish I knew about this with the other SIM deal.
BuffDude01
27 Oct 151#884
Amazing deal. Hopefully this carries on FOREVER!!! :wink:
THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#883
Anyone want two sim cards Free
Coll
THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#882
Thanks " Preecey" I will wait till spring
I only use it in MyFi on holls April to October
Coll
preecey
27 Oct 15#881
EE SIMs have a six month validity period. If you don't make a chargeable call or send a chargeable text within that period the SIM will expire.
Rest assured though, EE will more than likely repeat this offer in the near future and will probably call it their Spring SIM or something.
THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#880
So will not last till June even if I top up with £10
Coll
THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#878
>>>Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150<<<<<
So I buy top up in June /July Text " CHRISTMAS100" TO 150
Is that right??
Because that when I will need it
Thanks Coll
kar999 to THE BREWERY
27 Oct 15#879
The offer ends on Dec 29th so you will have need to have topped up £10 and activated it by then. If you don't start using the data (by using a dumb phone or mobile data off to top up, stop pack and activate), the 100GB for 2 months should stay on your sim for 180 days before the sim becomes frozen.
v5535
27 Oct 15#877
Won't let me cancel pack?
mercuric
27 Oct 15#876
Ok, so got my sim card today. Tad confused as i see a lot of people using it on their osprey. I have received the CHRISTMAS sim from them. Put the sim into my MIFI and the light turns red, when going to 192.168.1.1 it comes up with "Invalid Sim". Am i doing something wrong? Help appreciated.
kar999
27 Oct 151#875
If you havent started using any data then yes.. that's why some posts say use a dumb phone or one with data off otherwise the 100gb kicks in.
biobob
27 Oct 15#871
Tried using the summer one it says "this offer is not for you" only today left, then no more data as new ones have not turned up
kar999 to biobob
27 Oct 15#874
If you cant wait for the Xmas sim you need a fresh £10 top up in one go on the Summer Sims. That has been working now for most people.
feckineejit
27 Oct 15#873
Thats what i would like to know as well as i just recieved my 2nd sim today, already got the 100Gb one the first, so if i do the christmas100 now will i be able to just take the sim out and start using it in january.
Apogee00
27 Oct 15#872
. . . .
DAMNOME
27 Oct 15#870
If enough people like the comment it will show first after op
Apogee00
27 Oct 152#869
Thanks for that, may be worth adding what to do after number 5 for those that don't want the 100gb to start straight away?
sozx1
27 Oct 15#868
Took a week for the sim to come lol. Started to panic
paulandpam1
27 Oct 15#867
Yes that's exactly how I did it in the summer.
Your reply needs to be made into a 'sticky' and placed into the title because these qustions and comments are going around in circles every day.
preecey
27 Oct 1515#866
There is an AWFUL lot of contradiction on here but let me put this to rest once and for all.
The easiest way to get your 100GB AND keep your £10 credit is as follows:
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
6. Voilà. You now have your 100GB free each month, for two months - and your £10 credit to spend on anything you want.
mrgrimsby
27 Oct 15#865
I got my osprey from curry's, 20gb data valid 12 months for £69, one day special, unlocked it for 99p so use abroad
sumpter
26 Oct 15#863
Can confirm still working using existing Summer sim.
I followed previous guides, put sim in phone (smart phone with data turned off).
Topped up £10 on PC
Texted STOP PACK from phone
Texted CHRISTMAS100 and received confirmation
Very happy :smiley:
deany76 to sumpter
27 Oct 15#864
glad it is working.
if you followed 'previous guides' (ie SUMMER100 guides) isn't STOP PACK _after _ CHRISTMAS100? cheers
btcczs
26 Oct 15#862
Have topped up £10, sent Christmas 100 text and got text confirmation. Been tethering sim with old phone for WiFi and just had text saying my balance in £0. For some reason my money has been used and I have used no data and still have 101gb remaining this month but if I try to access the web it wants me to buy more data packs? Any ideas?
kar999
26 Oct 15#861
Yep. Definitely has to be £10 top up in one go
piggy999
26 Oct 15#860
OK i see, yes it might be because of the 2 x £5 as you say, not sure what you can do other than contact ee
azy77
26 Oct 15#859
I topped up using 2 increments of £5. Balance still shows £10 but keep getting that message. I suspect it's because I didn't top up £10 in one go :disappointed:
mrgrimsby
26 Oct 15#854
Ok so on Saturday I put my sim in a dumb phone and text stop pack to 150 and got confirmation reply which I said yes, I then added £10 credit and text Christmas100 to 150 and that was confirmed too, I took the sim card out of the dumb phone and I will put it in my osprey mini 2 mifi on the 1st November, can anyone tell me what I should see in the EE browser page that shows relevant info for that particular sim card please? Thanks.
piggy999 to mrgrimsby
26 Oct 15#855
When you put it in the Osprey, you can type the following into the browser address bar ...
192.168.1.1
This will show the osprey's info screen, it will show total data available ,expiry date etc
You should see 100GB available, expiring in 30 days.
kar999 to mrgrimsby
26 Oct 15#858
As well as what Piggy says you could register the sim to a My EE Account and it should show the 100GB as an "add on" with an expiry date.
It will also show on one of the account pages the data used and remaining.
piggy999
26 Oct 15#857
Yes you should have the 50MB first and then straight into the 100 gee's.
When you got your Osprey, did it come with a 6 gig sim? Mine did. Paid £50 at Argos.
mrgrimsby
26 Oct 15#856
I've seen somewhere on here every sim has 50mb data, is that true or will I just jump straight into 100gb? Thanks for info Oink!
thelegendofmart
26 Oct 15#852
Does the data roll over or does it expire when the next lot of 100GB starts?
piggy999 to thelegendofmart
26 Oct 15#853
No roll over, it expirres at the end of each month
azy77
26 Oct 15#842
Topped up £10 yesterday and when I text CHRISTMAS100 I get the message:
'Sorry, you need to have last topped up by £10 or more to receive this promotion. Please top up and try again'
Can't even ring EE as they charge 25p to connect to customer services and their website chat doesn't seem to work for me.
Anybody have any clues?
piggy999 to azy77
26 Oct 15#851
How did you top up?
Try texting BA to 150, this will show your credit balance.
If it shows £10 then try the christmas100 text again
If it shows zero then text STOP PACK to 150, then reply YES to confirmation text, then try BA again. If it now shows£10 then try christmas100 again.
Plutonian78
26 Oct 15#845
if you top up £10 on the EE Sim, but don't yet send the txt ( CHRISTMAS100 ) to 150, Does the 100GB starts only when you send the Txt and valid for 1 month, or when you topped up the £10?
piggy999 to Plutonian78
26 Oct 15#850
The 100GB starts after you send the christmas100 text. You have to top up £10 first.
hukduserr
26 Oct 15#846
am i only allowed to request for two sim cards in total (for the whole promotion)?
i requested one sim last promotion. this time i requested another one. when i tried to request for two, it says, i can only have one.
anyone faces the same issue?
piggy999 to hukduserr
26 Oct 15#849
Seems you can have 2 sims per promotion per postal address.
If you have successfully requested one already for this Xmas promotion, you should be able to get another if you use same address, different name, different email, different tel number.
kdinesh60
26 Oct 15#847
anyone know if i can pick up this in store ? Can i just pop into carphone warehouse and pick up any standard pay as you go sim from EE ? thanks
Dealier to kdinesh60
26 Oct 15#848
The answer is on the second page of this thread. And probably 10 other pages, because people keep asking the same question.
If it wasn't for all the repeat posts the whole thing would probably only be about 10 posts long...
Pizzahater
26 Oct 15#843
Is it me or has EE banned tethering through the sim?
preecey to Pizzahater
26 Oct 15#844
Tethering's perfectly fine on my end.
Disagree with your username though.
What ways are there to top up without registering the SIM?
padamowicz93 to Apogee00
25 Oct 15#839
Buy a top-up coupon from local shop, text: VO ************* (16 digit code) to 150.
Gavin01
25 Oct 15#836
got the sim here now...............................what do i actually have to do before i can use it in my laptop wwan card?
deany76 to Gavin01
25 Oct 15#837
Are you able to send & receive texts from your WWAN?. Have you used it before to get on the net with your laptop?
piggy999
25 Oct 15#831
Anybody know?
If this EE offer was not available, what would be second best to this?
Anything remotely approaching this elsewhere?
This is effectively £5 for 100GB per month.
deany76 to piggy999
25 Oct 15#835
I'm paying £00.55p a GB or £27.50
a month (actually £30.00 but got one month free) so I pay ELEVEN times the price of this offer and at 50GB limit it just under the UK average monthly use of approx 55GB for typical household. I think 100GB is the 'sweet spot' as of when date posted, in five years time a lot more GB needed!
Yes, because of my 50GB limit I cant watch amazon prime video etc without running out of data in days. Especially HD that is such a data drain its like 3 to 4 GB a flick.
kar999
25 Oct 15#834
Agreed Piggy.. Those Sims were useless for streaming. :disappointed:
kar999
25 Oct 15#832
For data only I was using EEs 6GB 90 day Sims in my tablet for about £14.99.
(Edit: they have been as cheap as £5.99 so I bagged a handful then.)
No real comparison with this deal but great for basic long term no streaming browsing where there was no WiFi.
piggy999 to kar999
25 Oct 15#833
Before this deal I had no 4G access at all, got it just so I can use my tablet away from home.
Bought a mifi while I was waiting for the summer sim to arrive, it came with an EE 6GB sim in the box, which I used up in about 4 days. Yutube, YouTube, YouTube.
deany76
25 Oct 15#830
No more to drink for you.
HotDealDude
25 Oct 15#829
I'll buy a gimp mask so that it blends in with my misdirection. Anybody asks I'll just claim to be "new-age punk".
Books? Nah! Pink Panther is where it's all :wink: Learning from the bes.... Well...learning xD
seaniboy
25 Oct 15#828
I picked up a old unused sim around the house to see if the promo code would work, I put sim in the 2G phone and got a text saying sorry for the tech error your 200GB is now active... I have never topped up this sim, cancelled £10 data pack, great that will see me through to late Nov on my phablet :smile:
piggy999
25 Oct 15#827
Its so that you can use the £10 to buy a different EE product, ie a different pack or simply use the £10 as PAYG credit
EE still get to keep the £10.
Exploit
25 Oct 15#826
why are u stopping pack
scum
piggy999
25 Oct 151#825
Yes, did this with a crimbo sim yesterday with same result, no expiry date, so all looks good.
kar999
25 Oct 15#824
Likewise Piggy, my OH's Summer Sim, where the data is still dormant from August.... the add-on page of My EE Account says that the add-on is in use but it isn't actually running down because there is no expiry day
Add-Ons
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
I hope to get the same result from my Christmas Sims such that the 100GB data is not yet running after activation but I haven't tried it yet.... I'll top it up nearer the 29th December.
bigup
25 Oct 15#823
Who knows? Hope so! As long as I get the 200gb for £10 over 2 months.
harzo
25 Oct 15#822
Thanks for the info. my current 3 bundle expires at midnight tonight, damn it!
harzo
25 Oct 15#819
I ordered this 2 weeks ago and it still hasn't arrived. Can I go into an EE store and get a sim and do this? Sorry if this has already been answered!
piggy999 to harzo
25 Oct 15#821
No, online only. Just try a few times and you should get some. For the summer sim promotion I applied for 7, iI received 5
piggy999
25 Oct 15#820
That screenshot shows an active pack, not a stopped pack, so not sure what has happened there as you did the STOP PACK routine.
On my EE account page, the dormant 200GB doesn't even show up on the main page at all, I have to clkick MENU then PACKS AND ADD ONS then ADD ONS just to check it is there.
deany76
25 Oct 15#818
Can anyone please confirm my old summer sim post is okay for Christmas sim (I have ammended to CHRISTMAS100):
" Using a phone that is not attached to the internet/ wifi referred as a 'dumb phone' or iphone with cellular switched OFF.
-Inset sim (don't text or call anyone)
•••••Open a myaccount.ee.co.uk account.https://myaccount.ee.co.uk/login-dispatch/?retUrl=&fa=enterCTN&ctnSignUp=REGISTER#
Enter the phone number printed on the card that came with sim.•••••
-Top up £10.00 with your debit card
-Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
After receiving text confirmation text
-STOP PACK to 150
After receiving text confirmation text
-YES to 150
- **Do not use sim for text, calls or data until you need to start the data.** Best just remove sim & keep safe with the card showing the phone number.
Repeat process adding second sim to same account (this is under something like 'add another number' tab)
This should give you 2 X 200 gb for £20 to use in the next 6 months.
So it's 5 pence a gb (I was paying £1.20 a gb last year on contract with EE £25 for 30 gb)
Ps the 'my account login' and top up section may throw some random error messages or be difficult to log into. Don't stress about this, their server or back end database is obviously flakey or can't handle the number of customers they now have. As long as you send your 150 texts and reply to them (detailed above) you're good to go.
Hope that helps "
assuming you are using an existing account skipping ••••• bit.
- six steps
thanks
deany76
25 Oct 15#817
Hi
I dont understand why you did step 8 after you had STOP PACK.
Surely STOP PACK is to keep for future?
Also the 'order' is different to mine below vvv does that matter?
thanks
kar999
25 Oct 15#816
∆ That's what I want to know... Is the 200gb active and running down or on the sim and "dormant"?
On MY EE if the clock has started it says something like "exiping in 29 days 12 hours"
If the data is "dormant" it just says "..expires" with no date or time and so long as you don't start using it, it should stay there ready to use for 180 days from top up.
bigup
25 Oct 15#815
just left it alone, not touched the mifi device since then
missfunmi
25 Oct 15#814
Hi, can I just ask, after your summer data finished did you use it again (random packs) afterwards? Or did u just leave the sim alone?
Thinking to risk topping up my summer sim again even though I've been using random data packs.
Thanks
bigup
25 Oct 152#813
this worked fine for me using the Summer SIM , many thanks! but instead of putting sim in mifi again i just used an old Nokia 6310i for the whole process, so i did:
1. Put Summer Sim into Nokia 6310i
2. Logged onto EE website on PC, topped up £10 online via debit card
3. Text arrived on Nokia saying you have topped up credit
4. Texted STOP PACK to 150
5. Received text saying reply to 150 with YES to confirm you want to stop pack, i replied YES to 150
6. Got a text saying it will not auto renew
7. Texted CHRISTMAS100 to 150 and got a reply saying i have 200Gb
8. Put sim back in Mifi device
Happy Days :smiley:
Online account updated to show 1st month 100Gb allowance
ourdave
25 Oct 15#812
I've got £10.50 credit...not sure what's been charged...I'd have to check my bank to see if it automatically took £10 as well...but it's possible I paid just £10.50 AND that is still there as credit. Even happier
piggy999
25 Oct 15#811
Preecey, I am also going to Lanzarote at Christmas time, I have an Oyster card for London underground, do you think it might work over there on the busses? And can you recommend any cheap B & Bs? Thanks in advance.
mikemod
25 Oct 15#810
Thanks for this.
I am still bumbling along at 2.0M on ADSL so just bought one of these, bought a 4G dongle, plugged it into my Billion router and I am now surfing away at 40M+
On demand TV is now usable :smile:
piggy999
25 Oct 15#809
If you did the STOP PACK thing for the summer100 deal then you would have had £10 still in credit on the sim, as you have now topped up another £10 and stopped pack again, you should have £20 credit still on the sim, easy to check, put sim in phone and text BA to 150
Legfan2
25 Oct 15#808
OK mate, just asking !!! I'm with 3 but I holiday in the Algarve which is not on their use abroad list.
Legfan2
25 Oct 15#805
Would the data work abroad if you used a VPN ?
preecey to Legfan2
25 Oct 15#807
Of course it wouldn't. My god, some people really try it on! :confused:
A VPN merely masks what you're doing online from the ISP, it doesn't mask the fact that data is being transferred back and forth! Networks count data that is transferred, regardless of what you've been doing.
durzetgrockle
24 Oct 15#797
Can I use this sim in Lanzarote?
Anyone know?
Stormbringer2012 to durzetgrockle
24 Oct 15#798
No.
Aetnla to durzetgrockle
24 Oct 15#799
The SIM should work in Lanzarote but not the 100GB. You will need to buy a roaming data add-on when you arrive.
preecey to durzetgrockle
25 Oct 15#806
I've already answered you question, but I'll repeat myself again as you clearly didn't see it.
NO. You can't expect EE to make their 100GB promotion available abroad, can you? They'd lose a hell of a lot of money.
As I said before, get a Three SIM and use Feel at Home. To answer your next question, no you can't tether abroad with Feel at Home.
ourdave
25 Oct 152#804
Hi Piggy.
The way I did it I'm sure wasn't the most wise, however:
1. Took the old sim from summer and put it into my Mifi.
2. On my iPad connect to the wifi and start a browser: cue instant 'you're out of credit!!' redirection to a top up page.
3. Topped up £10 (actually £10.50...I didn't want something using up 10p messing up my £10 meaning I had to top up a further £10). Used a credit card...now feel a fool, Feds will know everything about me.
4. Put sim in my iPhone.
5. Instantly got a text saying "your £10 data pack has renewed for a month"
6. Text 'Stop Pack': got a message saying it'll not autorenew at the end of the month
7. Text 'christmas100' and got the message confirming the 200gb.
8. Put sim back in Mifi. Happy days.
So I think it's cost me £20...which is fine by me. And I might have £10 credit.
No idea if I can do anything fancy with that....will try to find out.
veedubjai
25 Oct 15#803
PMSL. You forgot the receipt get dated & timed + store will always have copies, store advisor may remember your shifty mug face if they got good memory, cctv cameras everywhere instore, high street & public roads let alone buses & taxis backed up for several days/weeks.
Yeah right, where can I buy that book, how to go incognito? Been reading too many spy thrillers or watchng too many Hunted episodes lately?:laughing:
potatokid
25 Oct 15#802
i ordered 2 sims but recieved only one email with that matching sim, the other ordered with another email address and number etc confirmed it was ordered on page but heard nothing since and no email or sim?
piggy999
25 Oct 15#801
I wish I understood that sentence - parlez vous anglais?
seaniboy
24 Oct 15#800
Not taking sides here, but to me I have never thought anyone with mental challenges is such, in its proper context a **** is someone whom knows better than whatever action they take/took.
durzetgrockle
24 Oct 15#796
Can I use this sim in Lanzarote?
Anyone know?
HotDealDude
24 Oct 15#795
lol love it.
I'll order a pack of latex gloves from amazon right now. Best order some lubricant with it as misdirection.
piggy999
24 Oct 152#794
I always use vouchers, paid in cash. Very anonymous. And I wear latex gloves when handing the cash over. Fingerprints, right? You can never be too careful.
squirrel17
24 Oct 15#791
Sorry if this has already been asked but I have looked and I can't see the answer. Am I able to use the £10 credit to top up a different sim? X
HotDealDude to squirrel17
24 Oct 15#793
Thanks to all that have replied with detailed info on their progress. It may have just been a backend problem that is now fixed, but it may highlight any problem SIMs and the dispatch times of them. Either way it will assist others in the best methods of making the most out of this promotion.
As in being able to transfer the credit to another EE SIM? That will require contacting EE but there is no guarantee that they will transfer it for you. It also won't go towards enabling the christmas promotion.
I'm curious, what methods have people been using to top up? Using the card that comes with the SIM? Buying a voucher from a store? Using a debit card and topping up via the app, text or website?
And do you use the EE app in the same phone for multiple SIMs?
ourdave
24 Oct 151#787
Used the same sim from summer: had to top up £10...AND it auto renewed £10 a month.
Did 'stop pack' and am happy paying £20 for 200gb...so all good
piggy999 to ourdave
24 Oct 15#792
Just to clarify, did you have £10 credit still on the summer sim, then you topped up £10, it took £10 for a pack, you stop pack and get the 200GB Christmas data. So you now have £20 credit on the sim? Or no credit? Or what?
allan1954
24 Oct 15#747
guys that are using mastercard debit card where are you doing this as when I try on dialing 1818 they say I have to use credit card nothing else works.
jordanc93 to allan1954
24 Oct 151#790
I used my Lloyds Visa Debit card but through the browser. All I did was attempt to access a blocked website on my mifi and then was presented with a page saying content lock where their was an option to use your card. Selected it, choose visa and then entered details, after that it said content lock settings updated. Restarted my mifi and was then able to access over 18 content.
John Mason
24 Oct 151#789
Thanks OP! I got myself 2. Registered the first one and its working treat in an unlocked 3 MIFI device. This is a stonking deal!!!!
kar999
24 Oct 151#788
I was just being sarcastic. :wink:
Your answer was genuinely useful so thanks.. :smiley:
durzetgrockle
24 Oct 15#785
Can I use this sim in Lanzarote?
Anyone know?
preecey to durzetgrockle
24 Oct 15#786
UK only.
But I would recommend you pick up a Pay As You Go Three SIM and use their Feel At Home facility. Buy a £20 All You Can Eat data pack with 300 minutes and unlimited texts and you're good to go. (Up to 12GB of your All You Can Eat data can be used in a Feel At Home destination like Lanzarote.)
Ch33ky
24 Oct 15#784
Thanks for your help, after using up the 50MB, the 100GB kicked in even though it wasn't showing before. Happy kids next week now ☺
y0rkiebar
24 Oct 151#783
200Gb activated fine for me.
Turned data off on phone
Shutdown phone
Inserted EE XMas SIM and restarted phone
Topped up account with £10 (online)
Then the STOP PACK + confirmation + CHRISTMAS100 txts to 150 as below
Restarted data on phone
Done
Ch33ky
24 Oct 15#782
That's what I thought, the 100GB isn't showing at all. I'll use the 50 up and see what happens. Thanks
preecey
24 Oct 15#781
The 100GB should show up as 'waiting'.
All new EE SIMs come with a starter allowance of 50MB. Once that is used up your 100GB will automatically kick in.
Ch33ky
24 Oct 15#780
Hi
I text stop pack before topping up, then christmas100, sms confirmed I had the 200gb, all good.
Going away tomorrow, so just put sim in the mi fi to double check it was working ok. However when I go to the link you gave the only data showing is 49/50 mb.
Will the 200gb show when I've used this?
I text BA from my phone with the sim in and it says I've got £10 plus 100GB left.
Any advice gratefully received as I've promised the kids lots of data when we're away.
deany76
24 Oct 152#779
yes I know 'text' speak.
Still, as I say, enjoy your time off next week, kiddo.
ps
I'm <65 years but I would expect you to call anyone 40+ 'old man' as that is the kind of expression youngsters use to show their lack of respect to their elders nowadays.
i.e. towards older people like 'war veterans'.
Many youngsters today, like yourself, respect nothing. Including, as I said previously, using a word that is ridiculing a person born with a mental condition.
Probably upbringing, so maybe you are not totally to blame.
piggy999
24 Oct 15#778
Aww preecey, did you have to? That poor confused girl ......
22tanya
24 Oct 15#777
Thanks for reply. Kind Regards
22tanya
24 Oct 15#776
Thanks for reply. Kind Regards
piggy999
24 Oct 15#775
You should follow steps 1 to 6 now (ie within 14 days).
As long as you use a dumb phone, or smart phone with data switched OFF, the 200GB will not start.
Then, in December, or whenever, you put the sim back into a phone (or mifi device) with data switched ON, then the data will start.
The 14 day rule quoted by EE is probably not enforceable, but we are not sure. Better to top up now as not risk it.
Bangkokgoer
24 Oct 15#774
Excuse me? What? Answered the question the way I know it worked, so what?
preecey
24 Oct 15#773
Just don't do anything with the SIM until you actually want to use it.
The 14 day rule is not enforced. I'm using a spare EE Summer SIM at the moment with the 100GB promotion and activated this last month. I 'should' have activated it months ago.
mrgrimsby
24 Oct 15#772
Done mine hope it works, won't put it in osprey mini 2 until 1st November
22tanya
24 Oct 15#771
Iv'e been reading all the posts for days now and still confused.I got a sim the other day but want to keep it till around December can I do the above (now) and put into my phone in December and will the deal still be on my sim then. Or should I wait till December to top up only EE say Get your SIM by 23:59 on 29 December 2015, top up £10 within 14 days of getting it. (within 14 days of getting it) Thanks in advance
Exploit
24 Oct 15#770
its called slang old man
lmao
deany76
24 Oct 15#769
Well at least its half term for you next week.
Some time off for you, from your well needed English language classes.
Exploit
24 Oct 15#768
Why r u gettin wet ?
piggy999
24 Oct 151#767
Thanks preecey but that link showed me the status of an in use 200GB add-on, not the one I had just registered and wanted to check it was there.
The EE website is a nightmare. Registering a sim is a pain, the site us constantly showing proxy errors, loading errors. Aaargh!
So here is what I did .....
1 - put sim in dumb phone
2 - send STOP PACK text
3 - reply YES as confimation
4 - top up £10
5 - text CHRISTMAS100
6 - take out sim
You then have a sim with £10 credit, no packs purchased, 200GB ready and waiting but not yet started.
If you register the sim, your main account page will show your £10 credit, and if you click MENU then PACKS AND ADD ONS then ADD ONS, this will show your 100GB (first month) ready but not yet started
deany76
24 Oct 15#766
a
again ^ showing what type of person we are dealing with here.
The type that would use a word that ridicules a person born with a mental condition.
The words colours, true, and showing come to mind.
deany76
24 Oct 15#764
Just had a message from moderator that someone has tried to create a hotukdeal account with exactly the same username as I use.
No prizes to guess who that may have been ^^^ above.
Exploit to deany76
24 Oct 15#765
Lol r u for real ?
tell the mod to check my ip
Retard
Exploit
24 Oct 15#763
Lmao
deany76
24 Oct 15#762
WHY do you want to recommend to everyone to get their tenner back??
This is EE's third same offer this year, dont you want everyone to enjoy a 4th plus offer in years to come because it is 'not worth it' for EE.??
This offer is 5 pence a GB, is that not quite a good enough offer for you?
Obviously not - maybe tuppence a GB would be for you.
deany76
24 Oct 15#761
yes your use of 'LOL ****'
just about sums what kind of person you are.
Trying to ruin a FANTASTIC offer by EE for _everyone_, by your SCUMMY WAYS.
Anyone with an ios device can clearly see your SCUMMY betting site reviews on ioS:
Titanbet: sports betting with bonus promotions, in-play bets and no deposit offers by PT Entertainment Services Limited https://appsto.re/gb/p8VZ3.i
Reviews then all versions
quote:
'small time con merchants'
'scum bags'
in the title of reviews
I'm sure a review of you would be of a similar ilk, good riddance.
piggy999
24 Oct 15#758
Question:
Does the 200GB show up on the my account screen when you register the sim?
I have stopped pack, topped up £10, texted christmas100.
All seems well. text from EE confirms I have the 200GB, but this does not show up in my account at ee.co.uk
Credit = £10. No packs purchased.
preecey to piggy999
24 Oct 151#760
add-on.ee.co.uk shows you exactly how much you have left.
Click on the 'Status' tab.
22tanya
24 Oct 15#759
I'm giving you 1 like for having the guts to admit when you are wrong and i'm taking away 1 like for calling us b......s.
Donuts123
24 Oct 15#757
Thanks for that. It sounds like even if you STOP PACK beforehand, EE automatically re-add the pack when you top up???
hellop4nda
24 Oct 15#756
Not really confusing if you ask me, some SIMS have been claimed to come with 50MB of free data. Process goes as follows:
Use up 50MB free data (claimed to disrupt the free 100GB claim) > turn off data after 50MB is depleted > send STOP PACK > confirm STOP PACK > confirm CHRISTMAS100 works by sending it and checking if 'top up 10' message is received > top up by 10 quid > send STOP PACK again to confirm > finally, send CHRISTMAS100 to activate 100GB data > use data
hellop4nda
24 Oct 15#755
Doesn't hurt to keep trying, that was what I did. Put in SIM card, texted CHRISTMAS100 to check eligibility, response was positive "top up 10 first and we'll give you the 100gb", sent STOP PACK, was asked to confirm, confirmed, topped up, sent STOP PACK again to make sure, was asked to confirm, confirmed, sent CHRISTMAS100, confirmed 100gb data received, turned on data.
My process, in a nutshell, hope it helps
Donuts123
24 Oct 15#754
Has anyone tried texting STOP PACK before topping up the SIM? If you do that, does the CHRISTMAS100 data offer still work?
kar999
24 Oct 15#753
I might risk it with one of my Christmas Sims but have only just started using a summer sim. I cant really use two Sims running down 200GB of data at the same time. So need to avoid a new one kicking in.
The safest way for me is to just leave topping up the Christmas ones for a month or more until my current summer 200GB sims run out. (Dec 29 + 14 days being the latest date.)
mrgrimsby
24 Oct 15#752
confusing? The poster said he used data on card before topping up so the device used must have had data switched on? Did they put sim in device with data on, use data on sim already, turn data off, send wife to get top up of £10 , txt stop pack to 150 , txt christmas100 to 150? Please clarify, thanks
scooby9858
24 Oct 15#746
used data already on sim .text stop pack to 150 got reply say yes text back yes.sent the other half to top up the card that came with the sim.sent the christmas100 text.got reply that 100gb is added to sim.tried stop pack again and got message saying error.registered and checked sim.it had £10 credit and checked addons.that had 100gb with no start date.i hope i done it right
piggy999 to scooby9858
24 Oct 151#751
Sounds good. Seems stopping the pack before doing anything else works best, from your info.
1 - send STOP PACK text t o 150 then YES for confirmation.
2 - top up £10
3. - send CHRISTMAS100 text to 150
All should be done from dumb phone, or smart phone with data OFF.
You should end up with £10 credit still on sim, no packs purchased, and 200GB data ready and waiting.
Exploit
24 Oct 15#750
Lol ****.
how can it be a scam ? its an official app on ios store
Bangkokgoer
24 Oct 15#748
Go on a porno site then it will link you to the page to input your info?
kar999 to Bangkokgoer
24 Oct 15#749
I bet it does.. :confused::smirk:
seaniboy
24 Oct 15#745
LOL I just edited mine and submitted as found it on my phone history, low and behold here you are posting it after the page refreshed haha yes that's the one deany76 :wink:
STEVENCOLBERT77
23 Oct 151#744
Ordered sim on 20/Oct/2015.
Sim arrived on 23/Oct/2015.
22:00 Topped up £10 in cash at a Mlocal supermarket today. Received a SMS text stating £10 had been topped up.
23:15 - Sent sms text "STOP PACK" to 150, got a reply asking to confirm the stop pack by replying "YES" to the text-sms. Thus replied with "YES"
23:20 - Sent SMS text "CHRISTMAS100" to 150.
23:23 - Recived a SMS text from 150 stating the following :-
We have successfully added the 200GB promotion to your account. Time to start enjoying your first month of 100GB! Thank you.
I will be using the SIM in a MIFI device. I did not register the sim either
seaniboy
23 Oct 15#743
You don't need my account, from your browser add-on.ee.co.uk/status for packs and topping up
deany76
17 Oct 15#200
Just texted CHRISTMAS100 to 150 (have not used sim since data ran out a few weeks ago) and got the message-
The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas SIM. Get yours now at ee.co.uk/christmassim
How is it that it works for some but not others?
Seems rather odd to me. Really appreciate if someone could answer this
Cheers
TomBoyNI to deany76
17 Oct 15#201
It doesn't seemed to have worked for anyone recently in this thread. Ee must have stopped it.
HotDealDude to deany76
23 Oct 151#742
I was planning on doing exactly that. I may just go ahead and do that tomorrow.
I have an EE account for my main SIM and even use the EE app on my phone for it. Won't be able to use the app for the other SIMs, however. I'll just keep it to the website :wink:
Thanks, deany!
For those that have sucessfully set up their christmas SIMs and using/saving the data (presuming they are still hanging around on the thread lol) can you provide a little feeback on your experience? Not just for myself but for others here, too.
For instance, when did you order your christmas SIM?
When did you activate it/credit it?
Steps you took to add the promotion (if you remember) -e.g. stopping pack before adding credit or before activating promotion?
Did you have any issues with an incorrect/bad SIM that reported incorrectly? -if so, how did you correct it?
I know this is a little bit of a big ask, but it would benefit others greatly, myself included.
This will hopefully help narrow down what issues there currently are and if they affect certain batches shipped out at a certain time, etc.
Many many thanks in advance if you gracioulsy take the time to provide this information for us all <3
I managed to remove the adult lock earlier using a Mastercard branded Debit Card. It took £2 from my account but promises to return it. Had to restart my phone and it seems to be working fine now. All sites that I use that were blocked for presumably having "adult" content are now accessible. I guess as long as it is a "Visa" or "Mastercard" type branded Debit Card then it works.
That does seem to be the case. This was using my main, personal SIM so I was able to take the gamble knowing that I will be using the credit anyway :wink: It worked for me during the SUMMER100 promotion, so thought I'd try again this time.
A single £10 top up in one go is what is needed to activate your eligibility for the CHRISTMAS100 promotion.
----------
Now, I have these two Christmas SIMs that I have not touched yet but I've been reading a lot of some of the problems that people have been having. Is it likely that I've now got two dead SIMs that won't work with the promotion? They have not been activated in any way, no credit added, just left stuck inside the packaging that they came in.
I personally have no issues with leaving the £10 credit on each SIM but I will be stopping the pack on each one. EE will get their money when I purchase a further pack for each SIM from them for when I need quick data. But I am loathe to put any money on potentially dead SIMs and don't feel like the headache that will arise from trying to talk to EE on the phone.
Should I hold off on trying them until closer to the end of the promotion, or test them right now and let the data sit unactivated until I need them? As long as I do not initiate the countdown for the data I should be able to sit on them even until after christmas?
padamowicz93
23 Oct 151#739
Sorry I didn't realise that. In that case I take my words back.
padamowicz93
23 Oct 15#735
I will never understand how people can be so greedy that they have to abuse the whole promo with getting their tenner back. Once EE will stop doing these promos, we can all thank those greedy basta***s who couldn't spend £10 for two months of 200GB 4G internet.
deany76 to padamowicz93
23 Oct 152#738
what are you talking about? This promotion is BRILLIANT for EE and us. They 100% get their tenner even with STOP PACK. Please explain how you get your tenner 'back'? without some SCUMMY betting site scam (that probably doesn't work anyway), the idiot who mentioned it I asked moderator to ban, hopefully he won't return.
swbirdy
23 Oct 15#734
Dumb question I know but can I slot this directly into my ee iPad and activate data from there ?
kar999 to swbirdy
23 Oct 151#737
Yes. :smiley:
kar999
23 Oct 15#736
Apart from a very select few who are trying to get their £10 back by opening gambling accounts, EE still get their £10 off everyone.
It's all about whether it gets used on the sim before the 100GB promotion or a few months later at the end. Either way you have to part with £10 up front to EE to get this deal to work.
Edit: Even old promo sims need another recent £10 top up.
...and EE will stop doing these deals not because of a greedy few but because this marketing campaign has served its purpose and gained them more customers. :sunglasses:
sozx1
23 Oct 15#733
My first sim didnt arrive. my second sim doesnt work. brilliant.
seaniboy
23 Oct 15#732
Got a text earlier saying the problems have been sorted with promo
got my sim today but topped up 3 couple days ago.... can I wait 4 weeks to activate my ee sum or should I do in 14days and not use ee until I need it?
kar999 to kingofswords
23 Oct 15#730
Providing you havent activated the sim inadvertantly by topping up you should be able to wait a while.
I still have a topped up summer sim with the data waiting to start.
Best to register your number on an EE My Account online. You can then check the credit and status of your pack, add-ons and data allowance and usage without having to use the sim itself.
hellop4nda
23 Oct 15#729
Please keep your Three number, I say this as a satisfied Three customer - 3-2-1 price plan is the cheapest from a proper mobile operator at the moment and I don't see myself moving my main number to EE for this.
Sure, it's an added hassle to carry two phones around, but it's worth it. To me, of course, YMMV.
paulandpam1
23 Oct 151#728
He may as well say goodbye to his 100% positive feedback once the buyers realise or if like the last promotion ee 'forget' to ship the sim.
veedubjai
23 Oct 151#727
Just seen this & the cheapest so far...
Anyone want to pay someone £2.50 just to fill a few boxes on your behalf? :laughing:
All those buying mifis whats the cheapest anyones paid.
I'm browsing ebay and wondering what i should be paying 1st or 2nd hand. Also 3g or 4g.
piggy999
23 Oct 15#724
Totally agree. These sims are good for the 200GB, apart from that they are expensive for calls etc.
I use the sim in an Osprey mifi with a tablet, just for the data.
lord_trumpington
23 Oct 15#709
Hi guys, little bit late on to this deal. Can anyone confirm that you can transfer existing numbers over to the EE PAYG SIM? Looking to get this deal for my Son and he's currently on 3
preecey to lord_trumpington
23 Oct 15#712
Yes you can.
Call Three on 333 and get a PAC code from them, then call EE on 150. The port usually goes through within two working days.
paulandpam1 to lord_trumpington
23 Oct 15#723
I would think twice about porting his 3 number over and check the prices ee charge for calls and data.
Three only charge on a 3-2-1p basis so he may well be a lot worse of after the ee promo offer ends.
I'm staying with Three but have this ee sim in a mifi and tablet for the data.
piggy999
23 Oct 15#722
I would give it another go if I were you, as long as you haven't actually used any calls, textxs or data then you should be able to cancel.
