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Confused with Scancom EE sim card

Amazoman

Casual Member
Hi all, I have purchased a Scancom pre paid unlimited data EE SIM card. I was using anEE sim on a contract, which I have cancelled. When I swapped over the SIM cards the Scancom card worked straight away, it never asked for a Wi-Fi code. Even though I have put the Scancom sim in when I look at the Wi-Fi info in settings it is still showing the old sim details. What’s happening please?
 
I think you may need to elaborate or at least fill in some blanks.

I'm not sure what the relevance of a Wi-FI code has to do with a data sim?!?

(It's hot and it's been a long day so there's every chance I'm being thick but your post isn't making much sense - to me at least)
 
EE scancom sims work out the box.

Your WiFi details remain the same because you’re not changing anything in the equipment except the sim.

If the sim details look the same internally just restart it the WiFi router. Makes no difference either way as long as your internet is working.

You don’t gain access to EE online with scancom, the sims are part of a business deal which they manage directly.

In short, nothing to be concerned with if your data is working.
 
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Sorry if I have not explained myself and am probably using incorrect terminology. When I joined EE a couple of years ago I bought an ee SIM card and a dongle. I put the SIM card into the dongle, which is only used at my caravan and is data only. Before I could connect any of my devices ie laptop,iPad, iPhone etc I had to go into the settings of each device and look at Wi-Fi, select the one that matched the info on the SIM card eg: 4GEE-Wi-Fi 4263-2.4GHz and then put in the password that came with the SIM card. Then my devices would connect. Fast forward 2 years. I have bought the Scancom EE SIM card, took the original sim out and put the Scancom one in. I have not needed to put in any sim details or a password. Every device is working! When I look ,in settings, on each device and look at what it is connecting to it still displays the old sim details. Now, the only thing I can think of, and you will tell by now I am far from expert, is that even though I have cancelled my old contract the 30 days you have to give is not up yet and so it has not actually been cancelled
 
The password you mention is the default password for the WiFi network that your dongle creates ("4GEE-Wi-Fi..."). It's not related to the SIM card itself.

There's two different "sides" on a dongle/internet router. One is the part between the dongle and the "internet": the SIM is used to connect to EE's network and then to the internet. The other is the part between the dongle and your devices: the dongle creates a WiFi network and then you connect to that WiFi network with the password provided.

Internet <--[EE SIM/network]--> Dongle <--[wifi network]--> Your devices

The reason why you don't need a new password is that the WiFi part of dongle is still the same (same network name and same password). Therefore, devices will continue to connect like before and if you want to connect a new device, you'll have to use the old password (don't throw it away!).

What changed was the part between the dongle and the EE network. You don't need a password for the SIM because the authentication is done by the network. EE essentially checks if the SIM is allowed to connect to their network and use data. If it is, the device (your dongle in this case) is allowed to use data and then pass it along to the other side where your devices connect.

If in the future you buy a new dongle, it will come with a new default WiFi network and password. Even if you use your current SIM, the WiFi network name and password will be different (again, because it's unrelated to the SIM). In that case you'll have to connect your devices to this new WiFi network with the new password. But that's not the case here as it's the same dongle, so you just have to keep using it as you did before.
 
Thank you SOX for your comprehensive reply. As I lay in bed pondering the situation I thought ' What if the password and dongle name is nothing to do with the SIM but is all to do with the dongle itself' You have confirmed that this is the case. Thanks. Just to add, when I went on the Scancom website there was something that said Activate your SIM card. It went on to ask where was it bought with two options Scancom -Amazon, order number. card number. When I filled these in it said "Thank you your card will be activated within one working day." So this was obviously not required.
 
I know others have done a great job of explaining it but to simplify it think of your dongle (or router) as the front door of your home - it's what gives you access to the outside world.

Then think of your wi-fi connection as the route you take inside your home to get to the front door. That's not changed at all. You still take the same route from your bedroom/bathroom/lounge and so on to get to your front door.

What has changed is how things on the outside of your home get to the other side of your front door. That is what happens when you change provider - the route outside the home changes but you don't need to worry about the route inside the home (unless you change the position of your front door by changing the dongle/router)

I hope that helps. It's not intended to insult your intelligence but just to break it down as simple as possible.

* - Intentionally oversimplified before someone is tempted to pick faults :)
 
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Thanks Brumski for taking the time to reply. Everything is clear now. Just to add to my earlier post. I had a message from Scancom this afternoon saying ‘Your SIM card is already activated’.
 
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