How can I top up my phone?

We accept Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards as well as international cards. To set up card payments:

Or you can choose to top up your credit. Log in to My EE and go to Menu > Top up. We’ll text you a reminder when your credit’s running low.

Payments are managed by Vesta, our payment partner, so the name Vesta will appear on your bank or credit card statement as Vesta EE Top Up along with an 0808 free helpline phone number.

You can manage your payment cards in the Account settings section of My EE. You can change the expiry date, remove a card or just check what cards you have saved.

If you’ve already registered a credit or debit card you can top up by text. You can easily register a card by going to My EE.

Text these details to 150 for free from your EE phone:

For example, to top up £10 with card ending in 1234: CR 1234 10

Remember to include spaces between each set of digits. We’ll text you to confirm that your top-up has been successful.

Call 150 free from your EE phone and choose Top up from the options.

You can top up by credit or debit card, top up someone else’s phone or redeem an E-voucher. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Maestro UK credit and debit cards as well as International cards. We’ll ask you to set up a four-digit PIN code when you call for the first time. This will make topping up faster and more secure. To reset your PIN, call 150 free from your EE phone and select the options to top up using a credit or debit card then follow the instructions.

Call costs

Using our automated phone service is free at any time within the UK. It’s also free to speak to one of our advisors if you’re on a Flex plan, but on pay as you go, you'll be charged 25p per call if you choose to speak to us.

Opening hours

You can call us:

8am to 9pm Monday to Friday

8am to 8pm Saturday and Sunday

Now it’s even easier to make sure you never run out of credit.

Simply tell us how often and how much you want to top up and register your credit or debit card details. 

You can get credit every week, on the same date every month, or every 30 days.

We’ll text you when it’s set up, and every time you top up. And if you change your mind, you can change your Recurring Top-Up or even cancel it at any time.

If you have a pay as you go pack, you can set up your account to top up automatically the day before it’s about to renew. So if your pack updates on the 16th, set your top-up for the 15th – then you’ll always have enough credit for it to start again. 

You don’t even need a UK bank account. If you’re travelling in the UK, you can set up a Recurring Top-Up with a card from abroad.

To set up Recurring Top-Ups, log in to My EE, call 150 or text REC to 150.

The legal bit

We’ll keep taking your Recurring Top-Up until you tell us to stop. EE only refunds unused credit in limited circumstances, see our Terms and Conditions for details. If you don’t use your phone to call, text or for data for 90 days, we’ll suspend your Recurring Top-Up until you use your phone again. If you don’t use your phone at least once every 180 days, it will be disconnected: your number and any credit on your account will be stopped. 

An E-voucher is a card or receipt printed with a unique 16-digit voucher number, and it’s valid for EE accounts for six months. 

You can get them from EE stores and over 100,000 shops around the UK, anywhere you see the top-up logo.

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Top up with an E-voucher:

By text

Text VO followed by a space and then the 16-digit voucher number to 150. For example: VO 1234567891234567

By phone 

Call 150 free from your EE phone and follow the instructions. We’ll text you to confirm.

When you get your phone or SIM card, we also give you an E top-up card. With E top-up, you can top up at more than 100,000 shops across the country.

Just look out for the green logo.

Locate your nearest Payzone store >

Locate your nearest PayPoint store >

Locate your nearest Epay store >

Top up using E top-up

• Say how much you'd like to top up (between £5 and £50 in £5 increments) 
• Your E top-up card will then be swiped and the amount added to your card  

We’ll text you to confirm that your top-up’s been added.

Lost E top-up cards

If you lose your E top-up card, simply pop into an EE store to pick up another. You'll need to link your new E top-up card to your phone before you next top up. 

Please note: Your E top-up card holds no personal information and is only linked to your phone so no-one else can use it.

Link an E top-up card to your phone:

By calling

Call 150 and follow the instructions.

By text

Text 150 with ETU, followed by a space and then your 13-digit E top-up card number. For example: ETU 1234567891234

The space in between is really important, so be sure to include it.

Top up abroad

You can still top up online using My EE. Or you can call +44 7953 966 250 and top up using a credit or debit card. You can also top up by calling 360 direct from your EE phone.

At a cashpoint (ATM)

You’ll get confirmation that the top-up has been successful on the cashpoint screen as well as a printed receipt, and it will be added to your phone immediately.

Topping up your tablet and 4GEE WiFi

If you have an EE tablet or 4GEE WiFi you can call 07953 966 250 from any phone (calls are chargeable) and follow instructions to top up.