Must be done from a dumb phone or the data will start, after which you can't cancel I presume.
We are still going off what we learned on the summer sims, EE might have changed the rules as kar says, but not being able to cancel an unused pack, I would suggest, is not something they can enforce.
Thanks for the info anyway.
Let us know if you have any success.
nobby91010
23 Oct 15#721
Amount Start date Status
100GB 24/10/2015 ACTIVE
LIMITED EDITION SIM
Data left 100GB. Ends in 30 days 6 hrs
Details>
500MB 22/10/2015 WAITING
FROM YOUR £10 EVERYTHING PACK
Data left 35MB. Ends in 28 days 6 hrs
Data left 100GB. Ends in 30 days 6 hrs
kar999
23 Oct 15#720
Maybe they've moved the goalposts for hanging onto your £10 top up. I'm still using my summer sims and don't want to try the Christmas ones yet.
£10 for 100GB of 4G x 2 months is still a steal. :smile:
beh
23 Oct 15#719
Oh, and if anyone wants to avoid being in a queue phoning EE they do have an email contact form, it seems slightly hidden away on the site i.e. it's not directly linked from the "contact us" page.
Unfortunately that's pretty much exactly what I did (with data disabled). Except for when I texted STOP PACK it gave me an error and told me to check the website. When I logged in there was nothing listed under the "current packs" bit and just the 100gb christmas100 add-on showing so assumed all was fine. Logged in again today to find the usage as previously posted with my £10 credit used to buy a pack when my sim wasn't even in a phone.
If you've managed with no problems on the current sim deal then cool, just a heads up to encourage people to double check the pack has definitely been stopped.
kar999
23 Oct 15#717
...and if you dont want to use the data straight away it should remain there for use within 180 days of top up. (Providing you haven't started to use any data.)
You can check the status of the Sim thru EE My Account which you are best setting up via a PC not the data Sim!
otterboxer
23 Oct 15#716
Well not so good here. Got all the texts saying good news 100gb etc yesterday then today a text saying you've used all your data. No connection. This after using just 5gb. Can I call for free? Anyone know the number as the sina in mifi device and I don't have a compatible phone
Bangkokgoer
23 Oct 15#715
I don't know if I am repeating anything here, but just had a text of EE saying the technical issue is now resolved, may be worth a retry for those of you who have not got on it yet.
hellop4nda
23 Oct 15#714
Great news, we have fixed a technical issue affecting some of our Christmas SIM's. You can now claim your free 100GB, just make sure you have topped-up £10 or more and then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
Just received this text so looks like it's good to go.
beh
23 Oct 15#708
Just a heads up, having received the sim and activated the christmas100 add-on (after waiting for them to sort themselves out), I don't believe it's possible to avoid losing the £10 top up.
I was careful to make sure no packs were enabled but It still seemed to purchase the £10 data pack regardless, even though the sim wasn't even in my phone at 2306.
22 Oct 2015 at 20:32 eeuk6050 Free Data Usage 00 : 21 : 25 £N/A
22 Oct 2015 at 23:06 £10 Data Pack Pack Purchase 00 : 00 : 01 £10.00
Seems a bit cheeky, no?
piggy999 to beh
23 Oct 151#713
Even though it automatically purchases the £10 pack when you topmup, you should be able to cancel that purchase but still retain and use the 200GB data.
So.....
Top up £10
Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
Wait for text confirming addition of 200GB
Text STOP PACK to 150
Reply YES to confirmation text.
That's it - you must do all this from a dumb phone or a smart phone with data switched off.
twinspeeks
23 Oct 15#704
OK! So has anyone go this to work! I have got the 'you need to top up by a minimum of ten pounds to get this offer, but, even though I have gone through their CS, it is stuck on this! I have been told it will be sorted out within 72 hours at the latest and it is a significant technical problem impacting on a lot of people's attempts to access this offer
tinks404 to twinspeeks
23 Oct 15#711
I'm having this exact problem and I wanted to use the data tomorrow. So annoyed. How did you contact CS?
feckineejit
23 Oct 15#710
Happy days got mine now as well after getting the same message as Beach_comber :smiley: have lost my £10 but i dont mind 2 months internet for £10 im happy, anyone know where i couldbgetva cheap mifi dongle now :-)
Beach_comber
23 Oct 15#707
Stop Press: It's now showing the 100GB...
Beach_comber
23 Oct 15#706
Guys and Gals,
Firstly I'm not doing the stop Pack thing, as needed to use data, so that does not apply here.
So after the technical problem text last night, I tried today and got a text that said the following:
"It looks like you are already enjoying your free 200GB. Your Current 100GB will refresh in 30 days for a second month. Text BA to see how much you've still got left."
So I sent a text with BA and it came back that I have "150 minutes of calls and 0MB remaining. That is ZERO data. So this is showing that I used the data on the £10 card, but the 100GB offer has not gone live, even though it said it had?
Has anyone encountered this and what is the way to get the 100GB showing on the system? This is becoming a wild goose chase...If it had been slick, I would consider moving to EE permanently.
Any advise would be grand.
Beach
HammerTime10
23 Oct 15#705
got ya!
what I was planning on using it for was to watch the stream of Euro 2016 at work using a MiFi device at work but obviously it's not until June 2016
mrgrimsby
23 Oct 15#703
Swiped the top up card that comes with the sim card? I'll do that then, cheers
gabberandy
23 Oct 15#681
just enjoying my unlimited data on tescomobile, have fun throwing your money away with ee guys
deany76 to gabberandy
23 Oct 153#682
enjoy your lack of tethering, hot spot etc with Tesco mobile, I suppose every little doesn't help in your case.
mikeh1337 to gabberandy
23 Oct 151#685
The Tesco 'unlimited' mobile tariff that's not unlimited?
Exploit to gabberandy
23 Oct 15#702
Cheapskate
mrgrimsby
23 Oct 15#700
I'm going to activate my sim this weekend, can someone repeat procedure please? And can I do £10 top up with credit card or do I have to go in a shop and get a voucher? Thanks for help and patience!
Bangkokgoer to mrgrimsby
23 Oct 15#701
Well I tried doing it online from two devices and neither would work. So I swiped the card in my local shop, that worked a treat.
hellop4nda
23 Oct 151#699
If you start using the data today (23 October) you will get 100GB until 22 November, and another 100GB from 22Nov-21Dec.
If you take the SIM out before using anything, and putting it away until, say, November 1, and then you plug it into your phone, the 100GB will start counting down from 1 November.
Hope this helps.
Robston
23 Oct 15#698
100GB per month, at the end of the month it's reset to 100GB.
No balances carried forward.
HammerTime10
23 Oct 15#697
Got my sim yesterday :smiley:
going to get a mifi device and whack it in there.
Question:
Does the 100gb last for the month then you get another 100gb for the next month then when that month ends your left with nothing?
Or does the 200gb stay on the sim until it's used?
sisqoboy2
23 Oct 15#696
lovely :smiley: cheers
kar999
23 Oct 15#695
Yep.... or just stick it in a Mi-fi/Dongle.
sisqoboy2
23 Oct 15#694
my free data is up and runnig :smile:
is tethering really allowed?
dessala
23 Oct 15#693
Day 3
I no longer get messages about 'technical issue'. EE happily changed the response to 'The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas SIM. Get yours now' :confused:
gabberandy
23 Oct 15#692
you're so elite, Mikey
gabberandy
23 Oct 15#691
only 40?
:laughing:
kar999
23 Oct 15#690
Please don't feed the trolls... they have to take their dummies out first. :sunglasses:
I'm getting 40Mps out of my EE 4G double speed.... no other provider can give my those speeds but it's always about network coverage in your area.
gabberandy
23 Oct 15#689
what?
Bangkokgoer
23 Oct 151#688
Well that explains why GG was so poor, Preecey, plus I was about to start using their £20 a month "unlimited" package as can't get on main ISP until around Xmas. Oh the escape, the tethering was pure evil.
Bangkokgoer
23 Oct 15#686
I was on GiffGaff before this EE deal and it was awful. Terrible, slow, pathetic. It ran on 02 I think, same as Tesco? Either way, this is speedy gonzalez in comparison (tether) and all for £5 a month. :laughing:
preecey to Bangkokgoer
23 Oct 151#687
O2 restricts speeds massively if you're not on their main network. They prioritise speeds for their own customers but customers on MVNOs like GiffGaff are heavily throttled.
If I remember correctly, O2's data network priority is as follows:
O2 Pay Monthly (fastest)
O2 Pay As You Go
Tesco Mobile
Other MVNOs like Lyca
GiffGaff (slowest)
preecey
23 Oct 152#684
Plus the pathetic 3G network availability if you don't live in a major town or city whereas EE has nearly blanket 3G coverage across the UK, even in rural Wales. Good luck getting anything more than GPRS from O2/Tesco in those areas! :smiley:
paulandpam1
23 Oct 154#683
Also not forgetting the pis$ poor speeds on Tesco mobile.
otterboxer
23 Oct 15#679
Jesus most of the comments are about how to get this for nothing. **** the stop pack confusion cycle as much as I hate ee its £10 for 200gb over 2 months.
The other activate and don't use issue panicking people why don't you order another sim in 6/7 weeks and top up then? don't think they'll run out. Peace in the middle east!
deany76 to otterboxer
23 Oct 151#680
absolute rubbish EE never lose out even with STOP PACK £10.00 is theirs eventually. STOP PACK just makes it more flexible for user.
v5535
23 Oct 15#678
Can I use an old 100gb sim and top up?
Ellis456
23 Oct 15#677
Got my sim yesterday, topped up £10 this morning, text "christmas100" to 150 then "stop pack" and then finally "yes" and all working ok here, cheers op.
mantisinc
23 Oct 15#676
Still getting the same error text message back despite topping up £10 2 days ago :disappointed:
Dblue75
23 Oct 15#675
Ok there are loads of posts and I have lost my way here.....Do you;
* Top up with £10 first
* CHRISTMAS 100
* STOP PACK
In order to get the 100GB per month without activating your SIM data (100GB) until you want to use it ? IE: if you have 2 SIM cards.... = 4 months of 100GB data consecutively ?
HotDealDude
23 Oct 151#662
Just want to post an update - sorry for the long delay, I've been seriously busy all day.
This is using my personal, private EE SIM back from May/June with a number migrated from 3(three). I have used this SIM for the 100GB and SUMMER100 promotions. Before the SUMMER100 promotion I had already stopped all packs.
I kept an eye on the "technical problem" message and at around 11:30am it stated that I have to top at least £10 in order to qualify for the promotion. I tried £5 since the SUMMER100 promotion didn't require me to top up (the code worked first time). It came back with a message stating that I needed to top up by £10 (I currently had £6.61 after the £5 top up).
I played it safe and did a £10 top up before trying again (assuming it needs to register the £10 top up since they appear to have reset a few things to "default" following the major hiccups, resulting in £16.61 credit). Tried the CHRISTMAS100 code and it worked - I am now on the 200GB for two months.
To sum it up, this is an older personal SIM back before the 100GB promotion. I had stopped all packs before the SUMMER100 promotion. No pack was active when activating the CHRISTMAS100 promotion.
I think that you qualify if you have AT LEAST £10 in credit TOTAL when attempting to activate the CHRISTMAS100 promotion.
My two christmas SIMs have arrived and are unused still. I will likely be activating them just before christmas to gain another 4 months of data since my original SIM is now on the CHRISTMAS100 promotion as I type this..
kar999 to HotDealDude
23 Oct 15#674
Thanks HDD. :smiley:
The clue is in the text you received... " it stated that I have to top at least £10 in order to qualify for the promotion."
Old credit or 2 x £5 wont work. My original Stop Pack £10 credit on my Summer sim wouldn't count but a new top-up of £10 should.
Papz
23 Oct 15#673
Ok sorted. To withdraw from titanbet you need to deposit using a debit/card to activate the card in the account. I deposited ee credit by phone. I deposited £10 by debit card and then you can withdraw against the same card. It will only show up if you deposit using a debit card too! Eventually I managed to withdraw my £30 I will confirm once cash is in bank
Exploit
23 Oct 15#667
Wtf I stopped pack but it still took the tenner
Sstuff to Exploit
23 Oct 15#672
It did that with me too. I didn't bother going ahead with stopping the pack again because with my luck ee will probably stop the data at some point as you haven't actually paid for it.
Papz
23 Oct 15#671
Ok thanks for suggestion. Seems I cannot withdraw from titanbet. I have £20 sat in account but not managed to withdraw yet. I'll let you know if I find a way. As mentioned no paypal option and only banks are RBS and Barclays. Or ukash
hellop4nda
23 Oct 15#670
Exploit, does titanbet work 100% of the time? Asking because I would still use the £10 for the £1/week 100MB packs if there wasn't a way to cash out.
Papz
23 Oct 15#668
For my efforts.....
I topped up £5, after stoppack and no joy. I topped up another £5 and still no joy with £10 credit. Seems that you must top up minimum £10 in 1 go. I topped up by a further £10 with data off and was successful this time. So things have changed slightly since summer sim. Now to find out how to cash this £20 payg credit. I'm using sim with data in old HTC desire phone tethered to my contract phone. No need for payg credit. Any ideas?
Exploit to Papz
23 Oct 15#669
Refer to post #594
marteee
16 Oct 151#1
Is the postcode lookup on the form broken?
MrPuddington to marteee
16 Oct 151#22
And that is not the only thing that is broken - but I still do it for 200GB...
amour3k to marteee
23 Oct 15#666
Worked for me?, try it again ..... lol. :-)
seaniboy
23 Oct 15#665
Thats the error I got last night
lawsonoswal
23 Oct 15#664
With the 10a are you able to buy the 250min, unlimited texts, talk and text pack for pay as you go? Or does it just have to be used on a standard PAYG basis.
mrgrimsby
23 Oct 15#663
Ok, things are happening now then, I have two Christmas sims still in envelope, this summer sim conversation is confusing the issue for me so can we just talk about the Christmas sim which this thread should really be about I think? Can some one who has activated thier Christmas sim please tell me the things you did in correct order to set up the data but not use it, also the stop pack bit but in correct order please? Try and imagine you're explaining to a cave man who is not very intelligent and needs patience and understanding, thank you
hellop4nda
22 Oct 151#659
Thank you so much, john and kar! I did just that, used 50MB of data updating Google apps and a quick AL to 150 showed that my credit was still indeed there.
johnct to hellop4nda
23 Oct 15#661
your very welcome i just wonder how many new ee customers they are now after the 100gb deal
Nexusfifth
23 Oct 15#660
That is awesome, I wasn't aware you can do that. Thanks a lot.
hellop4nda
22 Oct 15#653
Just topped up. Texted STOP PACK to 150, then it prompted me to reply YES, when I replied there was no response. Wonder if they will take my tenner if I turn on my data now :disappointed:
johnct to hellop4nda
22 Oct 15#656
i just tried it and i still got my £10 and also got the 100gb added :smiley:
kar999 to hellop4nda
22 Oct 15#658
If you reply yes that will be it.. You'll get no other reply. If you turn your data on it will trigger the 100GB for 30 days but you should still have your £10.
Edit. If you don't want to start using the 100GB straight away, take the sim out and save it for a rainy day... But no longer than 180 days else it will be suspended.
Ch33ky
22 Oct 15#657
Thanks for the quick replies... Off to top up now ☺
b_budhuu88
22 Oct 15#655
I have my SIM card active the 200GB without using the £10 credit.
First make sure your mobile cellular data is off.
Had to top-up 10 quid and send "christmas100" to 150 and then "stop pack" again to 150 and then reply back "yes" to 150 when asked whether I am sure of the stopping the current pack. Don't worry if you do not get any response after that. Upon checking my account, the pack I had has been removed. Now I have no packs on my account and left with the 100GB for 2 months and £10 credit.
Ch33ky
22 Oct 15#654
Silly question alert.
I haven't topped up yet, when I text stop pack, I get a reply, You have asked us to stop your pack. When your current pack ends we will not add a new one. If you'd like to proceed, just reply yes.
Do i need to reply yes???
Dealier
22 Oct 15#652
You've not been paying attention. Nexusfifth has two sims. They each work for two months. That's four months at 100GB a month. Others have explained how to do it.
kar999
22 Oct 15#651
You just need two sims (for the household). Use one sim for 2 months and when that expires then trigger the data to kick in on the second one for the next two months.
Edit: it will cost 2x£10 admittedly.
paulandpam1
22 Oct 15#650
You can't get 100gb lasting for 4 months on this deal.
The closest thing would be 200gb for two months and then your £10 topup to buy additional data.
kar999
22 Oct 151#649
It worked on the previous promos as the post above states.
I haven't started using our second summer sim yet and the data (and £10) is there waiting to be used. It was topped up before the end of August but I stopped the pack and ensured I didn't use any data to trigger it starting.
ferrarian
22 Oct 15#648
Just to report that this worked without any problems just now.
So I get to keep my £10 as a credit, and also the 100GB each month for 2 months is now activated.
Have been using the same trick in the past 2 promotions.
Nexusfifth
22 Oct 15#647
Just wanted to see if it is just me or does it work for everyone, don't really need 200GB a month but 100GB for 4 moths would be great.
Nexusfifth
22 Oct 15#641
They state in T&C's that we need to top up within 14 days, is that actually correct?
I believe I didn't top up the last one in time and it still worked, it would be extremely useful if I could get 2 and activate the other only once the first one has ended?
kar999 to Nexusfifth
22 Oct 151#646
Just top up before the offer expires. I'm saving mine until nearer the end of December. The 14 day policy would be difficult to police and enforce.
kar999
22 Oct 15#645
I beleive the top up had to be £10 not £5 (or 2 x £5) on the Summer sim. But earlier posts indicated this didn't work. It may be being fixed now but the safest way is to order new Christmas sims and top those up.
ilimbo
22 Oct 15#644
The summer sim i tried it on has had 4 top ups of £5 since the 200gb ran out. It might work if i topped it up £10 more but i would rather not risk it tbh.
Exploit
22 Oct 15#643
When I text Christmas100 on the summer sim it says this offer is not available to you. You need to buy the Christmas sim
Anyway if you top up £5 on summer sim it should work
zubare
22 Oct 15#639
STOP PACK to 150 does not work any suggestions
Exploit to zubare
22 Oct 15#642
You have to do it before top up I told you. Anyway you can disable the pack online through ee account
shaybeezy
22 Oct 15#640
I think they definitely sent out the wrong sims, its been 24 hours and I still get the same technical error message. I've got the Android app installed and it shows 1gb of data but I'm on the everything pack, and theres no way of switching to the £10 data pack that used to show on the old sims on previous offers. Can't be bothered waiting 40 minutes on the phone to sort this out!
mantisinc
22 Oct 15#638
Still getting the same technical issues reply when I text christmas100.
ilimbo
22 Oct 15#637
Im still hoping when the 500mb runs out it will activate the 100gb offer then, every time i txt currently i am getting the usual technical error msg but when i txt the same msg(christmas100) from an old summer sim it says i must have last topped up £10.
allan1954
22 Oct 15#636
looks like it is fixed now as when I send a text Christmas100 to 150 without credit it says add the £10 and the 100g will be added.
ilimbo
22 Oct 15#634
Well its still not working for me. :disappointed:
kjahuk to ilimbo
22 Oct 15#635
As I also see you on ee community, not working for me either. One more day then I'll call it £10 loss and quits.
Re adult content. I read on here it has to be a Credit Card to get the lock taken off, but I just did it perfectly well with my Barclay's Visa Debit, so bear that in mind!
New text rec:
Your £10 data pack has started and £10 has come out of your credit. Your allowances will last up to 30 days and will renew automatically using your credit.
Does that mean I need to top up another £10 for next month's data or not?
Sstuff to Bangkokgoer
22 Oct 151#626
No the next 100gb will start automatically without another top up.
cruisecars to Bangkokgoer
22 Oct 15#632
Just use VPN and that will bypass it...
otterboxer
22 Oct 15#628
Thanks, Sstuff, you were right regardless of receiving a text i ploughed through the 50mb and topped up and texted christmas100 and i got the 200gb text through. hope everyone jumps on now.
Sstuff to otterboxer
22 Oct 15#631
Glad to hear it's working for you now.
otterboxer
22 Oct 15#630
not 4g but i use the HUAWEI E5330
Red Devil
22 Oct 15#629
I was hoping for something smaller and cheaper, any other recommendations?
otterboxer
22 Oct 15#627
yeah, thought i was magic for a minute.
otterboxer
22 Oct 15#622
funny, no text yet but without topping up or putting anything on the card its working? im online now thats not right is it?
Sstuff to otterboxer
22 Oct 15#624
That's the 50mb of data already on the sim card.
Sstuff
22 Oct 15#623
Try using up the 50mb data that's already on the sim - run a youtube video until the video stops playing. Then try texting christmas100 again.
piggy999
22 Oct 15#621
I would if I could but I can't so I won't.
Oink.
cozzyman
22 Oct 15#620
got the heres ur 200gb txt bk ok but when i txt stop pack it says
cant process my request and when i look online acc it says ive £10
credit and no pack active but under add ons i see the 100gb expires in a month
is my £10 safe if i start using data?
piggy999
22 Oct 15#617
I can not test any of this as I haven't received my Christmas sims yet.
But we really need to know if the STOP PACK function can be used after the 200GB has been successfully added.
Remember, you need to use a dumb phone when activating sim to stop the data from starting.
Or use a smart phone with data OFF.
mrgrimsby to piggy999
22 Oct 151#619
None of this verified yet, need a guinea pig to try it
kjahuk
22 Oct 15#618
Still getting the following,
mrgrimsby
22 Oct 15#612
Those who have managed to activate the offer successfully, could you explain if you had waited till issue resolved before activation? I'm still not sure about activating this sim and it sounds as if you can't activate in a dumb phone and save data for future use? Totally confusing
Bangkokgoer to mrgrimsby
22 Oct 15#616
Yes, I waited until it was all resolved.
I also walked to the shop to top up, the EE site was pathetic and said I could not top us as no number was registered to the account. Which it completely was.
otterboxer
22 Oct 152#613
So to the people who are now dancing in the street did you get a text saying it was sorted? That's what I'm waiting for.
Sstuff to otterboxer
22 Oct 15#615
No I didn't get a text from them. I just text christmas100 every hour to see if it was fixed.
I text it at 6.40pm and the reply said I haven't topped up yet to receive the free data, so I went to the shop, purchased a voucher and now it's working.
Bangkokgoer
22 Oct 15#614
I started from scratch, put the SIM in just now and left the pack as was. It is working, got the text with all the data on it. But I have issues with the new phone!
kjahuk
22 Oct 151#611
Has anyone been successful with the 200GB on the 500mb everything pack yet?
StateofDrama
22 Oct 151#610
It's on!
tragictramp
22 Oct 15#609
I can confirm its not working now (well not for me), just rang ee who appear to be totally confused between departments of whats going on, my sim came in the christmas100 packaging, i topped up yesterday and noticed that it was only 500mb preloaded unlike the glastonbury sim which starts off with 1gb, on trying to activate i got the same technical error as everyone else and that they will inform me when the issue would be fixed, on speaking to an agent at 1st they said their is no such sim or deal and am i sure its not 100mb lol, then after being transferred i was told that the sim i activated was the wrong one and i hadnt ordered a christmas sim pinning the blame on me, after going into great detail he said that he would send me a new xmas sim and transfer the credit over and activate that, after being on hold for 5 mins he has now told me that the issue should be resolved tomorrow and i do not need a new sim, he will call me to let me know either way.
For a communications company they seem to struggle to communicate within departments.
ewaandneil1
22 Oct 15#607
they're having to do an update to the sims due to the problem, it's a batch process so some will have been processed and work others will still be to process.
mikeh1337
22 Oct 15#608
Confirmed now working!
"We have successfully added the 200GB promotion to your account. Time to start enjoying your first month of 100GB! Thank you."
ilimbo
22 Oct 15#606
Apparently you need to be on the data pack not the everything pack, but im unsure of how to switch as i have already used data and minutes.
Sstuff
22 Oct 15#605
purchased a £10 top up voucher, text christmas100 to 150 it then texts you back confirming it has gone on.
If you're still getting an error message when texting 150 try using the data that is already on the sim, I left a youtube video running for a few minutes that does the trick, then try it again.
me94
22 Oct 15#604
Not working yet
Sstuff
22 Oct 152#602
I can confirm it's working now.
mrgrimsby to Sstuff
22 Oct 15#603
So what did you do?
mrgrimsby
22 Oct 15#601
Without having to trawl through hundreds of posts what do I do with my two Christmas sim cards? Leave them in the envelope and order some more?
PeatCoal
22 Oct 15#600
Did anyone else who topped up £5 on an old sim just have theirs stop working? I didn't think I'd used 100GB but I could have done. Not sure how to tell, as My EE is as much of a mess as My T-Mobile...
Sstuff
22 Oct 15#599
I haven't topped up £10 yet but I used all the data that was on the sim and then text christmas100 to 150. I got this reply It looks as if you haven't topped up yet. Make sure to top up £10 before adding your free data. Just visit ee.co.uk/topup or call 150 now. Should be working now
sidesey
22 Oct 15#598
Texted CHRISTMAS100 and got a message back saying not available to me. I tried with summer sim. Sorry if this is a repeat, I've read half the thread but couldn't find any confirmation it didn't work.
Ordered a new one, cheers OP. Two days until mine expires so excellent timing.
Red Devil
22 Oct 15#594
I got mine through this morning, thanks OP. can anyone recommend me a dongle type thing that I can use this with on a mac? Small if poss, many thanks.
nobby91010 to Red Devil
22 Oct 15#597
i use the Huawei 4G E5377 Mobile Wi-Fi Modem
meshosa
22 Oct 15#596
ordered
nobby91010
22 Oct 15#595
just had confirmation
yes i too started with the 500mb free jobby
but phoned complained
had guarantee that if it did not work i would be refunded payed by debit card
by some head dude in top up dept
so this afternoon my 500 ran out so phoned top up again and got hold of the top dude there and he offered me the refund or a promise 100gb will be added to my sim in less than 72 hours saying this is now an issue they know about and will be resolved for all affected
so i let them keep the tenner to see if it will happen
BatCountry
22 Oct 15#579
Thanks to the original poster for the deal.
I have a question - I've got 2 Christmas Sims. How would I go about making them last for 4 months ? (if at all possible) any help would be greatly appreciated.
do you know any other app we can withdrawal with paypal
maxmix
22 Oct 15#591
Thanks for the info and keep us updated, I put my tenner on at lunchtime but getting the same error still also with the Christmas100 text ive sent to 150
maxmix
Exploit
22 Oct 15#590
It looks like they've changed a few things since the last time i used them
they don't have Paypal withdrawal anymore only bank withdrawal
and it takes 2days to process the withdrawal request ( Before it was instant paypal )
download the app
sign up, then click my account / deposit and select pay with mobile.
square88
22 Oct 15#589
How do you transfer the £10 from sim credit to Titanbet then transfer back to Paypal??
steps please.
many tks for the confirmation and reply back! have ordered a new sim to hopefully use this offer on!
seaniboy
22 Oct 15#586
im on Android 4.3, all I get is a webpage message to allow install from other places other than Play Store, I have "unknown sources" checked in my security settings... ??
Alexandre77
22 Oct 15#585
Thanks for fast reply will try that.
seaniboy
22 Oct 15#575
Still a tech issue on CHRISTMAS100
when I put the xmas sim in a old basic Nokia the text offer I got was £10 Everything Pack and a EXTRA 500MB data for a year - not sure the terms of that, if it is on this specific pack or just on the account ?
seaniboy to seaniboy
22 Oct 15#584
Apparently if you get this text it is because the warehouse sent the wrong XMAS sim.
This offer is 13 months free 500MB promo is for a £10 top up and the OTHER xmas promo that is coming but not yet launched.
Thanks to the person for private messaging me that info.
Unsure if at his point if it is 500MB for a top up of £10 or a £10 monthly top up, I have replied asking such and will update any answer/s.
otterboxer
22 Oct 15#583
Also I had PayPal money to use up. Lets hope they sort this soon so I can stop checking in as I cant see how to mute someone in the win hukd app.
ryanjt
22 Oct 15#582
2 Sims have arrived great but is there any credit without topping up?
otterboxer
22 Oct 15#581
yep unless you want as little to do with them as poss. I use their data deals because I have to. Due to some mobile issues lets say I cant even stomach going to their site. Don't like it don't comment.
thats great, does anyone tried here, sounds to good, have quite a few sim cards with credit.
Exploit
22 Oct 151#577
" Hi Everyone,
We have had confirmation that the issue with claiming your free 100GB should be fixed within the next 24 hours and you will all receive a text message to let you know how to claim. "
anyone can i just buy top up voucher or have top up through ee site?
kar999 to m1c88
22 Oct 15#565
I believe you can buy the top voucher from anywhere but you need these special Christmas sims & not any other type.
otterboxer to m1c88
22 Oct 15#570
been answered I know but I thought I'd mention you can buy them online but a £10 top up will cost you £10.99 but if you cant get out for some reason then it might help.
Happy-Shopper121 to m1c88
22 Oct 15#576
The SIM comes with a top-up swipe card thing.
Easiest was to top up is to go down to any (most) corner shops, hand over the swipe card with your money and it's topped up instantly.
You can also top-up at some cash machines
seaniboy
22 Oct 15#574
you sign up for EE my account and top up from there, unless like me EE tells you this number is not a valid number:rollseyes:
ilimbo
22 Oct 15#572
Has anybody got there free data yet?
StateofDrama to ilimbo
22 Oct 15#573
Nope, just tried - same old technical issue message
otterboxer
22 Oct 15#571
That's from a third party seller. Sorry should have mentioned.
Beach_comber
22 Oct 15#569
I think that is probably why we are all getting a "Technical Problem" automated text. They are stalling the process so that you use the sim now and cannot delay. Probably got wise to everyone sending STOP PACK.
m1c88
22 Oct 15#568
thanks kar999
twinspeeks
22 Oct 15#566
I have ten pounds top up stuck in limbo so a heads up if people find out it's sorted would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
dessala to twinspeeks
22 Oct 15#567
No luck here either. I am still getting message 'Sorry but we have a technical issue...'
Rvdveer
22 Oct 15#562
Hi guys, I had a look at the the small print and it says that the data expires after two months, But I notice that in this thread it is stated that you will be able to use the data until it is is used, which statement is correct?
kar999 to Rvdveer
22 Oct 15#564
The free data once activated (100GB) runs for 30 days followed consecutively by another 100GB for the next 30 days. Once the 60 days have gone so is any unused data
People are deferring the activation of the free data to make the sims last longer. You need to follow the instructions to top-up, activate the offer and then STOP PACK without making a chargeable call or text. (see posts above). So long as you do that and DONT use the sim for anything it wont start using the free data but it has been loaded and ready to use. Once you start using the sim the 60 days starts.
Ah, I could have sworn there were credit card equivalents lol Looks like I'll be going with your suggestion of a free VPN then. Thanks for the heads up on both of those points, paulandpam1
paulandpam1
21 Oct 15#559
Sorry to inform you but there's no such thing as a PAYG credit card.
I think you're getting confused with a PAYG debit card but that is not suitable to remove the content block because under 18s can get them.
kjahuk
21 Oct 15#558
Have since had another text from ee about the technical difficulties and to expect resolution within 24 hours.... Here's hoping...
paulandpam1
21 Oct 15#557
A simple way to bypass the content control if you don't have a credit card or can't be arsed sorting it out is to use a free VPN such as Hola or tunnel bear for the web sites that are blocked.
PilchY
21 Oct 15#556
Not got any from the last times I tried to get these...
HotDealDude
21 Oct 15#555
allan1954 and mushroome, thanks for the info.
I don't have a credit card and too far out from an EE store to stop by. Guess I'll have to just stick with it or look at a PAYG credit card. Heard there are some good ones available. I really need one of those anyway, so I should just take a look within the next week or so. Will be handy, either way.
I shouldnt' run into any issues with using the same credit card on multiple SIMs, will I?
allan1954
21 Oct 15#554
under18s can get a debit card but you have to be 18 or over to get a credit card.any credit will work i sometimes have to ask my friends as my credit card been used loads of times with t-mobile ee.
mushroome
21 Oct 15#553
you can also just go into a store with your SIM + an ID and they can remove it for you
allan1954
21 Oct 15#552
mastercard credit card visa debit no.
StateofDrama
21 Oct 15#551
Any clue when the data will be added and the glitch sorted? Tried ten times, no joy. Noticed they give 500mb free each month too.
allan1954
21 Oct 15#548
one more thing to get adult lock off the sim card use a phone turn off the data and dial 1818 free use credit card only.
HotDealDude to allan1954
21 Oct 15#550
Noted. I find it kinda funny how there are a bunch of legitimate sites locked behind this adult lock when there is no adult content within it :/
There is no other way except to use a credit card? Will a MasterCard branded debit card work?
I've read on EE's own forums (when they work) that some people are having problems with this adult lock and having it re-enable after a matter of weeks without warning.
HotDealDude
21 Oct 15#549
This guy is either one of those on eBay trying to sell these FREE SIMs for a profit and not liking how people here are calling these scrubs out, or he's been burned by the change in how the promotional deals work and ended up spending £10 on a sim where he won't get free data...or both.
The hipocrite fails to remember that they are using and participating on a website/forum specifically made to get people good deals, competitions, coupons/vouchers, etc, etc...and then proceeds to call out fellow users for being "cheap".
Seriously, though, let's just ignore the person. It's no different to a child acting up because it's got an audience.
22tanya
21 Oct 153#547
kar999
21 Oct 15#546
My two arrived today. I dont intend to activate them for a good few weeks yet so they last longer. They cant really enforce the 14 day top up. I left the summer ones for a few weeks.
(PS. Another troll goes on my ignore list. :sunglasses: )
piggy999
21 Oct 15#545
No worries mate. Got the Christmas SIMs instead of the older summer ones and I have two, so I'm intending to save one for Jan/Feb. Instructions still don't change, right?
Man, they're making us work a bit for that 200GB. :stuck_out_tongue:[/quote]
As long as you have used a dumb phone, or smart phone with data switched off, the 200GB data should not start. You can then take out the sim and keep it safe til you want to use it, six months is the assumed limit.
But ..... and I stress this! .... these are all things which worked for the summer sims, we hope it is the same process for Christmas sims ........ We hope ......
hellop4nda
21 Oct 15#544
Cheers! :smile: time to wait for them to fix their system and off it goes into my Samsung that I got for a quid thanks to a random Rakuten deal.
hellop4nda
21 Oct 15#543
No worries mate. Got the Christmas SIMs instead of the older summer ones and I have two, so I'm intending to save one for Jan/Feb. Instructions still don't change, right?
Man, they're making us work a bit for that 200GB. :stuck_out_tongue:
22tanya
21 Oct 15#538
Just texted christmas100 saying they are having a technical issue hoping to have it fixed shortly.
gabberandy to 22tanya
21 Oct 15#542
Awwwwwww!!!!!!!! :laughing:
Exploit
21 Oct 15#541
Yes
and then you can download titanbet app and deposit the £10
and withdraw it to a bank account / paypal
if you want
piggy999
21 Oct 15#540
Sorry if I have confused, you should top up £10, then text CHRISTMAS100, then Stop Pack
This method worked for the summer sims, we are only ASSUMING it works for the crimbo sims.
hellop4nda
21 Oct 152#539
Just spent half an hour reading all of the posts in this thread... so to summarise.
1 - Get the SIM
2 - Put in my phone, switch off mobile data before OR use a dumbphone
3 - Top up the SIM with £10
4 - Send STOP PACK to 150
5 - Send CHRISTMAS100 to 150
Yes? piggy, not to be pedantic but you sometimes mentioned doing 4 before 5, and sometimes 5 before 4... it's quite confusing. :disappointed:
Not to put you off though, this is a good thing you're doing for the HUKD community, so thank you very much!
feckineejit
21 Oct 15#537
havent got throught it all yet :-)
paulandpam1
21 Oct 15#536
An easier way would be to text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 before topping up.
If they text back saying "you need to top up by £10 to get the 100gb of data" then you'll be ok to go ahead.
mikub
21 Oct 15#535
it is easy to check if your sim is affected - check your pack name - should be DATA Pack not Anytime Pack
whymails2000
21 Oct 15#534
Agreed with you there.
Also, this problem may related to the old summer sim not recognised the xmas code, and may be £5 topup issue.
MartinGrimes
21 Oct 15#531
Maybe the Stop Pack loophole gave EE pause for thought.
deany76 to MartinGrimes
21 Oct 15#533
Hope you're are wrong, it did cross my mind but I have a gut feeling STOP PACK will work once 'glitch' is fixed. They never loose out in the long run.
22tanya
21 Oct 15#532
I revoke my earlier comment #480
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#530
we know. no need to warn us
Bangkokgoer
21 Oct 15#529
Thanks for the updates, ain't going to bother putting the SIM in until reports of success filter through. Oh and Scott D if you're reading this, you suck. :stuck_out_tongue:
kar999
21 Oct 15#528
Major Troll Alert !!
Still using my second Summer Sim 2 x 100GB of Free data so can afford to wait :smile:
(..... and I still have £9 credit on my first summer sim used last two months)
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#527
paulandpam1
21 Oct 151#526
^^^ Don't feed this Troll, obviously it's got no friends so comes on here to wind people up.
