What's the cheapest deal to port out on from lebara then back to this? 6 months makes it finally worth it
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Posted 6 February 2024
Lebara 15GB 0.99p p/m for 6 months (£7.90 thereafter) 5G Data - Unltd min / txt, Int Mins, EU Roaming - No contract - No credit check
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About this deal
This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
Replaces the 99p for 6 months that expired the other day
More details at Lebara has currently Get 50% off for 3 months, the referrer gets up to £50 campaign, if you want to use it you can do so from this .
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If you are currently with Lebara, have fewer than 4 SIMs to the same email address, want to use this plan and still want keep your current number (eventually), here are the porting steps as per my previous comment:
- buy this plan (wait and get a new Lebara SIM, keep safe for later)
- request for a PAC code from your existing Lebara plan
- get a free altnerate provider SIM (e.g.: ASDA PAYG SIM, or Three PAYG SIM)
- submit the PAC to the alternate provider, to move your number from Lebara to another provider
- once the number has ported to the alternate provider, wait 1 day for the number to fully register on their system
- ask for a PAC from this alternate provider
- provide this PAC to Lebara (via this Lebara form, or web chat, or call Lebara's customer services), to move the number from alternate provider to Lebara (this new plan).
DO NOT TURN "AUTO RENEW" OFF ! AS THIS WILL CAUSE THE £1 OFFER TO BE LOST !
Edited by a community support team member, 8 March 2024
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Three sim.
However want to mention if you get one make sure you remember the DOB you enter when you get one.
I luckily has screenshot however accidentally put 1900 in dob. So now sending text with the word PACDOB or PAC DOB to 65075 fails saying cant verify account. In the end i had to create account wait a day to get the pac code via the website/app (edited)
Thank you . How does it work then please? Do they take the full monthly first payment ?
AuthorThey'll take the £1 then you have 30 days to activate the SIM, then they'll take the next month until you cancel it (really easy to do just switch auto renew off in the app or on the website)
If anyone has a split port issue (ie phone calls working but SMS showing as the wrong number) - go into messaging settings (android phones) and turn off RCS chat if it's enabled. Fixed my problem.
You can turn it back on in a week or two, it'll sort itself out.
For people who are worried they missed the deal.....don't be. I managed to get on chat and they have advised they know about this issue and it will still on tomorrow due to this. So all check back tomorrow:
My conversation:
Rohan
Hello. Welcome to Lebara, My name is Rohan. How can I help you today?
20:54
i tied to get the £1 offer but once i have filled in details it says £7.90 in the basket
done_all20:54
it was for 15gb for £1 a month for 6 months
done_all20:55
has this offer been removed early?
done_all20:55
Rohan
APologies for the delay, there is an issue with the site where it is not applying the offer on the plan. Our team is currently working towards resolving this issue hence I would request you to please wait till tomorrow that will be resolved you can try to order tomorrow
20:55
Rohan
Offer will stay till tomorrow nothing to worry about that
20:56
are you sure this offer will be still on tomorrow as it says it ends tonight
done_all20:56
Rohan
It will stay tomorrow we have got this issue today due to which the plan will be there for 1 day extra
20:57
brilliant thank you. I shall check back tomorrow
done_all2
Rohan
Thank you for contacting Lebara customer care. Have a nice day.
20:59
Your chat with the agent has ended
21:00
Thank you for chatting with me. Did you find this service useful? Let us know in the survey that follows. (edited)
Thank you
They've extended the offer period by another 6 days by the looks of it. Was meant to expire today, now showing 10th April 11:59pm.
Great one(y) Any chance to know how long this deal would last? Still on my four-month deal and two months to go, still trying to forget the hassles porting in & out.07 March
Im in netherlands useing my 30gb lebara sim and i cant get it to work tryed everything cant call out no data trying looking up how to fix and cant find much to help. Anyone know how to fix this?Are you using iPhone? My daughter tried to use lebara in Europe and it didn't work until I have changed some settings - more info here lebara.co.uk/en/…tml (edited)
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Been using Lebara for years and they've been great in my experience.
Any cheaper deals at all??
Why is south Africa never included in the international minutes countries or Pakistan (edited)You have previously asked the same question already. You have also commented on the 1p (per month for first 3 months) TalkHome SIM only deal.
Sadly the days of 1p Lebara SIM deals from previous years, seems to be over.
Depending on your data usage, I don't think £1/month for 15GB is that poor value.
Can't answer for certain why about S. Africa / Pakistan not included in IDD deals.
However, my guess would be the MVNOs might have different agreements with various roaming and international calling operators or brokers, and those countries are more costly for Lebara's (and other operators') agreements, than those on offer? (edited)- I have this deal but the speed is only 2mpbs and sometimes no internet. My daughter uses Lyca(EE) and gets 40mbps. Any deals on Lyca?
If you look on Uswitch you'll find some. They aren't allowed here on HUKD so you've got to do some searching around yourself.
Alternatively there's TalkHome Mobile who are allowed on this website and use the same EE Signal. All deals are linked below. 30 Day rolling plans with first 3 months discounted.
talkhome.co.uk/sim…192 1p>£5 4GB
talkhome.co.uk/sim…193 99p>£8 8GB
talkhome.co.uk/sim…194 £1.99>£10 20GB
talkhome.co.uk/sim…180 £6.50>£15 50GB
talkhome.co.uk/sim…181 £8.50>£20 100GB
talkhome.co.uk/sim…182 £13.50>£35 200GB - Fantastic deal. Does anyone know when it expires? I still have a few months of my current deal left .Site saying valid until 07 March
- How long do we have to activate once ordered?30 days
- Can someone confirm that Australia roaming is included (as mentioned in description). I thought it was only EU+India.I think its EU data only, the countries mentioned are for the calls (edited)
Question for experts please.
