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

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    #392
    DopeTech
    Registered Users Posts: 6,760 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Has/could anyone ask Hector on Facebook about the issue with lyca not being able to call/text iD customers? I don't have Facebook.


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    #393
    bossdrum
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭bossdrum


    When i log in I use the lyca number. I'm after porting to my own number now and I can't log in.
    Do I have to register again?


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    #394
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,408 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    FrostyJim wrote: »
    I don't have Facebook.
    OMG


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    #395
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    yabadabado wrote: »
    Do Lyca have 4G ?

    No, not at the moment.

    Though there are rumours that it will be coming soon. They blogged about it coming 2 months ago:

    http://www.lycamobile.ie/en/4g-is-coming

    And Virgin Mobile, another MVNO on the Three network has just started getting it. So I assume Lyca, Tesco, etc. won't be far behind.


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    #396
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    bossdrum wrote: »
    When i log in I use the lyca number. I'm after porting to my own number now and I can't log in.
    Do I have to register again?

    Well, I ported this morning. I then logged in to my Lyca account using the ported number and leaving the password as is. Their system logged me in.


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    #397
    DopeTech
    Registered Users Posts: 6,760 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    TheDriver wrote: »
    OMG

    Much prefer the anonymity of boards.ie!


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    #398
    cargen
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭cargen


    I will travel to Italy soon.
    Can i use lyca there with the Ireland plus bundle?

    Is it free to call mobiles in Ireland?


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    #399
    NATLOR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭NATLOR


    cargen wrote: »
    I will travel to Italy soon.
    Can i use lyca there with the Ireland plus bundle?

    Is it free to call mobiles in Ireland?

    Yes its all over their website.providing you connect to whatever the lyca Italy network is you get free roaming with texts and calls within that bundle


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    #400
    cargen
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭cargen


    NATLOR wrote: »
    Yes its all over their website.providing you connect to whatever the lyca Italy network is you get free roaming with texts and calls within that bundle

    Do they have an internet plan ad well?


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    #401
    biebiebie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭biebiebie


    cargen wrote: »
    Do they have an internet plan ad well?
    Info is provided in the OP.


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    #402
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    Still haven't ported over, surely reconsidering the move.I've found their customer care very poor.


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    #403
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    All offers extended to 31/07/16 including
    5gb free with any top-up
    20% off bundles


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    #404
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,143 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    €55 for 1gb of data if you are in France?
    That's mental!!!!!

    Anyone know why France in particular is so expensive?
    I'm just back from there and what i did was sign up with Meteor for 1 month.
    I got 1gb data for roaming, 4 gb for using at home,unlimited texts and 400 mins calls. No extra roaming charges.
    €24 for one month.

    I got a Lyca sim before i went but when I realised the cost of roaming, i then went with meteor.
    I cancelled my meteor(30 days notice needed) as they are more expensive at home than Tesco, who i was with before i went away.
    Not sure whether to top up the Lyca sim or go crawling back to Tesco:(when my month is up in a few days!


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    #405
    pjq
    Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭pjq


    Je_suis_Jean wrote: »
    Hi jonnyblues, three questions if you don't mind:-

    1. If you set your mobile network -> network operators to "Choose Automatically" will it not select the Lycamobile network wherever you are including when roaming in other countries?

    2. Is there a list of what networks you should connect to when roaming with Lycamobile? (I checked their site but can't find a definitive list) I'm particularly interested in what network(s) I should connect to when in France.

    3. What happens if you're roaming and the area you're in isn't served by the local Lycamobile network and your phone automatically connects to another network?

    There is a thread on Lyca Data Roaming here; http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=99854837
    pjq


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    #406
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    blade1 wrote: »
    Anyone know why France in particular is so expensive?
    I'm just back from there and what i did was sign up with Meteor for 1 month.
    I got 1gb data for roaming, 4 gb for using at home,unlimited texts and 400 mins calls. No extra roaming charges.
    €24 for one month.

    I got a Lyca sim before i went but when I realised the cost of roaming, i then went with meteor.
    I cancelled my meteor(30 days notice needed) as they are more expensive at home than Tesco, who i was with before i went away.
    Not sure whether to top up the Lyca sim or go crawling back to Tesco:(when my month is up in a few days!

    Data roaming is still very complex, with different companies charging different amounts in different countries.

    Lyca have great deals in some countries and terrible deals in others.

    I think it comes down to if they already operate in the country or not and what it's relationship with networks there are.

    Tesco's data roaming is terrible across the board. My strategy is:

    - Use Lyca in Ireland as my main phone
    - Use Lyca abroad where they have good deals available.
    - I've a meteor pay as you go sim * which I use for data roaming on my iphone, in other countries where Lyca isn't good for data and I put my Lyca Sim in an old phone and use the free call and text roaming on it.

    Obviously not ideal, but works well enough. Lyca still gives you much better roaming options then Tesco anyway.

    * €15 for 1GB in Europe, I just top up with the €15 before going.


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    #407
    maurice1
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭maurice1


    Sometimes the website can be confusing
    I added these notes to my Lyca Contact in my address book,

    May be helpful to someone:)

    Notes:
    *131# Cash Balance
    *147# free 5gb remaining data allowance
    *137# bundle balance.
    €9 bundle: Text 2001 to 3535 OR Dial *139* 2001#
    Call us on: 01 437 2322
    or from lycamobile1923
    7 days a week

    Deactivate voicemail *185#
    voicemail 121
    To access your voicemail from abroad Dial +353 899 500 121 and follow the instructions

    Top-up your balance
    You can buy Lycamobile top-up vouchers online at www.lycamobile.ie or from your local retailer. Lycamobile is available at over 5,000 stores across Ireland. The voucher will show a PIN either printed on it or underneath a scratch panel.