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#525
should be fixed in 72 hours they said
probably not
Happy-Shopper121
21 Oct 151#522
Hi all,
I just tried the CHRISTMAS100 code again on the official EE Xmas SIM and got this back:
“Sorry but we have a technical issue at the moment. We hope to have this fixed shortly and will let you know as soon as you can request your free data again.”
Anyone else getting this?
hatton420 to Happy-Shopper121
21 Oct 15#523
Yes
Sstuff to Happy-Shopper121
21 Oct 15#524
Yes it's being fixed.
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#521
this isn't the place to be sleeping, don't you have a bed?
Sstuff
21 Oct 15#520
When you text christmas100 to 150 you get this reply now so looks like they're fixing it.
"Sorry but we have a technical issue at the moment. We hope to have this fixed shortly and will let you know as soon as you can request your free data again"
Exploit
21 Oct 15#519
No i haven't even opened my sim yet
Dblue75
21 Oct 15#518
why is anyone entertaining the **** lol.....he is obviously out to wind people up...must lead an extremely boring life Zzzzzzzzzz...ignore it...and it will go away
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#517
come 72 hours when the problem is suppose to be fixed, you guys still won't have your 100gb that you were promised
bye bye ten pounds!
preecey
21 Oct 151#516
Scam? This offer's been repeated many times over the past year and I've been enjoying it since then. £5/month for 100GB 4G data isn't a scam at all.
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#515
you've gave ee ten pounds and haven't got your 100gb, right?
feckineejit
21 Oct 15#512
i just got my Sim today and topped up, i text christmas100 and got a text back saying "The promotion is only available to customers who order are Christmas Sim" but i phoned up EE and told them that it was an Xmas Sim i received today, and was told i would automatically get my 100gb once my 1gb etc runs out.
Sstuff to feckineejit
21 Oct 15#514
Have you tried using all the 1gb data to see if that is true?
Exploit
21 Oct 15#513
Lol how can it be a scam ?
ewaandneil1
21 Oct 15#511
check your messages
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#510
excuse me, I didn't fall for this scam
missfunmi
21 Oct 15#509
Exploit- I was thinking the same thing *big fat L.O.L*
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#502
feel sorry for all you cheapskates who thought they'd get 200gb for ten pounds, lol
Exploit to gabberandy
21 Oct 152#504
well tbh everyone on this site is a cheapskate looking for deals
including yourself
otterboxer to gabberandy
21 Oct 15#505
I think someone needs a cup of tea and a sit down. Sending hugs, otters.
Apogee00 to gabberandy
21 Oct 15#507
Aww thanks, how do you feel for the ones who have got 200gb for £10?
Sstuff to gabberandy
21 Oct 15#508
Good for you.
missfunmi
21 Oct 15#506
Hi, I believe the Christmas offer wouldn't work with my summer sim because I had bought random data packs after my summer promo finished.
If you check the first few comments some people had left thier summer sim alone after the promo ended and managed to get the Christmas offer by only topping up £5/£10.
If you have a summer sim you could try the £5.
So yes you do need to order a new sim. (Although now there seems to be problems with actually activating the offer) hope that helps
otterboxer
21 Oct 15#503
Waiting for yify.
kjahuk
21 Oct 15#501
Phoning EE is the biggest waste of time. Hope is gets sorted.
Apogee00
21 Oct 15#500
Just got mine but think I'll be leaving it for now :neutral_face:
22tanya
21 Oct 15#499
Thanks for reply kind regards.
Sstuff
21 Oct 151#498
It's not a belief I was told this by EE, it has also applied to the previous 100gb sims.
hatton420
21 Oct 152#497
Polity find a cliff to jump off pal.. the nightmare is not receiving the100gb the nightmare was the phone call to their idiotic customer service team.
Sstuff
21 Oct 15#491
Has anyone topped up and used the 1gb data first? That needs to be used before the 100 activates I believe.
22tanya to Sstuff
21 Oct 15#496
What do you base this belief on please ?
hatton420
21 Oct 151#484
COMPLETE NIGHTMARE - received my christmas100 sim today in the post from EE. Topped it up £10 from my Visa. It then automatically gave me a pack with 500mb data and unlimited txts and when I txt CHRISTMAS100 to 150 it tells me Promo only available to customers who 9order our payg Christmas Sim.
The Sim pack I have been sent clearly is the Christmas Sim it says Christmas all over it and gives instructions to txt CHRISTMAS100 to 150, yet the sim inside according to EE is not a Christmas Sim WTF???
Called 150 and spoke with Bombay Bob who spoke so fast I questioned if he'd had 6 lines of coke previous to my call and 4 cans of Red Bull. Any way Bombay bob was clueless as to what the Christmas100 Sim deal was and questioned if it really existed and insisted I provide him with the link to EE's website showing the deal and after a extremely frustrating 10 minutes of spelling out the link: shop.ee.co.uk/campaigns/christmas-sim-from-ee to him he insisted that the link would not work from his computer? complete joke. I then asked to talk to manager and explained everything again and have now been told to wait 3 to 5 days for them to fix it? FFS Worst customer service EVER!
mikeh1337 to hatton420
21 Oct 151#487
Iv had the exact same problem only after asking to speak to bombay bob's manager to try and resolve it he pressed the mute button for a few minutes then hung up on me. waste of a 34 minute phone call....
steve1221 to hatton420
21 Oct 15#495
If you think that not getting some offer on a payg sim is a nightmare you clearly don't have enough going on in your life.
It's nothing of any importance, get some perspective.
y0rkiebar
21 Oct 15#494
EE promo FAIL!
Are they normally this incompetent ?
otterboxer
21 Oct 15#493
I'm waiting. Have a £10 voucher ready but there's no way I'm cashing in before ee get their **** together.
Exploit
21 Oct 15#490
just received mine in post
what shall i do ?
ewaandneil1 to Exploit
21 Oct 15#492
Have to hang fire for now until they fix the issue with the promo sims
TurboMelon
21 Oct 15#489
4G or 3G?
johnct
21 Oct 15#488
so for the people that has not topped up yet do we just wait until its fixed
Exploit
21 Oct 151#486
Yeah it is nothing
pay £10 then you can install titan betting app and withdraw the money through paypal straight away
Sstuff
21 Oct 15#485
Can anyone confirm the sim works when topping up £10? I text Christmas100 just for curiosity before I top up and its saying you need a Christmas sim for this offer.
missfunmi
21 Oct 15#448
I used my summer sim and topped up £5, sent the Christmas text and they said I need to top up atleast £10 so I put another £5, ended saying the same thing.
Possibly could be because I've used about 3 random packs after the summer 100gb finished?
Might have to just wait for my Christmas sim to arrive.
Also, could someone explain to me how they delay the data , to make it stretch over a longer period of time.
Many thanks
sorry, can you confirm over the previous summer sim offer. Were you able to top up with £10 and activate this Christmas deal on your summer sim? Or do you need a brand new sim? tks!
preecey
21 Oct 152#482
55-60Mbps down and 18Mbps up with a latency of around 40-50ms and no torrent sites blocked whatsoever...
I'd call that pretty real internet if you ask me. Yes, the ping times may be an issue for gamers but I'm not a gamer and have found these SIMs to be absolutely brilliant for my needs for the past year.
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#481
I don't have any problems, you do, that's why you'll need to wait 72 hours :smile:
otterboxer
21 Oct 15#480
Also thanks to the people who got on to ee pronto. I've just left them phone wise so couldn't stomach calling them again. Ta
22tanya
21 Oct 15#479
Don't be to hard on gabberandy probably only joking.
otterboxer
21 Oct 15#478
Oh dear. Got it just now, great stuff I thought. 1 min ltr problem city. Wtf sim have they sent us? 72 hrs to fix this is asking for my local ee shop to be raised to the ground!. And ill do it! I've got no internet so I've got nothing to lose!
missfunmi
21 Oct 153#477
What's your problem?
you really don't know thier situation.
For example,
Some people have just moved into a new home (like me) and need something temporary.
This thread was full of helpful people until you made that statement
jediross
21 Oct 151#476
that was painful...had to insist on speaking to a supervisor, they say within 72 hours they should have rectified the issue with the sim not being recognised as Xmas one.
deany76
21 Oct 15#475
I compare home broadband with mobile data because where where I live I CAN'T GET HOME BROADBAND and EE speeds are faster than most of my friends and relatives that can.
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#474
if you read properly you'll notice I didn't type anything about virgin mobile
deany76
21 Oct 151#473
I get 55 MB download on EE at home is that not very fast??
and I get 40–50 kbit/s download on everything else at home nb kbit NOT MB = dialup.
jediross
21 Oct 15#472
having exact same issue, sim not recognised as Christmas one...spoke to customer services who say this offer does not exist even though I'm holding the envelope in my hand
gabberandy
21 Oct 15#471
because it's not real internet
if you want real internet you have to pay virgin media.
deany76
21 Oct 151#470
why are we 'cheapskates'!?
£5.00 a month is what 4g 'broadband' should be in the UK away.
Especially is it is the only form of 'broadband' you can get, due to distance from the exchange!
gabberandy
21 Oct 151#467
oh dear doesn't look good for all you cheapskates
:laughing:
allan1954 to gabberandy
21 Oct 15#469
clicked you like by mistake.
allan1954
21 Oct 15#468
ee cock up again.
deany76
21 Oct 15#466
EE have set the first batch sims out, before activating the offer on the sims, by the looks of it.
jordanc93
21 Oct 15#464
Well they have changed the addon to the data pack of 1gb , 50 texts and 50 min like the leaflet says it should be but when I text CHRISTMAS100 I am still getting the message saying I need to order a christmas sim
ewaandneil1 to jordanc93
21 Oct 15#465
It's being looked into
jordanc93
21 Oct 15#463
They have just rang back trying to sort it now also looks like EE have put the wrong addon on the sim as it's a 500mb pack instead of the 1gb data plan stated in the leaflet, maybe why it hasn't worked.
mikub
21 Oct 15#462
Have they managed to activate the deal then?
deany76
21 Oct 15#461
Someone forgot to 'flick a switch' at EE, not very good actually.
mikub
21 Oct 15#458
received mine today... toped-up with £10... texted Christmas100 to 150 - and a big surprise.... received a text back - The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order our Christmas SIM!
Does anyone have the same issue?
jordanc93 to mikub
21 Oct 15#460
Yes im on the phone to EE now, call centre say their is no such deal, i had to give them the url for ordering sim card to proof their is
deany76
21 Oct 15#456
looks like Mondays dispatch are arriving today then. Good news.
Can someone confirm the STOP PACK is all okay?
jordanc93 to deany76
21 Oct 15#459
Ive just sent the CHRISTMAS100 after topping up £10 and have got a response saying i need to order a christmas sim even though this is the christmas sim.
Dave_c
21 Oct 15#457
just got my sim aswell and i ordered during the day on friday
taiko
21 Oct 15#455
just got mine 30 mins ago.
Exploit
21 Oct 15#451
hi, i ordered my sim on Friday morning. got a confirmation email on Monday but i still haven't received my sim and today is Wednesday.Anyone else received there's yet ?
deany76 to Exploit
21 Oct 15#452
from memory (brilliant Summer Sim offer) it takes 3 or 4 days so Thursday or Friday.
I'll post as soon as mine arrives.(CONFIRMATION: your Xmas SIM is on the way e-mail - recieved Monday).
jordanc93 to Exploit
21 Oct 15#454
Recieved email on monday to say it was being sent out and got it this morning in the post.
johnct
21 Oct 15#453
just got mine now i ordered on friday also
missfunmi
21 Oct 15#450
I'll follow those steps as soon as I recieve my SIM cards.
Many many thanks for your help.
HotDealDude
21 Oct 15#447
Thanks for the feedback.
Let's see what kind of results come back from this.
I have to agree though, EE can be real erratic. And don't get me started on their website functionality. I've had to call about some problem with my account before and when trying to get my number updated properly on my SIM they ended up making it 14 digits long lol
Their coverage is great which is why I go for it. Their prices...well, kinda high if you're not on a pack. But OK I guess. These promotions just ensure I stay with them.
1apple
21 Oct 15#446
hot
kar999
20 Oct 15#445
Got a reply when I tried Christmas 100 albeit negative!
piggy999
20 Oct 15#444
Crazy. No reply?????
EE is a really crazy erratic set up I reckon.
Generous one minute, mental the next.
Like having a rich drunken uncle, who might buy you a Porsche for your birthday ... or a packet of polos, depending on his mood
kar999
20 Oct 15#443
Bought £1 pack out of my £10 and once confirmed tried AUG10 to 150... no reply at all
Still have £9 credit and left pack to recur (for now) so will be putting this sim in my Nexus 7 3G so as not to waste it.
piggy999
20 Oct 15#442
Ok, thanks for reply. Maybe they sent you a promo sim as it was at the same time.
Although it seems that EE make up the rules as they go along, some thing are allowed,xsome not, for no reason. A but erratic.
Anyway, to answer your question ......
With the summer sims it was possible to do all the things you ask.
One assumes it will be the same with the Christmas sims.
One assumes .....
HotDealDude
20 Oct 15#441
I ordered my SIM online from EE without there being any promotion. I was kinda bummed out since they announced the 100GB promotion 2 weeks later. I gave it a try, and it worked. I was then also able to get in on the SUMMER100 promotion but I wasn't on any active pack deal at the time.
Technically, it may not have been a "normal" SIM. I did choose the DATA pack which was online only. But no, there was no promotions that I knew of at the time when I requested the SIM that I use as my personal SIM. OH, and my number for the EE SIM is a number that I migrated over from Three(3)
Exactly this, yes.
arjanvirdi
20 Oct 15#440
I topped up £10, and the money was automatically taken for the pack, however i cancelled it before, so i called EE and they explained that it was the wrong pack, i said i canceled the pack before i topped up, and wanted another ( or you can say you wanted credit), and they changed it for me :smiley:
Edit: This was on the summer sim
kingofswords
20 Oct 15#439
also what is last the date i can top up....if i receive sim on 29th dec can i still get offer if i top up on 12th jan? or later still?
kingofswords
20 Oct 15#438
no hes asking if its possible to tx
t STOP PACK to stop £10 credit being deducted but still get the 200gb and then use £10 credit to buy weekly bundle......id like to know aswell?
also is the £5 top up on the summer sims also not working?
HotDealDude
20 Oct 15#436
I'm curious, do you have to pay £10 and be on the Data Bundle in order to qualify for the 200GB promotion?
Or would it be possible to use a small, 1 week bundle and still benefit from the promotion?
I know that on my main EE sim that I use for everything that I cancelled by bundle and chose instead to just use my credit for any texts and calls that I make, but was still able to get in on the SUMMER100 promotion.
piggy999 to HotDealDude
20 Oct 15#437
So you were using a "normal" EE sim, ie. not a promo sim, yet you were still able to get the 200GB?
jamalhc
20 Oct 15#435
fantastic!!!!
DancingMatt
20 Oct 15#434
@stemcell - You would be much better off buying the £10 Everything pack instead (text EP10 before doing anything else) - you get 150 mins, unlimited texts and 500MB data. That gives you lots more mins and texts than the £10 Data pack does in exchange for only half as much data... but since you're also getting 100GB/month free on top then I don't think losing that 0.5GB matters!
Oh, and I know this works because I did it with the summer deal.
piggy999
20 Oct 15#433
Just wondering whether all this new info affect the six month life of the sim?
I have a summer sim with 200GB ready and waiting, intend to start using it in december. The sim was activated in August.
All should still be OK?
kar999
20 Oct 15#432
@piggy... Will do later and post back.
piggy999
20 Oct 15#431
@kar
Can you test the AUG10 text once you have bought a pack? I want to know if it works with summer sims which have credit and a current active pack. If that's the case then it will at least be useful for old summer sims.
kar999
20 Oct 15#430
Offshore EE Cust Service say I need to make a chargeable transaction (call or text) every 3 months and the clock started ticking was when my 2 x 100GB data ran out (i.e last weekend) and NOT when I topped up.
I'm not convinced the guy knew what he was talking about though as he didn't seem too sure and in my mind the 2 x100GB was a freebie add-on not a chargeable event.
Your loss of £10 deany76 also seems to back that up.
I think I'm going to buy a £1 pack and use the sim in my Nexus 7 3G
Happy-Shopper121
20 Oct 15#429
Hit CTRL+F5 to refresh/reload the order page if the postcode checker is not working... worked for me :sunglasses:
Just ordered - Heat added.
deany76
20 Oct 15#428
just enter your postal code
if error
click 'my address isn't listed' & enter 'manually'
if still problems try different browser or device
hope this gets your sim
jamesdpw
20 Oct 15#427
Postcode search not working for me either, is there another way round this to get the SIM ordered?
Stormbringer2012
20 Oct 15#426
I suppose its worth a try, Sim ordered.
Heat added
kar999
20 Oct 15#425
Gonna try to contact EE to see what they say. I don't want to lose £10 but equally no point starting a pack that will be wasted as I want to use our second 100GB sim soon.
But as you say, £10 for 200GB is a superb deal in itself and we'll worth paying.
deany76
20 Oct 15#424
Hi Kar
Just checked my e-mails and the summer sim was dispatched on the 28/07/15 so I would have topped up on or around the 29 or 30th of July'15 so I make that very nearly but _not quite_ 90 days.
no worries
kar999
20 Oct 151#423
The £10 data pack gives you this... Data:1GB Minutes:50 Texts: 50
...... for the first 30 days and the free 100GB for two months data kicks in when your 1 GB runs out
The talk time and texts would run out after 30 days I believe as this is primarily a data sim.
kar999
20 Oct 15#422
Their T&Cs state this about packs... Data Pack: Services are UK only. Packs recur automatically every 30 days. If you don’t have credit to pay for recurring Packs at the end of 30 days, you will have 90 days to top up before we automatically cancel your Pack
I know you had credit Deany but maybe it's 90 days from when you said STOP PACK that because you haven't got a "live" pack they assume you don't want to renew one and bang goes your £10 credit.
Answers on a postcard please!
stemcell
20 Oct 15#421
I've never been an EE customer so bear with me :smiley: I need texts and call time, can you use the £10 credit to buy these if so what are my options (Their website is confusing to me)
kar999
20 Oct 15#420
I'm going to buy a pack this morning before it goes... if it will let me!!
deany76
20 Oct 15#419
Dear Piggy,
Thank you for taking the time to write such a beautiful prayer, especially for me.
No one has ever done that before and it did bring a slight tear to my eye, thank you.
I am full of forgiveness for EE.
I here by promise never to hold it against them.
Just hope they don't nick your bloomin' tenner as well thats all.!
Cheers,
Deany
piggy999
20 Oct 151#418
@deany
I will pray for you, mate ......
Dear Lord,
Bless our Deany and guide him right
Thru his sleepless, restless night
You must have heard, you might've read it
Those EE gits have nicked his credit
Amen
kar999
19 Oct 15#415
That's a pain Deany! My data ran out last night and I still have £10 showing. I best buy a pack if its going to disappear.
Not that I dont beleive you but can anyone else confirm when it disappears please?
piggy999 to kar999
19 Oct 15#416
After you buy your pack can you try the aug10 code?
I was reading thru some of the messages in the EE community boards and people were saying that they lost the 10gig data if they bought a pack AFTER getting the data ..... So it seems to be buy pack first then text aug10
These messages were from summer 2014 so it seems the EE system is erratic to say the least
deany76 to kar999
19 Oct 151#417
I'm fairly certain I stopped using sim on or around 06/10/15. so credit gone between then & now. I removed sim from modem & kept safe. I have double & triple checked (as you got me thinking!) https://myaccount.ee.co.uk account and showing ZERO credit on _that_ sim.
As I say my sleep won't be effected by this tonight!
I want EE to offer this deal three or four times every year Ad infinitum, so if they take my £10 so be it.
deany76
19 Oct 15#414
Hi Piggy
tried all codes on this page inc AUG10 and Aug10 and got message 'Sorry, but the 10GB offer is not available to you. So I've just checked my https://myaccount.ee.co.uk account (this was a STOP PACK sim) used up 2 weeks ago. Expecting to see £10 credit, but it shows ZERO credit!
I've not used the sim except 150 & data as I have a pay monthly contract phone.....so obviously the credit goes when the data is used and offer is switched off.
Not really bothered to be honest because 00.05p a GB is so reasonable I don't expect it to be FREE!- but was surprised credit is gone.
Hey Ho, such is life, hope this helps.
ps Maybe if I put a tenner on & text Aug10 I'd get 10 GB but thats £1.00 a GB, I "only'' pay 00.55p at present so its not viable for me.
johnro
19 Oct 15#413
any good standalone mifi to go with this sim?
path6336
19 Oct 15#412
Other codes, none of which worked for me were SL10 and RWC10, I have the original query escalated with customer services so may get more to try.
path6336
19 Oct 151#407
I had been trying to use the TEN code to 150 from a previous offer on a friend's sim. I ended up speaking to customer services and got a couple of codes to try. AUG10 was one and as I got the sim in august I thought I would take the chance.
deany76 to path6336
19 Oct 15#408
nice one made up for you
piggy999 to path6336
19 Oct 15#411
Any chance you can tell us the other code to try?
piggy999
19 Oct 15#410
P.S. I have already tried sep10, oct10, nov10, ben10, fantastic4, renault5 ......
piggy999
19 Oct 15#409
Deany can you test this? On a previously used summersim which still has the original £10 credit, but no active pack.
My used summersim has no credit and I do not want to add £10 to get (maybe) just 10gigs.
deany76
19 Oct 15#406
path6336
19 Oct 15#405
10gb lasts for 30 days only. It shows as waiting in my status list and should kick in when I use the 1gb in the data pack.
path6336
19 Oct 15#395
Christmas100 didn't work on my summer sim but I was able to get 10gb of data by texting Aug10 to 150
piggy999 to path6336
19 Oct 15#399
Just now tried this with my used summersim (no credit on it at all) and got a reply back saying this 10GB offer is not available to me ... Do you have more info as to what this offer is about? Did your summersim have credit on it still? Thanks
rcr100 to path6336
19 Oct 15#401
You are a boss!:smile:
deany76 to path6336
19 Oct 15#404
I'm really curious how you knew to text Aug10 without some sort of inside knowledge or if it is an old promotion code come back to life.?
path6336
19 Oct 15#400
My 2nd month of 100gb had expired beginning of October. I text the stoppack to 150, but it didn't go through. I then topped up with 10.00 and my 30 day pack started again. I then did the Aug10 text and it worked.
piggy999 to path6336
19 Oct 15#403
OK thanks, maybe you have have credit or an active pack to get the 10GB.
How long does the 10GB last for?
kar999
19 Oct 15#402
Although I'm in the sticks it does have its advantages as I'm lucky enough to live within line of sight to a double speed 4G transmitter with no buildings to get in the way!
What's the difference between this and my current 4G?
Double speed 4GEE delivers even faster speeds than our standard 4G – raising the average 4G speed experienced to 24-30Mbps, and offering peaks as high as 60Mbps.
My best result...
kar999
19 Oct 15#394
Fibre only came to our village last month and I haven't signed up yet ..and I'm delaying it even longer now due to these sims. I get 6mbps now on the home broadband but over 40 on my EE 4G mifi.
piggy999 to kar999
19 Oct 15#398
That's great, I only get a Max of 30Mb/sec in central London!
These sims (plus a 4G mifi I would suggest) are a nice replacement for home broadband if you get a good EE signal at home
path6336
19 Oct 15#397
Have ordered a Christmas sim and noticed that it said you have to top it up within 14 days of receipt. I will order a second one mid December.
tuggy
19 Oct 15#396
Confirmation email today:
Hello,
Your Christmas SIM is whizzing its way to you on a flying sleigh, along with 100GB of free data a month for two months – that’s enough to watch the 100 best Christmas movies of all time on your mobile. Yep, all of them. In bed. Eating chocolate.
Why not share the festive spirit by tweeting your friends to let them know about all the free data they could get this Christmas?
piggy999
19 Oct 15#393
I have beden using about 50GB per month, plenty of YouTube etc.
Better too much data available than too little. I would go through 6gigs in a weekend.
Funny thing is, we have BT fibre at home, 30Mb/sec .....its just that the EE data tastes a little bit sweeter for some reason ...
AzNDeals
19 Oct 15#386
I'm looking to get a SIM for a MIFI, should I get this or should I go for the £20 T-Mobile deal with 6 months data? I'll only be using it for browsing here and there, nothing major. 100GBs overkill, isn't it? But, will I be allowed to use the T-Mobile SIM in a MIFI?
Cheers :innocent:
preecey to AzNDeals
19 Oct 15#387
These EE SIMs will be vastly superior to those T-Mobile £20 six month web boosters. You aren't allowed to tether with T-Mobile and the data is 3G only - plus it isn't actually unlimited. It's subject to a fair use policy where, if I remember correctly, is only 1GB per month. Once you've hit that you can still browse and email but it will be almost impossible to stream anything.
kar999 to AzNDeals
19 Oct 15#392
Before these EE 100GB sims came along I was using the EE 6GB 90 day sims, which are also 4G,.in my MiFi They cost £14.99 which works out at £5 a month. (The 100GB topped up with £10 costs you £5 a month plus you still have £10 credit to use after 2 x 100GB runs out.)
The 90 day 6GB were adequate for me if I didn't stream video and to be honest I've only used c. 25GB each month with the 100GB ones watching a few movies a month on NowTV and Catch-up (which I couldn't do before),.
I'd make the most of these 100GBsims even if they are over-kill. They may not repeat them ad-infinitum.
starman0147
19 Oct 15#390
Do you have to top up pay as you go credit as well?
Do anyone also know if EE do a sim wheres calls/text is taken out of cash credit?
piggy999 to starman0147
19 Oct 15#391
When you get the sim you have to add £10 credit, then send a text to get the 200GB data, then you can send another text to stop your credit being used yet still keep and use the 200GB. Full instructions are given in previous posts, just read back a few pages.
simpson_eh
19 Oct 15#388
What would be the best way for me to use this. EE don't use o2's servers do they.
I've just got a giffgaff sim for £20 a month its unlimited data although 256kbps after 6 or 8GB. My phones locked to o2 but giffgaff use them. Since i can't get a phone line this seems the cheapest way to be online, cheaper per month than any dongles.
If i wanted to just use up all the data from this does anyone know the cheapest phone you can buy with mobile tethering. I'd get it 2nd hand off ebay. I have a really cheap phone just now and it doesn't seem to connect as reliably as the old more expensive phone i had.
Or would it be cheaper to get the phone unlocked whats average price these days.
I thought there might have existed a device to plug the sim into then into your laptop and use the data that way
I saw what looked like some old Samsung galaxy mini , think 3rd generation in a shop window grade c for £25. As long as the tethering function still works thats all this phone will exist for.
piggy999 to simpson_eh
19 Oct 15#389
If you want to use the 200GB data for your laptop, then you could use a 4G mifi device like me.
A good one is the Osprey 2 Mini, £50 new or £25 used on eBay.
The sim sits inside the mifi, the mifi broadcasts WiFi signal and your laptop connects to the WiFi.
Very simple to use, highly recommend.
gabberandy
19 Oct 15#385
just got my confirmation email lads :sunglasses:
MYSattar
19 Oct 15#380
New to HUKD - just wondering how this EE thing works. I have ordered two sims and not sure how people are getting more then two months and even in some cases over a year? Since dont you have to top up by 29th December
piggy999 to MYSattar
19 Oct 15#384
If you get 2 sims then that is good for 4 months. For example you can use one sim fir Nov / Dec and the other fir Jan / Feb.
There is all the info you need on this thread, just read back through the posts.
kar999
19 Oct 15#383
Just ordered two more for relatives* for Xmas and confirmation emails coming thru' within half an hour of ordering.
* Hoping one will be an unwanted present! :wink:
TBC15
19 Oct 15#382
Thanks for the info.
deany76
19 Oct 151#381
that seems like the optimum number, yep.
TBC15
19 Oct 15#379
So……. Just for the hard of thinking 3 sim cards for personal use would appear to be the optimum?
allan1954
19 Oct 151#378
thanks got my email about one hour ago.
deany76
19 Oct 15#377
yes
coolcat21
19 Oct 15#376
Cheers op, will read comments but this could be useful :smile:
TBC15
19 Oct 15#375
Thanks for that.
Would sending a chargeable text also start the clock on the 2 months of 100GB data?
admirable
19 Oct 15#374
Confirmation received :smiley:
kar999
19 Oct 15#372
Ordered Saturday afternoon. Confirmation email received lunchtime today. Exactly the same name, address and email account as summer sim.
deany76 to kar999
19 Oct 15#373
nice one
nnenne
19 Oct 151#371
Just got a confirmation.
Hello Xx,
Your Christmas SIM is whizzing its way to you on a flying sleigh, along with 100GB of free data a month for two months – that’s enough to watch the 100 best Christmas movies of all time on your mobile. Yep, all of them. In bed. Eating chocolate.
Why not share the festive spirit by tweeting your friends to let them know about all the free data they could get this Christmas?
piggy999
19 Oct 15#370
@deany
Is there any confirmation yet that the glasto sims will NOT work for this with a £5 top up?
Summer sims seem not to work with £5, that is clear now.
Plus, do you have any thoughts on the method I PMed you about to possibly extend the shelf life of the 200GB past six months, has it been tried previously with glasto sims?
deany76
19 Oct 15#369
okay thanks, so it looks like you can reapply ....I guess using the same details.
I make it you got confirmation almost exactly 24 hours later if you take the weekend out of the equation.
Including the weekend then almost exactly three days.
But you will have been one of the very first to apply, there may be a back log as time went on.
I'm pleased for you anyhow,
thanks again,
Deany
bankerscum
19 Oct 15#361
no confirmation for me yet.
bankerscum to bankerscum
19 Oct 15#368
Confirmations from my friday orders have just arrived.
boro_boy
19 Oct 151#367
I applied when it was first posted comment #13. I didn't apply for a summer sim I had a Glastonbury sim which worked with the summer sim offer
badasschris
19 Oct 15#366
Thanks mate, just ordered a new sim. Wouldn't it be great if you could just pay £5 a month for data without messing about.
badasschris
19 Oct 15#362
soo I have 2 of the sims from the last promotion. Can I top up by £5 to get this or not? Anyway to check it will work before I top up?
deany76 to badasschris
19 Oct 151#365
£5 wont work, I would be interested if £10 did but please only do this if you will use sim anyway ie dont blame me! would be interested though cheers
boro_boy
19 Oct 15#363
I've just had a confirmation email to say my sim is on its way :sunglasses:
deany76 to boro_boy
19 Oct 15#364
Hi boro
when did you apply? approx, thanks
also did you have summer sim or is this your first offer?
if 2nd or 3rd offer did you use same address & e-mail address as previous offers or different in anyway? cheers
allan1954
19 Oct 15#358
anybody got the email confirmation please none for me.
deany76 to allan1954
19 Oct 151#360
Hi Alan,
on summer sim I got my e-mails 'CONFIRMATION: your Summer SIM is on the way'
time stamp at: 11.53am and 19.52.
So no rhyme nor reason there.
Dblue75
19 Oct 151#359
Calm doon lol...It's a SIM card being sent out....Not a Lamborghini :P
bayhabourbutcher
19 Oct 151#354
my tuppance worth :
there have been numerous ebay sellers that have been dropshipping these SIMs all year (eg just check back thru completed listings which goes back 3 months)
at the moment because the offer has just started there arent many sellers advertising then but if you check again in a week or two then I suspect there will probably be at least 5 to 10 sellers offering them & the price will come down to a few quid
if sellers offering them upsets some people so much then you can try reporting them or alternatively you can create a informational only auction that provides the information for free
I'd also wondering why people are checking ebay in the first place (eg are they considering doing something similiar ?) & the reasons why some people seem so vitriolic towards such sellers (eg do they have some sort of vested interest such as wanting to sell there own sims & are annoyed that sellers dropshipping them are reducing the price)
this type of selling goes on all the time on ebay ie. sellers exploiting market knowledge &/or various forms of arbitrage
deany76 to bayhabourbutcher
19 Oct 15#357
all my posts about that have been trying to have a laugh about it.
I find the humor on this site to be some of the best I have ever experienced.
I think the ebay sellers are _sad_ in all fairness.
They must be desperate. I would rather give a bit to charity.
I just hope EE are going to aim more towards the 00.05p a GB like these offers rather than the best deal of 00.55p I pay at present each month.
00.25p would be a sweet spot for me. ie £25.00 for 100 GB a month.
I do like EEs marketing statagy though, hoping they will keep it going.
TBC15
19 Oct 15#355
The connection action that you have to make once every 180 days to keep the card active could that be a non chargeable text to 150?
deany76 to TBC15
19 Oct 15#356
no, we covered that on the summer sim it has to be chargeable or after 6 months the sim is deactiveated.
Whether because there is tenner credit this rule doesn't apply is unknown territory I think.
piggy999
19 Oct 15#353
It is a six month clause I believe, unless EE have changed it? Please provide a link to the info if you know better, thanks.
oscar24
16 Oct 15#158
topped up £5 on summer one, Txt CHRISTMAS 100 TO 150 but reply was need to get the promotion sim
whymails2000 to oscar24
16 Oct 15#163
strange some people got the sunmmer sim work by topup £5 and some not?? Hmm.....have you tried txt summer100 and what's their response. If not, that sim might need a total of £10 to get it to work, Maybe.
Krude1 to oscar24
19 Oct 15#352
likewise. It said I had to get the Christmas SIM with a url of where to order one.
zcgby03
19 Oct 151#351
What about the 1month non-usage deactivation clause? To make sure your sim isn't deactivated you have to make a telephone call atleast once a month apparently?
piggy999
18 Oct 151#350
Re. the people selling these sims for£12 etc ......
I put it down to ignorance on the part of the buyers, nothing more. They think they are buying a sim direct from an eBay seller.Little do they know he is simply typing in their details into the EE website. They obviously do not know that the sims are free from EE.
You want to stop him doing this? Simply contact eBay and report his listing as illegal activity. Because it is 100% illegal to use someone's personal details in that way without their permission. EBay will remove his listing in a heartbeat.
Personally I am not bothered. Is it moral or immoral? Not sure. But there are much worse things out there toget upset about
123kasabian
18 Oct 15#348
Great deal..... (re: ebay sellers. Exploiting market knowledge is what most sellers do. Don't really see the moral difference but I am sure you can enlighten me?)
veedubjai to 123kasabian
18 Oct 15#349
Yes indeed OP deal is great.
Enlighten you, I will. I guess you also agree to the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) where it is 100% free here to apply but yet loads of scammers are operating websites are charging for it. I guess as you don't see the moral difference to that don't you?
Hopefully we will get emai confirmation when these get despatched tomorrow.
deany76 to kar999
18 Oct 15#346
I'm holding off a bit this time with a good while till end Dec, will update if get e-mail tomorrow.
deany76
18 Oct 15#345
I still think piggy will come up with the answer to deal with scummy seller.
I have the feeling piggy may use words 'london, tower, hair shirt, months / possibly years, stocks, chain mail and crusaders' for backrupt_acc fate.
veedubjai
18 Oct 15#343
We won't know who is hiding behind the ID just as the same as on here but at least post the listing here for all to see when you find one. The more exposure to these scumbag sellers, the more folks know what they are doing, trying to rip off unsuspecting buyers.
OP posted this deal is available direct from EE for £10 top-up who can send SIM to you then why go via another 3rd party just to pass your details to fill it for your behalf. The sellers don't even have address details listed on their liastings. If the sellers have a genuine item/service to offer then why hide behind a smokescreen?
Are folks really that lazy bone idle to do it themselves? If that's the case, then you have no sympathies from me.
deany76
18 Oct 15#342
I want to know how piggy would deal with him (assuming flea bay seller bankrupt_acc isn't piggy)?!
Just ask a family or friend to order one for you & send it to you. Far cheaper than paying a scummy seller.
kar999
18 Oct 15#338
I think you get moderated if you dare to mention flea-bay!!
mrgrimsby
18 Oct 15#334
Can you only order 2 cards?
deany76 to mrgrimsby
18 Oct 15#337
only 2 per household.
veedubjai
18 Oct 15#336
Again? Your comment has been submitted, but has been added to the moderation queue for review. it will be viewable once approved.:neutral_face:
veedubjai
18 Oct 15#335
+ the risk of harvesting your details to be resold to marketing companies even though 9 to sell. All the more reasons not to buy from this selller ever even if changing the ID.
Holy sheet! 1 sold. Own up, who bought it? :confused:
tuggy
18 Oct 15#333
ordered many thanks
piggy999
18 Oct 151#332
The funny thing is about this seller, he is clearly not even getting the sims himself and the posting them in to you after you have paid him ...... he is literally just copying your name and address into the sim order page (after you have paid him 12 quid on eBay) and EE will just post the sim to you like with all other applications !!!!! What a cheeky barsteward!
veedubjai
18 Oct 15#331
Really? Your comment has been submitted, but has been added to the moderation queue for review. it will be viewable once approved.:neutral_face:
Just ask a family or friend to order one for you & send it to you. Far cheaper than paying a scummy seller.
kingofswords
18 Oct 15#329
do these come into effect immediately?
my summer sim ends 5 days
imagineS
18 Oct 15#326
I have an old EE sim the summer 100GB. Can I use that to get this new promo?
deany76 to imagineS
18 Oct 15#328
nooooooo!
Agent-006
18 Oct 15#327
Are these sims also good for dual sim phones?
Not tried a dual sim phone, may look into..
Can I have 1 sim for main calling use and 2nd sim just of internet, but can be fine for replacing 2nd sim with these types off offers ?
gsend23gl
18 Oct 153#325
This is an outstanding deal and thanks to OP for posting it.
