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

keepkeyyellow · 12-11-2012 12:30AM

Does the website accept laser cards for payments?

Kristopherus · 12-11-2012 12:40AM

keepkeyyellow wrote: »

Does the website accept laser cards for payments?

Just ran through the online top-up process & this is the list of card options I got :American Express,Alliance Private Label Participant, Beneficial, Check, Carte Blanche,Discover, Diners Club, GECC, JCB, Mastercard, Maestro, Solo, Switch, Visa Electron, Visa.

Hope that helps.

Couch Potato · 12-11-2012 03:02PM

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

Kristopherus · 12-11-2012 03:05PM

You are limited to 9gb. You will see that info in the Bundles page.

Couch Potato · 12-11-2012 03:21PM

Kristopherus wrote: »

You are limited to 9gb. You will see that info in the Bundles page.

dont see it on this page :

http://www.lycamobile.ie/bundles/en

Kristopherus · 12-11-2012 03:54PM

Couch Potato wrote: »

dont see it on this page :

http://www.lycamobile.ie/bundles/en

My bad:o. It refers to 9gb only in the "Mobile Data Rates Slashed !" offer. Have not tested it yet myself.

Couch Potato · 12-11-2012 04:02PM

Psygnosis wrote: »

Is this similar to the tesco network on, ie limited to 3g speeds or is it full HSDPA

Anybody know the answer to this question ?

krb1979 · 12-11-2012 04:08PM

Looks like calls to UK Lyca mobile are 1c/min. I called a few UK Lyca mobile nos. over the weekend and was charged 1c/min. However I couldn't find this rate on their website.

Couch Potato · 12-11-2012 09:28PM

Couch Potato wrote: »

Anybody know the answer to this question ?

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

BaconZombie · 12-11-2012 10:36PM

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

Kristopherus · 12-11-2012 11:23PM

As was posted previously, if you keep 20c crediut on your phone, you are good to go.

Psygnosis · 13-11-2012 01:19PM

It would show up hsdpa but would be throttled can you try a couple of speed tests

sosq · 13-11-2012 01:57PM

did anyone try to put that simcard to some huaiwei modems ?? are they working or only connect trough phone. would like to use it on my netbook

flutered · 13-11-2012 02:03PM

mac.in wrote: »

You just need to have a minimum balance of 20 cents in your account, at the moment, to make free calls within Lyca; there is no need for a €5 recharge per month.

i signed up online more than 10 working days ago, no sim delivered as today.

clint_silver · 13-11-2012 02:11PM

Kristopherus wrote: »

Well it took mine a week to arrive, but then a friend ordered one online last week on Monday and had it on Wednesday. I hope you are in the same boat as him:).

signed up last wednesday, got it on the friday.

sosq · 13-11-2012 02:11PM

flutered wrote: »

i signed up online more than 10 working days ago, no sim delivered as today.

you will get free txt to all networks and free calls to lycamobile without any top up, no need even 5cents on your account

happy days

flutered · 13-11-2012 02:21PM

wonder what i done to them.

tartanarmy · 13-11-2012 02:21PM

Been using for about a week now & signal is decen, in Dublin & Mayo over the last week. Waiting to port no.
Data is a little bit slower than what I found with O2 but I'm normally on WIFI. Anyone know about the bundles being permanent or just temporary?

markad1 · 13-11-2012 02:23PM

I ordered 2 sims on Friday and they arrived this morning

Couch Potato · 13-11-2012 02:45PM

sosq wrote: »

did anyone try to put that simcard to some huaiwei modems ?? are they working or only connect trough phone. would like to use it on my netbook

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 ?

kenyard · 13-11-2012 05:56PM

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 · 13-11-2012 06:54PM

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

vicM · 13-11-2012 06:59PM

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 · 13-11-2012 07:00PM

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 · 13-11-2012 11:36PM

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.

14-11-2012 05:52PM

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

thanks

mac.in · 14-11-2012 05:59PM

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 · 14-11-2012 06:11PM

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 · 15-11-2012 10:01AM

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 · 15-11-2012 01:37PM

Will the sim card work in an iPad lads?

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

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