EE no longer offers inclusive roaming to all of its pay-monthly or pay-as-you-go plans. Newer customers, in particular, will be stung by charges re-introduced since the UK left the EU.
However, if you sign up for either EE’s All-Rounder or Full Works plan, you’ll get the option to add on a Roam Abroad Pass, which gives you access to your calls, texts and data when travelling abroad.
EU roaming with EE
If you’ve been with EE for a long time – as in your plan started before 7 July 2021 – you’ll still have EU roaming included in your monthly contract. However, if you’re a newer customer and took your contract out after 7 July 2021, you will have to pay a daily charge to use your EE phone or SIM plan when travelling in the EU.
If you have a tablet, laptop or mobile broadband contract with EE, the cut-off date is 18 August 2021. So if you’ve been a customer since before, then you won’t have to pay additional charges.
EE roaming charges in the EU
In order to access your minutes, texts and data allowance while travelling in the EU, EE has a daily charge of £2.47.
You don’t need to do anything to opt in for EU roaming with EE, and you’ll automatically be charged the daily roaming rate.
EE Roam Abroad Pass
If you’re going to be away for more than 11 days and are planning to use your phone every day, it would be cheaper to get EE’s Roam Abroad Pass. You can add this as one of your Inclusive Extras if that’s part of your current plan, or add it as an add-on that you can cancel at any time.
Both options cost £25 a month and mean you won’t have to pay the daily £2.47 charge.
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Which roaming destinations are included for EE roaming?
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Austria
Azores
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus (excludes Northern Cyprus)
Czech Republic
Canary Islands
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
French Guiana
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guernsey
Hungary
Iceland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madeira
Malta
Martinique
Mayotte
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Reunion Islands
Romania
San Marino
Saint Martin (French)
Saint Barthelemy
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Vatican City
EE pay-as-you-go charges for roaming in the EU
EE pay-as-you-go customers will have to pay additional charges to make calls, send texts or use their data while in the EE Europe zone.
If you have an active EE subscription, upon arrival at your destination, you’ll receive a text message from EE asking you to opt in to either of its roaming add-ons.
- Roam like Home for 24 hours = £2.50 a day
- Roam like Home for 7 days = £10 for 7 days
If you don’t want to opt in to either of these plans or you don’t have an active subscription, you’ll instead be charged EE’s standard roaming costs:
- 70p a minute
- 30p a text
- £3 for 500MB - but you’ll need to buy a data add-on for this
Roaming charges outside the EU
EE no longer offers its Roam Further pass, which used to give customers access to their calls, texts and data allowance in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
That means that you’ll be charged per text and per minute for calls, and you’ll need to purchase a data add-on when you arrive.
EE roaming charges in the USA
| Service | Cost |
| Data/internet | Buy data add on |
| Making a call | £1.54 per minute |
| Receiving a call | £1.54 per minute |
| Sending a text | 76p per text |
| Sending picture messages | 83p a picture message |
| Voicemail | £1.54 per minute |
EE roaming charges in the UAE
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Data/internet | Buy data add-on when you land |
| Making a call | £2.34 per minute |
| Receiving a call | £2.34 per minute |
| Sending a text | 76p per text |
| Sending a picture message | 83p per picture message |
| Voicemail | £2.34 per minute |
EE roaming charges in Turkey
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Data/internet | Buy data add-on when you land |
| Making a call | £2.34 per minute |
| Receiving a call | £2.34 per minute |
| Sending a text | 76p per text |
| Sending a picture message | 83p per picture message |
| Voicemail | £2.34 per minute |
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