Lycamobile Unlimited Calls Texts & Data (9Gb) for €20/month with double credit offer.

kenyard

and extra credit is valid only for 30 days from the top- up.

seems to me the best bet here is a 5 and 10 euro topup to get to 30

froglet

so its normal for the sim to be showing as roaming?! wont i be charged more for this?

vicM

froglet wrote: »

so its normal for the sim to be showing as roaming?! wont i be charged more for this?

Shows roaming as you are a network that piggybacks on another network, in this case O2. International roaming works on the exact same principal

kenyard

and no you wont be charged. you can roam anywhere in the republic of ireland and its charged at normal network rates (i.e in this case free)

atech

What way do you go about changing provider to lyca. Do you just ring to get a sim sent out first and then port over the number?
Any idea how long it takes for the sim to come?

I assume no ID or proof of address is required as it's a pre-paid phone.

1865

What is the data speed like - are they definitely piggy backing on the O2 network?

thanks

mac.in

atech wrote: »

What way do you go about changing provider to lyca. Do you just ring to get a sim sent out first and then port over the number?
Any idea how long it takes for the sim to come?

I assume no ID or proof of address is required as it's a pre-paid phone.

You can buy it the shops that sell them; the list of shops are available in their website www.lycamobile.ie. No address proof obligation. Regarding porting the number, someone who has done so could help you out.

Kristopherus

atech wrote: »

What way do you go about changing provider to lyca. Do you just ring to get a sim sent out first and then port over the number?
Any idea how long it takes for the sim to come?

I assume no ID or proof of address is required as it's a pre-paid phone.

Adding to Mac's post, you can top up & actvate your sim online. For porting, ring CS on 322. The online porting form is not suitable for Irish networks. You will be talking to India, but I found them ok and the port took about 2 hours afair.

sosq

Kristopherus wrote: »

Adding to Mac's post, you can top up & actvate your sim online. For porting, ring CS on 322. The online porting form is not suitable for Irish networks. You will be talking to India, but I found them ok and the port took about 2 hours afair.

i did port online and it worked, why you say it is not suitable?

Heraldoffreeent

Will the sim card work in an iPad lads?

Oracle

BaconZombie wrote: »

Anybody know how many calls / minutes you can use before they cut you off?

It says 10,000 minutes/SMS on the Lycamobile web site. I'm not sure if that means 10,000 minutes and 10,000 texts or 10,000 in total shared between both. Either way its more than 48Months fair usage of 3,000 minutes and 5,000 text messages:

The Lycamobile Bundle costs € 9.00, €14.00, €19.00, €29.00 and gives 150, 250, 350, Unlimited free minutes to call National Landlines or mobiles (calls to Special or premium numbers will not be applicable), and gives Unlimited Mobile Internet data on all National Data Bundles, 150, 250, 350, Unlimited free National SMS, and Unlimited free calls to Lycamobile to Lycamobile calls and SMS with in Republic of Ireland (A fair usage of 10000 minutes/SMS apply). The bundle is only valid for 30 days from the day of purchase. Once the bundle expired or used, you will be charged on the standard tariff.

keepkeyyellow

Couch Potato wrote: »

Called them up and got through to India

They do not offer a Micro Sim .. full-size only - get out your SIM Cutter !

I don't see anywhere in the T&C's the definition of "Unlimited data"

http://www.lycamobile.ie/terms-and-conditions/en

Are you sure? Cause a man in the train station offered me a micro sim when I asked...

Kristopherus

sosq wrote: »

i did port online and it worked, why you say it is not suitable?

Because the ICCID numbers were 16 digits and the system would not accept them as valid. They have since changed the ICCID nos to 19 digits.

jv2000

I signed up for the €9 bundle but when I check my usage it only says I have 150mb data allowance. Anybody else getting the same?

EGriff

How are people registering on the site? I have my sim topped up and all that but when I try to log in to "my lycamobile" it tells me my number does not exist.

jv2000

EGriff wrote: »

How are people registering on the site? I have my sim topped up and all that but when I try to log in to "my lycamobile" it tells me my number does not exist.

