Lyca (EE) 100GB 5G Data + Unltd Call/Text - £10/Mo for 12 Months @ Lycamobile

It’s worth noting that as of yesterday they ditched o2 and now use EE signal. They’ve went from the UK’s worst network to piggybacking on the best.

If your experience was due to signal or data troubles things may now have changed.

The switchover literally just happened yesterday and there’s a few existing customers that are still on the o2 side for the next few days as far as I know.

There’s been a lot of discussion about it in places like the ISPReview forums confirming what’s happened but complete silent from Lyca apart from sending out texts to users saying they’re improving their network experience and want you to restart your phone. When you do so you’re suddenly on EE instead.

I can only assume Lyca haven’t gotten around to updating the site yet, or are waiting until the remaining customers (eSIM Users) have been pushed over in the coming days too.

I'm on Lyca on EE - no WiFi calling available.

Sign up with EE Directly, CMLink, 1p Mobile, or Popit. These are the only options for FULL EE Signal.

Lycamobile (along with all the other EE Piggybackers except the ones I mentioned above) have a watered down version of EE Signal. They restrict access to 800MHz/Band 20 4G Signal. This is a big problem in rural locations.

You can compare the difference in 4G Signal here.
This is what Lyca will give you right now:
coverage.ee.co.uk/cov…ayg

This is what EE or the other brands above will give you:
coverage.ee.co.uk/cov…/ee

Didn't Three get in hot water with Ofcom years ago for a similar tethering policy...

Text PAC to 65075 From the SIM Card you want to keep your number of. As long as you are coming from any network other than Lycamobile, you simply have to provide them this code using the form linked below when the SIM has arrived and you've activated it. If you submit it before 5PM on a working day, the number should transfer at some point the following working day.

lycamobile.co.uk/en/…-2/

If you are already with Lyca, you'd have to get a pay as you go SIM from another network, port out, then back in again.

That packet loss is crazy! Nothing to brag about.

Unfortunately you are in the minority with this. EE Has been the UK's best network for the last 9.5 Years now. Most people are welcoming the change as it's getting them away from the horribly congested o2 network but as you have seen for yourself, sadly there are a few edge cases wherte the opposite happens.

If you want to stick with o2, then look on the comparison websites. o2 Themselves often have some cheap deals that come and go. Otherwise Giffgaff, Tesco Mobile, Virgin and Sky would be the remaining piggybackers that you could go to.

UPDATE:
Official statement can be found here
ispreview.co.uk/ind…tml

Nope. You've got to order the physical SIM. Once you receive the physical SIM you can put it in a phone, activate it, and request a SIM Swap to eSIM.

However, right now the Lyca eSIMs are still on the o2 Network. So even if you order this SIM now you may want to hold off until some time next week when the eSIM Service is also on the EE Side of things too.

You can't tether or use in a router. See the terms on the payment page.

Yes. Including free EU roaming.

Wait until it arrives. Pop the physical SIM in and activate it. Once all set up. You’ll be able to do a SIM Swap on your online account to move over to eSIM.

Where exactly were these tests done. All in same location? All indoors or outdoors? Personally I spend most time inside a building. I've noticed a modest download speed increase indoors, and a drastic DECREASE in upload speeds indoors. Outdoors, both have increased significantly. I've also noticed coverage is not as good in the Midlands area, particularly in the suburbs. I'm on a Note 9 so no 5G. Overall, in my usage I'm impacted negatively so may move to Lebara in time as Vodafone is more balanced in my area. (edited)

You've went to the Lyca website yourself. Click the 'Get Deal' link within HUKD and it will take you to the full 12 Months offer.

This is for 3 months and returns to £25 thereafter.

Its not 12 months....you can leave 2 months or 2 weeks.....no contract.

Totally free. 9.5GB FUP

It supports 2G, 3G (Until EE switch 3G off soon) 4G and 5G - All are supported up to the highest level that your phone allows.

Lycamobile in my opinion is decent overall. The move to EE signal is only a good thing in my eyes and will hopefully do wonders for their reputation.

Customer service is the one sticking point that seems to be hit and miss. I have personally never had a problem nor have my friends and family who I brought over to them. But there are a few horror stories about them. My advice if you do need to contact them - Send them a DM on Twitter - This has worked well for me when I needed to talk to someone.

They switched away from o2 to EE Just yesterday. Signal issues like that should now be a thing of the past.

Hi can you confirm this?

Now they have moved to EE they’ve confirmed it’s coming in future

Go to the Lyca website, order a free sim, and choose the esim option. A barcode will appear once all the details have been entered. Log in to your Lyca account using a different browser, incognito mode, or private mode, then swap your sim within a minute online.

Just a heads up that this deal is a rolling contract too. You can cancel it at any time. You just get the discounted price for 12 months rather than 6.

Still, if you’ve got £7 a month for 100GB, even if only for 6 months that’s a really good deal.

No

Dear Customer, We are sorry to inform that the offer is currently for new customers ordering the sim card online. So it will not be possible to use your current number with the offer.

Lyca doesn’t support Wi-Fi calling or VoLTE yet. (edited)

I just got a three £10 10gb sim and it's working in the US. You can get 12gb if you enable autorenew and you can disable it straight away.

You pay for your first month at the point of order. But the deal doesn’t start until you activate the SIM by putting it in a device. You can do this any time up until 30 days from the date of ordering.

Your next months payment would then be taken one month after activation.

No....they trying to make you top up....dont or else you will lose the promotion offer.

I'm personally on Virgin which is piggybacking O2. I would think long and hard before jumping onto Virgin. I've moved from Vodafone Virgin to O2 Virgin and suffice to say it's that bad I am now moving, to this deal as it happens. My virgin deal was 50gb for £8 and basically useless. In central Liverpool ping @60. Download @3-5 mbs. Upload anywhere between 0.01 mbs up to maybe 1mb. ( The 0.01 isn't a typo) . 3g effectively doesn't work at all. And if you go indoors where I currently am on Virgin I had to reboot my phone to get an amazing ping 68 2mbs download and I didn't even wait for the upload speed, it was that bad. Apart from that it's brilliant (edited)

Not everyone has such apps.
I Personally use quite a lot of international minutes. Sometimes to family who aren't online, Other times to businesses which again can't be reached via such messenger services.

I'd hardly call it a gimmick. Lycamobile's original big selling point was about connecting people to others around the world. Even today, they sell their products mostly to those in multi-ethnic communities to keep in touch with loved ones overseas. But at this price point, 100GB for £10 - It's not like they're charging extra for something you personally would never use. Even without the international minutes they're still undercutting pretty much every other UK network's offers at the moment.

Hmm. Tricky question.
£15/50GB OR £10/100GB
I'm not really sure what I would do :/

What sort of speeds you getting now on EE?