It is worth taking at least three sims to give you 6 months coverage.
To summarise the process (and piggy999, please correct me if I am wrong):
1 - Insert each sim into a dumb phone within 14 days of receiving it
2 - add £10 credit (you can do this by buying a £10 top up voucher for cash from a shop) to each sim you have received.
3 - Once £10 credit is on the sim, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 on each sim you have received.
4 - You will receive an auto text confirming 200GB has been added to each sim.
5 - Text STOP PACK to 150. This will keep the £10 as credit on the SIM for use AFTER the 200GB data has been consumed (the £10 credit can be used for either calls or additional data).
6 - Take each sim out of the dumb phone and store till you need to activate the data.
7 - When ready to use a sim, insert it into a mifi unit or a smartphone with data enabled and enjoy 100GB for 2 months. (NB: The data should be activated within 6 months of step 5.)
8 - At the end of the 2 months / 200GB, you still have £10 credit which can be used to buy additional data or for calls.
If I have missed anything in my process to optimise the value of this deal, please correct me by reply post.
Thanks and enjoy!
danflorin3
18 Oct 15#323
just boughted a three sim 20£, unlimited 3/4 g internet, but thru hot spot, only 8gb/month, somebody know if I can find a sim with unlimited internet to phone and thru hot spot?, I don't have an internet conn where I live so i meed a little help, I can not install internet from nobody because the owner doesn't want that..
deany76 to danflorin3
18 Oct 15#324
you can't get UNLIMITED internet on any network for tethering now.
This offer is as good as you will get in the UK even a reasonably priced country like Pakistan could not compete at EEs .5p a GB
What is the EE data speed like at home?
deany76
18 Oct 15#322
if you go to the apple app store download speedtest.net make sure you are connected to wi-fi & also no family member is downloading or using wi-fi while doing test.
What download, upload & ping are you getting on average from three tests on wi-fi with speedtest.net?
Also download from apple app store an app called 'fing' and run test are you getting any IP conflicts? (shows a '2')
ps I would run test near router
ciderno1
18 Oct 15#321
Been with talktalk for years now, phone service is good and good customer service,had international boost £5 for 500 minutes international..which is initially why we are still with them until now,broadband always been problem , maybe as we have got afew gadgets (or maybe that's average per household lol), 4 smartphones, 2 ipads, and a laptop that we use occasionally use but until now been benefiting from value line rental and 10% speedy payment etc, but now this is no longer available from Dec 1st, so will have to stick to finishing the rest of contract left. Mainly broadband gets bad when weather is bad ,which is nearly all time here in UK . Had the ovivo data SIM for a week in the iPad air for mobile data before they went down ,so need mostly mobile data for iPad etc for little one to keep occupied in journeys etc.
We also have 3 mobile Sims with talk talk ,they are brilliant for an adult ,as I'm paying £3.75 for a couple of hundred minutes n unlimited txts,+3 gb data, but it's no good for a teenager, my boy came up with £300+ Bill twice for goin over internet usage for a couple of hours, called talk talk ,they did , after a lot of persuasion credit half the amount bk to my account,but in long run if u work it out having paid all the excess charges ,not worth it, rather go with Tesco who stop service after going over £2.50 etc ,whats the point of me saving a couple of pounds per month when my boy comes up with hundreds of pounds Bill for couple hours,,, lol I'm laughing now but at the time I was doing no such thing ,as u can imagine,,, ... so these are the 2 main reasons for needing mobile data ,talk talk don't have a cap as such, did say they have a £5 credit limit(useless),then we get an alert,but no good as its too late by then as the account dznt show proper usage until updated,which takes 24-48 hours, told talk talk to completely stop his mobile data service, so he uses only WiFi , hope thats understandable..my boy will be leaving talk talk mobile as soon as contract over.
Also tried WiFi boosters etc for home to improve WiFi,but still struggling. So cousin recommended this white ee box.
So thanx guys ,if any body has recommendations or solutions, will be much appreciated.
iDealYou
18 Oct 15#319
Hi,
Ordered the SIM & it said that it must be activated 14 days after arrival.
What steps do I need to do make the data available for the Dec 2015 & Jan 2016?
Do I wait until the 1st Dec 2015 before doing the top up, would this work?
Cheers.
piggy999 to iDealYou
18 Oct 151#320
Top up the sim with £10 as soon as you get it, but make sure you do this in a smart phone with data turned off, or in a dumb phone with no internet connection. The 2 months data will not start. Then take the sim out, keep it safe til you wantto use it, then put it back in phone with data ON, only then will the 2 months start. So you can use uit for Dec and jan
chargreaves
18 Oct 15#318
I don't get the point of this? 2 months usage, just seems like a massive gimmick.
piggy999
18 Oct 15#317
We used to have talk talk home broadband, it was cheap, no problems, steady 10Mb/sec, we used about 50GB per month with no problems
usmaan786
18 Oct 15#316
hi guys what do you think of this deal??
kunmun23
18 Oct 15#307
Ordered two SIMs...thanks OP !!
Can someone please tell me step-by-step on what needs to be done?
1) I get the SIMs
2) I put in my phone and switch off the mobile data
3) I top up the SIM with £10
3) I then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 to start my 100GB per month for 2 months pack ?
4) If then text STOP PACK to 150 to disallow using the data pack from the £10 topup?
What if I want to use one SIM for Nov-Dec to get free data on my tablet and then use the second sim for Jan-Feb data?
How do I delay using the second SIM till then? Do I need to top-up now and do STOP PACK and then text CHRISTMAS100 in Jan ?
Thanks in advance for clarifying !!
Sstuff to kunmun23
18 Oct 15#309
I would top the second sim up around 1-3 days before the first one expires. I wouldn't leave it until January though as I believe the offer expires on Dec 29th.
piggy999 to kunmun23
18 Oct 15#315
Hi, your steps 1 to 4 are all correct.
Bestt to top up with £10 ALL your sims ASAP, do not wait for weeks as EE usually require this to be done within 14 days.do not worry, as long as you have data switched off when you top up and text, the data will not start.
So you can use one sim for nov / Dec, then take it out and use the other sim for Jan / Feb and so on
ciderno1
18 Oct 15#297
Hi , sorry if I sound a bit simple, but would appreciate if somebody could kindly explain how or if I could benefit from this offer,( as I've had problems with talk talk WiFi),could I use the ee osprey mifi broadband box etc to get mobile data ,and if so how would I make the txts to activate or stop etc?
I have read all the previous posts but still unsure if I can put this SIM in the ee box and all the family can use the internet /mobile data in various products, ie iPad air at same time as smartphones.
Again sorry if it's a daft question, but appreciate any help..thanx in advance.
Sstuff to ciderno1
18 Oct 15#308
Yes I don't see why your ee box wouldn't work with the sim, however you need to put the sim in a phone first to activate.
Once the sim arrives top up £10, the easiest way is to buy it in your local shop they print you a voucher number on a receipt. Then call 150 and follow the prompts to top up by voucher. Once topped up make sure the mobile data option is switched off on your phone, then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150, you will receive a reply stating your 100gb has been activated, then immediately text STOP PACK to 150 this will stop the £10 credit from being taken and you can use that to make calls anytime you like. Now test the data is working by switching on mobile data on your phone. If all good stick it in your
ee osprey and connect the usual way.
Once the 30 days expire you don't have to do anything, the next month of 100gb data is automatically applied. I hope this helps you out.
koolkai to ciderno1
18 Oct 15#311
The EE MiFi units or any other MiFi device are essentially like any other WiFi routers, it will broadcast a signal which can be detected by any device with WiFi capability.
The SSID and Password are on the MiFi unit (underneath). As others have already said, set up the EE SIM in a phone first, then place SIM in the MiFi unit for Mobile Data, I find placing the MiFi unit by an upstairs window provides the fastest connection speed
deany76 to ciderno1
18 Oct 15#314
I cant get broadband where I live so rely _totally_ on EE 4g so I can help.
What is wrong with Talk Talk? is it speed, reliability etc & does the family use a lot of data, is Talk Talk 'unlimited' tariff?
ciderno1
18 Oct 15#313
And thankyou Koolkai too
ciderno1
18 Oct 15#312
Ithankyou ,Sstuff and Sstuff for the information. Appreciated.
benasipro
18 Oct 15#310
texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150
deany76
18 Oct 151#306
no dispatch at weekend allan, hopefully tomorrow
ferrarian
18 Oct 15#304
Did anyone order and receive a confirmation email? I ordered 4 but no emails at all
allan1954 to ferrarian
18 Oct 15#305
no emails for me and i have bought this deal before.
Grazz0r
18 Oct 15#303
I voted hot, but it really bothers me that EE only seem to care about new customers , not existing ones.
chaosprime
18 Oct 15#301
Silly question, but can I use this plugged into my vita or simply tether from a phone as a hot shot?
deany76 to chaosprime
18 Oct 15#302
It's a no contract _data sim card_ which comes with the three size varients.
EE allow tethering therefore as long as your device is cellular you'll be fine.
Being able to send a text message to 150 would also be required.....
.....and having an EE signal in your area (the stronger the better especially for 'gaming' and streaming video).
hope this helps
meshosa
18 Oct 15#300
Must order one
hukduserr
18 Oct 15#299
the most that i could see on ee website is 25gb for 30 quids
hukduserr
18 Oct 15#298
does EE do 50 quids for 100gb a month? where is the deal?
deany76
18 Oct 15#296
deany76
18 Oct 15#295
Hi Bayharbour, sorry you've activated your summer sim in error but that will have the 60 days and 200 GB from now.
The old sims dont work on the Christmas offer unfortunately, andwered soon after messaging you, thanks anyway for your reply, dont forget to apply for some more Christmas offer sims!, cheers
kar999
18 Oct 15#294
I thought that any chargable text or call or data use will start the add on clock ticking. (The first post implies otherwise and it just comes out of your £10 credit)
bayhabourbutcher
17 Oct 15#293
yes it turns out I was wrong
this evening I sent a test text on an sim Ive had for 4 months with an unactivated 100gb add on & the add on immediately activated - Im surprised at this since sending a text doesnt use any data
only possible hope now would be to start up a £1 data pack instead & hope that stops it from activating i..e. it wouldnt activate because of the 100mb data pack allowance OR alternatively do a further £5 top up
Ive heard mention in the past of people being able to do a £1 top up instore ? - is this still possible ?
as far as post 129 goes - I dont know if you can use a 'used' SIM from a previous offer to get another 100gb allowance - someone needs to test for this & report - the answer may already be above but I havent read the whole thread
deany76
17 Oct 15#292
no problem, I'm more worried about you getting piggys 'hair shirt' treatment for a week for being so naughty!
Although that looks as if its spoken for by ebay seller coffin_ joe for at least the next couple of weeks!!
peace
carpediemjay
17 Oct 15#291
Relaaax. I'm not actually mad at him. Was trying to inform people that the five quid top up on summer sims doesn't work but I suppose I could have communicated that better. No need to have an aneurysm.
See you in court :wink:
veedubjai
17 Oct 15#290
Down to £12.98 now.:confused: He's really pushing his luck. £9.99 & I'll might consider it.:laughing:
HotDealDude
17 Oct 15#289
Ah...I just ordered two lol
Looks like I've got an early Christmas present for somebody then
piggy999
17 Oct 15#288
Bought new they come witha 6GB sim included, which, as you will have your 200GB Christmas sim, or sims, you can chuck on ebay and sell for a tenner, lowers the price to £40 for the device
kar999
17 Oct 15#287
They can't really enforce the 14 day deadline due to possible postal delays. So long as you activate it by 29th December it should be OK. I had one of my summer sims for over a month before topping up near the end of August deadline.
kab600
16 Oct 1582#4
Some info on this from last time:
- Yes it's 100gb not 100mb. Activated after top up by texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150.
- You get 100gb for the first month. Then it automatically gives you 100gb for a second month. Then it becomes a normal sim.
- If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish.
- It can be used in mifis, and EE don't ban tethering.
- If you have a sim from the last 100gb promo(s), it will activate this offer if you top up by £5 then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 EDIT: PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT EE DO NOT NOW ALLOW THIS. Further edit: Topping up by £10 and texting CHRISTMAS100 DID work on 6th Nov.
- You can save it for future use - just do the stop pack thing and then don't use any data. I'm still using one now and it'll run to mid-December. Need to text once every six months to stop the sim being disabled. Your credit can be used for this without activating a pack.
- If you top up old sims, the 100gb starts immediately - haven't found a way to delay for future use.
Sportos to kab600
17 Oct 15#223
How will it keep your mind happy till March April?
can you delay getting the 100GB a month?
If so, how?
So
usmaan786 to kab600
17 Oct 15#263
can you pls elaborate on the £5 top up and say if u want to save some days i.e not gonna use data on sat and sun can u just deactivate on those days and reactivate on monday and save 2 days??
carpediemjay to kab600
17 Oct 15#265
YOU MISLED ME! Had the summer sim 100gb for two months so I topped up five quid. Sent CHRISTMAS100 to 150 but they said the promotion is only available to customers who order the christmas sim. Grr oh well
bayhabourbutcher to kab600
17 Oct 15#286
regarding what i said earlier about sending a text to keep the sim active but that doesnt activate the 100gb allowance
I have this evening found out what I said was incorrect
i.e. as a test Ive just sent a text on such a SIM with an unactivated 100gb allowance & its caused the 100gb allowance to activate & start its 2 month countdown
rather annoying as I was hoping to start using my spare SIMs after my landline BB contract end in may 2016
the only way I could see round this is maybe if you buy a £1 data pack & then send a text & hope that that stops the activation of the 100gb add on
HotDealDude
17 Oct 15#285
Definitely worth a look, thanks Piggy.
I decided to just go ahead and order 2 SIMs just in case. I know two family members that would likely need them regardless, but it gave me an error when trying to order a second one. I am aware that it is 1 per person, 2 per household, but it states "Sorry, only one special edition sim per person". The only thing the same is the address... How did everybody else manage to order two? :s
Anyway, I can just swap out my current SIM if I need lots of fast data or look at getting a MiFi device if EE keeps doing this regularly.
EDIT: Looks like it needs a separate email address for it to class as a separate person. Fair enough.
padamowicz93
17 Oct 15#284
It will be used as my main source of internet at work, connected via laptop. Last time this deal was on I have used my htc desire hd and pretty much limited myself to slower speeds as I completely forgot how old that HTC is and obviously there is no 4G on it. Considering all this I shall get one of those Osprays and benefit from higher speeds once my new christmas sim arrives. As I said my xperia z2 which has EE sim in it gets just under 30 mb/s (North West).
deany76
17 Oct 15#283
Which HTC (2nd phone) do you have, some do have hotspot capabilities http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/howto/465106.html
But if it did work no way would it be quicker than Piggys osprey 2 or the 4g modem I use as the chips are meant for data only use.
What is your speedtest for EE in your area & what are you looking to do?
update just read your post ^ it really depends on what you're looking to do, will this be your main source for the internet?
padamowicz93
17 Oct 15#282
Yes of course. There is no 4G on my old HTC so I may have to order one of those by the looks of it. Just tested my signal at work from my main phone which has EE card in it and it hits 30mb/s margin (Xperia z2 with 4G). So I would limit myself to 3G only if I was to stay with my old HTC. No brainer :stuck_out_tongue:
piggy999
17 Oct 15#281
Cant comment on what you have used already, but I have been very happy with the Osprey mifi, I use it with a tablet for watching YouTube etc and its great, 5 or 6 hour battery life, what speed you get will depend completely on the 4G signal where you are, but I get 20 to 30Mb/sec in london
deany76
17 Oct 15#280
I'm certain having read through the thread (I rely totally on EE for broadband as I cant get landline where I live) that EE blocked old sims around post #112. ie Friday morning well after your post.
Really carpetiemjay YOU should be doing the apologising to Kab because you didn't read the thread through and do a bit of due diligence before spending your fiver, if it is so precious to you!.
Kab was only trying to help.
padamowicz93
17 Oct 15#279
Would it actually work any better than my old HTC phone that I use for these EE sim cards ? (2nd phone)
kab600
17 Oct 151#278
Are you for real? I posted accurate info. People followed my advice and now have 200gb of data on their old sims. Apparently (although I have no information either way on this) EE MAY have stopped the practice. But then for all I know people are doing it wrong. There are plenty of posts discussing this, so anyone topping up now should have followed the discussion in the thread. But you think I should apologise?
Could you confirm how long I need to keep an eye on this thread to ensure a post I made on the first page remains accurate? After all, I may have lots of apologising to do if anything I say becomes inaccurate at a later date.
piggy999
17 Oct 15#277
I would highly recommend the Osprey 2 mifi, £50 new or £25 used on ebay
PashtunPower
17 Oct 15#272
Can someone please clarify... So say if i order the sim now, I have up until 29th December to activate and redeem the data? Or do you have to activate within a certain number of days of the sim being sent out?
piggy999 to PashtunPower
17 Oct 15#276
Not sure on this one, but for the summer100 sims you officially had 14 days after receiving the sim to activate, ie to top up £10, but in practice this worked for at least a month. Either way you can of course activate the sim but START using the data any time within six months so it is a relatively moot point
HotDealDude
17 Oct 15#275
I currently have an EE SIM that has my personal/private number. Swapping it out for a SIM that has a load of data isn't ideal if I have to lose my current number.
I can't see me shelling out the expense for a MiFi device, but I would take the little effort to migrate my number from this EE SIM over to a new EE SIM that has the promotional data available.
If I had a dual-sim phone then I'd be all over this already :wink:
usmaan786
17 Oct 15#274
can some one help me out whats all this unactivated business i love this deal and would love to be able to do this every 2 months how can i keep unactivated ones??
piggy999
17 Oct 151#273
As kab600's legal advisor, I have instructed him not to apologise and to take the fifth amendment.
If anyone wants to sue, be warned that we fight hard and dirty. See you in court.
joshimuddin967
17 Oct 15#271
but a courtesy apology wouldn't hurt ^^
softpurple
17 Oct 151#270
OP: You're my hero. I'm sat here in a new apartment with 50mb left on my second month of 100GB while waiting for an internet line to be installed that continues to get delayed and wondering what I'm going to do in the mean time. :smiley:
HotDealDude
17 Oct 15#267
I managed to get in on the 100GB deal after hearing about it 2 weeks after already ordering a SIM. Simple text with the code and I was in. Then heard about the SUMMER100 promotion, gave it a chance and got in on that one, too. Didn't have to top up at all for the SUMMER100 promotion. But damn, I have tried this one a few times, both before and after topping up, but get denied saying it's for promotional SIMs only.
Doesn't look like there is any way around this since it seems that the EE team have locked it out. Unless anybody has any ideas? I got no issue putting credit on my SIM for this since this is my primary, anyway.
Anybody got any insight into the possibility of getting one of these promotional SIMs and then transferring my number and credit over to it? I know it can be done with credit, but transferring a number from one SIM to another within the same network?
deany76 to HotDealDude
17 Oct 15#269
why dont you just apply for two more?
deany76
17 Oct 15#268
absolutely not his fault when that was written people were using their old summer sims and glasto sims and topping up no problem. Breakfast time Friday EE 'flicked the switch'. If you read the posts it happened after 6.00am on Friday, thats not his fault buddy.
The switch was flicked after post #112
kab600
17 Oct 15#266
I didn't mislead anyone. The info was correct when I wrote it.
TescoBoss
17 Oct 15#262
can I buy any ee pay as you go sim and still get it? or do I have to order it from the website?
kab600 to TescoBoss
17 Oct 151#264
It's a special sim you have to order from the website.
kar999
17 Oct 151#261
I've never been able to transfer money to my monthly direct debit main phone contract but I did once get customer service to transfer money across from one PAYG sim to another so I could buy a bigger pack. It was by phoning them up so no guarantee.
wayners
17 Oct 15#258
Giffgaff gives you 100mbs of data plus 100mins and 300 text for £5pm plus free £5 when you activate which costs £10. Works out a better deal than EE
deany76 to wayners
17 Oct 15#259
No you're missing the point this is 100 GB x 2 so 200 GB of data!! not 100 mb
Its data only deal.
This is a broadband alternative for five pence a GB based on a tenner top up. I think you're missing the point buddy,but thanks anyway and have a great weekend.
otterboxer to wayners
17 Oct 15#260
better how, this is a data deal. A straight up, hardcore, bare chested data deal. woof!
bayhabourbutcher
17 Oct 15#257
I have managed to get both of the last 2 offers to the same address i..e 2 sims each time totalling 4 SIMs - orders were a few months apart though
Im planning on ordering this offer at the end of december to leave as much time as possible between orders - I suspect but dont know for certain that there might be some sort of 2 sims every 3 months limit like there is with most other SIm orders
piggy999
17 Oct 152#256
Ever noticed you never see coffin_Joe and piggy999 online at the same time?
Just sayin' , that's all. Just sayin' .....
deany76
17 Oct 15#255
ebay seller coffin_joe(110) definitely deserves a week in piggy999's 'hair shirt' no doubt about that, maybe even two weeks actually.
deany76
17 Oct 151#254
When you say transfer, I have a monthly account with EE as well as this PAYG account would that be possible?
How would you transfer an unused sim? I not going to scummy it on ebay, I think like you I'm sure, thats wrong.
Down to £19.99 now.:confused: This chap has no shame.:laughing:
piggy999
17 Oct 15#252
I just hope EE keep going with these 100GB sim offers. Will keep me going forever!
Any idea if previously used postal addresses can still be used to receive these Christmas sims? If they start blocking duplicate addresses then I am stuffed.
Idea: knock on every door in your street and offer them £5 for each sim they will receive for you. Reckon you would get lots of takers.
deany76
17 Oct 15#251
totally agree, just order another....one......, this is an exceptional deal and quite a suprise we want to support EE so they offer this promo 3 or 4 times a year.
kar999
17 Oct 151#250
My one Summer Sim with my 200GB unused seems to still be OK.
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
(Although it says it is" in use" the "expires" word changes to "expiring in 29 days 23 hours" etc. once the clock starts ticking)
I haven't had chance to read the whole of this new thread but is it the Sims that have used up the previous 200GB allowances that have been deactivated like the Glasto ones?
If so that's no big deal just order some new ones and put £10 new credit on. I wouldn't be too happy if my unused original £10 top up was lost but I plan to use or transfer that before the six month inactivity rule kicked in anyway.
deany76
17 Oct 15#249
LOL peace brother!
deany76
17 Oct 15#247
Hi Piggy
your post #240 conflicts with your post #247
no comprendo!?
piggy999 to deany76
17 Oct 151#248
Good piggy, bad piggy, what can I say?
It's OK he would find out soon enough, there was no need for you to delete your message earlier.
I'm off to confession now, 100 hail Marys and a week in a hair shirt ....
piggy999
17 Oct 15#246
@mrgrimsby
You also have the following option ...
Between steps 6 and 7 as above ...
Text STOP PACK to 150 and then YES when asked to confirm. This will keep the £10 as credit on the sim, for you to use at a later date. This will not affect your 200gb.
nasokowa
17 Oct 15#244
thx. ordered ☺
mrgrimsby
17 Oct 15#243
Thanks for info, brilliant!
kar999
17 Oct 15#242
I'll check one of my summer ones. It still has £10 on it and 200GB where the clock hasn't started running yet.
kar999
17 Oct 15#241
Yeah....one of my first Summer Sims runs out tomorrow. Will order another two of these for me and the missus.
These and loads of cheap NowTv boxes with 2 months movie passes and the jobs a good 'un!!
deany76
17 Oct 151#240
sorry I see your point I thought you had to do that
info deleted
mrgrimsby
16 Oct 15#105
Please explain what I have to do in detail when I get this sim card? I have ee osprey mini 2 with 20gb of data preloaded, when that runs out I guess I can put this in? Do you have to start a account with cc details to pay first £10? Then cancel? I'm very green at this kind of thing, any help appreciated, thanks.
preecey to mrgrimsby
16 Oct 15#126
When your 20GB runs out you can indeed pop this SIM in your Osprey.
You don't have to provide credit card details at all if you don't want to. These are Pay As You Go SIMs and require no credit checks etc. These come with E Top-up cards so you can buy a £10 top-up in a shop if you prefer.
N.B. You will have to provide credit (not debit) card details if you wish to visit certain sites like gambling sites as Content Block is enabled by default.
Once the two months runs out that's it. Nothing more to pay and nothing to worry about at all as it is not a contract. You can continue topping up and buying packs if you want but the value for money won't be as good as the first two months of data you've enjoyed. Retain the SIM for future use though, in case any future promo codes work on it.
piggy999 to mrgrimsby
17 Oct 152#239
When you get the sim ......
1 - go to newsagent, supermarket etc and buy £10 EE top up voucher, you can use cash
2 - putr the sim in a dumb-phone, ie one that can NOT connect to the internet, or if you have a smart phone then make sure the data is switched OFF
3 - ring 150 and select the option to add a top up voucher to the sim
4 - put in the voucher number and the sim will have £10 added to it
5 - text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
6 - you will receive a text back saying the 200gb has been added to your sim
7 - take sim out and do not use it.
8 - when yoiur 20gb sim runs out in your Osprey, put in the Christmas sim and your 200gb allowance will start there and then. So you can save it for weeks or months, up to a six month limit before starting the data.
ragingshui
17 Oct 15#238
So what is the "normal" SIM rate at the end of the 2 months? Says nothing about this on the web page as far as I can see.
deany76
17 Oct 15#237
maybe these threads (not yours) are a 'double edge sword'!
kab600
17 Oct 151#236
It was correct when I said it, but yes I understand EE may have moved the goalposts.
rajeshhcl
17 Oct 15#230
Hello Kab600,
I dont get the meaning of "If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish" because statements are contradictory. Please check and correct, Thanks.
deany76 to rajeshhcl
17 Oct 15#234
you are just putting the data 'on hold' till you are ready to use it.
But you must not use data, phone call or text (except 150)
and deactivate data or use 'dumb' phone
kab600 to rajeshhcl
17 Oct 15#235
You need to temporarily disable data as otherwise it will activate a pack and take your £10.
manguexa
17 Oct 15#232
can i use the same ee sim from the last deal?? in summer or do i need to order a new one
deany76 to manguexa
17 Oct 151#233
thats funny, you've not read any of the posts!
I dont think since 6.00am yesterday you are able to use glasto or summer sim. Just to save you reading all the posts!. cheers
malwi
17 Oct 15#214
Anyone suggest the cheapest way to get EE osprey 2 mini?
Deepdiver to malwi
17 Oct 15#231
PC World have this on offer at £29.99 payg 6GB already loaded. Suggests its probs 30 day contract. Buy & cancel straight away. may lose the 6GB though. Unlock code 99p ebay so you can take it on hols abroad to use local sim. I've original ospray and used it this year in eygpt
deancross503
17 Oct 15#225
id happily pay alot more for 100gb data aswell i work in security so use for netflix etc in work
deany76 to deancross503
17 Oct 15#229
I think £50 is EE's best deal at present for 100 GB ....£30 would be more realistic.
deany76
17 Oct 15#228
good post but I believe '- If you have a sim from the last 100gb promo(s), it will activate this offer if you top up by £5 then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150'
to be out of date info, please prove me wrong!
deany76
17 Oct 15#227
good post but I believe '- If you have a sim from the last 100gb promo(s), it will activate this offer if you top up by £5 then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150'
to be out of date info, please prove me wrong!
tonygee99
16 Oct 15#26
Is there a time limit to activate? Interested in one of these for Glasto next June.
jco83 to tonygee99
16 Oct 151#28
See comment #4
neal to tonygee99
17 Oct 15#226
Had one of these for glastonbury used in a note 4, still slower than expected but then it was glastonbury!
probably will come around again for the annual festivals promo
hukduserr
17 Oct 151#222
i happily pay 30 quids a month for 100gb tetherable data!
deany76 to hukduserr
17 Oct 15#224
yes I'm hoping for _exactly_ that 100 GB £30.00 sim only 12 month contract September '16 on a retention deal, fingers crossed.
ps
this deal is 200 gb ie 2 x100 gb or five pence a GB!
I pay fifty five pence a GB at present with EE
gill501
17 Oct 15#217
just tried a glasto sim topped up with £5 then sent text. it told me no and i had to order a Christmas sim. how did some of u guys manage to get the pack and I didn't? thx
deany76 to gill501
17 Oct 15#221
If I was going to put money on this (but I dont bet) back room staff at EE deactivated the old sims yesterday morning after 6.00am. Preventing old glasto and summer sims from having the offer.
ie if you topped up before 6.00am yesterday you were fine.
Can someone prove me wrong on that please?
awaisijaz17
17 Oct 15#220
if i top u £5 or £10 then send the cancel text will i still get the data? if i do can i use the one pound weekly pakage on top of the free data?
Tooch
17 Oct 15#219
Ok, thanks. Gonna order a few
Tooch
17 Oct 15#216
What I really wanted to know from my question was do I have to top up within 14 days if I received the sims now or can I wait till the end of December?
preecey to Tooch
17 Oct 15#218
From my past experiences with other promo SIMs offered by EE, the 14 day rule is not actively enforced.
I'm currently using a Glastonbury SIM with the SUMMER100 code and activated it well after the 14 day deadline.
deany76
17 Oct 15#215
I see, thanks I have two spare Summer sim I was lucky enough to be given still in their envelopes, they _should_ work then?
Also on the summer sim I topped up online with £10.00
I would prefer to only topup and STOP PACK £5.00 is this possible or do I have to invest £10.00?
(I already have a monthy data contract with EE so would never use the £10.00 or £5.00 credit)
thanks
rajeshhcl
17 Oct 15#213
Hello Kab600,
I dont get the meaning of "If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish" because statements are contradictory. Please check and correct, Thanks.
taiko
17 Oct 15#203
maybe he will order a few sims and use each one for every 2 months for 6 months ?
TomBoyNI to taiko
17 Oct 15#212
But the offer ends at the end of December. So really the best you could hope for is getting 2 sims and getting four months out of it?
TylerDurdenUK
17 Oct 15#207
I have the summer SIM in a mifi, how do I check the balance on it, would rather not put the sim in a phone.
did your mifi not come with instructions? mine did although they were crap to be fair. Is it a Huwaei? i got to 192.xxx.x.x which is your routers web management page. You get a direct link to your router and can secure it, check stats etc
bigjeremy
17 Oct 151#210
I think its working for others who ordered the sim but did not top-up and send the txt for the free data, my unused glastonbury sim works fine with christmas100,just topuped up £5 then send the txt.As you have used the free 200gb before your sim wont work.
allan1954
17 Oct 15#208
thanks op asked for the sim got one the last time this was on offer.
katya1971
17 Oct 15#206
Ordered thanks
deany76
17 Oct 15#205
Hi Tomboy,
thanks for your reply what do you make of post #51 & #60 ?
#60 was appox 06.00am Friday, do you think EE 'pulled the plug' at breakfast time yesterday?
if so shame because these sims I was going to keep will become obsolete.
anyone else?
cheers
Red Devil
17 Oct 15#204
Heat added, cheers OP - I'd like to use this for my laptop to get access to the web when not in wifi. Could someone recommend me a dongle type thing that'll allow me to do this please? Many thanks.
Tooch
17 Oct 15#188
Hi
Just wanted to confirm something as I wanted to take advantage of the whole 6 months by ordering a few sims.
If I order the sims now how long can I wait before Itop them up.
If I am able to wait till the end of December before adding my tenner to the final sim then that should hopefully mean I won't need to start my data till late June so that would give me approx 8 months with these.
I do remember reading somewhere though that you have to top up within 14 days of receipt of the sims.
TomBoyNI to Tooch
17 Oct 15#202
What are you talking about six months?
Surely it is 2 months? Going by the terms and conditions they have to be received by 29/12 and topped up within 14 days to get the offer.
How do you plan to get six months. Surely the best case will have the data finishing on 12/02/2016 if you waited until 29/12 and topped it up on 12/01?
enjayreid
17 Oct 15#199
Done the summer deal 3 times, t and c wouldnt let me do 3rd top up so staying away but have some heat
skinbo
17 Oct 15#198
OK just a theory NOT tested. Maybe after STOP PACK removes the data pack, the 100GB "add on" is only activated by data use not any chargeable event.
skinbo
17 Oct 15#197
"Send to text once every six months to stop the sim being disabled. Your credit can be used for this without activating a pack."
Have you tested this OP and can confirm that the packs not activated? Thanks
HueKuhn
17 Oct 15#196
sorted will order mine now. Thanks op!
jamsammy99
17 Oct 15#195
Christmas SIM: Get your SIM by 23:59 on 29 December 2015, top up £10 within 14 days of getting it to buy your Data Pack then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 to activate the 200GB free UK data. You get 100GB each month for 2 consecutive months. Free data starts as soon as the 1GB of data in your Data pack runs out and lasts up to 30 days. Check 4G coverage at ee.co.uk/coverage.
Data Pack: Services are UK only. Packs recur automatically every 30 days. If you don’t have credit to pay for recurring Packs at the end of 30 days, you will have 90 days to top up before we automatically cancel your Pack. Opt out at any time. Full terms at ee.co.uk/terms.
Free boost: When you’ve been a customer for at least 3 months and have bought at least 3 30-day Packs. Boosts last as long as your Pack and don’t roll over. Double speed: Select areas only, check your coverage before joining EE. Based on EE test data 2014 (average speeds doubled from 12-15Mbps to 24-30Mbps) and doubling 4G network capacity from 2 x 10MHz to 2 x 20MHz. Speeds referred to are download speeds. Stream 450 hours of video: assumes medium quality video of 5MB per minute (0.7Mbit/s bitrate).Overall data usage depends on your device & film format. You’ll have to rent or buy your own fi lms. Download 20,000 songs: assumes 1 song = 5MB (192kbit/s bitrate). Video call for 238 hours: assumes use of full allowance for video calling plus a download/ upload rate of 500kb/s. Source: Skype 2015. Data usage will vary depending on your device, the size of your screen, the video calling service used
jamsammy99
17 Oct 15#194
Great deal. Thanks.
ryebernal
17 Oct 15#193
thank youuuuu
deany76
17 Oct 15#192
Hi
appreciate your help again bayhabour, like on the summer sim. Its kind of Déjà vu this thread!
anyhow, where you sure about - 'you dont activate the data add on by just sending a text' I was always under the impression _ANY_ chargeable event on the sim i.e. not 150 but a phone call, using data or sending a text would automatically activate the sim. Or am I misunderstanding you?....it is late.
also any advice on post #129? thanks
fangfufu
17 Oct 15#191
Why don't they simply provide a £100 subscription deal?
ms_night_ryder
17 Oct 15#190
Will this work with my t mobile dongle usb thing?
somru
17 Oct 15#189
is this offer available throughout the year?
seaniboy
16 Oct 15#187
Cheers OP, heat! Anyone know a cheap Huawei 4G usb stick ?
slannmage
16 Oct 15#186
I switched from Three to EE, they're **** and I never have any signal, always goes to Edge :\
dexter
16 Oct 15#185
how do you do a voucher topup on the sim just tried adding £5 but failed
aes
16 Oct 15#177
Please excuse my ignorance but is
this type of offer as good reason to have a dual sim phone? In one slot my low data monthly sim and in the other this sim. Are all dual sim phones sophisticated enough to let you specify which sim slot is for data and which is for calls and texts say?Thanks for any help.
kab600 to aes
16 Oct 15#184
That's how dual sim phones tend to work, yes. I have a Moto G and have had calls & texts on sim 1, and one of these sims as sim 2 for data.
muddassarsardar
16 Oct 15#183
well my Dan and Phil Sims ran out a few weeks ago was considering going Back to the 6 months for unlimited browesing and 1gb data anyone Recon they going to do anything like the free Dan and Phil sim cards this Year
whymails2000
16 Oct 15#182
It depend on what's their txt say after you txt summer100. If the replied txt ask you to topup in order to obtain the free data then I think your sim still valid.
swooper7
16 Oct 15#181
exactly why I bought the summer sim, streaming is impossible in our village and BT seem to think that seen as we are 5 miles from an exchange that "very few would want fibre" and so seem to add capacity at the same rate as Ozzy Osbourne's speech... imbeciles! makes me think they're just milking the gov't for this superfast fund :confused:
effingandjeffing
16 Oct 15#180
I thought they wanted to protect their network?
nnenne
16 Oct 15#179
The people that did it earlier sim to have benefited. Maybe ee put a stop to it.
delboyd
16 Oct 15#178
When I posted the summer one I only got 900 degs :disappointed:
ytcheung
16 Oct 15#176
Just ordered a PAYG phone + sim from EE. 2.5 hours of calls and still not activated to be told that the SIM card got cancelled.
Good deal but crappy service.
greenair
16 Oct 15#175
My summer100 sim doesnt have any credit, just tried texting christmas100 to 150, got the following reply.
The 100gb promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas sim. Get yours now at ee.co.uk/christmassim
Not sure if a 5 quid top-up would work or go wasted.
StateofDrama
16 Oct 15#174
Ordered a couple of the site - doesn't work on an old sim (used a Dan and Phil one) and wasted £5
cru
16 Oct 15#173
Didnt work
Lert
16 Oct 15#172
Sorry for double posting. That could be another thing to try, but if that does not work, it will be £10 wasted.
malwi
16 Oct 15#168
I have an unopened £5 free top up for £1 from the August deal which had no data. If I activate it will this work?
cru to malwi
16 Oct 15#171
Nope
Lert
16 Oct 15#170
I know, I did it because it was working for everyone. My only other guess could be that the pack is still active. Thanks for answering tho
Sstuff
16 Oct 15#169
Just tried topping up £5 and texting on the previous Summer offer sim card. It doesn't work it says the offer only applies to the Christmas sim.
padamowicz93
16 Oct 15#167
Wow I didn't realise that summer one could have been used up until now... I only got two months out of it. Can someone explain how to get the most out of this one ? I order two sims then what ? Activate both of them and then send STOP to preserve one of them?