I also tried to register my number but same story - number does not exist!

Does not fill me with hope when I see something like this.

EGriff

I found this registration page. https://account.lycamobile.ie/Registration/onlineregister.aspx?lang=en

Once you register there you'll get a code in your e-mail and then you can log into mylycamobile. Bit confusing but I've got it all sorted now. Can't find how much data I have used/left though.

When you port your number do you then use the new sim in your phone, and that has your original number on it? Will my old sim just stop working?

Kristopherus

EGriff wrote: »

I found this registration page. https://account.lycamobile.ie/Registration/onlineregister.aspx?lang=en

Once you register there you'll get a code in your e-mail and then you can log into mylycamobile. Bit confusing but I've got it all sorted now. Can't find how much data I have used/left though.

When you port your number do you then use the new sim in your phone, and that has your original number on it? Will my old sim just stop working?

Yep. You use the new sim. Thats the way it happened for me anyway.

Couch Potato

keepkeyyellow wrote: »

Are you sure? Cause a man in the train station offered me a micro sim when I asked...

That's what Customer Services told me on the phone

EGriff

To anyone who has ported over, how long did it take? And is filling out the porting form on the lycamobile site enough?

I completed the form at 11 this morning and nothing has happened yet.

tartanarmy

I ported in from O2 & used the form but something was wrong. Think it's best just to call. Can take 24 hours & they text you with ref. number etc. all working well for me so far. Hoping these bundles hang around.

kenyard

im v interested in the mobile data speeds. 9 euro for 150 minutes/texts with unlimited data is sick. using viber/whatsapp for sending messages or whatever and you are sorted

also an interesting one here. do they allow you send free webtexts? if so im thinking cabbage app or another could easily add them, which would give an additional probably 300 texts a month. which would work quite well with the 9 or 14 euro monthly for me.

and with double credit at the minute thats 5-7 euro a month. not bad

Kenny Powers

kenyard wrote: »

im v interested in the mobile data speeds. 9 euro for 150 minutes/texts with unlimited data is sick. using viber/whatsapp for sending messages or whatever and you are sorted

also an interesting one here. do they allow you send free webtexts? if so im thinking cabbage app or another could easily add them, which would give an additional probably 300 texts a month. which would work quite well with the 9 or 14 euro monthly for me.

and with double credit at the minute thats 5-7 euro a month. not bad

Data speeds are poor, they don't offer Web text the 9e deal includes unlimited Text, Data (9GB) and 10min of Calls.

chillywilly

Kenny Powers wrote: »

Data speeds are poor, they don't offer Web text the 9e deal includes unlimited Text, Data (9GB) and 10min of Calls.

You mean 150 mins?

kenyard

hmm well even still if its unlimited texts thats not an issue to me. id mainly be atexter rather than caller anywyas.
i had hoped data wud be similar to o2s since they run off them. i get 8mb download, in limerick, though moving to dublin area so guess speeds will somewhat be better there,

iPink

Couch Potato wrote: »

picked up a sim pack on the way home .. stuck it in an unlocked phone and showing 'H' for HSDPA

Going to check now with my Meteor 'unlocked' hotspot
Update : not behaving nicely at all . . thinks it is Roaming on the O2 network (which it is technically)
Update 2 : working now .. had to top up .. typing this via the hotspot now - still thinks it is roaming

Hi, this is a really great offer! I've just ordered a Sim online :-) I don't have internet at home (wifi) so I use my fone (Samsung galaxy note) as a hotspot ie I paid 19.99 to vodafone for a 10GB data 'add on' & use that for my laptop... This sounds much better tho... Even if the current offer of unlimited data for 5e goes (double credit) it's still half the price I'm currently paying @ 9e for 9GB with no chance of going over & paying a fortune as it's pay as you go!

I have 2 questions if anyone can help me out-

I have a locked O2 HOTSHOT (out of contract) can I use the Sim in that? If so can anyone tell me how a hotshot modem can be unlocked?

