EE SIM only deals: prices, yearly rises and what each plan covers abroad

What EE SIM only deals were listed on 10 November 2026?

EE's SIM only page showed seven plans and two offers on its Deals tab when we read it, all on 24-month contracts. Three of the unlimited plans carried a "was" price, but EE gave no end date for any of them. EE prints the two future prices beside each plan, so the table includes those too.

All Rounder plans include one Inclusive Extra (EE showed Netflix and Google's AI subscription on the standard card, and Apple Music and Apple TV on the iPhone version). Full Works plans include one premium Inclusive Extra, with Apple One, TNT Sports and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate among the logos.

Two other offers sat on the same page. Customers who qualify for EE One savings could get unlimited data from £12 a month, rising to £14.50 from 31 March 2027 and £17 from 31 March 2028. Existing EE mobile customers could add a 5GB SIM for £10 a month. EE's navigation also had a Black Friday tab; we did not find separate Black Friday SIM only prices on the SIM only page itself.

EE also sells 30-day rolling SIM only plans, but the Deals tab only showed 24-month prices when we read it, so we have not listed 30-day prices here.

This is desk research from EE's own pages and price guides. We have not bought or tested an EE SIM only contract.

When do EE SIM only prices rise?

EE's rises fall on 31 March, not in April as at O2 and Vodafone. EE's prices-explained page says SIM only contracts taken out from 31 July 2025 go up by £2.50 a month each 31 March during the minimum term. After the minimum term ends, the rise moves to 1 March each year. Add-ons and out-of-bundle charges also rise on 31 March, and EE's price guide puts the out-of-bundle rise at 5 percent a year.

On a 24-month EE SIM only contract you will pay three prices: the launch price, then two steps of £2.50. Taken out in November 2026, the Essentials Plus Max plan averages about £28.70 a month over two years, not £26.

Which EE SIM only plans include roaming?

This is where the tiers matter most for travellers. EE's pay monthly plan terms, in force for plans taken from 20 August 2026, set it out:

No Frills and Essentials

a daily charge applies to use your allowance in Europe

Essentials Plus and All Rounder

EU/EEA roaming is included in EE's Europe Roaming Zone of 47 destinations, Switzerland and Norway among them

Full Works and Full Works Plus

the Europe zone plus Rest of World Zone 1, which the terms list as including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea, China and Mexico

The cap is the same on every tier: a 50GB fair use limit outside the UK. Past that, EE charges a surcharge per megabyte until you are home or your bill date comes round. Turkey and Andorra are not in the Europe zone, so on an All Rounder plan Turkey is chargeable, while Full Works covers it through Rest of World Zone 1.

The 25GB and 100GB SIMs at the top of the table showed no roaming line on their cards. Treat them as plans that pay the daily charge abroad.

What do EE roaming add-ons cost?

If your plan has no inclusive roaming, or you go beyond its zone, EE's price guide from 31 March 2026 lists these:

More detail, including what happens in the Republic of Ireland, is in our EE roaming guide.

Can you get an EE SIM only plan as an eSIM?

Yes. EE's SIM only page offers eSIM as the recommended option, set up through the EE app, or a physical SIM that EE says it ships within 24 hours. EE's eSIM help page says you choose eSIM when you order and then download it in the app. Our EE network guide covers the visitor eSIM EE also sells.

When is a travel eSIM cheaper than EE roaming?

In Europe on Essentials Plus or above, almost never: you already have up to 50GB. On a 25GB or 100GB SIM, a week in Spain costs £16.50 with the weekly pass, which is close to what a travel eSIM would cost, and it keeps your UK number working normally.

Outside Europe the sums change. Our verified travel eSIM prices, read on each seller's own site in August 2026, compare like this for a week:

USA on any plan below Full Works

the ROW Zone 1 weekly pass is £30. Airalo's 10GB over 7 days was $21.50 and Saily's 10GB over 30 days $22.99

Japan on any EE plan

Japan sits in ROW Zone 3, which gives 500MB a day for £8. Seven days is £56 for 3.5GB in total. Airalo's 10GB over 7 days was $17 and Nomad's 10GB over 30 days $16

Thailand on All Rounder

the ROW Zone 1 pass applies at £6 a day or £30 a week. Airalo's 10GB over 7 days was $10

If you travel to the US or Asia several times a year, Full Works at £43 includes those destinations at your UK allowance, up to 50GB. For one or two trips a year, an All Rounder plus a travel eSIM costs less. Compare costs per gigabyte on our cheapest eSIM table, and keep your EE line for calls while switching its data roaming off, as our data roaming guide explains.

Which EE SIM only deal would we pick for travel?

For Europe trips, Unlimited Essentials Plus Max at £26 is the obvious one: it is the cheapest EE plan that includes EU roaming, and its speed is uncapped. All Rounder adds an Inclusive Extra and Network Boost but no extra roaming. Full Works earns its £17 premium over Essentials Plus Max only if you spend real time in North America, Australia, Turkey or South East Asia. If you are weighing networks, see our O2 SIM only comparison.