Apogee00
16 Oct 15#165
I'm currently on a SIM only plan with ee, could I pop one of these in my phone to use for streaming the football for example?
welche2 to Apogee00
16 Oct 15#166
yes.
last time i popped in my ee mifi and it worked
nnenne
16 Oct 151#164
4g will work on you mr 3G device. As in, you'll get 3G service which is more than adequate. No need to upgrade to 4g device.
nnenne
16 Oct 15#162
This is back, yessss!
That was quick.
DazLFC
16 Oct 15#161
if I have an old son in a payg mobile broadband how can I top up and get this?...don't know how I can incorporate code when topping up this sim?
ThisName
16 Oct 15#160
So the data on this sim works on 3g devices as well? My phone is only 3g so without a mifi I cant get 4g. Damn theyre expensive though, I dont want to fork out 60 quid
ThisName
16 Oct 15#159
That answers my other question then. This 4g data works on 3g devices as well? Thanks
otterboxer
16 Oct 15#157
A 4g mifi device can cost but my 3g huwaei E5330 was about £35 from what i remember. It does the job (for what i need at least)
And fwiw i'd go mifi device rather than usb dongle as its easier to hook up multiple devices. (if your into it)
wassap
16 Oct 15#156
Great deal. I got my last MIFI from CEX, its was a voda branded used one, it was £20 odd, cost a quid to get unlocked, with a code from ebay :smiley:
ThisName
16 Oct 15#155
Do they work with 3g phones as well?
pchphil
16 Oct 15#154
Thank, just ordered mine, will give me loads of data to play with for a hospital visit I have coming up at the end of the month :smiley::smiley:
Schizophonic
16 Oct 15#153
Anyone know good cheap and good WiFi dongles to work with these sims?
Dblue75
16 Oct 15#152
Could I use this SIM in a tablet only....for the 100GB per month...Or would I have to flash the tablet..in order for the SIM to work in it as a phone SIM ???
monsterism
16 Oct 15#151
Cheers, how much call time is it?. Or is this just data?.
ThisName
16 Oct 15#150
Whats the cheapest way of getting one of these mifi devices that i can plug this sim into?
They all seem to be £60+ from a quick google
Marvo434
16 Oct 15#144
i have an ee sim in my tablet. Can I text and top that up to get the data or must it be a new sim? Thanks
preecey to Marvo434
16 Oct 151#147
It must be a promotional SIM, ordinary EE Pay As You Go SIMs are not eligible.
ukbondraider to Marvo434
16 Oct 151#149
You need a specific sim. Is your sim from a similar previous promotion eg summer100 or Glastonbury? If not you will need to order this sim.
spotify95
16 Oct 15#143
Thanks a lot! I already have 2 of these promotion SIMS from previous promotions, can I get 100GB on those as well by topping up?
Also just ordered another 100GB SIM from EE. This is the 3rd PAYG EE SIM I have from these promotions - hope they don't mind!
ukbondraider to spotify95
16 Oct 15#148
Apparently yes . You will only need to top up by £5 this time though.
topcaty
16 Oct 15#146
Thank you
rafalution2
16 Oct 15#145
Awesome deal
Dave_c
16 Oct 15#142
Hey, no i never topped up but i see others saying if it works, it would say top up and not say the wrong type of sim, so didnt wanna waste a topup. Cheers
Fast Eddie
16 Oct 15#141
I had a Glasto one left over from the summer, unopened. I popped it in phone and texted CHRISTMAS100 to 150 but got reply "The 100GB promotion is only availlable to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas SIM. Get yours now ee.co.uk/christmassim" So looks like an unused Glasto one may not work for this.
grey
16 Oct 15#140
I used my 100GB last time on downloading Steam games via tethering (EE allow this) as the 4G is miles faster than my Sky broadband (7.5Meg) .
rumble
16 Oct 15#139
Crikey, I'm still on my summer sim data till December. Now I'll be using Christmas sim data next summer.
I use this in my kindle lte 4g and it works great. I've used the kindle as a wireless hotspot and had other devices tethered no probs.
It's a multi sim by the way.....just pop out the bits you don't need till you get the size of sim you want.
cru
16 Oct 15#138
Get your SIM by 23:59 on 29 December 2015, top up £10 within 14 days of getting it to buy your Data Pack then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 to activate the 200GB free UK data. You get 100GB each month for 2 consecutive months. Free data starts as soon as the 1GB of data in your Data pack runs out and lasts up to 30 days. Check 4G coverage at ee.co.uk/coverage.
Dave_c
16 Oct 15#136
Tried on my summer sim aswell, said i require the christmas sim and gave me a link to order one, shame as now i have to wait!
deany76 to Dave_c
16 Oct 15#137
Hi Dave
like Lert have you topped up after your 200 gb data ran out?
cheers
Lert
16 Oct 15#122
I just tried and is not working on my summer sim. I've been using my SIM with random data packs since the promo ended. Topped up with £5, texted CHRISTMAS100 to 150 and received: The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order ... ... Christmas SIM.
Psshh. Also tried to stop packs, and retry, still the same. Any ideas? Thanks
deany76 to Lert
16 Oct 15#135
thats really strange if you read post #112 and others, why are you getting that message. It makes no sense. Unless its because you have topped up with random data packs, and others haven't, but that wouldn't be fair on you. Because you're exactly the customer EE wants.
22tanya
16 Oct 15#134
Thanks very much.
London123uk
16 Oct 15#133
Freaking hot man..
bigjeremy
16 Oct 15#132
If i remember correctly on the older version of this sim only get an email and txt once the sim has been dispatched,so i would wait a few days then perhaps retry.
orange-patriot
16 Oct 15#131
it's a tempting offer as I require some extra data for when I'm on the road in my truck, but! can anyone tell me what you get after the 2 months?
imagineS
16 Oct 151#130
Awesome SIM.
I use it with OSPREY. I get around 40~64Mbps download speed :smile:
Can't complain on that.
Very useful for download large game updates. Will be handy for the Halo 5 9GB day one update :stuck_out_tongue:
deany76
16 Oct 15#129
Hi Preecey
I've got a summer sim with no data (all used) I guess there is still £10.00 on there because I only ever used it for data and 150
I want to keep this sim live for future offers. Plus the Christmas offer would be nice on this sim.
What is your advice in this instance?
thanks in advance
mrgrimsby
16 Oct 151#128
Thank you
ukbondraider
16 Oct 15#113
Have people recieved any emails after ordering. I have ordered two but have not received any emails. Just wondering whether its because I have already ordered the summer100 sims and my address allocation is now full.
22tanya to ukbondraider
16 Oct 151#127
I would also like to know the answer to this question if anybody knows thanks.
mrgrimsby
16 Oct 15#123
Someone answer my questions on page 6 please? Thanks
mcormack to mrgrimsby
16 Oct 15#125
"47".............?
nobby4000
16 Oct 15#114
Due to my job I've lived in various locations in the south of England and EE's signal is pretty poor. Desperately trying to get out my contract.
Magnets to nobby4000
16 Oct 15#124
Was that on their 4g network though? They should have the best 4g coverage of all the networks since they bought bandwidth on all bands.
Taksim_Red
16 Oct 15#120
Would this work if I bought an EE sim in the supermarket on my way home tonight? Could really do with this for tomorrow.
otterboxer to Taksim_Red
16 Oct 15#121
nope youll have to order one sorry bud. crap i know but hey ho.
sunriser
16 Oct 15#118
Anyone know if I can use data abroad with this sim?
Dave_c to sunriser
16 Oct 151#119
no i took this to Greece in august and it never worked
digifreak
16 Oct 15#116
Well.. I have a Glasto sim that I haven't used for a while... tried to send the christmas100 code to the 150 and got the following message:
"Sorry, but this offer is not available to you"
kab600 to digifreak
16 Oct 15#117
Did you top up by £5 first?
ukbondraider
16 Oct 15#111
I have 1 finished summer100 sim, 2 activated but yet unused summer100 sims and 1 other summer100 sim Im current using which will expire on 1st dec.
If I top up £5 on the already used summer100 sim and follow the same procedure as before i.e turn of data during activation etc will the 2 month clock start when I want it to start?
kab600 to ukbondraider
16 Oct 151#115
It started straight away on a summer sim for me, with data switched off. I think you can only delay it's start on new sims as you do that by stopping the pack. There's no pack to stop on an existing sim.
Hootwo
16 Oct 151#112
You star! My Summer100 sim had just run out, so topped it up with £5 and got the 2x 100GB by texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150.
No need to set up an account though. go to http://www.ee.co.uk/topup , choose one-time topup, quote the phone number, CC card no and billing address and the sim tops up.
bigjeremy
16 Oct 15#110
Ive just topped up 5 pounds on an unused glastonbury sim and it seems to work ok, was a pain to top up though had to set up an account as would fail when topping up via the ee site.
setka101
16 Oct 15#109
can confirm that just done 5 pound top up on glastonbury sim txt CHRISTMAS100 to 150 and it worked! happy days
paulandpam1
16 Oct 15#108
Yes it will work.
If your unsure try texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150 from the unused sim and they'll reply back
'It looks as if you haven't topped up yet. Make sure to top up £10 before adding your free data. Just visit ee.co.uk/topup or call 150 now'
I just tried on one of my unused summer sims.
Fast Eddie
16 Oct 151#43
I've got a sim sent from the last offer but never opened, wonder if it will work?
paulandpam1 to Fast Eddie
16 Oct 151#47
You can try it by sending a text CHRISTMAS100 to 150.
If they reply saying you need to top up first to get the data then it will work.
This method has been used on previous ee free data sims.
acholmes2000 to Fast Eddie
16 Oct 15#107
I'm in same situation anyone tried
Ulti
16 Oct 15#106
That's an awesome deal! Made even more brilliant that my Xiaomi Mi Note is dual SIM so I'll continue using my normal SIM for normal stuff and this SIM for data for two months. Although I imagine for the next two months I'll probably mainly be indoors now as it's getting chilly!
gazdavis11
16 Oct 15#103
Ok here's a scenario.......
Bought a new house and move in on Wednesday (new build property) phone lines won't be laid until January at the earliest due to major roadworks and oneserve won't add further disruption until these have finished. Our developer has organised EE mobile broadband through a company called Trellisworks and will give us 4GB of data inclusive as a back up solution. If we want additional we have been told to order a sim direct from EE and top up as and when for data allowance.
Could I use this sim in the router they are installing for my temporary mobile broadband and connect various devices such as ipad, PS4, laptop to it or is it exclusive to mobile phones?
Magnets to gazdavis11
16 Oct 151#104
It should work, it's EE and they don't block tethering on these 100GB sims.
You could always buy a 4g mifi or 4g usb wifi dongle (ee buzzard) and use it in that if for some reason it doesn't work with your router. I've been using it in the EE buzzard attached to my home router.
rcwmeg
16 Oct 15#102
Input post code FIRST and it will find your address, then fill out rest of form.
Worked for me.
rcwmeg
16 Oct 15#101
Input post code FIRST and it will find your address, then fill out rest of form.
Worked for me.
bargainhunter73
16 Oct 15#100
Yes but don't forget that due to BT's ancient network there are still many of us whose Home ADSL barely scrapes 1mbps, and a further 2.4 million whose ADSL speeds fall into the 1 - 2 mbps category. In our Village, we get around 512k from our ADSL - yet we still have to pay the same ever increasing Line Rental as those with 80mbps connections, to get these 2001-like speeds. :confused:
Needless to say, we will probably never get Fibre, and its unlikely we'll ever even see 1mbps. So to access Fibre Like 40mbps speeds from 4G allows us to do the basic things that those in Towns and Cities take for granted, like streaming Netflix and using Catch Up TV
Mobile Broadband tariffs in this Country seem to all top out at 15gb - 25gb allowances, which is still better and far more flexible than unlimited 256k - 512k ADSL but it still means that you have to watch how much you stream, these 100gb sims are great, it means we can connect to 2015 more often and for longer.
pwel
16 Oct 15#99
They sent me a txt yesterday, on my summer100 that i can have another 100gb for 30 days (3rd month) for free as gift?!?! Im not heavy user (5-10gb/m) but anyway, I order this one also to keep me going..Very happy with them, quite good speed and coverage, I think that I ll switch to them, after 6 year with Three, they got the best deals at the mo...the 1 quid weekly packets are quite good too...
bayhabourbutcher
16 Oct 15#98
I understand that you can get this new allowance using an older promo SIM
My question would then be :
if you have such an older SIM with an unactivated 100gb allowance - can you 'stack' this new allowance on top of it ?
Dutrix
16 Oct 15#97
You could also try using TCB for £5.25 cashback or Quidco for £9. You've got nothing to lose
kab600
16 Oct 15#96
That's a good point - I've updated my post to reflect the possibility. Thanks.
kab600
16 Oct 151#95
I can confirm it works on the Glasto sim.
mb1
16 Oct 15#94
Is that the Glastonbury SIM? Might try that if so.
jav1900
16 Oct 15#93
No - must be specific SIM from this promo
bayhabourbutcher
16 Oct 15#92
actually maximum duration might be unlimited as long as you keep the sim active by sending a text at least once every 6 months which you can do indefinately if you have retained the £10 credit (& you remember of course) - you dont activate the data add on by just sending a text
So far Ive found an unactivated 100gb/month add on seems to stay there on the SIM ready for activation & doesnt expire - no garauntee that it doesnt have some sort of expiry date though - Ive still to hit the 6 month mark
Dealer41
16 Oct 15#91
i have a sim bought from Tesco for 1pound not yet activated... can i use that sim? to get this offer
sm-1991
16 Oct 15#63
Hot! What are you guys doing using up to 100gb a month?!?! I barely use that a month with my home broadband.
mb1 to sm-1991
16 Oct 15#90
For me, it's not so much about using up the 100GB (which, like you, my home broadband rarely hits), but avoiding TalkTalk/Vodafone's awful coverage with a Dual SIM phone. I don't pay anything anyway for my TalkTalk SIM, so this £10 top-up every few months with EE is fantastic. I managed to get a speed of 65+ MB/s in a very rural location last week, which is about x5 times the speed of my home broadband! I just hope they keep doing it.
jav1900
16 Oct 151#87
If they offered this as a tariff would pay £10 pm - would shake up the broadband market too if they did that.
mattmerch to jav1900
16 Oct 15#89
shoobirdy
16 Oct 15#88
I'm on a summer100 sim and have just been looking to change to something else, but just tried texting to 150 and got the 100GB bonus - didn't top up or anything before and have £2.75 credit. Not sure if it's because I've topped up since the summer promo ended but certainly not complaining :laughing:
jav1900
16 Oct 15#86
This is fantastic promo
Still using the Summer 100 and one preloaded to be used from Dec
Still have some unused Glastonbury ones - wish I could extend their lives beyond six months and preload those for later use
veedubjai
16 Oct 15#85
Awesome! Still got a few old sims from last Summer deal. If EE continues these deals, they can have my money. Still far faster than my LLU Sky. Insane speeds. :smiley:
1apple
16 Oct 15#84
wow super hot :smile:
22tanya
16 Oct 15#83
Honest to god you guys on here break my heart with all your shenanigans.
Please tell me more. :innocent:
hatton420
16 Oct 15#82
Heat added :smiley:
greenair
16 Oct 151#81
Wish this could be made a regular tariff instead of just occasional offers.
Will be more than happy to move to EE and enjoy the good speed.
Magnets
16 Oct 15#80
I've been using it for the last few months and it's very good but not perfect. Sometimes webpages stall and sometimes google blocks you and says "your computer may be sending automated requests" which I assume is because they are using CGNAT. I reckon they are also using some sort of caching web proxy.
Most of the time I was getting full 20MB but sometimes dropped to 10MB, a few times I got dropped down to 3G (over the last 4 months). Speed is excellent and £10 for 2 months is a silly price.
hukduserr
16 Oct 15#75
how many sims did you guys order?
preecey to hukduserr
16 Oct 15#79
It's officially two per household or one per person, but what I've been doing since last year is having them delivered to close relatives and friends' houses (with their permission) to get around the limit.
najim95ali
16 Oct 15#78
ee is freaking awesome for doing this! I was without internet at home for about 3 months and this most certainly saved me. tethering works fine as I have done it for about 4 months, on the ps4 and laptop.
even downloaded movies at a good speed, what more can you ask for?
kab600
16 Oct 15#77
Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150.
smithp2
16 Oct 15#76
How do you activate the 100Gb, what do you need to text? I have just paid for 4Gb (1 & 3 add-on) on the old sim and want to see if I can get the 100Gb on it.
TopperXP
16 Oct 15#73
I have just signed up to join EE on pay as go , I paid £15 for a sim with a everything pack before I saw this post , will the offer be applicable to me ?
preecey to TopperXP
16 Oct 15#74
Unfortunately not.
The offer only applies to the dedicated promotional SIMs in the link, not any existing 'standard' PAYG SIMs
bestestbud85
16 Oct 15#72
Iv got £10 spare credit anybody got any ideas as to what i could use it for. I am lready on a mobile contract so itl just stay there.
that give's you an extra £5 then trying the christmas text? will try tonight
preecey
16 Oct 15#70
I've been using these various promo SIMs as my main home internet connection for nearly a year now. £5 a month for an outstanding service which consistently delivers speeds in excess of 25Mbps.
Seeing that my average usage with ADSL or fibre was around 70GB per month anyway, these are great for my needs.
Dave_c
16 Oct 15#69
anyone tried on the old sim that still has £10 credit, does it still need another top up?
DrIronFist2015
16 Oct 15#68
just ordered, used mobile browser
Thetrout
16 Oct 152#67
Thanks folks. My old sim from the summer worked fine. I had no credit left on it, just topped it up with £5 and sent the CHRISTMAS100 text to 150, I've now got 100gig of Data to abuse again :smile:
xPabloz
16 Oct 15#66
i tried it without topping up on my existing sim which expires next month and got this message.
Sorry, but this offer is not available to you.
should I try it by topping up with £5?
kab600
16 Oct 15#65
For those topping up previous sims: I don't think you can delay the 100gb starting like you can with a new sim. So stacking them for future use is an issue with the older sims.
ukbondraider
16 Oct 15#64
£5 pm for effectively unlimited data is what we all should be paying normally. This is what this sim card offers for the next 6 months.
Get three of them and activate as above and then wait for a similar spring100 offer next year.
I will never pay more than £10 per month for unlimited 4g data now. Perfect for someone like me who rarely make phone calls.
Freecyclist
16 Oct 153#51
This is what I did and it worked on my summer sim
Top it up with £5.
Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
(receive confirmation of 200gb)
Text STOP PACK to 150
Now you have as per some posters here, 200gig and the original £5 to spend after the promo ends..
paulandpam1 to Freecyclist
16 Oct 15#53
Are you sure you got away with just a £5 top up?
The offer states a £10 top up and that is what I've always used.
mdddb to Freecyclist
16 Oct 151#62
Just done the same and it worked. Great.
JohnnyUtah
16 Oct 151#61
Not sure if it's already been covered but had a previous "100gb" promotion sim that I texted "100GB" for my extra data. Tried it with the last "SUMMER100" text but got knocked back repeatedly.
Just tried the same sim with "CHRISTMAS100" and hey presto I have 100gb extra data for the next 2 months!! :smile:
kab600
16 Oct 151#60
I've just topped up a Glasto sim by £5 and got the 200gb. Happy days!
LukeHenners
16 Oct 15#55
Will this work with a wireless EE dongle does anyone know?
spannerzone to LukeHenners
16 Oct 15#59
Yes, I've done this on previous 100GB SIM's without issue, same for tethering using a phone.
killabyte
16 Oct 15#57
My data ended with the summer sim around 3 weeks ago. Can I top up that sim and text this code for the December offer? Or do I need to order a new sim?
Magnets to killabyte
16 Oct 15#58
From what I gather you can't re-use old sims anymore (as of a few weeks ago).
Freecyclist
16 Oct 15#56
Good spot Op. Thanks.
voted hot.
spannerzone
16 Oct 151#54
The EE march/april SIM deal earnt me £5.25 on topcashback when I ordered this free SIM via that site so maybe worth a try eg goto TCB, click on the EE link then when on EE's site paste in this deals weblink and order, I got cashback once I topped up the £10. However this didn't work for me on the most recent EE 100GB SIM deal but did on the previous (easter time?)
Rom
16 Oct 15#52
Thanks for the post!
gabberandy
16 Oct 15#49
expired. cold
paulandpam1 to gabberandy
16 Oct 15#50
NO it hasn't !!!!!
kab600
16 Oct 15#48
Top up, turn data off, text CHRISTMAS100, text STOP PACK, take sim out before using data. The first 100gb shouldn't start until you put it back in and use data.
As mentioned above, you'll probably need to start using before 6 months is up as according to their T&Cs sims have to be used within each 6 month period or they are disabled.
googley2
16 Oct 15#46
Heat added, great deal
mdddb
16 Oct 15#41
So would it make sense to get 1 now, which will last until mid December and then order another early december to stretch it out for about 4 months. Am I correct in thinking that the data starts as soon as your sim is ordered, or can you keep it for 2 months before activating it?
Silberman3 to mdddb
16 Oct 151#44
Been doing this for the last 4 months.
paulandpam1 to mdddb
16 Oct 15#45
The data starts the day you top up and text them CHRISTMAS100 and start using it.
SNP
16 Oct 151#42
Couldn't have come at a better time. My last sim ran out 2 days ago and I've been looking out for this since. Heat added :smiley:
jco83
16 Oct 15#40
So if the text costs 12p could I top-up 12p to get £10 PSN credit :stuck_out_tongue: (joke - I know I couldn't top-up just 12p :laughing:)
tonygee99
16 Oct 15#39
Ta.
agriff2
16 Oct 15#27
Can I transfer my sons pay as you go mobile number over to this SIM card?
jco83 to agriff2
16 Oct 15#38
Yes, but bear in mind the standard EE rates of 30p/min, 12p/text and I couldn't see a price for data
bigjeremy
16 Oct 15#37
Hope this one turns up last one never arrived..
jules888
16 Oct 15#36
Thanks bigjeremy.Thats a shame .
jacksb7
16 Oct 15#32
Is this only for a regular sim card? Take it I can't get a mobile broadband sim?
paulandpam1 to jacksb7
16 Oct 15#35
These work in a mifi or tablet as well as mobile phones.
So is basically a mobile broadband sim with calling as well.
DanManchester
16 Oct 151#34
Brilliant! Thanks for the heads up OP. I had a feeling there'd be another of these deals, I've had 3 of these previoulsy :smiley: which has kept a friend with no landline/internet online for almost 6 months...much, much cheaper than even the cheapest landline and internet deal. I think EE should make this a permanent 100GB a month deal.
HEAT (again!)
paulandpam1
16 Oct 15#33
Thanks just ordered another two because my summer sim data ends in two weeks.
The postcode address search is working for me on Android Chrome browser if anyone is still having problems.
ngangekrubally
16 Oct 15#31
Postcode finder working now.....just ordered. Used it the last time on my iPad Air and it worked fine.
nige182
16 Oct 151#30
It can also be used for charity donations.
One thing to remember with PSN credit is that you have to pay for the text message as well, so with only £5 credit you cannot top up your PSN by £5, but with say £5.20 you could as you have the extra to cover the text message cost.
SFconvert
16 Oct 15#29
Presumably you could also just use the £10 to buy 10 x £1 data packs also at 100mb each lasting up to a week. So for £10 you are getting 2 months of data, then up to 10 weeks at 100mb a week, which is enough for me as long as you don't stream anything.
iandrews
16 Oct 152#25
I have the SIM from last time. I toped up £10, texed to activate the promotion, and then texted to stop the pack. So I got the 200GB, but still have £10 credit.
I have just tried to text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 (without topping up any more), but I got back “Sorry, but this offer is not available to you.
jules888
16 Oct 15#23
Can my son get this instore as he is back from uni and having my old mobile so needs a new sim.
bigjeremy to jules888
16 Oct 151#24
No has to be the special sim online
hukduserr
16 Oct 15#21
yes! i have poor credit score and cannot get a mifi. this helps!
jco83
16 Oct 151#20
Do you know anything else credit can be used on? I heard you can buy PSN credit with it, anything else?
acholmes2000
16 Oct 15#19
will summer sim work?
jco83
16 Oct 151#17
I still have the £10 on my sim from last time. Can I just get the free data again?
kab600 to jco83
16 Oct 152#18
Possibly. I added £5 to a previous promo sim last time, and it worked. I still had the original £10 top up on it, so I now have £15 credit and did get the 200gb add-on.
As someone mentioned above, we need someone to risk the £5 to find out if it works this time!
Backaxel
16 Oct 15#16
excellent deal, thanks OP
otterboxer
16 Oct 151#14
crap, still not fixed anyone managed to get through and order one? im on laptop on chrome and am failing.
otterboxer to otterboxer
16 Oct 151#15
ah milliseconds after posting. cheers boro_boy
boro_boy
16 Oct 151#13
Postcode finder now working :sunglasses:
bankerscum
16 Oct 151#12
Good deal. This will keep my mind happy till March or April next year.
DonkeyKonk
16 Oct 151#6
Great deal, surprised its out yet again, thanks for info OP.
Is only one per person / household as far as I know (?).
otterboxer to DonkeyKonk
16 Oct 153#11
2 per household. Your twin can order one as well. :wink:
otterboxer
16 Oct 152#10
argh i need this! just bought a £15 6gb of ebay and felt really depressed at how much data i was gettting. I can save that sim for another day right they never go out of date as long as i dont activate it?
thank god they've done another one. Postcode still isnt unfrozen.
boro_boy
16 Oct 151#9
If I stopped the pack last time will this still work on the sim or will I need to order a new one
Big_L
16 Oct 152#8
Thanks OP, loved the almost unlimited data from last time!
Dave_c
16 Oct 151#7
waiting if to see if anyone has topped up the summer sim with £5 and got this deal to work
1more
16 Oct 151#5
Same problem, "Find Address" not working for me either ! tried Firefox, Chrome and Edge browsers with no luck.
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Opening post
New SIM needs to have been ordered by 29th December.
Go here, http://shop.ee.co.uk/campaigns/christmas-sim-from-ee if you want your own.
There is an AWFUL lot of contradiction on here but let me put this to rest once and for all.
The easiest way to get your 100GB AND keep your £10 credit is as follows:
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
6. Voilà. You now have your 100GB free each month, for two months - and your £10 credit to spend on anything you want.
Thanks to preecey
- Apogee00
To check if an existing SIM from previous promotions is eligible for the offer, or if you want to ensure the promotion is active on the SIM without losing any money in the process, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 BEFORE you top up. If the text back asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM. If the text back states something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
- preecey
If you don't want to start using the data straight away make sure at step 2 above that Data is TURNED OFF.
- kar999
Between steps 3 & 4 above reply YES to 150 to confirm you want to stop the pack. (You don't get a further text back. )
- kar999
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- Yes it's 100gb not 100mb. Activated after top up by texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150.
- You get 100gb for the first month. Then it automatically gives you 100gb for a second month. Then it becomes a normal sim.
- If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish.
- It can be used in mifis, and EE don't ban tethering.
- If you have a sim from the last 100gb promo(s), it will activate this offer if you top up by £5 then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 EDIT: PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT EE DO NOT NOW ALLOW THIS. Further edit: Topping up by £10 and texting CHRISTMAS100 DID work on 6th Nov.
- You can save it for future use - just do the stop pack thing and then don't use any data. I'm still using one now and it'll run to mid-December. Need to text once every six months to stop the sim being disabled. Your credit can be used for this without activating a pack.
- If you top up old sims, the 100gb starts immediately - haven't found a way to delay for future use.
The easiest way to get your 100GB AND keep your £10 credit is as follows:
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
6. Voilà. You now have your 100GB free each month, for two months - and your £10 credit to spend on anything you want.
Let's say you start on November 1st.
Sims 1,2,3 you activate on Nov 1st. That means " stop pack, top up £10, text christmas100". You must use a dumb phone.
Sim 1 data us for Nov and Dec
Sim 2 data is for Jan and Feb
Sim 3 data is for march and april
Sims 4 and 5 you activate on December 29. Again, you must use a dumb phone.
Sim 4 data is for may and June
Sim 5 will expire at end of June due to the six-month-rule. Therefore you must make a call or text from this sim, towards the end of June, to keep the sim alive. This will be paid for from the £10 PAYG credit you have on the sim, after you did the STOP PACK when activating. Texrts are 12p, calls are 30p. This call or text will keep the sim alive for a further six months, and will have the effect of triggering the data.
So sim 5 data is for July and (nearly all of) August.
So using the 5 sims you will have data from Nov 1st all the way to the end of August (nearly)
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should help me find better deal, was going to get bt mobile to take advantage of bt wifi/fon but not sure if I can tether at home
Have to see what their traffic shaping is like in the evenings - EE was bad for that
Tethering completely stops on GiffGaff after 6GB but you can still use data on your phone at near dialup speeds.
Thanks in advance
It is best to go for the 12 month SIM only contracts.
In case you might doubt their acceptance criteria; trust me. They approved me and I have an abysmal credit rating.
Thank you.
You get 200 mins & All You can eat Data of which 30Gb is available for tethering.
The guy in the shop says that if you use the 30GB then you get a text offering another 30GB for £5 - but have no proof that is true. Helpful if anyone has experience and can confirm.
But 30GB ok for me.
At the moment they have first 6 months half price.
I've been searching and haven't found anything suitable yet.
Thank you.
(I put it in a spare phone on the 7th....and had a text come through yesterday to say the 100GB of data is now activated!)
I have used the 100GB of two consecutive months on two sims. The £10 credit remains on them. In order to prevent this credit expiring , I need to make a call/sms within 180 days from ....... the date I topped the sim up OR the date I started to use the first 100GB OR the date of expiry of the second 100GB?
(I did the top up and texting Stop Pack, code to 150 etc)
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/mtv-trax-payg-sim-ee-top-up-15-7gb-data-now-for-6-months-2452425
An account holder for this number already exists
anyone have any idea how to sort this out?
You can reedeem the credit in the Google play store
I did the same for one in march - topped them both up at xmas, stopped the data, then stuck them in a drawer until the original one I had expired. Got the 2 months usage on that one so no reason to expect it to not work this time
Now i just need to work out how I spend the 10 quid on these 4 sims?
Please bring these back, EE!
hopefully ee have a summer sim like last year, coz this one's going to run out end of june :disappointed:
If I go to add-ons it says:
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
So does this mean I still have the 200gb waiting to be used?
I went out for the day on Sunday, travelling by train for around 450 miles in the north west and midlands.
I'd normally expect to get a good signal on EE, 3G or 4G, for most of the journey. With Vodafone I rarely got 4G, and the 3G was so slow at times I couldn't even open web pages.
Maybe there are areas where Vodafone are good, but in my experience EE are the best for data, with Three in second place.
Of course, your mileage may vary, but generally speaking, EE sh*ts all over the other networks.
No:disappointed:
EE all the way for me too, Vodafone (and O2) are horrible in South Wales.
EE's promo SIMs work out to be 5p per GB and Vodafone's promo SIMs are 20p per GB, but still good value really.
It's a shame because I knew a lot of people from abroad who would buy this sim even though they were here for less than a week.
You can however use a Pay As You Go Three SIM out there.
IIRC when the over is still running its a different message
Has anybody managed to use the sim credit on anything other than calls,data etc? I was going to set mobile billing at the Google store and use mine that way. Unfortunately no joy..
my sim from end of december has just expired so inserted my 2nd sim i topped up and texted xmas100 to and just inserted it into my mifi - half expecting it to tell me it had expired too, it's working and looks like i have 100gb from today :-)
fingers crossed as i have a 3rd one i topped up too which might last me until the end of june if all things go to plan
great for a house that can only get 1.5mb (at best) on adsl
I have an unused Xmas sim still in the letter. I take it that there's no way to activate this at present to get the 2 x 100gb?
Anybody had any success on using mobile billing via the play store? I was hoping to use the credit up but don't seem to get the option.
Also anyone tried to top up another £10? I was just curious if another topup and XMAS100 text was with a try??
So am a very happy chappy now.
And no there's nothing I can do. So it's up and running and I don't need it right now which is such a shame. If only I spotted that thread about christmas offer working on summer sim before it finished.
I can only assume he has a very large extended family that were willing to allow him to use their addresses
hes actually a 'lurker' on these forums i.e. see profile http://www.hotukdeals.com/profile/ehykwan
but please let us know IF you get the second month due to the previous report of someone not getting it
Re. Ebay sellers, you will find that they didn't actually have the sims in hand, they were simply passing on the buyers name and address details to EE via the standard web order form, bit of a rip off as you could of course simply fill out the form yourself. So no multiple addresses needed to receive dozens of sims, each sim would be posted direct from EE in the normal way
a bit worrying if so considering I have some of these SIMs lined up for use this year
I just checked one of my dormant SIMs online & its still showing its allowance but perhaps its only 1 month now if what you are saying is happening generally
also dont know if anybody has been looking at ebay lately but there is one seller who seems to have a ridiculously large number of these sims e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151964050845
- if you check back thru recently completed auctions I counted at least 40+ SIMs he has sold
( I thought I had managed well with 4 different addresses )
that seller will get a lot of grief if it turns out all the SIMs he has sold stop after 1 month
I feel a bit guilty really at all this free data and now taking the £10. :confused:
Do the following ....
Log into your account.
Click MENU
Click PACK AND ADD ONS.
Click ADD ONS.
It should show there, with no expiry date.
You can only use the text service to check usage AFTER you start using the 100GB.
That was far too detailed...
Reason i ask is someone has just sold me the sim on ebay but i wont get it till the 14th so this will have well expired?
I had a summer sim (used already) which I wanted to use for the Xmas promotion.
I texted christmas100 to 150. The response was "not available to you".
I decided to risk it, topped up £10, again texted christmas100, and I got the 200GB data.
However, the data started immediately, I was not able to delay it even though I used a dumb phone.
So ..... it looks like you can ignore the " not available to you" stuff, as long as you top up £10 first you should get the data, which will start immdiately.
This will also work for getting a second lot of 200GB with a Christmas sim.
But ... the christmas100 "text window" is about to be closed by EE any day now, it is advisable to do a test text if christmas100 anyway before you top up.
If the response is"not available to you" then you can ignore that and top up and get the data.
If the response says something like the offer has closed, then do not top up as no one can now get the data
Hope all that makes sense.
Irrespective of what you were told, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150, if the response asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM, it should work. If the response is something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
gutted :disappointed: I have 10gb left on another sim and it needs to last me until next fri minimum. :disappointed:
Next page there are four tabs, last is add ons, and youll see your gb and expiry date
if you want to ensure the promotion is active on the SIM without losing any money in the process, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 BEFORE you top up. If the text back asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM. If the text back states something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
Ive read that having a text sent could trigger the data. Im gonna make an online account and soon as Ive done the top up remove the sim and check online
(It seems like creating the online account is the way to go)
My data connection was and still is off. I have just texted BA to 150 to check on the balance...and it just tells me I have £10 on my account (along with the date/time of when I topped up).
Does it take a while before the Christmas add-on is reflected in the BA/150 process?
Many thanks
(I don't want to start my data yet).
Yesterday the first one expired, and I put the second one in my phone and started using data. Nothing happened for a while (I didn't receive the message confirming the special offer had been applied) and I panicked and put the third one in my phone and started using the data on that one too. Mistake.
Just under and hour after starting to use the data on the first delayed sim, I got the text saying that 100GB free had started. If you're starting to use a delayed sim, HAVE PATIENCE and wait a couple of hours. Your data may be on it's way.
I tried something else this morning - I topped up the first, original sim where I had already enjoyed my 200GB with another £10, texted CHRISTMAS100 again and received a text message saying the special had been applied! So I now have £20 credit and a second lot of 200GB free on this sim.
Thanks EE and thanks to this forum :smile:
I have tried re-using summer sims for the christmas100 offer, but the data starts immediately, even when using old "dumb" phone, data OFF etc.
Thanks for the info, my card doesn't expire until the 19th and I've got about 50gb left, anyone think I can top up £10 and get another 200gb despite that?
Anyone got a spare they dont need? :smile:
ganon: It's much easier and quite safe to text BA to 150 on a non-smartphone.
You can start an account with EE and look under ADD ONS, if it shows 100GB with no expiry data then the data has not started.
Or you can text BA to 150. Make sure you do this in a dumb phone or in smartphone with data OFF.
If it says 100GB with expiry date, then the data has started.
If it doesn't mention the 100GB, then the data has not started.
I have an extra sim my friend gave so I should should do the stoppack to delay it right?