    To check your balance while you are abroad:
    Dial +353 899 500 321

    Enter *131*PIN#, press send, or
    Dial 1747 from your Lycamobile and follow the instructions
    Topping-up online is the most convenient way to top-up your Lycamobile.
    Register your Lycamobile SIM online at www.lycamobile.ie
    Top-up your mobile instantly online using a debit or credit card



    Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany,
    Ireland, Poland, Romania, Spain, Swiss, Sweden, UK ,
    Netherland
    HOME DATA XS1 € 1.99 50 MB *139*7011# 30 Days
    HOME DATA S1 € 5 250 MB *139*7001# 30 Days
    HOME DATA M1 € 7 500 MB *139*7051# 30 Days
    HOME DATA L1 € 12 1GB *139*7101# 30 Days



    Norway
    HOME DATA XS2 € 2.99 50 MB *139*7012# 30 Days
    HOME DATA S2 € 10 250 MB *139*7002# 30 Days
    HOME DATA M2 € 15 500 MB *139*7052# 30 Days
    HOME DATA L2 € 25 1GB *139*7102# 30 Days



    France , Portugal
    HOME DATA XS3 € 4.99 50 MB *139*7013# 30 Days
    HOMEDATA S3 € 20 250 MB *139*7003# 30 Days
    HOME DATA M3 € 29 500 MB *139*7053# 30 Days
    HOME DATA L3 € 55 1GB *139*7103# 30 Days


    How to check the call rates?
    Dial *136* Phone number with country code# from your mobile
    e.g. *136*009187978884847#


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    #408
    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,790 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Aren't all operators bound by the new EU rules on roaming charges? So the max that can be charged is 5c per MB for data? It used to be 20 so much better!


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    #409
    140490
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭140490


    Anyone know how to bypass tethering block ?


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    #410
    StripedBoxers
    Registered Users Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭StripedBoxers


    Is anyone having issues with the signal dropping?

    Its happening to me constantly and I am getting fed up of it at this now.


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    #411
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,408 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    StripedBoxers wrote: »
    Is anyone having issues with the signal dropping?

    Its happening to me constantly and I am getting fed up of it at this now.
    Try hector first, they quickly looked into 2 issues for me in fairness to them


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    #412
    cronos
    Registered Users Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭cronos


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Try hector first, they quickly looked into 2 issues for me in fairness to them

    I have the same problem with data signal dropping. Who's hector?


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    #413
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,408 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    On facebook, he responds very quickly and it does seem to get looked into


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    #414
    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    TheDriver wrote: »
    On facebook, he responds very quickly and it does seem to get looked into

    What does one search on Facebook to find Hector?


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    #415
    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,408 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Lyca mobile ireland


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    #416
    breathn
    Registered Users Posts: 483 ✭✭breathn


    StripedBoxers wrote: »
    Is anyone having issues with the signal dropping?

    Its happening to me constantly and I am getting fed up of it at this now.

    Happened to me with 2 different SIMs on 2 different phones when I tried it last year and again this year.
    Sounds like a real problem.


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    #417
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    breathn wrote: »
    Happened to me with 2 different SIMs on 2 different phones when I tried it last year and again this year.
    Sounds like a real problem.

    I haven't noticed any unusual issues here *, perhaps it is a local issue with your closest cell tower?

    * Bare in mind that cell service is far from perfect from any company, the walls of buildings can cause reception to drop, same with trees, etc.


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    #418
    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,790 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    I've been suggesting Lyca to a friend who is just using up the last of their credit and current add on allowance before switching. There seems to be a number of posts with problems being reported. On top of this is the odd way of roaming with the UK number appearing on outgoing calls, then I see no 4g also (although if Tesco don't either, then that won't be any different for my friend).

    Is there anyone here who is completely happy with the service so far, has not run into any problems worth complaining about (no network is absolutely perfect) and who would, regardless of the above, still recommend switching due to the savings to be had?

    My friend just wants to swtich, set up the auto renew top ups and forget about it.


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    #419
    NATLOR
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭NATLOR


    cormie wrote: »
    I've been suggesting Lyca to a friend who is just using up the last of their credit and current add on allowance before switching. There seems to be a number of posts with problems being reported. On top of this is the odd way of roaming with the UK number appearing on outgoing calls, then I see no 4g also (although if Tesco don't either, then that won't be any different for my friend).

    Is there anyone here who is completely happy with the service so far, has not run into any problems worth complaining about (no network is absolutely perfect) and who would, regardless of the above, still recommend switching due to the savings to be had?

    My friend just wants to swtich, set up the auto renew top ups and forget about it.
    I moved me,my partner and 3 kids over from 48.Using the service for 3 weeks now and find it grand, no better or worse than 48 was.

    My only complaint is I haven't received the €15 credit for referring 3 people but will inquire about that when I have the time.


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    #420
    September1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭September1


    I use Lyca for nearly a year now and experienced wide range of problems, but overall they have services that nobody else have and for price that nobody can match so I would recommend them.


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    #421
    Rockin
    Registered Users Posts: 495 ✭✭Rockin


    How do you view your remaining allowance online?


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