I've been using a Three phone SIM in a 4G router for years now but want to move over to EE. However, I've heard that EE don't like you using phone SIMs (as opposed to data only SIMs) in routers and can detect and then lock the SIM if it's being used "incorrectly". Can anyone confirm this?
EE phone SIM in a 4G router - possible?
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Three can detect the same thing and don't do anything about it I'm sure you'd be OK.
Unless it's a common theme from users.
I've used ee sims in routers before but never had them in there for weeks at a time so can't confirm. Ask on ispreview perhaps or browse the forums
Unless it's a common theme from users.
I've used ee sims in routers before but never had them in there for weeks at a time so can't confirm. Ask on ispreview perhaps or browse the forums
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Not at all as it is not allowed to be blocked, they have to let you use it and Ofcom are monitoring networks for this kind of behaviour.
Using terminal equipment Article 3(1) of the Regulation
End-users shall have the right to access and distribute information and content, use and provide applications and services, and use terminal equipment of their choice, irrespective of the end-user’s or provider’s location or the location, origin or destination of the information, content, application or service, via their internet access service.
3.4 The above provision makes clear that end users shall have the right to access the internet using “terminal equipment of their choice”.
In 2021, Ofcom was alerted to a mobile network’s ‘Fair Usage Policy’ that appeared to restrict the use of a mobile SIM card in fixed routers. We contacted the network operator in question and outlined concerns regarding placing restrictions on the use of terminal equipment of the consumer’s choosing.
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Just to add to this, I’ve been using an unlimited data sim from EE in a teltonika router and have no issues at all. EE actually swapped my old data contract to a mobile unlimited contract so I could do this. £20 a month unlimited everything on the best network seems like a good deal to me.