So does this mean its not gonna expire in 2days like the rest?
the dormant 100gb SIMs I topped up with a further £5 because they were nearly 6 months old (with no chargeable activity) are currently still active & are now over 6 months old & the 100gb allowance is still available - no gaurantee that this is permanent of course
However thats not the whole story because I have had 2 SIMs self activate their dormant allowances which was a real pain in the backside
The first SIM (allowance) got activated because it received a completely unsolicited chargeable text message, the £3 charge was refunded a couple of days later but obviously that didnt really help as the 100gb allowance had already been activated
The second SIM Im not 100% sure about - the day the allowance activated I had put the SIM in a 'dumb' phone & texted AL to check the allowance on the SIM so possibly the allowance was triggered by this non chargeable text - however its also possible my 'dumb' phone has some sort of basic data capabilites & may have used some data & activated the allowance because of this
The lesson I have learnt is that it looks like its not a good idea to put a dormant SIM in any phone at all & that you should just keep it active by adding £5 credit via the online account - even then you are not safe because you can still receive an unsolicited premium text message
Finally I now appear not to be able to top up online anymore - I created a separate online account for each SIM & topped up with the same credit cards(s) so I suspect the system now considers this some sort of security risk due to the same credit cards registered on multiple accounts
https://myaccount.ee.co.uk/my-plan-pay-as-you-go/?action=add-ons#viewtabs
It does appear on the main screen of the iOS app though.
Mine appeared immediately.
update: after 10 mins it appeared in the main page remaining allowances.
I ask as I have a spare promo SIM laying around...
If you are using a fresh Christmas sim, then you should be fine.
If you are trying to re-use a summer sim, then be aware that this often causes the data to trigger immediately, so you won't be able to delay it.
This is great if so
If this is rthe case, it can be used to delay the data til Aug/Sep/Oct/Nov/Dec ..... Or possibly even indefinitely.
Received SIMS 30/10/2015 when offer started
Today
Data off - STOP PACK texted
Data off - Topped up £10 & texted CHRISTMAS100
Received confirmation and checked online -100GB add on with no expiry date.
Should have until 30/4/2016 to begin using these.
My last Summer SIM expected to be finished by end of this month.
Fantastic
So you should have til early july.
That takes you up to 11 Jan. The 12th is the last day to claim the promo according to the T&Cs. If you only have the one sim, you have the choice of chancing a top-up now, and try to instigate the offer - no reports from anyone who has tried this. Or, get ready to top-up immediately when your current offer finishes on the 11th - definitely worth a try.
HTH
Now I think I messed up a bit. I didn't have any packs running when I texted Christmas100 so the new allocation kicked in straight away, which I didn't really need as my second sim still has 6 weeks worth of data left to run. If I had had a data pack running, say the £1 (7 days) one, before I sent the texts I think that would have delayed the add on until the data pack had run out - packs run before add-ons if packs added first. So I could have delayed the second allocation by a renewing £1 a week pack until I needed the 2 months of 100gb.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. I don't suppose there's anyway to delay add-ons?
2nd 100GB from end of Nov to Dec
and my 200GB was applied again last week....
Photo below..... All good for 400GB
maxmix
https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/l/t1.0-9/1914835_10154546665249012_4280966594439212548_n.jpg?oh=2572fd2a76b41e20bb5e0f24715ceafa&oe=570E8807
Anyone else been able to get this? That's using the same Christmas sim twice for the christmas100 data, 400GB total?
I can't try it cause I am still using summer sims.
Rolls eyes.
Mutters " Christ, I wish he told us this from the start ........."
etc
etc
ok, here is what to do now.
Text christmas100 to 150.
OPTION ONE ........If the reply says the 200GB has been added then its all sorted.
OPTION TWO ........If the reply says you have to top up first, then this means there has been too big a gap between the original £10 top up and now, and so you will have to top up another £10. So do the following ...... 1- text STOP PACK to 150 and then reply YES ..........2 - top up £10 .........3- text christmas100 to 150 and wait for confirmation text that the 200GB has been successful. All sorted, the data will start immediately and the £10 will stay on the sim as PAYG credit for you to use as you wish.
OPTION THREE ........If the reply says "not available to you" then this means your summer sim is not being accepted for the Christmas data offer (some work, some do not) and so you can forget it.
With regards to your Christmas sim, you should top up and get the 200GB for that one sorted immediately, ie today, do not wait as EE might switch off the whole activation system sooner than stated. DO NOT WAIT. Make sure you do the whole process using either a dumb phone, or with DATA OFF on a smartphone. You can then save the data for use in march/April, or whenever.
I received a text asking me to send 'YES' back to 150 to confirm that I wanted to stop the packs.
I didn't receive any further texts (aside from the one welcoming me to EE).
Looking at the OP, this seems normal...so the packs seem to have stopped successfully :smiley:.
Any ideas if Co-Op stores do phone top ups?
I would advise getting a £10 top-up at a shop and text VO....(16 numeric) to 150 to load it. You can still see the sim status when you start to use it using http://add-on.ee.co.uk/status or read your own device [Eg my 3MiFi is http://192.168.1.1/html/home.html]. This avoids registering with EE online and is simpler.
I don't want to have my credit card details on file with EE, but DO want to be able to confirm that the add-on has successfully applied and is queued up for when I eventually switch on the data connection (end of Feb and end of April)
So is it best to get a £10 top up on the supplied top up card, then create an online account?
(Also, I text 'STOP PACK' to 150 and received the text saying the packs had been stopped. I then received a further message from EE to say 'welcome to EE. Your £10 data pack will start when you call, text or browse'. Should I be concerned about this? I don't want to spend the £10 credit)
Received my sims yesterday, activated one last night and the 100GB applied without issue..
Has anyone been succesfull in saving the data to use later?
I see the initial post by Kar999, about turning off data on step 2. I am then hoping I can get the 200gb but not start it until the other Sim has run out so Feb time.
Don't really want to top up with £10 only to find in Feb the Sim deactivated..
If you set it up, you can check status of 100GB by clicking, from memory, .....
MENU
PACK AND ADD ONS
ADD ONS
.... and that should show your 100GB , or not as the case may be.
If your sim will still connect with data to EE then using the link I put in the last message should show you anyway without having to set up account.
Also please note there can be a delay before the 100GB kicks in automatically, as much as a few hours.
Try the link below
http://add-on.ee.co.uk/status.
As long as you texted christmas100 and got the response back that the 200GB has been successfully added, the your first month of 100GB should start as soon as your 1GB is used up.
The STOP PACK and YES text only relate to keeping the £10 credit on the sim. If you have used the 1GB data then its too late to stop that pack so the £10 has been spent.
If you have created a myaccount page with EE then you can check that to see where your 100GB is.
I didn't receive a confirmation email for either SIMs even though my sister requested just before me.
Has anybody that didn't get a confirmation email still get a SIM?
EE seem to be playing silly **** with this now, I would strongly recommend anyone with sims in hand to top up and do the christmas100 text immediately ASAP ...do not wait. If they can close the application window early, then they might close the activation window early too.
Went to the order page on the 29th & the 100gb SIM order form had been removed
HOWEVER it was still possible to access a 'cached' version of the form via google cache so I used that instead & managed to get dispatch emails so hoping Im OK
Nice "albeit" by the way. Tried to outdo you with a casual "notwithstanding" but I don't think I quite made it. Must try harder.
Might be a wise move ref. top up and text activation ASAP. :wink:
Great offers notwithstanding, EE come across as extremely flaky, some sims work, others not. They even ended the offer earlier than stated, it was supposed to end midnight tonight, I checked at 8pm and the webpage had already disappeared.
With that in mind, anyone with sims still to be activated and topped up should do so ASAP and not leave it close to 12 Jan. EE might pull the plug on that a few days early, too.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/free-200gb-again-10-topup-required-ee-2312026
I'm telling you what I did, Whatever day it was when it arrived ! I'm non stop with work ATM so it could have been a few days earlier....
I'll type it a bit easier so you understand.....
£10 on new Xmas Sim when it arrived, into Mifi Unit.....
1st 100GB ran out.... 2nd 100GB was activated and ran out....
Next £10 on and 200GB was applied after texting 150 with Christmas100 again....
I'll take a screenshot of the text saying I have now 200GB to use so you can
understand....
maxmix
maxmix
So how can you have done a second top up !of £10 on a christmas sim and now you are on your third month of 100GB?
Doesn't make sense.
Everyone gets 2 months of 100GB per £10 top up.
Are you saying you have done a further £10 top up on the same sim?
maxmix
One SIM worked fine; Mobile data disabled, Pack stopped, confirmed it was stopped, topped up, double-checked first three steps again and then applied the promotion. Worked fine and the data is sitting idle.
The other SIM didn't go so well even though the exact same steps were done with the exact same phone. Promotion was applied but the countdown was started.
Not sure what is up with that. It always worked until this point and I don't see anything I have done wrong.
Neither was up for a trade even though they were going to use the data right away, so I've tried to order two more SIMs. One that I ordered a while back for another relative hasn't turned up and, to be honest, I'm not even going to hold my breath for these two.
Probably best to do it ASAP rather than leave until the last minute.
Many thanks.
:smile:
all i need to do is put a tenner on and off i go right??!!
I'm a little dubious about what the rep told me, but it is entirely possible that there was some hiccup that caused it to "trigger". Maybe a "backup" that systematically disabled things during the backup and then reactivated before applying my settings again, but I'm not sure.
I'm going to do some testing and report back here. I want to get the SIMs for my family members set up and I'll possibly do a trade and see what the deal is.
I'll be only having the SIMs I really need in the phone from now on, though. Still need both in, but not for now.
I was just about to buy two £10 EE top-ups for future use.
I have family members that are still waiting for their SIMs. I'll be taking a further look into this.
A nephew wants one for data while he is out and about. I'll get his set up and, if it was just some weird glitch, then I'll see if he wants to do a trade since he wants the data right now.
Thanks for the feedback.
WTF is this about?
I checked online and YEP, the data for the second SIM has just started... Expires in 30 days.
I did nothing to initiate the data and it has been disabled, and is STILL disabled, for the second SIM with the active Mobile Data selection being my first SIM. Just randomly got a message from EE right now as I was working on my laptop.
Has EE decided that they are going to just start the Data as standard now???
I'm going to be more than a little effin **** if they have. I've now got two SIMs using active data...
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EDIT:
Just been on the phone with EE customer support.
I've asked him about the situation and, apprently, since it's part of a Christmas promotion then all SIMs, regardless of when the promotion was applied or if it is "idle", will be activated on or just after Christmas.
Keep an eye on your SIMs and let me know if this is really the case or if something has just gone wrong on my end.
I would imagine this is down to your dual-SIM handset using the SIM for data; even for a fraction of a second would activate the SIM.
I have a dual-SIM handset and so appreciate your frustration but myself would never put my dormant SIM in a handset with data on for fear of exactly what has happened to you.
As with all mobile broadband providers its almost always down to coverage.
thanks OP for the post but I just wanted to warn ppl to stop them from being disappointed and wasting money like I did
maxmix
If so, it seems summer sims can be used too get the Christmas offer too, but there seemed to be a problem in using summer sims which had already been activated for the summer offer, only fresh, unused summer sims were being accepted.
You seem to have managed to use a summer sim twice, once in summer and now again at Christmas.
So you should be fine with your Christmas sim now.
Out of interest, can you confirm that the summer sim was an unused one, ie it was never used for the summer offer?
If you had successfully stopped the data pack and retained the £10 as credit, then the 100gb would have triggered first automatically.
No idea why the STOP PACK didn't work for you. You did respond YES to the confirmation message?
The Christmas SIM I ordered 2 days ago has arrived today but I am holding off buying the £10 credit for it as I'm not sure I'm going to get the 200gb.
You have to use a phone with data switched OFF to stop the data from triggering immediately.
You can keep the £10 credit on the sim by using the STOP PACK text.
This is all detailed above.
The stuff about using the 1GB first is irrelevant, just do the STOP PACK text and use data OFF to do the christmas100 text, then nothing will start until the next time you put sim in phone or tablet, in march or April or whenever, six month limit approx.
The legal bit
Christmas SIM: Get your SIM by 23:59 on 29 December 2015, top up £10 within 14 days of getting it to buy your Data Pack then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 to activate the 200GB free UK data. You get 100GB each month for 2 consecutive months. Free data starts as soon as the 1GB of data in your Data pack runs out and lasts up to 30 days. Check 4G coverage at ee.co.uk/coverage.
@kar999, it seems only summer sims that had previously been used to get the summer100GB offer are now no longer being accepted, but summer sims which were never activated or topped up are still viable for the Christmas offer. At least that's how it looks.
Curious, I did the same a month ago and it worked then.
Maybe EE has changed policy, and is now blocking old summer sims from being reused?
.
Looks like the older promo Sims may have had their day.
I realised that I hadn't turned mobile data off. If I go ahead now and top up, what will happen to the £10 credit.? I'm not quite understanding the order of things here. TBH, I'm happy with £10 for 100Gb of data but if I can keep the credit that would be good.
Do the following ...
1 Turn data OFF on phone.
2 Text STOP PACK to 150
3 Top up £10
4 Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
If you now text BA to 150, to check balance, it should show £10.
If you want the 100GB data to start immediately, then simply turn data back on and it will start.
If you want to save the data for later use then leave data turned off, take sim out and keep safe til you want to use it.
WARNING: some people have reported that the data starts immediately no matter what you do, the only way to check if it has been put on hold is to register an EE account and check the status that way.
I topped up 5 pounds by mistake not knowing that they wont give the christmas100 promo til you top up 10 pounds. Is there any way for me to either get my 5 quid back and top up 10 or would the accept if i call them to add another 5quid to get the promo. Im really on a tight budget and i dont wanna pay another 10 quid. Thanks
better topup by a tenner as customer service is useless
Or call 150 and use the £10 to buy any pack.
Or you can do it online if you set up an account with EE.
does that mean even if i top up it wont give me another 2 months?
It worked on mine.
Probably best to follow the advice previously given, I think by preecey.
Before topping up, text christmas100 and if the reply is "not available to you" then forget it.
If the reply is " please top up £10 first" then you can go ahead and top up and then do the christmas100 text and get the data.
I take it there is no way of finding out without topping one of the sims up?
"Sorry, but this offer is not available to you."
Thanks for that. Tried again after adding another £10.00 and texted "CHRISTMAS100" and hey presto.!
That will be another two months of 100gb on the same sim for the same "CHRISTMAS100" offer!
So, it seems that if you have a problem you need to ask to escalate the issue to a manager to get things done.
Register the online perhaps then. IIRC and you need to enter the code on the sim so that might give you the info you need.
Alternatively turn off data and calls and pop sim in phone
FIND YOUR SIM CARD NUMBER ON AN ANDROID phone
We've picked an HTC handset for our example here. To easily find your SIM number from the phone itself, just follow these steps.
From the home screen, press the menu button and select Settings
Scroll down and click on About
Click Phone Identity or About depending on model you are using.
Your SIM number should appear as the SIM ID
Or for my G4 the info is in about/status, same with samsung tablet just more scrolling required.
Unlimited calls
Unlimited calls Europe when travelling
Unlimited text
Unlimited text Europe when travelling
Unlimited 080 calls as standard
Unlimited mms
20gb superfast 4G data - no expiry date
300 minutes to ALL 08 calls
30 day plan
Original price £27.99 - This is what I was told over the phone
£21.99 after discount per month
What do you think should I keep it, please advice, anyone???
Texted the "CHRISTMAS100" to 150 to receive the reply of
"Sorry, you need to have last topped up by £10 or more to receive this promotion. Please top up and try again."
Does it actually have to be a full £10 top up in one go?
FWIW I'm tethering, although I've got a decent LTE tablet with a good keyboard case it's not a laptop replacement. Laptop I get 30mb download and 25upload which is insane compared to my 90kb upload I got with Talktalk and I probably only got that 50% of the time. On my tablet which has the sim inside get 107.9mb download and upload 30.5.
Question - I use my sim in an Osprey mifi, connected wirelessly to my old-ish tablet. I get about 25 Mb/sec download.
If I were to use the sim in a 4G sim enabled tablet directly, would I see a big increase in speed?
I'd used the ee summer sim offer in a spare iphone 6 just to stream spotify and videos and the speed/reception were pretty good, heres hoping its the same!
Still unknown - is there any time limit on the 100GB data before it has to be used? Please keep us up to date as to what happens on day 181, I assume you have a ee MyAccount page you can log into to check.
http://kenstechtips.com/index.php/payg-inactivity-account-termination-and-credit-expiry
(scroll down to EE info then comment on november 16th)
also defintion of a connection action here
http://e-gain.s3.amazonaws.com/external/content/Ts%20and%20Cs/PAYG%20EE%20final%20form%20TCs.pdf
and again here
http://ee.co.uk/help/accounts-billing-and-topping-up/terms-and-conditions/ee-terms-and-conditions/pay-as-you-go-terms/pay-as-you-go-offers
so as long as EE honour this my SIM should stay active due to the top up - I'll be **** if not as Im topping up a handful of SIMs & if they all get deactivated will stand to lose all the £15 credits
it kinda makes sense IMO (from a rather cynical point of view ) - given that credit card companys give you a maximum of 3 to 6 months to do a chargeback then after 6 months EE can take your top up credit without the risk of a chargeback later
Calling up EE is an exercise in frustration, a massive PITA, they promise something and you have to ring them up again to check they actually did it. Becoming owned by BT can't make them any worse.
the top up did not activate the 100gb allowance so assuming the top up will keep the SIM active (it should according to the terms & conditions) then you can keep the allowance in hiberation indefinately but it will cost you £5 every 6 months & you have to be well organised so you dont forget
That's a chargeable call or text.
And unfortunately that call or text will trigger the 100GB data to start.
But I hope you are right, you might have discovered the "holy grail" of these sims, ie how to keep the data in hibernation for ever ... and ever .... and ever .....
bayhabourbutcher i dont what you mean....if allowance wasnt activated whats point in keeping sim?
"To check if an existing SIM from previous promotions is eligible for the offer, or if you want to ensure the promotion is active on the SIM without losing any money in the process, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 BEFORE you top up. If the text back asks you to top up before they add the free data, the promotion is live on the SIM. If the text back states something along the lines of 'sorry you're not eligible', do NOT top up as you won't get the free data.
- preecey"
ive got a summer sim anyone know if this will still work?
Use the first letter of your first name
Let hope you're sorted now. :smiley:
I had it the right way round but I did try it all the other way round aswell just to check
Insert the sim with the "electronic" side facing up, and the edge with diagonal cut off corner going in first.
I still don't get it, I certainly did not switch on mobile data, does it being on activate a £10 use? At least it's sorted now. Hopefully.
All doing it with data off is not using your £10 up front but you still have to use it or lose it when the 200gb has run out.
Ahh it's going well for me :smiley:
In a web browser you need to type something like 192.168.1.1 to see if the Osprey is working ( see its instructions)
Login and Password should be admin
Does it need actived? Cause it says it's preloaded with the data
Never mind I will just have to use my 30day sim which came with my osprey
Click the picture link in the opening post to order one.
I did everything texted 150 turned of data then topped up ,texted Christmas100,then made a chargeable text but still nothing so I rang EE and they said I have the wrong sim and are refunding me my £10 back
So today I've lost £10 topping up the sim and I now cannot use it GRRR not a happy girl at all
Usually when you text Christmas100 from a SIM that you have already activated the offer on you get a text saying that you are already enjoying the offer
Since this morning you get no reply, no reply to BA either and you can't activate the offer on a new SIM
I hope it's a temporary problem
Does EE and the signal bars appear or are you getting something like No Service or Unregistered SIM?
If you get nothing even after turning the phone off and on again it may be that EE have sent you a dud SIM, they've done this a few times in the past with these promotions
The 14 day rule is not actively enforced. I've managed to activate a few SIMs from their previous promotions well beyond this 14 day 'deadline'.
It let me top up and register under a single My Account page. Once It'd opened them I couldn't work out who's was who's anyway! It does however set up a separate account within My Account for each different sim. EE have still had the £20 off us so they don't care! :smiley:
I can take it instore to top up but is there anyway of adding it to my current EE account. I'm thinking no but I thought I'd ask. If I can't then I assume I'd need to set up another EE account?
Thanks
See my post 1179 a few pages back.
Don't leave it until too late into next month as the deal ends 29 Dec and top ups 14 days after.
Both of mine are topped and the data is dormant as I'm still using a summer sim.
Worth ringing CS to complain if its only letting you have 1 in your household.
Or get a friend or relative to order one for you. I had a extra one sent to the mother in laws address using my hotmail email addy rather than my main one
(I'm moving on to a boat on the waterways of London - so 100GB of 4G data per month until August would be AMAZING. It'd probably be an improvement over my current broadband situation :smiley: )
Well done Piggy and thanks Deany :smile:
piggy is the maths genius. He got it to nearly 8 months in the end from memory.
That was at the start of the promotion though.
Cheers
Deany
Once you have topped up and done Christmas100 (which has to be within 5 days of a whole £10 top up not 2 x £5) just take the sim out and it will remain dormant for up to 6 months or until you start using it.
To keep sim alive after 6 months you need to make a chargeable event like a text from the £10 credit still on your account but I believe by doing that the 100GB data then also starts running straight away.
Someone did the maths, Preecy and/or Deany (but credit if it was someone else) I think earlier in this thread and you can certainly make use of 3 sims and possibly up to 5 which should keep you going into July/August.
I use mine in a 4G Mi-Fi (Osprey) so tethering isn't an issue and it's faster than my Home Broadband as I can see a Double Speed 4G EE mast. :smile:
I have two sims but might get some more from friends/family, but got a feeling BT will ban tethering on EE and then there will be no point for me.
In addition i was talking to the Service guy today and asking about putting another sim on there and he laughed and said nah because then you can just keep using the data foreveroO He thought the sims expired after 2 months of non use. I just agreed with him and ran away before he thought any more of it.
Go into Account Settings and there is an Option to Add a New Number...
Add a new number
Here, you can add numbers for all your devices and manage them in one place.
If you have more than one device on your account, just enter one of your numbers and the others will appear automatically.
It gives you a new account for each number but you can easily switch between accounts with one email log-in to see all your sims.
I have one Summer sim still active and two Christmas ones with data "dormant" all in my one account.
Going to check it tomorrow and if its still not started i will add the 2nd sim to the account and top it up £10, text Christmas 100 and that should appear on there as well? Dont want to use it until this one expires.
Not sure how to numbers would appear on the page, or even if you can add a 2nd number to your EE account.
It's working now on the EE account. I have text Christmas100 and it appears in the My add-ons part of the website.
It says 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires.
Does that mean it has already started? I have not sent a chargeable text or call or used the data, so it shouldn't have started yet...
Once it starts the Add-ons screen will show something like this (with an actual expiry date....)
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires 21 Dec 2015
The main screen on My account will also show you how much data is remaining ....
Data left
96.8 GB
Never mind :disappointed:
Texted christmas100 but they say I'm not eligible :-(
Just waiting for my number to port, but I notice in 'my account' on EE, it doesn't show the added data? Does it show for anyone else?
But then late on Monday night suddenly got another text from EE saying thanks for topping up £10, even though I've never done it myself/or give permission to anyone, got quite suspicious about the "auto-topup", went to MyEE account to check and it said "E-Topup Payment", which I've not done before, so I wonder is the new £10 topup some sort of "free topup" offer/credit that EE is doing just now?
Black Friday Free Credit:Top Up your EE Christmas Sim with £10,text Christmas 100 to 150 by 29/11 to get your 100GB and we'll give you an extra £10 by 1/12
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ee-100gb-christmas-sim-top-up-10-29-11-get-10-credit-free-2335834?p=26648595
I didn't get the texts but still got 2 x £10 free credit on my sims as well as the original £10 top up I did on 29th Nov. :smile:
But i can't register the number online. Just states payment error, which is strange because i'm just trying to enter the mobile number.
So can i top up £10 using the Card, put the sim in the phone with data off then text Christmas to 150. Take the sim out and not use the data until i'm ready and this should be ok?
Then follow the same process with the other SIM i have?
Yes, July & Aug should be fine, I think I misunderstood you.
I just wanted to make sure you knew after STOP PACK if you use the sim the clock starts on that sim. Or its within 6 months.
You seem to know that anyway.
Cheers
Deany
I will try to keep them active by topping up with £5 - I dont think just topping up will activate the 100gb but it should keep the sims active according to the terms and conditions
You advise text stop pack. Top up £10. Text Christmas then take sim out until use on all the Sims before December 29th?
Not sure if should get a third as BT will 100% disable tethering, then please themselves while listening to customer rage calls.
got a txt today on my non ee number saying 'black friday free credit: top up by 29/11 to get your 100gb and we'll give you an extra £10 by 1/12
hope i get my 2nd this weekend:)
Why is that?
1. You get it for free from EE
2. there are buy it now prices at £1.80
Probably just local mast congestion, nothing to worry about.
i mean if i get a couple and top up before jan 12th and just leave them a few months will they still work?
Just wondering if the 100GB can be saved for later next year
"Your current balance as of today is £10.00. You have 100GB remaining on your 100GB free..."
But today, txt 'ba' and the message is:
"Your current balance as of today is £10.00. For more information on your packs, add-ons or free boosts, go to..."
NO MENTION of the 100GB. I thought it is just a technical hitch on the EE server, but I received the same message for the past 5 hours.
Anyone care to check their sims if there is mention of 100GB in the messages?
I then installed the MyEE app, which says I have one add-on active - which is the 100GB. So it's working properly, it's just not mentioning it on the balance text.
I'm not but I haven't subscribed to GM for a good while.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/unwrap-a-present-every-week-until-christmas-with-ee-2326336
It's telling me to try in a few days.... anyone else managed it?
Do you know the number to text, I can do this from within my web browser on PC to save removing Sim to find out exactly what I have left etc ?
Thanks
maxmix
Do I let it expire completely or do I buy another topup from newsagent and fire it on now or what ?
maxmix
I have a summer sim. If i top that up and text Christmas100, will it work? If so, will the recently mentioned £5 still work or another amount?
Also I ordered a Christmas sim, can i top up now and send the Christmas100 text 30th December?
As regards your Summer SIM you could try it - some say it worked, however the data starts immediately and requires another £10 top-up. EE did run a promo recently for Summer, Glasto and Phil & Dan SIMs whereby user received a text offering another 200 GB of data after a £10 top-up but that ended on the 11th Nov.
Texting SUMMER100 and/or DATA100 to 150 may yield some more info for you. :smirk:
Just got a few questions before i go ahead. Waiting to finish the current 6GB SIM i have so i dont want to activate this one yet.
Can i also use a family members name to get another one? I'm sure i have read 2 per household?
Thinking i need to do parts 1-4 below within 2 weeks of receiving the SIM, then part 5 when i am ready to use it?
Might get two SIMS so need to know how late i can leave part 5.. If i started the 1st sim on December 1st taking me to February 1st, would the 2nd sim work on February 2nd until April 2nd?
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone.
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150
4. Buy a £10 top up
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
Thanks everyone.
If you want to delay the data you must stoppack etc from a phone with data turned off. You need to text CHRISTMAS100 within 5 days of topping up.
You can also delay topping up the second sim until 14 days after 29 December when the offer ends.
Put SIM in phone while data off, text STOP PACK to 150.
Top up when ready to use data, then text Christmas100 to 150.
What is the 14 day limit on EE terms? If i don't top up within 14 days the SIM does not work?
Anyone know about using P2P on these SIMS? Looking to stream for Kodi/football etc, presume that uses P2P of some kind.
However, looking at my account online, although it says there is £10 credit it also shows I have no minutes, texts or data remaining. Have I lost the £10 top up data after the STOP PACK text or will these figures appear when I start using the sim?
Had ordered the Osprey 2 off eBay for £40.
Signal is a little stronger than my phone and speeds are a little faster too!
The 14 days referred to by EE is just a way for them to end the text message being accepted 14 days after the final sims are posted out.
So ALL sims will be fine to use the christmas100 text right up until 12 January.
It does not matter when you received your sim.
If so, is there anything on the sim card that I need to look for to confirm it is the correct sim?
(Working in Stonehaven with no car access - so the Co-op is my only option ☺!)
Am i right in thinking you had a few days from receiving the sim card before the offer has expired.
Mine came today and under the Sim Card along with the mobile number it says that activation must occur by 08/11/2016. Is this right?
I activated my sim after the stated date and all works ok. In fact I didn't even see the date, as I never removed the top up card.
I ordered one Monday, got the email same day, got the sim wednesday.
Told a few friends about it on wednesday, and about 6 of them ordered weds and thurs, not one has had an email or sim :disappointed:
Few people on the ee forum complaing they haven't arrived but they aren't that recent.
i got one more tha 14 days
That means the sim will die if it's not activated by then, it's not related to the 200GB offer.
You have asked us to stop your pack. When your current pack ends we will not add a new one. If you'd like to proceed, just reply YES. For more info on our great value packs, go to my account or text ALL PACKS to 150
Replied with YES and it said couldn't recognise repsonse
We have successfully added the 200GB promotion to your account. Time to start enjoying your first month of 100GB! Thank you.
Does that mean I don't have to top up again next month?
After adding voucher, stop pack, texted data100 to 150 as per text from EE
'Sorry we were unable to process your request please try again later'
And do you know if there is a way of delaying 100GB data starting when using summer sim to text christmas100?
Seems it starts immediately even if dumb phone is used etc.
Any thoughts?
Not sure about the delayed data. I wonder if anyone who used their Glasto sims to get the Summer100 or Christmas100 data working with a £10 top up managed to delay the 100GB ? If so, I would have expected them all to be the same.
(Edit: the £5 top up loophole was nipped in the bud pretty quickly after the Christmas offer was launched)
Grrrrr :confused:
Top up £10
Text BA to 150 to see if the sim has automatically bought a pack. If not, buy one.
Text STOP PACK and confirm YES.
Text Christmas100.
Make sure all the above was done in dumb phone to prevent pack data from starting and to prevent 100GB from starting.
I am interested in the fact you were not able to delay the 100GB from starting immediately when using a summer sim to text christmas100. What steps did you follow?
"Sorry due to a technical issue we were unable to add this promotion to your account"
I have contacted EE via Twitter and their online support community as well as speaking to four different CS staff on 150. So far none of them have managed to resolve issue.
When I text DATA100 to 150 now I get a reply saying:
"Hi, unfortunately there is a technical issue adding the 100GB offer to your account. We will be in touch as soon as the issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience."
"The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas SIM. Get yours now at ee.co.uk/christmassim"
You then have the option of buying a new pack, or simply using the £10 credit as PAYG, calls are 30p a minute, texts are 12p.
You can buy a pack by calling 150 and following the options.
The 100GB data is not affected by any of this, you get the 100GB no matter if you buy a pack or not.
CHRISTMAS100 working may mean that those with summer sims can wait until xmas to activate the new data - not sure. The DATA100 code seems more short term from what their text said (top up by 11th "then text" DATA100).
If you text BA to 150 you will see if you have the 100 GB waiting.
You could always text stop pack again and see what response you get back (if any).
It looks like the £10 should be there till the end.
I'lI try and have a look at My account later on my second sim when I get home.
Thanx , will keep u guys informed when I finally put SIM in osprey box later ....see what happenz......fireworksoO
I cannot manage to get started with one SIM and keep credit for future ,never mind till next August :disappointed:
"Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires".
How do I know without actually putting SIM in osprey that the credit will be taken , although I did do the stop pack ,Christmas100, but dont know which order they were delivered because of the terrible service/reception from ee at the time I was doing the txt'z. Another question I was wondering is that after texting back "YES' to "stop pack", should I have got a response back?? Thankyou again
Just promotional emails, ignore them. You could avoid this by using a throw-away email address when requesting the sim.
I ordered the sim a little early so a family member followed the instructions by texting to 150 using a dumb phone
-Stop pack
-Topped up £10
-Texted christmas100
-Texted BA - said £10 balance and 100gb.
Took sim out of phone and put in a safe place till needed.
Today I received an email titled
" xxxxxx don't miss out on free data with your Christmas SIM"
"Hello xxxxxx,
Don’t miss out on a whopping 100GB of data a month for two months – totally free. All you have to do is top up £10 on your EE Christmas SIM, and you’ll have more data than you know what to do with."
I was wondering if others had received the same kind of email or if it isn't anything to bother about?
Menu (Should be on top left of Screen)
Pack & Add-ons (Menu should have opened up on left of Screen)
Add-Ons (This should be on the page that appears and there will be 4 boxes in the middle of the screen)
Once you have clicked on the add-ons Icon you can see the status of your data.
If the Data is running down you will see this.
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires 21 Nov 2015
If the data is sitting waiting but not in use you will see this (note: NO Expiring date)
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
If you put the sim into a Mi-fi or a phone with the data turned on it will kick the data into use and it will run down over the next two months (and will have an expiring date on My Account).
Hope that helps.
EDIT: If you did Stoppack the £10 credit should stay there until the end and not run down even though you are using the data.
Current credit £10,
Current pack £10 data pack, 30 days remaining once pack starts. Your £10 data pack will start as soon as I call txt or start browsing.
Now my question is if I take this SIM out of phone and put in osprey box ,will my £10 credit start to go or will I be able to use the 100gb x 2 over 2 months,,, really confused,help appreciated.
Individual sims are not timed from date of dispatch, this would be too much trouble for EE to monitor and impossibe toenforce. All sims , no matter when they were despatched and including previous offers, can be used to get the 100GB as long as the text message is still being accepted, and that works up to 14 days after the end of offer date. In this case end-of-offer is Dec 29, so the text will stop working approx Jan 12.
This also explains why previous sims works on future offers. There are really no different summer sims, glasto sims, Christmas sims etc ..... there are just promo sims, all from the same batch, all identical, and EE just open and close a "window" every few months, and designate a text code which will be accepted from all promo sims until the window is closed a few weeks later.
Hello ~~~~~,
Don’t miss out on a whopping 100GB of data a month for two months – totally free. All you have to do is top up £10 on your EE Christmas SIM, and you’ll have more data than you know what to do with.
Hello ~~~~~,
To get your hands on 100GB of free data for two months, all you need to do is top up your Summer SIM now. You won’t just have more data than you know what to do with, you’ll get loads of other great stuff from EE too.
My SIMs were topped up and activated for the deal a little while ago. I already confirmed that the data is ready to go on one of the SIMs, complete with the £10 credit still present, prior to receiving these emails.
I don't think it is much to worry about. Looks like it's just a blanket email to everybody that ordered a SIM in case there was anybody that hasn't activated the promotion yet.
My data shouldn't be counting down yet. I had tried to register the SIMs on the website but was only getting an "Anonymous Payment - ERROR" message every time I tried, hence putting a SIM back in my smartphone (but with data turned off" and sending "BA" to 150 for a status updated. I've already looked into this error and looks like it's to do with not topping up using the included card or a debit/credit card. I used a voucher to top up both of mine and will require help from EE to get the online account sorted out. I feel no need to do this just now, though.
Everything looks good on my end. But I guess it's possible that EE have gotten wise to what is happening.
I have no issues at all if EE want to still take the £10 when I start using the data, as I personally feel it's more than worth it. They are going to be getting the £10 either way and wouldn't blame them if they did this.
But I will be pretty annoyed if the SIMs lose the data early.
'Last chance to enjoy your Christmas treat! It's easy to get your 100GB a month free for 2 months, just top up 10 and reply with CHRISTMAS100. For into visit ee.co.uk/christmassim'
Activated my SIM with its data about a week ago on the 23rd. I still have a second SIM that hasn't been topped up or activated. Wonder if this affects anything
First saw this Xmas offer via a Facebook ad from EE. I thought it was a real bargain to get 200GB for 2 months even when spending £10! But to then come across this thread and get it without spending my £10 top-up, that is even more excellent! Usually I get the 6GB 90 day EE Data Sim for my iPad from amazon which is usually £15 to £18.
I plan on using my £10 top up credit when I am roaming abroad in December, so I can now use it to buy some data when abroad.
Just to add, and I don't know if this is a new thing since the author wrote his step by step guide, but when you send the STOP PACK message you then do have to reply YES in order to confirm it. This is not in the steps at the moment, and it looks like some people have used up their £10 because of this. I double checked anyway by using BA to make sure it was off after I sent the YES.
So, my SIM arrived this morning, and I just finished activating it, and now have 100GB with another 100GB to follow and still have the £10 credit.
Thanks for the info here, don't forget to reply YES to turn the pack off!
Does this mean I cannot save my £10 credit to use later, and my 100gb a month data has started??? I dare not put the data etc back on on the phone I'm using , looks like the stop pack msg was not delivered bcz of bad ee connection/reception and the Christmas txt got there first .one more question is that what if my top up voucher was accepted before any of the txts got delivered ?? Hope it dznt sound confusing ,thanx for any help guys
That can be annoying for some people.
I then texted stop pack again
So at that point I had the add on data and £10 credit
It was only when he add in became active that the £10 disappeared
Not sure if they have realised this is happening and so are adjusting things
Managed to get the extra data but couldn't keep £10 credit
When I received sim I put it in the phone and sent stop pack which worked
Then when I decided to add the dad I sent christmas100 to 150 and received this message
When I texted all packs the data was then added and then I could still see my £10 credit
Then when my starter credit ran out the 100mb kicked in but then I received a trip zt saying the £10 had been taken
Not gonna kick up a fuss as its a great deal still but wondered if anyone else had this problem or whether I did something wrong
Can't comment on the unlocking of the Osprey 2 range, but I have the original Osprey 1 made by Alcatel and it costs peanuts to unlock them on eBay. Under a quid I think I paid to unlock mine. Not that I needed to though, as EE are the best network where I live by far.
150 is the number you should be sending them to.
Use the coverage checker on EE's website to see what kind of signal you'll get where you are.
http://www.google.com/search?q=ee+data100
If others post their experience with the Osprey we could get a handle on whether there is a general problem or not.
