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

zell12 · 10-05-2019 4:58pm

Got no notification my bundle had expired, used to get a text or two.
Spent ~€8 before realising :mad:

sourpuss · 10-05-2019 5:42pm

zell12 wrote: »

Got no notification my bundle had expired, used to get a text or two.
Spent ~€8 before realising :mad:

It appears that they are going down the same road as Three, used to send texts but now only text when one has all used up except 50 cents, it's a nuisance, has to set your own reminders which they hope you don't do.

Fingers Mcginty · 11-05-2019 9:40am

Speeds still bad. Moving elsewhere now.

maurice1 · 17-05-2019 6:19pm

Today Still >300ms ping and 0.2Mb/s
Totally unusable.
Did it improve for anyone else?

extrapolate · 17-05-2019 6:46pm

maurice1 wrote: »

Today Still >300ms ping and 0.2Mb/s
Totally unusable.
Did it improve for anyone else?

Still no improvement here. I followed the suggestion to contact them through Facebook. I got a response a few days later asking for information like the number on my SIM, phone model, location where it happens etc.

I provided them with the information and asked them if they were aware of the issue and working on it, or if it was the new standard. He told me they were unaware of it. Apparently. So he created a support ticket. I got a text the following morning with the request number and saying they will get back to me when they have resolved. No improvement or information from them.

maurice1 · 20-05-2019 8:31am

In UK and speeds are usable . Must be just an Irish thing.

_Godot_ · 03-06-2019 8:57am

With the Ireland Plus offer, do you still get to keep your credit?

mickoneill31 · 03-06-2019 9:06am

_Godot_ wrote: »

With the Ireland Plus offer, do you still get to keep your credit?

I top up by €15 a month. The only thing that costs me money are text messages so Im 99% on WhatsApp. I've over €100 built up which I should use to save me a few months.
They don't notify you when you need to top up but I just set a calendar entry in Google calendar to remind me to update.

Speeds aren't great. Always less than 10mb/s but usually more than 2mb/s for me. Which is enough for my needs. I user WiFi at home so if I need something large I just plan ahead.

_Godot_ · 03-06-2019 9:11am

I just want it for the calls and whatsapp. Three is expensive for calls.

zell12 · 17-06-2019 12:58pm

Internet stoppages have reduced significantly
but
Lycamobile ads appear constantly now when opening web pages - how to block them?

Suckit · 17-06-2019 1:19pm

zell12 wrote: »

Internet stoppages have reduced significantly
but
Lycamobile ads appear constantly now when opening web pages - how to block them?

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.

flintash · 17-06-2019 4:27pm

zell12 wrote: »

Internet stoppages have reduced significantly
but
Lycamobile ads appear constantly now when opening web pages - how to block them?

same here. i thought i catch a virus... which browser are you using?

17-06-2019 8:58pm

mickoneill31 wrote: »

I top up by €15 a month. The only thing that costs me money are text messages so Im 99% on WhatsApp. I've over €100 built up which I should use to save me a few months.
They don't notify you when you need to top up but I just set a calendar entry in Google calendar to remind me to update.

Speeds aren't great. Always less than 10mb/s but usually more than 2mb/s for me. Which is enough for my needs. I user WiFi at home so if I need something large I just plan ahead.

you don't get any roaming data with the 15€ top up - is that correct.

e.g. need to buy a bundle to get roaming?

mickoneill31 · 17-06-2019 9:30pm

glasso wrote: »

you don't get any roaming data with the 15€ top up - is that correct.

e.g. need to buy a bundle to get roaming?

Dunno. If only been to the north a few times and the data I used would have been small. It worked though and made no difference to my bill.

JaCrispy · 18-06-2019 8:28pm

glasso wrote: »

you don't get any roaming data with the 15€ top up - is that correct.

e.g. need to buy a bundle to get roaming?

That's correct

maurice1 · 19-06-2019 7:10am

Anyone else having problems with paying by paypal?
Have used paypal for a couple of years now and it was fine, but now get to the checkout page and no popup to complete paypal topup.
Have tried 3 different browsers

23-06-2019 5:27pm

maurice1 wrote: »

Anyone else having problems with paying by paypal?
Have used paypal for a couple of years now and it was fine, but now get to the checkout page and no popup to complete paypal topup.
Have tried 3 different browsers

yes. had to use my card there as paypal didn't move on to payment when selected.

podge3 · 24-06-2019 11:40am

glasso wrote: »

yes. had to use my card there as paypal didn't move on to payment when selected.

