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Activating new Prepaid overseas


Hi, everyone!  Iโ€™m currently in Qatar and purchased a Koodo esim and prepaid line for activation using our Canadian credit card.  Everything worked except the phone will not activate; the line just says โ€œActivatingโ€ on any of the local networks.  

Is it impossible to activate a prepaid line while overseas? 

Additionally, I signed up for the monthly charges, but I canโ€™t even access the MyKoodo account without receiving a text on the (unactivated) line.  Have I just signed up for a line that itโ€™s now impossible for me to activate, change, or cancel?

Any help is appreciated.  Thanks so much! 

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  • Mobile Master
  • 1590 replies
  • March 29, 2025

Hi there,

So the reason it wont activate on one your local networks is because Koodo Prepaid only works in Canada and the USA.

So it will keep attempting to connect, but won't succeed. That's also why you wont recieve the authentication text message.

You should have the option to authenticate via an email instead of a text to access the self serve account, I suggest you try this instead. But again, the service won't work unless you're in Canada or the USA. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ‘

 


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  • Beginner
  • 2 replies
  • March 29, 2025

Thanks so much for your quick response! 

Iโ€™ve been trying to gain access to the prepaid self serve account for an hour now, but the password reset fails at the last stage.  The forum says that this has been happening for two weeks.  Is there any way at all to contact support besides the chat (which schedules a callback that wonโ€™t call my overseas number)?


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  • Mobile Master
  • 1590 replies
  • March 29, 2025

So there is! If you're oversees and need help with prepaid then you can reach out to a koodo rep via their social media pages, Facebook and X (twitter). You're correct, there is an ongoing issue with logging into prepaid.

The correct profiles for their social media can be found by scrolling to the bottom of this page and clicking their associated logos. Normally, you also have the option here for help, but as you have prob seen reps on here have limited abilities when it comes to prepaid accounts.

However, most of the time you can find an answer on the community so feel free to ask questions here again. ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ‘


  • Author
  • Beginner
  • 2 replies
  • March 29, 2025

Thanks so much, Oliver.  Iโ€™ll try to access their facebook accounts. I greatly appreciate your help!  Youโ€™re the best!


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  • Mobile Master
  • 1590 replies
  • March 29, 2025

No problem ๐Ÿ˜Ž i hope it works out ๐Ÿ‘


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