I was assuming this was the case but just wanted to double check :smiley:
Looks like I'm good for data for the next 5 months :smile:
Just got to look at investing in a MiFi device now. I've seen some good ones suggested here already, so I'll be checking them out soonish.
Just tried to register my SIMs on their site and getting some "Anonymous Payment - Error" error message all the time. So no luck being able to check on the SIMs that way.
I've put a SIM back in my smartphone, though mobile data was turned off before the swap and checked that it was still turned off after booting back up, and sent "Ba" to 150 to check the balance and ensure the promotion was added. Came back with my £10 credit and 100GB of 100GB remaining, but didn't give an end date.
Just to confirm, that means that the data is ready to go and the countdown hasn't started yet, yes? And I've not likely started the clock on it by checking the balance this way, have I?
A chargeable call or text, whether in a dumb-phone or smartphone, will start the clock.
So looks like all is good at your end.
.And your steps 1 to 5 are all correct
"More data just for you! Here's another 100GB a month for two months if you top up £10 by 11 Nov. Once you top up, text DATA100 to 150 and enjoy!"
This has been claimed here for a while but I have not seen anyone test it.
So someone who wants to start their 100GB today anyway could test it.
Here's what to do ......
Do the " stop pack, top up £10, text christmas100" using a dumb phone.
Register the sim with EE, use a separate computer or whatever to do this, not the EE sim.
Again, using a dumb phone, make a call or text. Calls are 30p, texts are 12p. This will come from the £10 PAYG credit you have.
Go to your account page at EE and see if the 100GB has started or not. Again, you must use a separate computer to do this, not the EE sim.
And let us know the result.
Had gone through normal process on dumb phone and put the SIM aside until I needed to use
Just before I needed to use I sent a chargeable text from dumb phone. I wanted to extend the life of my SIM.
When I started to use the SIM the 100GB data addon on was treated as having started from the point of my text.
So on an active sim, the 100GB can't start before you activate it. - must be before 12 Jan 2016 of course.
1. Insert sim (phone data off)
2. Stop pack
3. Top up £10
4. Christmas100
5. Take out sim and put it back in when u want to use but this time leave data on? 0
Edit: ..or an old sumner sim if you haven't got any data active.
when I text data100 I get the you are not eligible for this offer message
as far as I understand things that means theres no point topping up another £10 & trying data100 again
Just use the £10 on a Christmas sim instead to be assured of getting the data. :smiley:
So, eg SIM 2:
Text "STOP PACK" to 150.
Top up £10
TEXT "CHRISTMAS100" to 150
*Take out SIM & wait until Jan*
*Put sim in device*
Text or Call to activate 100GB?
Using Osprey mifi.
Constant 20 to 30 Mb/sec
Does it work at all?
Does it kick in and run concurrently with the active data?
Does it stack for when the running 2x100gb runs out?
It's probably easier to just use a £10 top up on a new Christmas sim rather than risk wasting it.
So.......?
Use new Christmas sim or unused summer sim
Use dumb phone
Stop pack
Top up £10
Text data100
Text christmas100
You might end up with both
But .... Probably not ............sigh .....
But you could test it. Leave it for a few hours, then use the 50megs up, then the 100GB will kick in. Then see what the time remaining says for the 100GB. If it says 29 days 23 hours then you know it didn't start the clock until you actually started consuming the 100GB. Let us know what result you get.
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Looks like the EE website is down
A family member has put the sim into a dumb phone and texted "STOPPACK" to 150 (BEFORE topping up £10)
Tomorrow they will (again using dumb phone) topup £10 and will text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 then take the SIM card out and keep it safe for me arriving middle of December.
I believe this will mean that when I put the sim into my unlocked phone I will have 200gb and £10 of credit waiting for me.
My only question is, do I need to text "STOPPACK" again after I topup the £10 (before I text "CHRISTMAS100"?)
TIA :-)
I'm assuming you can't stack the new data to start when the old runs out. If so, I may as well top up the Christmas Sims otherwise it will be a waste of £10 if it runs concurrently.
Woo hoo !!
So it would be... Turn off mobile data off, insert Sim, top up £10, text Christmas100 and store the sim away? Put it in a phone at a later date and it will start from then?
Thanks in advanced.
Also, before you top up £10, you can text STOP PACK to 150, this will keep the £10 top up as PAYG credit on your sim for later use.
I had a reply saying sorry the offer is not available to you. That's fair enough.
Today I had a text from them saying -
'More data for you! Here's another 100GB a month for 2 months if you top up £10 by 11 Nov. Once you top up, text DATA100 to 150 and enjoy!'
So keep your summer sims.
Any idea when this data100 text will stop working ie. a cut off date?
But that call or text will trigger the 2 months of data.
So the latest you can leave it is right at the end of six months, then make a call, then the data triggers.
That makes a total of 8 months after activation.
If you activate at end of December, that takes you to the end of August.
And that is 10 months from now.
P.S. technically the latest date for activation is approx. Jan 12, so it is possible to squeeze an extra couple of weeks out of sim 6, if you had it.
But as has already been noted, EE will most probably keep doing these promos every few months, which means 3 sims is probably enough to keep you going til the next promo is announced ie. Six months of data.
Does it start using the 100GB data as soon as a chargeable event occurs like a call or a text message?
It ended up using the credit...
Let's say you start on November 1st.
Sims 1,2,3 you activate on Nov 1st. That means " stop pack, top up £10, text christmas100". You must use a dumb phone.
Sim 1 data us for Nov and Dec
Sim 2 data is for Jan and Feb
Sim 3 data is for march and april
Sims 4 and 5 you activate on December 29. Again, you must use a dumb phone.
Sim 4 data is for may and June
Sim 5 will expire at end of June due to the six-month-rule. Therefore you must make a call or text from this sim, towards the end of June, to keep the sim alive. This will be paid for from the £10 PAYG credit you have on the sim, after you did the STOP PACK when activating. Texrts are 12p, calls are 30p. This call or text will keep the sim alive for a further six months, and will have the effect of triggering the data.
So sim 5 data is for July and (nearly all of) August.
So using the 5 sims you will have data from Nov 1st all the way to the end of August (nearly)
The Mini 1 would stay powered up... as does my Osprey 1.
I think I have read that even on the mains the Osprey Mini 2 will still auto power down.
(Only downside for some is it auto powers down after 30 minutes if no device has accessed it necessitating switching back on... although this does conserve the battery.)
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4477983.htm
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ee-4g-mini-mifi-osprey-2-with-6gb-for-90days-29-99-argos-2310568
If you use credit card to topup, they store the card details in their system. I don't want that and hence buy voucher and topup.
'myself'.
any suggestions? thanks
But if you want the data for use in Jan/Feb or March/April, or whenever, then you must do the top up and text with data switched OFF.
Coll
If you just want the data, and are happy to pay £10 for each 2 months, then you can simply ignore that bit.
However, the stop pack thing sems to be quite safe and doesn't affect anything in relation to the 2 months data.
It just stops your £10 being swallowed by ee immediately. They will get to swallow it later at some point obviously.
Current record holder ..... Me, with a score of 10 months. Anyone beat it?
Will wait and see whether I actually get one though - will be v Happy if I do.
I have my second summer sim with 2 x 100GB ready to use & my two Christmas Sims plus 2 more at the in-laws.
The £10 is already on the Summer sim and I was ready to do 4 x £10 on the Christmas ones before 29th Dec.
Sounds like the jobs a good 'un.
Thanks :smile:
Just a quick update:
Got both of my SIMs prepped for a top up.
SIMs arrive roughly a week ago.
Put each SIM into my smartphone (as suggested I didn't need to turn of mobile data as there is really no need at this point) and left for about 5 minutes until I got the introductory/welcome texts.
Text "BA" to see the current status - showed £0 and "Data Pack" ready to go.
Text "CHRISTMAS100" to check that I can get the promotion - All good, stated I have to top up £10 first.
Text "STOP PACK" and then confirmed by texting "YES".
Text "BA" to check current status - showed £0 and suggesting the option of getting a better deal using a pack, etc.
Text "CHRISTMAS100" to double check I can still get the promotion - Still good, I have to top up £10 first.
I intend to use the included Top Up card to credit each SIM with £10, ensuring mobile data is turned off with each SIM inserted and then texting "CHRISTMAS100" and waiting for confirmation of the promotion being applied.
SIMs will then be stored safely until required :smiley:
I hope this further helps those in need of this info and many thanks to all who posted details of their own experiences.
I will report back if there are any issues that others may need to be aware of, but looks like easy sailing from this moment.
It appears that the SIMs were sent out before the numbers went live.
After a couple of days the SIM went live and I was able to use the offer.
So - hang on a couple of days and then give it a go.
If I ordered 3 sims, I'd then be able to use up 100GB a month for the next 6 months if i did what the instructions say at the top?
Maybe a daft question but is your device possibly locked to another network or even network blocked?
>>> Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. <<<<<
Four first then Three
Please correct me if I am wrong
Coll
Wait til early January before you top up £10, stop pack, text christmas100. This all MUST be done from a dumb phone or the 200GB data will start immediately. The offer end on 29 December, then EE give you 14 days after that to claim the data, so that's good til12 Jan approx. So do the top up etc , say, on 10 Jan.
Then take the sim out of phone and don't use it.
On June 1 put the sim in phone or mifi or whatever. The 200 GB data will then start and last for 2 months, til end of July.
IMPORTANT: you must make a chargeable call or text sometime during June to keep the sim alive. This will come from the £10 credit you still have on the sim, after having done STOP PACK in January. 30p a call, 12p a text.
This will keep the sim alive til approx Xmas 2016. And you will get to use your data for June and July.
Followed the steps for the Christmas100 offer and got the confirmation txt.
Thanks for posting OP.
Thanks Coll
Text BA to 150 to check credit. If you did STOP PACK it will show £10 credit
If you also do the CHRISTMAS100 text again, it should. reply that vyou already have it.
That should satisfy your curiosity til you use the sim for the first time.
" NO NETWORK "
Coll
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I only use it in MyFi on holls April to October
Coll
Rest assured though, EE will more than likely repeat this offer in the near future and will probably call it their Spring SIM or something.
Coll
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150<<<<<
So I buy top up in June /July Text " CHRISTMAS100" TO 150
Is that right??
Because that when I will need it
Thanks Coll
Your reply needs to be made into a 'sticky' and placed into the title because these qustions and comments are going around in circles every day.
The easiest way to get your 100GB AND keep your £10 credit is as follows:
1. Receive SIM
2. Put SIM in phone. Any phone. Dumb phone, smart phone. It doesn't matter. No need to turn data off
3. Text 'STOP PACK' to 150 (this merely stops the £10 1GB/50 mins/50 texts add-on from starting. This is the ONLY thing STOP PACK does. It does NOT stop the 100GB add-on from being applied)
4. Buy a £10 top up in a shop using the E Top Up card supplied. (It's much easier to top up this way due to problems with the EE top up website)
5. Text 'CHRISTMAS100' to 150
6. Voilà. You now have your 100GB free each month, for two months - and your £10 credit to spend on anything you want.
I followed previous guides, put sim in phone (smart phone with data turned off).
Topped up £10 on PC
Texted STOP PACK from phone
Texted CHRISTMAS100 and received confirmation
Very happy :smiley:
if you followed 'previous guides' (ie SUMMER100 guides) isn't STOP PACK _after _ CHRISTMAS100? cheers
192.168.1.1
This will show the osprey's info screen, it will show total data available ,expiry date etc
You should see 100GB available, expiring in 30 days.
It will also show on one of the account pages the data used and remaining.
When you got your Osprey, did it come with a 6 gig sim? Mine did. Paid £50 at Argos.
'Sorry, you need to have last topped up by £10 or more to receive this promotion. Please top up and try again'
Can't even ring EE as they charge 25p to connect to customer services and their website chat doesn't seem to work for me.
Anybody have any clues?
Try texting BA to 150, this will show your credit balance.
If it shows £10 then try the christmas100 text again
If it shows zero then text STOP PACK to 150, then reply YES to confirmation text, then try BA again. If it now shows£10 then try christmas100 again.
i requested one sim last promotion. this time i requested another one. when i tried to request for two, it says, i can only have one.
anyone faces the same issue?
If you have successfully requested one already for this Xmas promotion, you should be able to get another if you use same address, different name, different email, different tel number.
If it wasn't for all the repeat posts the whole thing would probably only be about 10 posts long...
Disagree with your username though.
If this EE offer was not available, what would be second best to this?
Anything remotely approaching this elsewhere?
This is effectively £5 for 100GB per month.
a month (actually £30.00 but got one month free) so I pay ELEVEN times the price of this offer and at 50GB limit it just under the UK average monthly use of approx 55GB for typical household. I think 100GB is the 'sweet spot' as of when date posted, in five years time a lot more GB needed!
Yes, because of my 50GB limit I cant watch amazon prime video etc without running out of data in days. Especially HD that is such a data drain its like 3 to 4 GB a flick.
(Edit: they have been as cheap as £5.99 so I bagged a handful then.)
No real comparison with this deal but great for basic long term no streaming browsing where there was no WiFi.
Bought a mifi while I was waiting for the summer sim to arrive, it came with an EE 6GB sim in the box, which I used up in about 4 days. Yutube, YouTube, YouTube.
Books? Nah! Pink Panther is where it's all :wink: Learning from the bes.... Well...learning xD
EE still get to keep the £10.
scum
Add-Ons
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
I hope to get the same result from my Christmas Sims such that the 100GB data is not yet running after activation but I haven't tried it yet.... I'll top it up nearer the 29th December.
On my EE account page, the dormant 200GB doesn't even show up on the main page at all, I have to clkick MENU then PACKS AND ADD ONS then ADD ONS just to check it is there.
" Using a phone that is not attached to the internet/ wifi referred as a 'dumb phone' or iphone with cellular switched OFF.
-Inset sim (don't text or call anyone)
•••••Open a myaccount.ee.co.uk account.https://myaccount.ee.co.uk/login-dispatch/?retUrl=&fa=enterCTN&ctnSignUp=REGISTER#
Enter the phone number printed on the card that came with sim.•••••
-Top up £10.00 with your debit card
-Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
After receiving text confirmation text
-STOP PACK to 150
After receiving text confirmation text
-YES to 150
- **Do not use sim for text, calls or data until you need to start the data.** Best just remove sim & keep safe with the card showing the phone number.
Repeat process adding second sim to same account (this is under something like 'add another number' tab)
This should give you 2 X 200 gb for £20 to use in the next 6 months.
So it's 5 pence a gb (I was paying £1.20 a gb last year on contract with EE £25 for 30 gb)
Ps the 'my account login' and top up section may throw some random error messages or be difficult to log into. Don't stress about this, their server or back end database is obviously flakey or can't handle the number of customers they now have. As long as you send your 150 texts and reply to them (detailed above) you're good to go.
Hope that helps "
assuming you are using an existing account skipping ••••• bit.
- six steps
thanks
I dont understand why you did step 8 after you had STOP PACK.
Surely STOP PACK is to keep for future?
Also the 'order' is different to mine below vvv does that matter?
thanks
On MY EE if the clock has started it says something like "exiping in 29 days 12 hours"
If the data is "dormant" it just says "..expires" with no date or time and so long as you don't start using it, it should stay there ready to use for 180 days from top up.
Thinking to risk topping up my summer sim again even though I've been using random data packs.
Thanks
1. Put Summer Sim into Nokia 6310i
2. Logged onto EE website on PC, topped up £10 online via debit card
3. Text arrived on Nokia saying you have topped up credit
4. Texted STOP PACK to 150
5. Received text saying reply to 150 with YES to confirm you want to stop pack, i replied YES to 150
6. Got a text saying it will not auto renew
7. Texted CHRISTMAS100 to 150 and got a reply saying i have 200Gb
8. Put sim back in Mifi device
Happy Days :smiley:
Online account updated to show 1st month 100Gb allowance
I am still bumbling along at 2.0M on ADSL so just bought one of these, bought a 4G dongle, plugged it into my Billion router and I am now surfing away at 40M+
On demand TV is now usable :smile:
A VPN merely masks what you're doing online from the ISP, it doesn't mask the fact that data is being transferred back and forth! Networks count data that is transferred, regardless of what you've been doing.
Anyone know?
I've already answered you question, but I'll repeat myself again as you clearly didn't see it.
NO. You can't expect EE to make their 100GB promotion available abroad, can you? They'd lose a hell of a lot of money.
As I said before, get a Three SIM and use Feel at Home. To answer your next question, no you can't tether abroad with Feel at Home.
The way I did it I'm sure wasn't the most wise, however:
1. Took the old sim from summer and put it into my Mifi.
2. On my iPad connect to the wifi and start a browser: cue instant 'you're out of credit!!' redirection to a top up page.
3. Topped up £10 (actually £10.50...I didn't want something using up 10p messing up my £10 meaning I had to top up a further £10). Used a credit card...now feel a fool, Feds will know everything about me.
4. Put sim in my iPhone.
5. Instantly got a text saying "your £10 data pack has renewed for a month"
6. Text 'Stop Pack': got a message saying it'll not autorenew at the end of the month
7. Text 'christmas100' and got the message confirming the 200gb.
8. Put sim back in Mifi. Happy days.
So I think it's cost me £20...which is fine by me. And I might have £10 credit.
No idea if I can do anything fancy with that....will try to find out.
Yeah right, where can I buy that book, how to go incognito? Been reading too many spy thrillers or watchng too many Hunted episodes lately?:laughing:
Anyone know?
I'll order a pack of latex gloves from amazon right now. Best order some lubricant with it as misdirection.
As in being able to transfer the credit to another EE SIM? That will require contacting EE but there is no guarantee that they will transfer it for you. It also won't go towards enabling the christmas promotion.
I'm curious, what methods have people been using to top up? Using the card that comes with the SIM? Buying a voucher from a store? Using a debit card and topping up via the app, text or website?
And do you use the EE app in the same phone for multiple SIMs?
Did 'stop pack' and am happy paying £20 for 200gb...so all good
Your answer was genuinely useful so thanks.. :smiley:
Anyone know?
But I would recommend you pick up a Pay As You Go Three SIM and use their Feel At Home facility. Buy a £20 All You Can Eat data pack with 300 minutes and unlimited texts and you're good to go. (Up to 12GB of your All You Can Eat data can be used in a Feel At Home destination like Lanzarote.)
Turned data off on phone
Shutdown phone
Inserted EE XMas SIM and restarted phone
Topped up account with £10 (online)
Then the STOP PACK + confirmation + CHRISTMAS100 txts to 150 as below
Restarted data on phone
Done
All new EE SIMs come with a starter allowance of 50MB. Once that is used up your 100GB will automatically kick in.
I text stop pack before topping up, then christmas100, sms confirmed I had the 200gb, all good.
Going away tomorrow, so just put sim in the mi fi to double check it was working ok. However when I go to the link you gave the only data showing is 49/50 mb.
Will the 200gb show when I've used this?
I text BA from my phone with the sim in and it says I've got £10 plus 100GB left.
Any advice gratefully received as I've promised the kids lots of data when we're away.
Still, as I say, enjoy your time off next week, kiddo.
ps
I'm <65 years but I would expect you to call anyone 40+ 'old man' as that is the kind of expression youngsters use to show their lack of respect to their elders nowadays.
i.e. towards older people like 'war veterans'.
Many youngsters today, like yourself, respect nothing. Including, as I said previously, using a word that is ridiculing a person born with a mental condition.
Probably upbringing, so maybe you are not totally to blame.
As long as you use a dumb phone, or smart phone with data switched OFF, the 200GB will not start.
Then, in December, or whenever, you put the sim back into a phone (or mifi device) with data switched ON, then the data will start.
The 14 day rule quoted by EE is probably not enforceable, but we are not sure. Better to top up now as not risk it.
The 14 day rule is not enforced. I'm using a spare EE Summer SIM at the moment with the 100GB promotion and activated this last month. I 'should' have activated it months ago.
lmao
Some time off for you, from your well needed English language classes.
The EE website is a nightmare. Registering a sim is a pain, the site us constantly showing proxy errors, loading errors. Aaargh!
So here is what I did .....
1 - put sim in dumb phone
2 - send STOP PACK text
3 - reply YES as confimation
4 - top up £10
5 - text CHRISTMAS100
6 - take out sim
You then have a sim with £10 credit, no packs purchased, 200GB ready and waiting but not yet started.
If you register the sim, your main account page will show your £10 credit, and if you click MENU then PACKS AND ADD ONS then ADD ONS, this will show your 100GB (first month) ready but not yet started
again ^ showing what type of person we are dealing with here.
The type that would use a word that ridicules a person born with a mental condition.
The words colours, true, and showing come to mind.
No prizes to guess who that may have been ^^^ above.
tell the mod to check my ip
Retard
This is EE's third same offer this year, dont you want everyone to enjoy a 4th plus offer in years to come because it is 'not worth it' for EE.??
This offer is 5 pence a GB, is that not quite a good enough offer for you?
Obviously not - maybe tuppence a GB would be for you.
just about sums what kind of person you are.
Trying to ruin a FANTASTIC offer by EE for _everyone_, by your SCUMMY WAYS.
Anyone with an ios device can clearly see your SCUMMY betting site reviews on ioS:
Titanbet: sports betting with bonus promotions, in-play bets and no deposit offers by PT Entertainment Services Limited
https://appsto.re/gb/p8VZ3.i
Reviews then all versions
quote:
'small time con merchants'
'scum bags'
in the title of reviews
I'm sure a review of you would be of a similar ilk, good riddance.
Does the 200GB show up on the my account screen when you register the sim?
I have stopped pack, topped up £10, texted christmas100.
All seems well. text from EE confirms I have the 200GB, but this does not show up in my account at ee.co.uk
Credit = £10. No packs purchased.
Click on the 'Status' tab.
Use up 50MB free data (claimed to disrupt the free 100GB claim) > turn off data after 50MB is depleted > send STOP PACK > confirm STOP PACK > confirm CHRISTMAS100 works by sending it and checking if 'top up 10' message is received > top up by 10 quid > send STOP PACK again to confirm > finally, send CHRISTMAS100 to activate 100GB data > use data
My process, in a nutshell, hope it helps
The safest way for me is to just leave topping up the Christmas ones for a month or more until my current summer 200GB sims run out. (Dec 29 + 14 days being the latest date.)
1 - send STOP PACK text t o 150 then YES for confirmation.
2 - top up £10
3. - send CHRISTMAS100 text to 150
All should be done from dumb phone, or smart phone with data OFF.
You should end up with £10 credit still on sim, no packs purchased, and 200GB data ready and waiting.
how can it be a scam ? its an official app on ios store
Sim arrived on 23/Oct/2015.
22:00 Topped up £10 in cash at a Mlocal supermarket today. Received a SMS text stating £10 had been topped up.
23:15 - Sent sms text "STOP PACK" to 150, got a reply asking to confirm the stop pack by replying "YES" to the text-sms. Thus replied with "YES"
23:20 - Sent SMS text "CHRISTMAS100" to 150.
23:23 - Recived a SMS text from 150 stating the following :-
We have successfully added the 200GB promotion to your account. Time to start enjoying your first month of 100GB! Thank you.
I will be using the SIM in a MIFI device. I did not register the sim either
The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas SIM. Get yours now at ee.co.uk/christmassim
How is it that it works for some but not others?
Seems rather odd to me. Really appreciate if someone could answer this
Cheers
I have an EE account for my main SIM and even use the EE app on my phone for it. Won't be able to use the app for the other SIMs, however. I'll just keep it to the website :wink:
Thanks, deany!
For those that have sucessfully set up their christmas SIMs and using/saving the data (presuming they are still hanging around on the thread lol) can you provide a little feeback on your experience? Not just for myself but for others here, too.
For instance, when did you order your christmas SIM?
When did you activate it/credit it?
Steps you took to add the promotion (if you remember) -e.g. stopping pack before adding credit or before activating promotion?
Did you have any issues with an incorrect/bad SIM that reported incorrectly? -if so, how did you correct it?
I know this is a little bit of a big ask, but it would benefit others greatly, myself included.
This will hopefully help narrow down what issues there currently are and if they affect certain batches shipped out at a certain time, etc.
Many many thanks in advance if you gracioulsy take the time to provide this information for us all <3
https://myaccount.ee.co.uk/login-dispatch/?retUrl=&fa=enterCTN&ctnSignUp=REGISTER#
Enter the phone number printed on the card that came with sim.
This enables you to keep an eye on the status of your sim(s) & helps answer a lot of queries you may have.
Cheers
That does seem to be the case. This was using my main, personal SIM so I was able to take the gamble knowing that I will be using the credit anyway :wink: It worked for me during the SUMMER100 promotion, so thought I'd try again this time.
A single £10 top up in one go is what is needed to activate your eligibility for the CHRISTMAS100 promotion.
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Now, I have these two Christmas SIMs that I have not touched yet but I've been reading a lot of some of the problems that people have been having. Is it likely that I've now got two dead SIMs that won't work with the promotion? They have not been activated in any way, no credit added, just left stuck inside the packaging that they came in.
I personally have no issues with leaving the £10 credit on each SIM but I will be stopping the pack on each one. EE will get their money when I purchase a further pack for each SIM from them for when I need quick data. But I am loathe to put any money on potentially dead SIMs and don't feel like the headache that will arise from trying to talk to EE on the phone.
Should I hold off on trying them until closer to the end of the promotion, or test them right now and let the data sit unactivated until I need them? As long as I do not initiate the countdown for the data I should be able to sit on them even until after christmas?
Please explain how you get your tenner 'back'? without some SCUMMY betting site scam (that probably doesn't work anyway), the idiot who mentioned it I asked moderator to ban, hopefully he won't return.
It's all about whether it gets used on the sim before the 100GB promotion or a few months later at the end. Either way you have to part with £10 up front to EE to get this deal to work.
Edit: Even old promo sims need another recent £10 top up.
...and EE will stop doing these deals not because of a greedy few but because this marketing campaign has served its purpose and gained them more customers. :sunglasses:
I still have a topped up summer sim with the data waiting to start.
Best to register your number on an EE My Account online. You can then check the credit and status of your pack, add-ons and data allowance and usage without having to use the sim itself.
Sure, it's an added hassle to carry two phones around, but it's worth it. To me, of course, YMMV.
Anyone want to pay someone £2.50 just to fill a few boxes on your behalf? :laughing:
Seller: aerojay786
eBay item number: 331687436402
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EE-4g-SIM-CARD-promo-100GB-for-2-months-SIM-4G-TETHER-DONGLE-MULTI-Sim/331687436402
Go here, http://shop.ee.co.uk/campaigns/christmas-sim-from-ee if you want your own.
I'm browsing ebay and wondering what i should be paying 1st or 2nd hand. Also 3g or 4g.
I use the sim in an Osprey mifi with a tablet, just for the data.
Call Three on 333 and get a PAC code from them, then call EE on 150. The port usually goes through within two working days.
Three only charge on a 3-2-1p basis so he may well be a lot worse of after the ee promo offer ends.
I'm staying with Three but have this ee sim in a mifi and tablet for the data.
Must be done from a dumb phone or the data will start, after which you can't cancel I presume.
We are still going off what we learned on the summer sims, EE might have changed the rules as kar says, but not being able to cancel an unused pack, I would suggest, is not something they can enforce.
Thanks for the info anyway.
Let us know if you have any success.
100GB 24/10/2015 ACTIVE
LIMITED EDITION SIM
Data left 100GB. Ends in 30 days 6 hrs
Details>
500MB 22/10/2015 WAITING
FROM YOUR £10 EVERYTHING PACK
Data left 35MB. Ends in 28 days 6 hrs
Data left 100GB. Ends in 30 days 6 hrs
£10 for 100GB of 4G x 2 months is still a steal. :smile:
https://explore.ee.co.uk/forms/we-are-listening
If you've managed with no problems on the current sim deal then cool, just a heads up to encourage people to double check the pack has definitely been stopped.
You can check the status of the Sim thru EE My Account which you are best setting up via a PC not the data Sim!
Just received this text so looks like it's good to go.
I was careful to make sure no packs were enabled but It still seemed to purchase the £10 data pack regardless, even though the sim wasn't even in my phone at 2306.
22 Oct 2015 at 20:32 eeuk6050 Free Data Usage 00 : 21 : 25 £N/A
22 Oct 2015 at 23:06 £10 Data Pack Pack Purchase 00 : 00 : 01 £10.00
Seems a bit cheeky, no?
So.....
Top up £10
Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
Wait for text confirming addition of 200GB
Text STOP PACK to 150
Reply YES to confirmation text.
That's it - you must do all this from a dumb phone or a smart phone with data switched off.
Firstly I'm not doing the stop Pack thing, as needed to use data, so that does not apply here.
So after the technical problem text last night, I tried today and got a text that said the following:
"It looks like you are already enjoying your free 200GB. Your Current 100GB will refresh in 30 days for a second month. Text BA to see how much you've still got left."
So I sent a text with BA and it came back that I have "150 minutes of calls and 0MB remaining. That is ZERO data. So this is showing that I used the data on the £10 card, but the 100GB offer has not gone live, even though it said it had?
Has anyone encountered this and what is the way to get the 100GB showing on the system? This is becoming a wild goose chase...If it had been slick, I would consider moving to EE permanently.
Any advise would be grand.
Beach
what I was planning on using it for was to watch the stream of Euro 2016 at work using a MiFi device at work but obviously it's not until June 2016
If you take the SIM out before using anything, and putting it away until, say, November 1, and then you plug it into your phone, the 100GB will start counting down from 1 November.
Hope this helps.
No balances carried forward.
going to get a mifi device and whack it in there.
Question:
Does the 100gb last for the month then you get another 100gb for the next month then when that month ends your left with nothing?
Or does the 200gb stay on the sim until it's used?
is tethering really allowed?
I no longer get messages about 'technical issue'. EE happily changed the response to 'The 100GB promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas SIM. Get yours now' :confused:
:laughing:
I'm getting 40Mps out of my EE 4G double speed.... no other provider can give my those speeds but it's always about network coverage in your area.
If I remember correctly, O2's data network priority is as follows:
O2 Pay Monthly (fastest)
O2 Pay As You Go
Tesco Mobile
Other MVNOs like Lyca
GiffGaff (slowest)
The other activate and don't use issue panicking people why don't you order another sim in 6/7 weeks and top up then? don't think they'll run out. Peace in the middle east!
* Top up with £10 first
* CHRISTMAS 100
* STOP PACK
In order to get the 100GB per month without activating your SIM data (100GB) until you want to use it ? IE: if you have 2 SIM cards.... = 4 months of 100GB data consecutively ?
This is using my personal, private EE SIM back from May/June with a number migrated from 3(three). I have used this SIM for the 100GB and SUMMER100 promotions. Before the SUMMER100 promotion I had already stopped all packs.
I kept an eye on the "technical problem" message and at around 11:30am it stated that I have to top at least £10 in order to qualify for the promotion. I tried £5 since the SUMMER100 promotion didn't require me to top up (the code worked first time). It came back with a message stating that I needed to top up by £10 (I currently had £6.61 after the £5 top up).
I played it safe and did a £10 top up before trying again (assuming it needs to register the £10 top up since they appear to have reset a few things to "default" following the major hiccups, resulting in £16.61 credit). Tried the CHRISTMAS100 code and it worked - I am now on the 200GB for two months.
To sum it up, this is an older personal SIM back before the 100GB promotion. I had stopped all packs before the SUMMER100 promotion. No pack was active when activating the CHRISTMAS100 promotion.
I think that you qualify if you have AT LEAST £10 in credit TOTAL when attempting to activate the CHRISTMAS100 promotion.
My two christmas SIMs have arrived and are unused still. I will likely be activating them just before christmas to gain another 4 months of data since my original SIM is now on the CHRISTMAS100 promotion as I type this..
The clue is in the text you received... " it stated that I have to top at least £10 in order to qualify for the promotion."
Old credit or 2 x £5 wont work. My original Stop Pack £10 credit on my Summer sim wouldn't count but a new top-up of £10 should.
I topped up £5, after stoppack and no joy. I topped up another £5 and still no joy with £10 credit. Seems that you must top up minimum £10 in 1 go. I topped up by a further £10 with data off and was successful this time. So things have changed slightly since summer sim. Now to find out how to cash this £20 payg credit. I'm using sim with data in old HTC desire phone tethered to my contract phone. No need for payg credit. Any ideas?
Edit. If you don't want to start using the 100GB straight away, take the sim out and save it for a rainy day... But no longer than 180 days else it will be suspended.
First make sure your mobile cellular data is off.
Had to top-up 10 quid and send "christmas100" to 150 and then "stop pack" again to 150 and then reply back "yes" to 150 when asked whether I am sure of the stopping the current pack. Don't worry if you do not get any response after that. Upon checking my account, the pack I had has been removed. Now I have no packs on my account and left with the 100GB for 2 months and £10 credit.
I haven't topped up yet, when I text stop pack, I get a reply, You have asked us to stop your pack. When your current pack ends we will not add a new one. If you'd like to proceed, just reply yes.
Do i need to reply yes???
Edit: it will cost 2x£10 admittedly.
The closest thing would be 200gb for two months and then your £10 topup to buy additional data.
I haven't started using our second summer sim yet and the data (and £10) is there waiting to be used. It was topped up before the end of August but I stopped the pack and ensured I didn't use any data to trigger it starting.
So I get to keep my £10 as a credit, and also the 100GB each month for 2 months is now activated.
Have been using the same trick in the past 2 promotions.
I believe I didn't top up the last one in time and it still worked, it would be extremely useful if I could get 2 and activate the other only once the first one has ended?
Anyway if you top up £5 on summer sim it should work
New text rec:
Your £10 data pack has started and £10 has come out of your credit. Your allowances will last up to 30 days and will renew automatically using your credit.
Does that mean I need to top up another £10 for next month's data or not?
Oink.
cant process my request and when i look online acc it says ive £10
credit and no pack active but under add ons i see the 100gb expires in a month
is my £10 safe if i start using data?
But we really need to know if the STOP PACK function can be used after the 200GB has been successfully added.
Remember, you need to use a dumb phone when activating sim to stop the data from starting.
Or use a smart phone with data OFF.
I also walked to the shop to top up, the EE site was pathetic and said I could not top us as no number was registered to the account. Which it completely was.
I text it at 6.40pm and the reply said I haven't topped up yet to receive the free data, so I went to the shop, purchased a voucher and now it's working.
For a communications company they seem to struggle to communicate within departments.
"We have successfully added the 200GB promotion to your account. Time to start enjoying your first month of 100GB! Thank you."
If you're still getting an error message when texting 150 try using the data that is already on the sim, I left a youtube video running for a few minutes that does the trick, then try it again.
Ordered a new one, cheers OP. Two days until mine expires so excellent timing.
yes i too started with the 500mb free jobby
but phoned complained
had guarantee that if it did not work i would be refunded payed by debit card
by some head dude in top up dept
so this afternoon my 500 ran out so phoned top up again and got hold of the top dude there and he offered me the refund or a promise 100gb will be added to my sim in less than 72 hours saying this is now an issue they know about and will be resolved for all affected
so i let them keep the tenner to see if it will happen
I have a question - I've got 2 Christmas Sims. How would I go about making them last for 4 months ? (if at all possible) any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Post #450
maxmix
they don't have Paypal withdrawal anymore only bank withdrawal
and it takes 2days to process the withdrawal request ( Before it was instant paypal )
download the app
sign up, then click my account / deposit and select pay with mobile.
steps please.
Thanks in advance.
http://ee.co.uk/ee-and-me/top-up-pay-as-you-go
when I put the xmas sim in a old basic Nokia the text offer I got was £10 Everything Pack and a EXTRA 500MB data for a year - not sure the terms of that, if it is on this specific pack or just on the account ?
This offer is 13 months free 500MB promo is for a £10 top up and the OTHER xmas promo that is coming but not yet launched.
Thanks to the person for private messaging me that info.
Unsure if at his point if it is 500MB for a top up of £10 or a £10 monthly top up, I have replied asking such and will update any answer/s.
The minimum you can deposit is £10
the app is not on play store you have download the apk and install it from here
http://www.titanbet.co.uk/mobile-betting-app.html
We have had confirmation that the issue with claiming your free 100GB should be fixed within the next 24 hours and you will all receive a text message to let you know how to claim. "
http://community.ee.co.uk/t5/Announcements-from-EE/The-EE-Christmas-SIM-is-here-100GB-of-data-for-free/td-p/357799/page/2
Easiest was to top up is to go down to any (most) corner shops, hand over the swipe card with your money and it's topped up instantly.
You can also top-up at some cash machines
Cheers
People are deferring the activation of the free data to make the sims last longer. You need to follow the instructions to top-up, activate the offer and then STOP PACK without making a chargeable call or text. (see posts above). So long as you do that and DONT use the sim for anything it wont start using the free data but it has been loaded and ready to use. Once you start using the sim the 60 days starts.
I think you're getting confused with a PAYG debit card but that is not suitable to remove the content block because under 18s can get them.
I don't have a credit card and too far out from an EE store to stop by. Guess I'll have to just stick with it or look at a PAYG credit card. Heard there are some good ones available. I really need one of those anyway, so I should just take a look within the next week or so. Will be handy, either way.
I shouldnt' run into any issues with using the same credit card on multiple SIMs, will I?
There is no other way except to use a credit card? Will a MasterCard branded debit card work?
I've read on EE's own forums (when they work) that some people are having problems with this adult lock and having it re-enable after a matter of weeks without warning.