I can't use the Sim in my Note as I'm still in contact with vodafone for more than a year :-( are there other CHEAP fones that can be used as a hotspot ie that will allow their data connection to be broadcasted & connected to by other devices... Not tethering, that usually costs extra!

Thanks in advance! :-)

Kristopherus

kenyard wrote: »

im v interested in the mobile data speeds. 9 euro for 150 minutes/texts with unlimited data is sick. using viber/whatsapp for sending messages or whatever and you are sorted

also an interesting one here. do they allow you send free webtexts? if so im thinking cabbage app or another could easily add them, which would give an additional probably 300 texts a month. which would work quite well with the 9 or 14 euro monthly for me.

and with double credit at the minute thats 5-7 euro a month. not bad

Why would you be using an app to send free texts when those texts are free & unlimited anyway? Lycamobile is a multi-country operator and will probably never have webtexts. None of the UK networks offer webtexts either.

kenyard

i only realised it was unlimited text after posting that
figured the 150 minutes were some sort of flexi unit

Oracle

Get an extra 10% credit, on top of the free double credit, when you top-up using auto top-up.
To get the extra 10% you need to opt in to Auto Top-up after you register. I think that's something similar to scheduled top-up with the other networks.
You get an extra 10% of the double credit amount, so in total that's 120% extra credit free. For example, top-up by €20 and get €44 credit: http://www.lycamobile.ie/auto-topup/en

Customers will receive the amounts shown in the above table in the form of additional credit every time they Top-up online or use Auto Top-Up. Auto Top-up is only available to customers after they have registered their details online, Topped-up on one previous occasion and elected to AutoTop-up their account. Offer valid until 30-11-2012

iPink

iPink wrote: »

Hi, this is a really great offer! I've just ordered a Sim online :-) I don't have internet at home (wifi) so I use my fone (Samsung galaxy note) as a hotspot ie I paid 19.99 to vodafone for a 10GB data 'add on' & use that for my laptop... This sounds much better tho... Even if the current offer of unlimited data for 5e goes (double credit) it's still half the price I'm currently paying @ 9e for 9GB with no chance of going over & paying a fortune as it's pay as you go!

I have 2 questions if anyone can help me out-

I have a locked O2 HOTSHOT (out of contract) can I use the Sim in that? If so can anyone tell me how a hotshot modem can be unlocked?

I can't use the Sim in my Note as I'm still in contact with vodafone for more than a year :-( are there other CHEAP fones that can be used as a hotspot ie that will allow their data connection to be broadcasted & connected to by other devices... Not tethering, that usually costs extra!

Thanks in advance! :-)

Got my Sim today... Ordered on 17th!! Excellent service :-) very happy! Just need somewhere to put it now!!

EGriff

My port still hasn't gone through. It's been nearly a week now. I'll have to ring them to get it sorted I suppose.

Kurn

EGriff wrote: »

My port still hasn't gone through. It's been nearly a week now. I'll have to ring them to get it sorted I suppose.

I tried to port there now, got an error message LDAP000255 or something helpful like that, filled it out again and got "duplicate request". Not sure if it went through or not. I cut their SIM to make a nano SIM, very easy really, now have to wait and see if port went through.

EGriff

My port just went through about an hour ago. Vodafone sim just stopped working so I popped in the lyca sim and got a txt saying my port was successful. About time, it's supposed to take half an hour.

Oracle

Looks like the Auto Top-up extra 10% offer, has been pulled from the website, after just 3 days, very strange: http://www.lycamobile.ie/auto-topup/en
All current Lycamobile offers: http://www.lycamobile.ie/special-offers/en

paddyp

Oracle wrote: »

Looks like the Auto Top-up extra 10% offer, has been pulled from the website, after just 3 days, very strange: http://www.lycamobile.ie/auto-topup/en
All current Lycamobile offers: http://www.lycamobile.ie/special-offers/en

Make you wonder will they go out of business as fast as they change offers, seriously looks totally unstable, unprofessional the way they chop and change.

RobertFoster

Got a SIM, topped up by €5 (which doubled), but when I try and get the bundle (*139*10100#) my phone tells me:

Your Request is to call National with iLyca9, press 1 to confirm and 2 to cancel.

