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
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.
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
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.
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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 "
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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