The hipocrite fails to remember that they are using and participating on a website/forum specifically made to get people good deals, competitions, coupons/vouchers, etc, etc...and then proceeds to call out fellow users for being "cheap".
Seriously, though, let's just ignore the person. It's no different to a child acting up because it's got an audience.
(PS. Another troll goes on my ignore list. :sunglasses: )
Man, they're making us work a bit for that 200GB. :stuck_out_tongue:[/quote]
As long as you have used a dumb phone, or smart phone with data switched off, the 200GB data should not start. You can then take out the sim and keep it safe til you want to use it, six months is the assumed limit.
But ..... and I stress this! .... these are all things which worked for the summer sims, we hope it is the same process for Christmas sims ........ We hope ......
Man, they're making us work a bit for that 200GB. :stuck_out_tongue:
:laughing:
and then you can download titanbet app and deposit the £10
and withdraw it to a bank account / paypal
if you want
This method worked for the summer sims, we are only ASSUMING it works for the crimbo sims.
1 - Get the SIM
2 - Put in my phone, switch off mobile data before OR use a dumbphone
3 - Top up the SIM with £10
4 - Send STOP PACK to 150
5 - Send CHRISTMAS100 to 150
Yes? piggy, not to be pedantic but you sometimes mentioned doing 4 before 5, and sometimes 5 before 4... it's quite confusing. :disappointed:
Not to put you off though, this is a good thing you're doing for the HUKD community, so thank you very much!
If they text back saying "you need to top up by £10 to get the 100gb of data" then you'll be ok to go ahead.
Also, this problem may related to the old summer sim not recognised the xmas code, and may be £5 topup issue.
Still using my second Summer Sim 2 x 100GB of Free data so can afford to wait :smile:
(..... and I still have £9 credit on my first summer sim used last two months)
probably not
I just tried the CHRISTMAS100 code again on the official EE Xmas SIM and got this back:
“Sorry but we have a technical issue at the moment. We hope to have this fixed shortly and will let you know as soon as you can request your free data again.”
Anyone else getting this?
"Sorry but we have a technical issue at the moment. We hope to have this fixed shortly and will let you know as soon as you can request your free data again"
bye bye ten pounds!
including yourself
If you check the first few comments some people had left thier summer sim alone after the promo ended and managed to get the Christmas offer by only topping up £5/£10.
If you have a summer sim you could try the £5.
So yes you do need to order a new sim. (Although now there seems to be problems with actually activating the offer) hope that helps
The Sim pack I have been sent clearly is the Christmas Sim it says Christmas all over it and gives instructions to txt CHRISTMAS100 to 150, yet the sim inside according to EE is not a Christmas Sim WTF???
Called 150 and spoke with Bombay Bob who spoke so fast I questioned if he'd had 6 lines of coke previous to my call and 4 cans of Red Bull. Any way Bombay bob was clueless as to what the Christmas100 Sim deal was and questioned if it really existed and insisted I provide him with the link to EE's website showing the deal and after a extremely frustrating 10 minutes of spelling out the link: shop.ee.co.uk/campaigns/christmas-sim-from-ee to him he insisted that the link would not work from his computer? complete joke. I then asked to talk to manager and explained everything again and have now been told to wait 3 to 5 days for them to fix it? FFS Worst customer service EVER!
It's nothing of any importance, get some perspective.
Are they normally this incompetent ?
what shall i do ?
pay £10 then you can install titan betting app and withdraw the money through paypal straight away
Possibly could be because I've used about 3 random packs after the summer 100gb finished?
Might have to just wait for my Christmas sim to arrive.
Also, could someone explain to me how they delay the data , to make it stretch over a longer period of time.
Many thanks
post #445
but change
SUMMER100
to
CHRISTMAS100
I'd call that pretty real internet if you ask me. Yes, the ping times may be an issue for gamers but I'm not a gamer and have found these SIMs to be absolutely brilliant for my needs for the past year.
:smile:
you really don't know thier situation.
For example,
Some people have just moved into a new home (like me) and need something temporary.
This thread was full of helpful people until you made that statement
and I get 40–50 kbit/s download on everything else at home nb kbit NOT MB = dialup.
if you want real internet you have to pay virgin media.
£5.00 a month is what 4g 'broadband' should be in the UK away.
Especially is it is the only form of 'broadband' you can get, due to distance from the exchange!
:laughing:
Does anyone have the same issue?
Can someone confirm the STOP PACK is all okay?
I'll post as soon as mine arrives.(CONFIRMATION: your Xmas SIM is on the way e-mail - recieved Monday).
Many many thanks for your help.
Let's see what kind of results come back from this.
I have to agree though, EE can be real erratic. And don't get me started on their website functionality. I've had to call about some problem with my account before and when trying to get my number updated properly on my SIM they ended up making it 14 digits long lol
Their coverage is great which is why I go for it. Their prices...well, kinda high if you're not on a pack. But OK I guess. These promotions just ensure I stay with them.
EE is a really crazy erratic set up I reckon.
Generous one minute, mental the next.
Like having a rich drunken uncle, who might buy you a Porsche for your birthday ... or a packet of polos, depending on his mood
Still have £9 credit and left pack to recur (for now) so will be putting this sim in my Nexus 7 3G so as not to waste it.
Although it seems that EE make up the rules as they go along, some thing are allowed,xsome not, for no reason. A but erratic.
Anyway, to answer your question ......
With the summer sims it was possible to do all the things you ask.
One assumes it will be the same with the Christmas sims.
One assumes .....
Technically, it may not have been a "normal" SIM. I did choose the DATA pack which was online only. But no, there was no promotions that I knew of at the time when I requested the SIM that I use as my personal SIM. OH, and my number for the EE SIM is a number that I migrated over from Three(3)
Exactly this, yes.
Edit: This was on the summer sim
t STOP PACK to stop £10 credit being deducted but still get the 200gb and then use £10 credit to buy weekly bundle......id like to know aswell?
also is the £5 top up on the summer sims also not working?
Or would it be possible to use a small, 1 week bundle and still benefit from the promotion?
I know that on my main EE sim that I use for everything that I cancelled by bundle and chose instead to just use my credit for any texts and calls that I make, but was still able to get in on the SUMMER100 promotion.
Oh, and I know this works because I did it with the summer deal.
I have a summer sim with 200GB ready and waiting, intend to start using it in december. The sim was activated in August.
All should still be OK?
Can you test the AUG10 text once you have bought a pack? I want to know if it works with summer sims which have credit and a current active pack. If that's the case then it will at least be useful for old summer sims.
I'm not convinced the guy knew what he was talking about though as he didn't seem too sure and in my mind the 2 x100GB was a freebie add-on not a chargeable event.
Your loss of £10 deany76 also seems to back that up.
I think I'm going to buy a £1 pack and use the sim in my Nexus 7 3G
Just ordered - Heat added.
if error
click 'my address isn't listed' & enter 'manually'
if still problems try different browser or device
hope this gets your sim
Heat added
But as you say, £10 for 200GB is a superb deal in itself and we'll worth paying.
Just checked my e-mails and the summer sim was dispatched on the 28/07/15 so I would have topped up on or around the 29 or 30th of July'15 so I make that very nearly but _not quite_ 90 days.
no worries
...... for the first 30 days and the free 100GB for two months data kicks in when your 1 GB runs out
The talk time and texts would run out after 30 days I believe as this is primarily a data sim.
Data Pack: Services are UK only. Packs recur automatically every 30 days. If you don’t have credit to pay for recurring Packs at the end of 30 days, you will have 90 days to top up before we automatically cancel your Pack
I know you had credit Deany but maybe it's 90 days from when you said STOP PACK that because you haven't got a "live" pack they assume you don't want to renew one and bang goes your £10 credit.
Answers on a postcard please!
Thank you for taking the time to write such a beautiful prayer, especially for me.
No one has ever done that before and it did bring a slight tear to my eye, thank you.
I am full of forgiveness for EE.
I here by promise never to hold it against them.
Just hope they don't nick your bloomin' tenner as well thats all.!
Cheers,
Deany
I will pray for you, mate ......
Dear Lord,
Bless our Deany and guide him right
Thru his sleepless, restless night
You must have heard, you might've read it
Those EE gits have nicked his credit
Amen
Not that I dont beleive you but can anyone else confirm when it disappears please?
I was reading thru some of the messages in the EE community boards and people were saying that they lost the 10gig data if they bought a pack AFTER getting the data ..... So it seems to be buy pack first then text aug10
These messages were from summer 2014 so it seems the EE system is erratic to say the least
As I say my sleep won't be effected by this tonight!
I want EE to offer this deal three or four times every year Ad infinitum, so if they take my £10 so be it.
tried all codes on this page inc AUG10 and Aug10 and got message 'Sorry, but the 10GB offer is not available to you. So I've just checked my https://myaccount.ee.co.uk account (this was a STOP PACK sim) used up 2 weeks ago. Expecting to see £10 credit, but it shows ZERO credit!
I've not used the sim except 150 & data as I have a pay monthly contract phone.....so obviously the credit goes when the data is used and offer is switched off.
Not really bothered to be honest because 00.05p a GB is so reasonable I don't expect it to be FREE!- but was surprised credit is gone.
Hey Ho, such is life, hope this helps.
ps Maybe if I put a tenner on & text Aug10 I'd get 10 GB but thats £1.00 a GB, I "only'' pay 00.55p at present so its not viable for me.
My used summersim has no credit and I do not want to add £10 to get (maybe) just 10gigs.
How long does the 10GB last for?
What's the difference between this and my current 4G?
Double speed 4GEE delivers even faster speeds than our standard 4G – raising the average 4G speed experienced to 24-30Mbps, and offering peaks as high as 60Mbps.
My best result...
These sims (plus a 4G mifi I would suggest) are a nice replacement for home broadband if you get a good EE signal at home
Hello,
Your Christmas SIM is whizzing its way to you on a flying sleigh, along with 100GB of free data a month for two months – that’s enough to watch the 100 best Christmas movies of all time on your mobile. Yep, all of them. In bed. Eating chocolate.
Why not share the festive spirit by tweeting your friends to let them know about all the free data they could get this Christmas?
Better too much data available than too little. I would go through 6gigs in a weekend.
Funny thing is, we have BT fibre at home, 30Mb/sec .....its just that the EE data tastes a little bit sweeter for some reason ...
Cheers :innocent:
The 90 day 6GB were adequate for me if I didn't stream video and to be honest I've only used c. 25GB each month with the 100GB ones watching a few movies a month on NowTV and Catch-up (which I couldn't do before),.
I'd make the most of these 100GBsims even if they are over-kill. They may not repeat them ad-infinitum.
Do anyone also know if EE do a sim wheres calls/text is taken out of cash credit?
I've just got a giffgaff sim for £20 a month its unlimited data although 256kbps after 6 or 8GB. My phones locked to o2 but giffgaff use them. Since i can't get a phone line this seems the cheapest way to be online, cheaper per month than any dongles.
If i wanted to just use up all the data from this does anyone know the cheapest phone you can buy with mobile tethering. I'd get it 2nd hand off ebay. I have a really cheap phone just now and it doesn't seem to connect as reliably as the old more expensive phone i had.
Or would it be cheaper to get the phone unlocked whats average price these days.
I thought there might have existed a device to plug the sim into then into your laptop and use the data that way
I saw what looked like some old Samsung galaxy mini , think 3rd generation in a shop window grade c for £25. As long as the tethering function still works thats all this phone will exist for.
A good one is the Osprey 2 Mini, £50 new or £25 used on eBay.
The sim sits inside the mifi, the mifi broadcasts WiFi signal and your laptop connects to the WiFi.
Very simple to use, highly recommend.
There is all the info you need on this thread, just read back through the posts.
* Hoping one will be an unwanted present! :wink:
Would sending a chargeable text also start the clock on the 2 months of 100GB data?
Hello Xx,
Your Christmas SIM is whizzing its way to you on a flying sleigh, along with 100GB of free data a month for two months – that’s enough to watch the 100 best Christmas movies of all time on your mobile. Yep, all of them. In bed. Eating chocolate.
Why not share the festive spirit by tweeting your friends to let them know about all the free data they could get this Christmas?
Is there any confirmation yet that the glasto sims will NOT work for this with a £5 top up?
Summer sims seem not to work with £5, that is clear now.
Plus, do you have any thoughts on the method I PMed you about to possibly extend the shelf life of the 200GB past six months, has it been tried previously with glasto sims?
I make it you got confirmation almost exactly 24 hours later if you take the weekend out of the equation.
Including the weekend then almost exactly three days.
But you will have been one of the very first to apply, there may be a back log as time went on.
I'm pleased for you anyhow,
thanks again,
Deany
when did you apply? approx, thanks
also did you have summer sim or is this your first offer?
if 2nd or 3rd offer did you use same address & e-mail address as previous offers or different in anyway? cheers
on summer sim I got my e-mails 'CONFIRMATION: your Summer SIM is on the way'
time stamp at: 11.53am and 19.52.
So no rhyme nor reason there.
there have been numerous ebay sellers that have been dropshipping these SIMs all year (eg just check back thru completed listings which goes back 3 months)
at the moment because the offer has just started there arent many sellers advertising then but if you check again in a week or two then I suspect there will probably be at least 5 to 10 sellers offering them & the price will come down to a few quid
if sellers offering them upsets some people so much then you can try reporting them or alternatively you can create a informational only auction that provides the information for free
I'd also wondering why people are checking ebay in the first place (eg are they considering doing something similiar ?) & the reasons why some people seem so vitriolic towards such sellers (eg do they have some sort of vested interest such as wanting to sell there own sims & are annoyed that sellers dropshipping them are reducing the price)
this type of selling goes on all the time on ebay ie. sellers exploiting market knowledge &/or various forms of arbitrage
I find the humor on this site to be some of the best I have ever experienced.
I think the ebay sellers are _sad_ in all fairness.
They must be desperate. I would rather give a bit to charity.
I just hope EE are going to aim more towards the 00.05p a GB like these offers rather than the best deal of 00.55p I pay at present each month.
00.25p would be a sweet spot for me. ie £25.00 for 100 GB a month.
I do like EEs marketing statagy though, hoping they will keep it going.
Whether because there is tenner credit this rule doesn't apply is unknown territory I think.
I put it down to ignorance on the part of the buyers, nothing more. They think they are buying a sim direct from an eBay seller.Little do they know he is simply typing in their details into the EE website. They obviously do not know that the sims are free from EE.
You want to stop him doing this? Simply contact eBay and report his listing as illegal activity. Because it is 100% illegal to use someone's personal details in that way without their permission. EBay will remove his listing in a heartbeat.
Personally I am not bothered. Is it moral or immoral? Not sure. But there are much worse things out there toget upset about
Enlighten you, I will. I guess you also agree to the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) where it is 100% free here to apply but yet loads of scammers are operating websites are charging for it. I guess as you don't see the moral difference to that don't you?
EHIC: Beware copycat websites charging £49.99 fee for FREE European health insurance cards
Government says EHIC cards could be vulnerable to fraud
I have the feeling piggy may use words 'london, tower, hair shirt, months / possibly years, stocks, chain mail and crusaders' for backrupt_acc fate.
OP posted this deal is available direct from EE for £10 top-up who can send SIM to you then why go via another 3rd party just to pass your details to fill it for your behalf. The sellers don't even have address details listed on their liastings. If the sellers have a genuine item/service to offer then why hide behind a smokescreen?
Are folks really that lazy bone idle to do it themselves? If that's the case, then you have no sympathies from me.
We all should really weed out these scumbags exploitation.
eBay Item Number: 171971753110
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EE-SIM-CARD-100GB-DATA-SIM-CARD-MIFI-4G-TETHER-DONGLE/171971753110
Just ask a family or friend to order one for you & send it to you. Far cheaper than paying a scummy seller.
Holy sheet! 1 sold. Own up, who bought it? :confused:
eBay item number: 201451008720
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EE-SIM-CARD-200GB-DATA-100GB-PER-MONTH-10-TOP-UP-CREDIT-NEEDED-6GB-TETHER-MIFI/201451008720
Just ask a family or friend to order one for you & send it to you. Far cheaper than paying a scummy seller.
my summer sim ends 5 days
Not tried a dual sim phone, may look into..
Can I have 1 sim for main calling use and 2nd sim just of internet, but can be fine for replacing 2nd sim with these types off offers ?
It is worth taking at least three sims to give you 6 months coverage.
To summarise the process (and piggy999, please correct me if I am wrong):
1 - Insert each sim into a dumb phone within 14 days of receiving it
2 - add £10 credit (you can do this by buying a £10 top up voucher for cash from a shop) to each sim you have received.
3 - Once £10 credit is on the sim, text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 on each sim you have received.
4 - You will receive an auto text confirming 200GB has been added to each sim.
5 - Text STOP PACK to 150. This will keep the £10 as credit on the SIM for use AFTER the 200GB data has been consumed (the £10 credit can be used for either calls or additional data).
6 - Take each sim out of the dumb phone and store till you need to activate the data.
7 - When ready to use a sim, insert it into a mifi unit or a smartphone with data enabled and enjoy 100GB for 2 months. (NB: The data should be activated within 6 months of step 5.)
8 - At the end of the 2 months / 200GB, you still have £10 credit which can be used to buy additional data or for calls.
If I have missed anything in my process to optimise the value of this deal, please correct me by reply post.
Thanks and enjoy!
This offer is as good as you will get in the UK even a reasonably priced country like Pakistan could not compete at EEs .5p a GB
What is the EE data speed like at home?
What download, upload & ping are you getting on average from three tests on wi-fi with speedtest.net?
Also download from apple app store an app called 'fing' and run test are you getting any IP conflicts? (shows a '2')
ps I would run test near router
We also have 3 mobile Sims with talk talk ,they are brilliant for an adult ,as I'm paying £3.75 for a couple of hundred minutes n unlimited txts,+3 gb data, but it's no good for a teenager, my boy came up with £300+ Bill twice for goin over internet usage for a couple of hours, called talk talk ,they did , after a lot of persuasion credit half the amount bk to my account,but in long run if u work it out having paid all the excess charges ,not worth it, rather go with Tesco who stop service after going over £2.50 etc ,whats the point of me saving a couple of pounds per month when my boy comes up with hundreds of pounds Bill for couple hours,,, lol I'm laughing now but at the time I was doing no such thing ,as u can imagine,,, ... so these are the 2 main reasons for needing mobile data ,talk talk don't have a cap as such, did say they have a £5 credit limit(useless),then we get an alert,but no good as its too late by then as the account dznt show proper usage until updated,which takes 24-48 hours, told talk talk to completely stop his mobile data service, so he uses only WiFi , hope thats understandable..my boy will be leaving talk talk mobile as soon as contract over.
Also tried WiFi boosters etc for home to improve WiFi,but still struggling. So cousin recommended this white ee box.
So thanx guys ,if any body has recommendations or solutions, will be much appreciated.
Ordered the SIM & it said that it must be activated 14 days after arrival.
What steps do I need to do make the data available for the Dec 2015 & Jan 2016?
Do I wait until the 1st Dec 2015 before doing the top up, would this work?
Cheers.
Can someone please tell me step-by-step on what needs to be done?
1) I get the SIMs
2) I put in my phone and switch off the mobile data
3) I top up the SIM with £10
3) I then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 to start my 100GB per month for 2 months pack ?
4) If then text STOP PACK to 150 to disallow using the data pack from the £10 topup?
What if I want to use one SIM for Nov-Dec to get free data on my tablet and then use the second sim for Jan-Feb data?
How do I delay using the second SIM till then? Do I need to top-up now and do STOP PACK and then text CHRISTMAS100 in Jan ?
Thanks in advance for clarifying !!
Bestt to top up with £10 ALL your sims ASAP, do not wait for weeks as EE usually require this to be done within 14 days.do not worry, as long as you have data switched off when you top up and text, the data will not start.
So you can use one sim for nov / Dec, then take it out and use the other sim for Jan / Feb and so on
I have read all the previous posts but still unsure if I can put this SIM in the ee box and all the family can use the internet /mobile data in various products, ie iPad air at same time as smartphones.
Again sorry if it's a daft question, but appreciate any help..thanx in advance.
Once the sim arrives top up £10, the easiest way is to buy it in your local shop they print you a voucher number on a receipt. Then call 150 and follow the prompts to top up by voucher. Once topped up make sure the mobile data option is switched off on your phone, then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150, you will receive a reply stating your 100gb has been activated, then immediately text STOP PACK to 150 this will stop the £10 credit from being taken and you can use that to make calls anytime you like. Now test the data is working by switching on mobile data on your phone. If all good stick it in your
ee osprey and connect the usual way.
Once the 30 days expire you don't have to do anything, the next month of 100gb data is automatically applied. I hope this helps you out.
The SSID and Password are on the MiFi unit (underneath). As others have already said, set up the EE SIM in a phone first, then place SIM in the MiFi unit for Mobile Data, I find placing the MiFi unit by an upstairs window provides the fastest connection speed
What is wrong with Talk Talk? is it speed, reliability etc & does the family use a lot of data, is Talk Talk 'unlimited' tariff?
EE allow tethering therefore as long as your device is cellular you'll be fine.
Being able to send a text message to 150 would also be required.....
.....and having an EE signal in your area (the stronger the better especially for 'gaming' and streaming video).
hope this helps
The old sims dont work on the Christmas offer unfortunately, andwered soon after messaging you, thanks anyway for your reply, dont forget to apply for some more Christmas offer sims!, cheers
this evening I sent a test text on an sim Ive had for 4 months with an unactivated 100gb add on & the add on immediately activated - Im surprised at this since sending a text doesnt use any data
only possible hope now would be to start up a £1 data pack instead & hope that stops it from activating i..e. it wouldnt activate because of the 100mb data pack allowance OR alternatively do a further £5 top up
Ive heard mention in the past of people being able to do a £1 top up instore ? - is this still possible ?
as far as post 129 goes - I dont know if you can use a 'used' SIM from a previous offer to get another 100gb allowance - someone needs to test for this & report - the answer may already be above but I havent read the whole thread
Although that looks as if its spoken for by ebay seller coffin_ joe for at least the next couple of weeks!!
peace
See you in court :wink:
Looks like I've got an early Christmas present for somebody then
- Yes it's 100gb not 100mb. Activated after top up by texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150.
- You get 100gb for the first month. Then it automatically gives you 100gb for a second month. Then it becomes a normal sim.
- If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish.
- It can be used in mifis, and EE don't ban tethering.
- If you have a sim from the last 100gb promo(s), it will activate this offer if you top up by £5 then text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 EDIT: PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT EE DO NOT NOW ALLOW THIS. Further edit: Topping up by £10 and texting CHRISTMAS100 DID work on 6th Nov.
- You can save it for future use - just do the stop pack thing and then don't use any data. I'm still using one now and it'll run to mid-December. Need to text once every six months to stop the sim being disabled. Your credit can be used for this without activating a pack.
- If you top up old sims, the 100gb starts immediately - haven't found a way to delay for future use.
can you delay getting the 100GB a month?
If so, how?
So
I have this evening found out what I said was incorrect
i.e. as a test Ive just sent a text on such a SIM with an unactivated 100gb allowance & its caused the 100gb allowance to activate & start its 2 month countdown
rather annoying as I was hoping to start using my spare SIMs after my landline BB contract end in may 2016
the only way I could see round this is maybe if you buy a £1 data pack & then send a text & hope that that stops the activation of the 100gb add on
I decided to just go ahead and order 2 SIMs just in case. I know two family members that would likely need them regardless, but it gave me an error when trying to order a second one. I am aware that it is 1 per person, 2 per household, but it states "Sorry, only one special edition sim per person". The only thing the same is the address... How did everybody else manage to order two? :s
Anyway, I can just swap out my current SIM if I need lots of fast data or look at getting a MiFi device if EE keeps doing this regularly.
EDIT: Looks like it needs a separate email address for it to class as a separate person. Fair enough.
But if it did work no way would it be quicker than Piggys osprey 2 or the 4g modem I use as the chips are meant for data only use.
What is your speedtest for EE in your area & what are you looking to do?
update just read your post ^ it really depends on what you're looking to do, will this be your main source for the internet?
Really carpetiemjay YOU should be doing the apologising to Kab because you didn't read the thread through and do a bit of due diligence before spending your fiver, if it is so precious to you!.
Kab was only trying to help.
Could you confirm how long I need to keep an eye on this thread to ensure a post I made on the first page remains accurate? After all, I may have lots of apologising to do if anything I say becomes inaccurate at a later date.
I can't see me shelling out the expense for a MiFi device, but I would take the little effort to migrate my number from this EE SIM over to a new EE SIM that has the promotional data available.
If I had a dual-sim phone then I'd be all over this already :wink:
If anyone wants to sue, be warned that we fight hard and dirty. See you in court.
Doesn't look like there is any way around this since it seems that the EE team have locked it out. Unless anybody has any ideas? I got no issue putting credit on my SIM for this since this is my primary, anyway.
Anybody got any insight into the possibility of getting one of these promotional SIMs and then transferring my number and credit over to it? I know it can be done with credit, but transferring a number from one SIM to another within the same network?
The switch was flicked after post #112
Its data only deal.
This is a broadband alternative for five pence a GB based on a tenner top up. I think you're missing the point buddy,but thanks anyway and have a great weekend.
Im planning on ordering this offer at the end of december to leave as much time as possible between orders - I suspect but dont know for certain that there might be some sort of 2 sims every 3 months limit like there is with most other SIm orders
Just sayin' , that's all. Just sayin' .....
How would you transfer an unused sim? I not going to scummy it on ebay, I think like you I'm sure, thats wrong.
Any idea if previously used postal addresses can still be used to receive these Christmas sims? If they start blocking duplicate addresses then I am stuffed.
Idea: knock on every door in your street and offer them £5 for each sim they will receive for you. Reckon you would get lots of takers.
totally agree, just order another....one......, this is an exceptional deal and quite a suprise we want to support EE so they offer this promo 3 or 4 times a year.
Add-ons currently in use
100GB Free 100GB Free for 30 days, 30-days, expires
(Although it says it is" in use" the "expires" word changes to "expiring in 29 days 23 hours" etc. once the clock starts ticking)
I haven't had chance to read the whole of this new thread but is it the Sims that have used up the previous 200GB allowances that have been deactivated like the Glasto ones?
If so that's no big deal just order some new ones and put £10 new credit on. I wouldn't be too happy if my unused original £10 top up was lost but I plan to use or transfer that before the six month inactivity rule kicked in anyway.
your post #240 conflicts with your post #247
no comprendo!?
It's OK he would find out soon enough, there was no need for you to delete your message earlier.
I'm off to confession now, 100 hail Marys and a week in a hair shirt ....
You also have the following option ...
Between steps 6 and 7 as above ...
Text STOP PACK to 150 and then YES when asked to confirm. This will keep the £10 as credit on the sim, for you to use at a later date. This will not affect your 200gb.
These and loads of cheap NowTv boxes with 2 months movie passes and the jobs a good 'un!!
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You don't have to provide credit card details at all if you don't want to. These are Pay As You Go SIMs and require no credit checks etc. These come with E Top-up cards so you can buy a £10 top-up in a shop if you prefer.
N.B. You will have to provide credit (not debit) card details if you wish to visit certain sites like gambling sites as Content Block is enabled by default.
Once the two months runs out that's it. Nothing more to pay and nothing to worry about at all as it is not a contract. You can continue topping up and buying packs if you want but the value for money won't be as good as the first two months of data you've enjoyed. Retain the SIM for future use though, in case any future promo codes work on it.
1 - go to newsagent, supermarket etc and buy £10 EE top up voucher, you can use cash
2 - putr the sim in a dumb-phone, ie one that can NOT connect to the internet, or if you have a smart phone then make sure the data is switched OFF
3 - ring 150 and select the option to add a top up voucher to the sim
4 - put in the voucher number and the sim will have £10 added to it
5 - text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
6 - you will receive a text back saying the 200gb has been added to your sim
7 - take sim out and do not use it.
8 - when yoiur 20gb sim runs out in your Osprey, put in the Christmas sim and your 200gb allowance will start there and then. So you can save it for weeks or months, up to a six month limit before starting the data.
I dont get the meaning of "If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish" because statements are contradictory. Please check and correct, Thanks.
But you must not use data, phone call or text (except 150)
and deactivate data or use 'dumb' phone
I dont think since 6.00am yesterday you are able to use glasto or summer sim. Just to save you reading all the posts!. cheers
to be out of date info, please prove me wrong!
to be out of date info, please prove me wrong!
probably will come around again for the annual festivals promo
ps
this deal is 200 gb ie 2 x100 gb or five pence a GB!
I pay fifty five pence a GB at present with EE
ie if you topped up before 6.00am yesterday you were fine.
Can someone prove me wrong on that please?
I'm currently using a Glastonbury SIM with the SUMMER100 code and activated it well after the 14 day deadline.
Also on the summer sim I topped up online with £10.00
I would prefer to only topup and STOP PACK £5.00 is this possible or do I have to invest £10.00?
(I already have a monthy data contract with EE so would never use the £10.00 or £5.00 credit)
thanks
I dont get the meaning of "If you text STOP PACK to 150 after topping up but BEFORE using data (switch data off on your phone, the text will still go ok) it won't use your £10 before giving you the 100gb. So you can use the 2x100gb and still have £10 credit to activate afterwards whenever you wish" because statements are contradictory. Please check and correct, Thanks.
will give you your balance
thanks for your reply what do you make of post #51 & #60 ?
#60 was appox 06.00am Friday, do you think EE 'pulled the plug' at breakfast time yesterday?
if so shame because these sims I was going to keep will become obsolete.
anyone else?
cheers
Just wanted to confirm something as I wanted to take advantage of the whole 6 months by ordering a few sims.
If I order the sims now how long can I wait before Itop them up.
If I am able to wait till the end of December before adding my tenner to the final sim then that should hopefully mean I won't need to start my data till late June so that would give me approx 8 months with these.
I do remember reading somewhere though that you have to top up within 14 days of receipt of the sims.
Surely it is 2 months? Going by the terms and conditions they have to be received by 29/12 and topped up within 14 days to get the offer.
How do you plan to get six months. Surely the best case will have the data finishing on 12/02/2016 if you waited until 29/12 and topped it up on 12/01?
Have you tested this OP and can confirm that the packs not activated? Thanks
Data Pack: Services are UK only. Packs recur automatically every 30 days. If you don’t have credit to pay for recurring Packs at the end of 30 days, you will have 90 days to top up before we automatically cancel your Pack. Opt out at any time. Full terms at ee.co.uk/terms.
Free boost: When you’ve been a customer for at least 3 months and have bought at least 3 30-day Packs. Boosts last as long as your Pack and don’t roll over. Double speed: Select areas only, check your coverage before joining EE. Based on EE test data 2014 (average speeds doubled from 12-15Mbps to 24-30Mbps) and doubling 4G network capacity from 2 x 10MHz to 2 x 20MHz. Speeds referred to are download speeds. Stream 450 hours of video: assumes medium quality video of 5MB per minute (0.7Mbit/s bitrate).Overall data usage depends on your device & film format. You’ll have to rent or buy your own fi lms. Download 20,000 songs: assumes 1 song = 5MB (192kbit/s bitrate). Video call for 238 hours: assumes use of full allowance for video calling plus a download/ upload rate of 500kb/s. Source: Skype 2015. Data usage will vary depending on your device, the size of your screen, the video calling service used
appreciate your help again bayhabour, like on the summer sim. Its kind of Déjà vu this thread!
anyhow, where you sure about - 'you dont activate the data add on by just sending a text' I was always under the impression _ANY_ chargeable event on the sim i.e. not 150 but a phone call, using data or sending a text would automatically activate the sim. Or am I misunderstanding you?....it is late.
also any advice on post #129? thanks
this type of offer as good reason to have a dual sim phone? In one slot my low data monthly sim and in the other this sim. Are all dual sim phones sophisticated enough to let you specify which sim slot is for data and which is for calls and texts say?Thanks for any help.
Good deal but crappy service.
The 100gb promotion is only available to customers who order our pay as you go Christmas sim. Get yours now at ee.co.uk/christmassim
Not sure if a 5 quid top-up would work or go wasted.
last time i popped in my ee mifi and it worked
That was quick.
And fwiw i'd go mifi device rather than usb dongle as its easier to hook up multiple devices. (if your into it)
They all seem to be £60+ from a quick google
Also just ordered another 100GB SIM from EE. This is the 3rd PAYG EE SIM I have from these promotions - hope they don't mind!
I use this in my kindle lte 4g and it works great. I've used the kindle as a wireless hotspot and had other devices tethered no probs.
It's a multi sim by the way.....just pop out the bits you don't need till you get the size of sim you want.
like Lert have you topped up after your 200 gb data ran out?
cheers
Psshh. Also tried to stop packs, and retry, still the same. Any ideas? Thanks
I use it with OSPREY. I get around 40~64Mbps download speed :smile:
Can't complain on that.
Very useful for download large game updates. Will be handy for the Halo 5 9GB day one update :stuck_out_tongue:
I've got a summer sim with no data (all used) I guess there is still £10.00 on there because I only ever used it for data and 150
I want to keep this sim live for future offers. Plus the Christmas offer would be nice on this sim.
What is your advice in this instance?
thanks in advance
"Sorry, but this offer is not available to you"
If I top up £5 on the already used summer100 sim and follow the same procedure as before i.e turn of data during activation etc will the 2 month clock start when I want it to start?
No need to set up an account though. go to http://www.ee.co.uk/topup , choose one-time topup, quote the phone number, CC card no and billing address and the sim tops up.
If your unsure try texting CHRISTMAS100 to 150 from the unused sim and they'll reply back
'It looks as if you haven't topped up yet. Make sure to top up £10 before adding your free data. Just visit ee.co.uk/topup or call 150 now'
I just tried on one of my unused summer sims.
If they reply saying you need to top up first to get the data then it will work.
This method has been used on previous ee free data sims.
Bought a new house and move in on Wednesday (new build property) phone lines won't be laid until January at the earliest due to major roadworks and oneserve won't add further disruption until these have finished. Our developer has organised EE mobile broadband through a company called Trellisworks and will give us 4GB of data inclusive as a back up solution. If we want additional we have been told to order a sim direct from EE and top up as and when for data allowance.
Could I use this sim in the router they are installing for my temporary mobile broadband and connect various devices such as ipad, PS4, laptop to it or is it exclusive to mobile phones?
You could always buy a 4g mifi or 4g usb wifi dongle (ee buzzard) and use it in that if for some reason it doesn't work with your router. I've been using it in the EE buzzard attached to my home router.
Worked for me.
Worked for me.
Needless to say, we will probably never get Fibre, and its unlikely we'll ever even see 1mbps. So to access Fibre Like 40mbps speeds from 4G allows us to do the basic things that those in Towns and Cities take for granted, like streaming Netflix and using Catch Up TV
Mobile Broadband tariffs in this Country seem to all top out at 15gb - 25gb allowances, which is still better and far more flexible than unlimited 256k - 512k ADSL but it still means that you have to watch how much you stream, these 100gb sims are great, it means we can connect to 2015 more often and for longer.
My question would then be :
if you have such an older SIM with an unactivated 100gb allowance - can you 'stack' this new allowance on top of it ?
So far Ive found an unactivated 100gb/month add on seems to stay there on the SIM ready for activation & doesnt expire - no garauntee that it doesnt have some sort of expiry date though - Ive still to hit the 6 month mark
Still using the Summer 100 and one preloaded to be used from Dec
Still have some unused Glastonbury ones - wish I could extend their lives beyond six months and preload those for later use
Please tell me more. :innocent:
Will be more than happy to move to EE and enjoy the good speed.
Most of the time I was getting full 20MB but sometimes dropped to 10MB, a few times I got dropped down to 3G (over the last 4 months). Speed is excellent and £10 for 2 months is a silly price.
even downloaded movies at a good speed, what more can you ask for?
The offer only applies to the dedicated promotional SIMs in the link, not any existing 'standard' PAYG SIMs
that give's you an extra £5 then trying the christmas text? will try tonight
Seeing that my average usage with ADSL or fibre was around 70GB per month anyway, these are great for my needs.
Sorry, but this offer is not available to you.
should I try it by topping up with £5?
Get three of them and activate as above and then wait for a similar spring100 offer next year.
I will never pay more than £10 per month for unlimited 4g data now. Perfect for someone like me who rarely make phone calls.
Top it up with £5.
Text CHRISTMAS100 to 150
(receive confirmation of 200gb)
Text STOP PACK to 150
Now you have as per some posters here, 200gig and the original £5 to spend after the promo ends..
The offer states a £10 top up and that is what I've always used.
Just tried the same sim with "CHRISTMAS100" and hey presto I have 100gb extra data for the next 2 months!! :smile:
voted hot.
As mentioned above, you'll probably need to start using before 6 months is up as according to their T&Cs sims have to be used within each 6 month period or they are disabled.
So is basically a mobile broadband sim with calling as well.
HEAT (again!)
The postcode address search is working for me on Android Chrome browser if anyone is still having problems.
One thing to remember with PSN credit is that you have to pay for the text message as well, so with only £5 credit you cannot top up your PSN by £5, but with say £5.20 you could as you have the extra to cover the text message cost.
I have just tried to text CHRISTMAS100 to 150 (without topping up any more), but I got back “Sorry, but this offer is not available to you.
As someone mentioned above, we need someone to risk the £5 to find out if it works this time!
Is only one per person / household as far as I know (?).
thank god they've done another one. Postcode still isnt unfrozen.