Looks like lyca are getting ready for an Irish launch

Matt Bauer wrote: »

Still working here on an iPhone. What phone do you have, did you recheck your settings?

I am using Samsung Galaxy S1 , it worked after some time . But , it only works with username: lmau and data roaming switched on which drains battery!

Matt Bauer wrote: »

Lycamobile have reduced their Internet offer to just 50 MB per month. Even if you top up by €50 every month, you still only get 50 MB.

This makes their offer much less interesting, as it was the main differentiator from other networks. If you own a basic featurephone, it's fine, but for smart phone users (iPhone, Android, etc), that makes things rather limited.

Where did you see that the data bundle has been reduced to 50MB? I just got the lycamobile sim working on my phone and the Internet is working brilliantly....I was thinking tethering with my laptop.....

Their website still says unlimited data on any top-up till 31st, Oct....

breathn wrote: »

Hi icylava, you're coming to this thread late. The problem is that Lyca DRASTICALLY change their service offerings constantly. The tariff we refer to above was because Lyca offered unlimited data after launch until the last day in July.
Then on the first of August they announced the 50MB per month allowance with absolutely penal overage charges. They implemented that tariff the same day they announced it. There was no prior notice whatsoever.

Now the offering has changed again and is what you're seeing.

I see what's going on. Thanks for the info, breathn!

The lyca sim is working as expected so far, really low international call rate and unlimited data including tethering which totally surprised me! I mean with the bonus credit when you top up online, their rate cannot be beaten by any other operator in Ireland.

There is just one small thing that I think they should improve, the itemized call history online. Currently, it is NOT showing the duration of each call and how much data was used for each single session. I would give lycamobile an extra plus if their technical team can do that!!!

thesandeman wrote: »

Maybe I'm being overly cynical (if that's the word) but is icylava not an anagram of Iv A Lyca?
If they have employed you as a shill I suggest they promote you to MD immediately as at least there maybe some chance of getting a response from you.
After applying for a SIM twice without results I wandered over to a couple of the young un's they had flooding the streets of Galway giving out SIMs over the summer. Explained that my SIM hadn't come by post expecting them to say sorry and give me one of the ones they were handing out. But no, they looked at each other, one says 'I don't know' and they carried on handing them out to everybody on the street except me!
I would be very nervous about using them until they get things sorted out as I would be afraid if I had any problems then Customer Service would be non-existent.

Jesus....:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: You are absolutely overly cynical!!! And you must have envied me the enjoyment of such a low rate and free Internet that you don't have because you are reluctant to try and depend totally on customer service! Go to a local shop, get a free sim pack, read the instructions carefully, top up 5 euros online and see what's happening....Even if you think you get screwed, you lose only 5 euro, OK? No risk, no reward!!

visit their website. All the details are there - shops selling them, latest offers, etc.
But, their offers are limited to few - 1 or 2 - months. But, most of the offers having been given since their launch are being extended for few more months once they are reaching the expiry date. Additional offers have been coming every month; these are again for few months and getting extended. Really confused about this strategy.

jrmb wrote: »

They are quite confusing but the savings are considerable without signing up to anything. I've only spent about €2 in the past week and I've made landline calls gratuitously in that time.

Yes. U R right. They are confusing but competitive at the moment. Let's watch for how they cut their edge in the future. Hope they will remain more or less with the same competitive offers. Myself too using Lyca at the moment, however have kept the other number also as backup.

icylava wrote: »

Guys, have you ever been cut off in the middle of a call on the Lycamobile?????

I will not continue to use Lycamobile is this is happening over and over again....

I haven't come across such a problem, nor my other friends who uses Lyca. It appears strange; I can't say conclusively if that (your) kind of problem exists/not though.

icylava wrote: »

Looks like this is happening during the weekend when international call traffic is busy....

Try Lycamobile during the weekend at midnight (considering the time difference) and see if you may encounter this problem....

I'll try and let u know. Do you mean midnight at UTC+1.

Freefone, Callsave & Lo-call numbers don't work e.g. 1800XXXXXX, 19XX, 1850XXXXXX, 1890XXXXXX). I have emailed to ask for guidance on this.

Also - note that the data connection doesn't seem to facilitate VPN connections.

I also have an O2 phone and side by side, the signal seems better on O2 (with a Nokia handset) than Lycamobile (with an iPhone 4). This may be a device difference, of course.

I really want to give this a try. Vodafone have screwed me over so many times!! In one holiday abroad i payed 40 euro for data, even though i never used data, only wifi and it seems the phone itself connects to the internet for some automatic minute data transactions.. but it doesn't matter if it's 2 kb or 48 mb... they still charge you 12 euro for using the service (WHAT A RIP-OFF!!) Yeah, they have some sort of 2 Euro deal. Then My internet Settings are always messed up, i have to use WAP connection (very slow) in order to not get charged.

Say what you want about lyca, i've had horrible experiences (including VERY bad and misinformed customer service) with Vodafone. A really funny thing... they could never tell me where my prepaid credit went, NEVER... bloody incompetents! It's been better since i'm on a 30day plan, but i'm still not happy with them.

I'm giving this a try, i have a friend who uses it to call abroad and he's never had problems so far.

i ordered a sim , i try it on €5 for few months and see how it goes, seems they change things alot according to people here, unlimited is good for €30 per mth , i be tempted but wondering would it get higher as they get more customers ?

i got it and put €5 on it, its been ok so far, if its good after 6 months with problems, i cancel my account with Vodafone as this work out way cheaper and more spend control, wonder will they last and stay in business
how is it on international calls but here and when traveling abroad ?

freeze4real wrote: »

How are you finding it, I ma thinking of joining the.
Just to be sure 5e topup will get you znother 5e which means 150min calls 5000 txts and up to 9gb of data.

freeze4real wrote: »

And with 5E what do you get ? I have emailed them and I have gotten and response.


Does anyone know how to order a micro-sim, the appliaction process doesn't specify which one.

was wondering about that, maybe ring or e-mail them to order

freeze4real wrote: »

ok I just called them and yes for a top up of 5e you get another 5e so thats a tener in your account so you can get the 150min 500txt and 9gb internet but it says the offer is till 31/12/2012.

good deal, i see it works out for 6 months if give good service , going by thers, seems it does

India call centre staff are courteous but I was cut off three times before I spoke to someone who gave me a complaint log number.
Similar to previous comments my Galaxy S1 I900 battery drains very quickly as you need to enable data roaming on your handset to access the Internet after you have updated your APN settings.
Find the pop up messages with remaining credit very informative but have noticed significant deductions of used minutes by them compared to my perception of call duration/usage.
Worth a punt for a fiver or tenner although I believe porting out is a bit of a nightmare if you're not happy, I'm told they are not on the list for the other network providers for a quick web port.
Vodafone staff member told me that they have constant visitors to their stores requesting ports which have to be done over phone rather than using internet.

deckstermx3 wrote: »

India call centre staff are courteous but I was cut off three times before I spoke to someone who gave me a complaint log number.
Similar to previous comments my Galaxy S1 I900 battery drains very quickly as you need to enable data roaming on your handset to access the Internet after you have updated your APN settings.
Find the pop up messages with remaining credit very informative but have noticed significant deductions of used minutes by them compared to my perception of call duration/usage.
Worth a punt for a fiver or tenner although I believe porting out is a bit of a nightmare if you're not happy, I'm told they are not on the list for the other network providers for a quick web port.
Vodafone staff member told me that they have constant visitors to their stores requesting ports which have to be done over phone rather than using internet.

i see there not mobile providers on a lot of things, seems taking a bit to sort this out