I can't bring up the keypad to press 1 on my phone (LG Optimus 7)... anyone any suggestions?

Data speeds are dire where I am, showing up as Edge/2G. I'll have to see what it's like out and about.

Mark Tapley

RobertFoster wrote: »

Got a SIM, topped up by €5 (which doubled), but when I try and get the bundle (*139*10100#) my phone tells me:

I can't bring up the keypad to press 1 on my phone (LG Optimus 7)... anyone any suggestions?

Data speeds are dire where I am, showing up as Edge/2G. I'll have to see what it's like out and about.

When you get the message press reply rather than 1, then press 1 and send.

Kristopherus

paddyp wrote: »

Make you wonder will they go out of business as fast as they change offers, seriously looks totally unstable, unprofessional the way they chop and change.

I doubt it. If you look at their .co.uk site the offers there are short-term as well. Seems to be their modus operandi. And if their claim of having 8 million custromers hold up, they must be making money.

Oracle

... and its back again., but looks like now you don't get any extra credit for using Auto Top-up, other than the usual double credit: http://www.lycamobile.ie/auto-credit/en

The standard online double credit is still on offer: http://www.lycamobile.ie/extra-credit/en

RobertFoster

Mark Tapley wrote: »

When you get the message press reply rather than 1, then press 1 and send.

All I have is the option to press OK. Could be a Windows Phone thing. I rang customer service and the lady hadn't a clue. Ended up using an old Nokia with a keypad to get the bundle.

Poor CS, poor data, poor voice quality... at least it was only €5

iPink

Can anyone help me with the data plan... I got my Sim, went through the whole confusing rigmarole of trying to find my phone number (why so difficult ????), registering my account, topping up & buying the bundle...
I have the Sim in an unlocked Galaxy Mini, I really only got the Sim for the unlimited data but I can't get a data connection at all... I've tried it on my usual done too, galaxy note, but still no data connection!

I've ticked 'use packet data' in settings & 'when roaming' as I saw it shows up as roaming on the O2 network... Calls & texts go through fine but no data...

Help please!!

RobertFoster

Have you changed your network settings?

breathn wrote: »

APN: data.lycamobile.ie
username: lmie
password: plus

Mimikyu

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TequilaMockingBird

Sorry if it's already been said, but does anyone know if you get the double credit offer when buying credit from a shop, or is it just online? They don't take Laser or 3V online.

iPink

RobertFoster wrote: »

Have you changed your network settings?

Thank you, that seems to have worked, only on edge currently but it seems ok...

Oracle

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

Sorry if it's already been said, but does anyone know if you get the double credit offer when buying credit from a shop, or is it just online? They don't take Laser or 3V online.

Double credit is online only, as far as I know. You could use a prepaid Mastercard/Visa card maybe.

TequilaMockingBird

Thanks, yes the 3V is a pre-paid Visa, but the site wouldn't accept it. Gah.

Oracle

Maybe they've been reading this thread .... now they're offering Double Credit for Life: http://www.lycamobile.ie/extra-credit/en

Mark Tapley

Couch Potato wrote: »

Mine is the Meteor Hotspot, Huawei E5832 and works fine.

I would say though the speed is slow...

Testing laptop through hotspot - full bars of 3G

speedtest.net is showing :

1) UK IP Address assigned by Lycatel Distribution uk Limited
2) nearest server is london
3) slow .. slow ... slow

pings 350 - 400 ms
Speeds -
0.20 Mbps Down/0.23 Mbps Up
0.22 down/ 0.48 up
Maxed out at just over 0.5 meg down ...

That said browsing is'ok' ... ~UK sites load reasonably quickly (bbc/sky news etc.) Boards.ie actually loads fine

Wonder is it related to the fact of the UK IP and i wonder have they got connectivity through INEX ?

ping

Adrian4

Oracle wrote: »

Maybe they've been reading this thread .... now they're offering Double Credit for Life: http://www.lycamobile.ie/extra-credit/en

What is the expirey period with regards bonus credit?