Yep, me too when I tried to top up yesterday.

zell12 · 27-06-2019 10:00am

Anyone know if this new customer offer €15 €10 for 30 days means you keep the €10 credit?
It's ambiguous wording at best

The offer is valid for 30 days from the activation date and it is subject to automatic renewal until it expires,
the customer is required to keep the minimum amount to allow the first activation and subsequent renewals,

https://www.lycamobile.ie/en/ireland-port-in/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweetiejune15port&utm_campaign=portinoffer

jakdublin · 27-06-2019 2:10pm

zell12 wrote: »

Anyone know if this new customer offer €15 €10 for 30 days means you keep the €10 credit?
It's ambiguous wording at best

https://www.lycamobile.ie/en/ireland-port-in/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweetiejune15port&utm_campaign=portinoffer

I was looking at that too and couldn't figure it out. I'm heading down to Carphone Warehouse shortly so might get an answer from them. Reading through the comments on customer service has put me off though. Are they really as bad as it sounds?

JaCrispy · 27-06-2019 2:17pm

jakdublin wrote: »

Reading through the comments on customer service has put me off though. Are they really as bad as it sounds?

No it's not that bad. It's a budget service. How many times do these people have to contact support anyway. I've been with them 2 years and had to contact them twice, both times without any problems.

27-06-2019 6:58pm

JaCrispy wrote: »

No it's not that bad. It's a budget service. How many times do these people have to contact support anyway. I've been with them 2 years and had to contact them twice, both times without any problems.

better off using the facebook page for lycamobile ireland if you have a query / issue as the support is off in India somewhere and their main aim is to get you on a recurring bundle.

27-06-2019 7:03pm

zell12 wrote: »

Anyone know if this new customer offer €15 €10 for 30 days means you keep the €10 credit?
It's ambiguous wording at best

https://www.lycamobile.ie/en/ireland-port-in/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweetiejune15port&utm_campaign=portinoffer

I doubt is as it's described as a bundle.

bundles you have to use credit to buy

Offer valid for six months from the port-in date thereafter bundle will revert to the standard price of €15.

so basically it's still a better deal* (*but no roaming in month 1 so if roaming needed both months then yes prob better to go for the €10 euro offer each month) to

month 1. top up by €15 euro and get free calls and 15gb data for 30 days. no free texts included but you keep credit. no roaming.
month 2. use credit to buy a bundle for 30 days (you get roaming with bundles).

total cost for 2 months is €15 and you could even buy maybe a cheaper bundle (if meets your needs) with the credit to have credit left over

with the other deal 2 months (well 2 x 30 days) would cost 2 x €10 euro = €20
(with roaming both months)

the hassle with lyca is mainly around keeping track of when your service runs out to reactivate without using credit on normal rates.
setting a reminder on your phone the easiest way

zell12 · 28-06-2019 8:40am

glasso wrote: »

I doubt is as it's described as a bundle.
bundles you have to use credit to buy...

You're right.
Thanks for finding that in the small print

Offer valid for six months from the port-in date thereafter bundle will revert to the standard price of €15

Marhay70 · 28-06-2019 10:43am

JaCrispy wrote: »

No it's not that bad. It's a budget service. How many times do these people have to contact support anyway. I've been with them 2 years and had to contact them twice, both times without any problems.

It depends on what you contact them about. I joined Lycamobile when they originally came to Ireland and had a problem with sending texts, this problem was never solved in all the time I was with them. So, in effect, I contacted them once with absolutely no result, just continual fobbing off.
I'd take a lot of convincing to rejoin them.

michael jay · 28-06-2019 11:32am

lyca are very good and with a top up offer and bundle the following month are cheap,
its annoying you cant see a call log or what credit you used easily tho

Danny2580 · 28-06-2019 2:48pm

Excellent budget network IMHO, usually best if contacted by twitter for customer care. Data can be slow in Ireland, generally good abroad. I had no issues watching a full football match on RTE player on a TV in a remote part of south Greece last time I was there, solely using Lyca's wifi roaming (at no cost).

Shorty69664 · 29-06-2019 3:01pm

Anyone know how to use Lycamobile in France. It seems my apn setting at not set up for France but trying to use french ones I found on the net are not working.

Suckit · 29-06-2019 3:03pm

Shorty69664 wrote: »

Anyone know how to use Lycamobile in France. It seems my apn setting at not set up for France but trying to use french ones I found on the net are not working.

I think you need to power your phone off and back on again.

Shorty69664 · 29-06-2019 3:11pm

Suckit wrote: »

I think you need to power your phone off and back on again.

That worked.... Cheers....

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

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