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€15 - 20GB + Unlimited any network calls and texts + free roaming - Lycamobile

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  • #1652
    JaCrispy
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭JaCrispy


    Shorty69664 wrote: »
    You had me doubting myself but I just checked and it's definitely the Ireland Plus bundle - Not top ups.


    You don't need to buy the bundle every month. The €15 top up alone will give you unlimited calls and lots of GB of data. You also get €15 back in credit.
    Then the following month use that credit of €15 to buy the Ireland Plus.


  • #1653
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    ...top up automatically with €15 each month. So why then does my account show a balance in the region of €23?

    Only speculating but you might not have been buying bundles all the way through since March. Top up gives calls + 15GB. Credit older than 3 months is gone so there's possibly 30 euro accumulated but with texts excluded from the top up offer, the 7 euro difference could be for sent texts. What does the usage history show, if there's a charge shown for any text then it was outside bundle which indicates the bundle wasn't active.

    Also, calls to 1890, 1850, 0818 etc are charged for as they aren't included in the bundle.

    Also check whether or not the bundle is set to auto renew. Auto top up might not necessarily mean bundle auto renew.

    Anyway if you've checked all that already then don't know why there's that amount of credit built up.


  • #1654
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    am i right in saying that with Lyca you have to look at ads (or at least have to skip them) to surf the net?


  • #1655
    JaCrispy
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭JaCrispy


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    am i right in saying that with Lyca you have to look at ads (or at least have to skip them) to surf the net?


    No of course not. Where in gods name did you hear that?


  • #1656
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    JaCrispy wrote: »
    No of course not. Where in gods name did you hear that?

    below, sorry, maybe misunderstanding!
    zell12 wrote: »
    Internet stoppages have reduced significantly
    but
    Lycamobile ads appear constantly now when opening web pages - how to block them?
    Suckit wrote: »
    You can use Blokada if not rooted or Adaway if you are.
    Also it is a very good idea to change browser on your phone to one of these (for example)
    Edge, Bromite, Yuzu or Kiwi and turn on adblocker.

    Blokada can't be used concurrently with a VPN on your phone.


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  • #1657
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    below, sorry, maybe misunderstanding!

    Am I?


  • #1658
    mickoneill31
    Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭mickoneill31


    I don't see any ads anymore on mine. They appeared for a couple of days (very infrequently) about a month ago but don't anymore. I don't use an ad locker.


  • #1659
    Danny2580
    Registered Users Posts: 432 ✭✭Danny2580


    No ads here.


  • #1660
    JaCrispy
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭JaCrispy


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    Am I?




    I think that poster might have been referring to the lycamobile.ie website.

    Not for general browsing from your phone


  • #1661
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    a good bundle imo currently (if you can get by with 5gb on the bundle month by using wifi in places) is the Europe Plus bundle
    5gb data with europe roaming
    300 mins voice that can be used to call landline and mobile pretty much anywhere in Europe so if you want / need to be able to call European numbers very useful

    10 euro

    so for example,

    top up 15 twice for 2 30 day periods = 30 euro credit and Ireland + data in those periods
    3 x 10 euro Europe Plus bundles = 30 credit

    so that's basically 6 euro cost per 30 days.


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  • #1662
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    top up 15 twice for 2 30 day periods = 30 euro credit and Ireland + data in those periods
    3 x 10 euro Europe Plus bundles = 30 credit

    Just to point out that credit expires after 90 days so stagger the 15 top ups rather than topping up in consecutive months.

    Eg
    1st Month 15e top up => 15e balance
    2nd Month 10e bundle => 5e balance
    3rd Month 15e top up => 20e balance
    4th Month 10e bundle => 10e balance
    5th Month 10e bundle => 0e balance


  • #1663
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    Just to point out that credit expires after 90 days so stagger the 15 top ups rather than topping up in consecutive months.

    Eg
    1st Month 15e top up => 15e balance
    2nd Month 10e bundle => 5e balance
    3rd Month 15e top up => 20e balance
    4th Month 10e bundle => 10e balance
    5th Month 10e bundle => 0e balance

    fair enough -> yes that's what I do - was less typing just to paint the overall picture :)


  • #1664
    irishchris
    Registered Users Posts: 3,168 ✭✭✭irishchris


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    Just to point out that credit expires after 90 days so stagger the 15 top ups rather than topping up in consecutive months.

    Eg
    1st Month 15e top up => 15e balance
    2nd Month 10e bundle => 5e balance
    3rd Month 15e top up => 20e balance
    4th Month 10e bundle => 10e balance
    5th Month 10e bundle => 0e balance

    I thought you could not use the 15€ top up credit to buy bundles for the following month. On port in offer again at minute but noticed the terms of the top up offer states can't be used for bundles?


