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6 years ago
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Simcity 4

So I have been trying to contact EA tech support with a problem I had with my Simcity 4 deluxe - I have a CD of Simcity 4 deluxe, I can install it but it won't launch. I searched the web and found that due to some update in the windows 10 system, the game is blocked or something like that.

I thought I could redeem the digital version using the code in the CD box, but it didn't work.

I tried to contact EA tech support, but I can't figure out the support system - I opened a case, recieved a mail about opening that case, and after a while the case became 'resolved' although I couldn't find any response from them!

I tried to find a live chat, from different browsers, no add-ons, and yet for some reason every time I try to contact them I reach a page with this statement:

"Thank you for contacting us. We’d love to troubleshoot your issue and get you back in the game!
​To speed up that process, we need to talk to you on the phone."

There's nothing else in that page - no live chat, no phone number,

So I guess the help I need is:

1. Is there a way to make the CD work on my windows 10?

2. If not, Can I get a digital copy to replace the CD? and how?

3. How can I contact EA tech support?

  • @kretorrbwly - I escalated your case. Thank you for providing all your information to Customer Service. @EA_Cade was able to verify your CD code; please check your Origin account now.

    Happy building!

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  • The code doesn't work on STEAM, just as it doesn't work on Origin.

    I finally got EA support, but they did not help, saying that the code isn't in the system, and that's why I can't use it to redeem the game.

    But how is it possible? I can install the game on my PC right now using that code, so it must be valid...

    Anyway, they told me to contact my retailer and ask them, which is why I didn't reply for a long time (sorry about that...) - I searched everywhere, but I have no clue where I bought the game (over a decade ago), and the email address on the manual that comes with the game is no longer valid. So I got no solution to the problem...

    BTW, I live in Israel, and the price of the game is much more than £5...

    If anyone has any idea what can I do now, I would be very grateful...

  • BlackjackWidow's avatar
    BlackjackWidow
    Hero (Retired)
    6 years ago

    @kretorrbwly - I escalated your case. Thank you for providing all your information to Customer Service. @EA_Cade was able to verify your CD code; please check your Origin account now.

    Happy building!

  • I have the same problem. I bought it on CD 20 years ago. I have the serial code, I took a picture of it, sent it in via chat, but they said it didn't work... I can't even redeem the code in my account. I'm going crazy.

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