  • #1665
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    https://www.lycamobile.ie/en/special-offers/special-offers-top-up-offers/
    The free credit cannot be used to purchase additional Lycamobile products (i.e. bundles, roaming Services) and the credit cannot be transferred. The free credit cannot be used to call Premium Service numbers.

    Others can confirm but that refers to free credit only. Lyca may, in the past, have given a couple of euro extra free credit when topping up but not any more. They just didn't bother updating the terms to delete that wording.

    Top up wouldn't be considered free credit.


  • #1666
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,282 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Lycamobile reserves the right to withdraw or suspend the offers or to disconnect you if we suspect that offer is being used for commercial purposes, for conferencing, if it is not being used in a handset (in a SIM box for example),
    or if it is being used for tethering.
    Has anyone had this happen to them?
    Would it have to be prolonged use of tethering to be detected?


  • #1667
    Danny2580
    Registered Users Posts: 432 ✭✭Danny2580


    I'd say so, yes. Never had any issues with same.


  • #1668
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Can't topup using paypal. I keep getting this error:
    54dViEL.png


  • #1669
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Seems only to happen when topping up normally.

    When paying for a bundle it goes through straight away.


  • #1670
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    Have Lyca stopped blocking tethering? They used to block it unless TTL on the tethered device was changed to match the handset TTL.


  • #1671
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,282 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Ten Pin wrote: »
    Have Lyca stopped blocking tethering? They used to block it unless TTL on the tethered device was changed to match the handset TTL.
    Asked the same question above. I don't want to get my number barred from using their network!


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  • #1672
    McSim
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭McSim


    podgeandrodge wrote: »
    am i right in saying that with Lyca you have to look at ads (or at least have to skip them) to surf the net?

    Yes. Lyca started messing with customers tarffic about 6 months ago or so.
    To me it manifests as Viber stopped working on Lycamobile data connection and ads are injected into http traffic, I see them all the time. Worse, those ads break quite a few pages I tried to browse.


  • #1673
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,770 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Help needed please.
    I'm out of contract with Eir and I have an unlocked phone. I wish to switch to Lycamobile €15 deal with 25 g & unlimited calls & texts.
    I got a €15 top up voucher on my way home plus a Lyca sim.

    Could someone explain how I port my number over, I already advised Eir of this.

    Do I just switch off my phone.
    Enter new Sim.
    Top up x £15.

    I'm wary about entering the new sim and topping up as I'm afraid I'll get a new number.

    All help appreciated.


  • #1674
    Ten Pin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Ten Pin


    If I were you I'd ask eir to convert your account to PAYG and keep it alive for the first month, just to be sure there aren't any issues with Lyca (data speed, signal, banking verification codes etc). The only drawback is having to make calls/texts with another number for that month.

    Once you put the Lyca SIM in the phone, it'll have that SIMs phone number (089...). This won't have any impact on the eir phone number until you port it to Lyca using the Lyca SIM in conjunction with this page...
    https://www.lycamobile.ie/en/help/transfer-your-number/
    Note the times for porting...
    Business time for weekdays between 08:00 to 17:55
    Business time for weekends between 10:00 to 15:55

    Don't forget that you don't have to buy a bundle, topping up by 15euro gives 15GB and all calls (but no text) and keep the 15 top up.


  • #1675
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,282 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Just go to Lycamobile website on above link and port following the instructions.
    Wait for the Eir sim to fail, then insert Lyca sim and top-up

    No need to advise Eir of anything.


  • #1676
    Danny2580
    Registered Users Posts: 432 ✭✭Danny2580


    As above go to the website and port using instructions - if you run into trouble, tweet them, I find they are quite responsive on twitter.


  • #1677
    Shorty69664
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Shorty69664


    How do you cancel Lycamobile?
    I've cancelled Bundle auto renew but is there more?
    Do I have to give 30 days notice???

    I'm switching to the new gomo sim deal...


  • #1678
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,282 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Cancel any card/bundle details with them. Switch.


  • #1679
    Suckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,215 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Shorty69664 wrote: »
    How do you cancel Lycamobile?
    I've cancelled Bundle auto renew but is there more?
    Do I have to give 30 days notice???

    I'm switching to the new gomo sim deal...

    You can make your port over date the day your lyca bundle runs out.
    Unlikely they will be reaching that 100,000 soon. More marketing than I remember any previous, but still a high number.


  • #1680
    Concerned Irishman
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Concerned Irishman


    I have found Lycamobile an absolute nightmare to deal with. First huge problems getting the SIM cards, then some problems setting them up for the kids. The kids have had them for two weeks and they continuously complain about lack of internet and 3G etc. I signed up for GoMo immediately and will port them ASAP.


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  • #1681
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 23,282 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Which supermarkets sell Lycamobile credit?
    Supervalu do.
    Dunnes? Tesco? Lidl?


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