If I order the SIM today. i.e. 07 Feb 2024 and pay £1 and it arrives in 2-3 days but .....I activate the SIM on 07 March 2024. my 06 months £1 deal will 'start from '07 March and end on 07 September' or it will end on 06 August 2024. I mean the LAST £1 payment will fall on 06 Aug or 06 September. ! (edited)If you activate on 7th March (cutting it a bit fine), it will end on 3rd September. It doesn't renew on a calendar month, it's every 30 days.
You will get an email advising that it will renew in 17 days and another the day before renewal is due. As long as you turn off Auto Renew before 3rd September, you won't be charge the higher amount.
By my calculations, your final (6th) payment would be 4th August, but don't turn off auto renew until just before 3rd September. (edited)
Does anybody know when this offer expires ?
From different comments on this thread the expiry date seems to be 7th March. You also have 30 days to activate your SIM from the day you receive it.
I’m suffering from split port issue atm. Three are looking into it but they are vague on timescales. Can I request a PAC code from Three while it’s suffering split port and go back to Lebara with that Three PAC code?
Will this cause more chaos or fix the issue?The only place you can port during a split port is back to the network who originally supplied your phone number when you first got it. This cancels all porting and forwarding and fixes the issue.
If you port it anywhere else, you'll complicate things to a point where your phone number will probably never work again.
Depending upon how badly things have split, Three may not be able to generate a PAC for you until it's fixed anyway though.
Does anyone know of any providers that I can port in and out without having to top up?Three PAYG is the common one these days.
i dont have time to wait for this to arrive (holiday) could i pick up a lebara sim from local shops and add this plan to it? anyone know how i could do it given shot time before hols?Nope it's definitely not possible. If you pick one up anywhere else you'll pay standard retail pricing from day one.
As tonymx has said though, there are other providers available who do eSIM for immediate activation of deals. Check a couple of SIM Only comparison tools and you'll find a few introductory offers you can download and activate as an eSIM Today.
Any indication when this offer ends?04/04/2024 as per the MSE website
but be aware - the last time this was on offer then pulled it a day early!- The problem with lebara is that these deals are only for new customers and requires a new email each time I have already done offers like this 5 times. Running out of emails now.You can have 4 sims for every account. You don't need to keep using a new email address. (edited)
- £7.90 at checkout on brand new email, deal is incorrect or expired.
I tried to cancel one of these deals with Lebara before, and it was a nightmare. They told me it was cancelled but continued to take the money out of my bank account. I called them various times for several months for a refund and cancellation, but they would still continue. Finally they stopped after many complaints. Nightmare.
Just remove your bank card details and port out.
Never had this issue on our accounts- AuthorJust ordered this myself and it's working fine now, £1 taken from my Paypal. Sorry for the hassle with it earlier
Expires 7th of March, now listed on MSE (edited)Hi, don't see it on the MSE website, for the last few days just deals for 3, 5 and 12GB.
It is available using the link which takes you to a LEBARA website. 
I may pick this up for my mother. Is it possible to lower the package down after 6 months? Thanks.You can do what you want when you want via the app or website login.
I always have question about the monthly payment of these plans, let say if I just paid for a monthly fee 2 days ago, and I decided to port out, how much would I be paying for the extra few days of uses? Another whole month? Nothing or by how many days?With Lebara it's pay as you go with a monthly bundle on top. So you pay upfront for the month ahead. If you decide to leave you lose the remainder of the month you've paid upfront for. No refunds. So try to port out when you only have a day or two left before your bundle expires if you want to get full value for your money.
With other networks if you have a proper SIM contract with them and are moving to/from Lebara then the other network will likely give you pro-rata charges for you final bill so you only pay for the days your number was actually on their network instead.
when does the deal expire?
7th March
Do you need to turn on Auto top up once activated sim? Or no need? I paid originally by PayPal the £1
No you dont, the sim automatically comes with 'auto renew' enabled which means the plan renews every month with your 15gb allowance for £1, it changes after 6 months but you can toggle off the auto renew button anytime and your plan will end. The auto top up facility is simply added additional credit to use for services that are not within your plan.
When is the expiry date on this deal?
“Ends 11.59pm Thu (7 Mar)” according to Money Saving Expert site.
Hi
A quick question
If get this deal and activate the sim start of next month (because my current package just renewed 5th of this month) will my contract start from the day of activation or the day i bought sim?
There is no contract.
First month is paid for when you buy the SIM and begins when you activate the SIM.
Second month is paid for when first month ends.- Am I better to give them my PAC code when I order the sim or once it arrives?
TopCashBack cashback working for these discounted tariffs? (edited)
Do it after you've received it and activated your plan. - thank you!! need some SIM cards for friends a few months later, but not sure when the deal will end so just get it now. That's a good deal and Just £1. Thanks for sharing~
You need to activate the sim within 30 days of purchase. So may be worth waiting till closer to the expiry date of the offer if you don't need them in the next month. - Boo! I'm on £1.99/month 6 months 15GB. Next time eh
You could order a SIM from this offer, activate it and stop the renewal from the SIM on the old offer. If you wanted to keep the mobile number attached to the SIM from the old offer, just port out for free, you can order a free intermediary SIM to port the number between to the SIM from this offer by ordering a PAYG 3 SIM from the Three Mobile website or pop in a shop, would recommend a PAYG Asda or PAYG 3 SIM if collecting in person.
Bear in mind that when you request a PAC code on the intermediary SIM, (e.g. 3 or Asda) you typically need to wait 24 hours after activating that SIM to be able to complete the request and receive the PAC by SMS / text message. (edited) - Some dedicated HUKD'ers here. Prepared to faff about chopping and changing sims to save about 1.60 a week.
Every little helps I suppose. (edited)Look after the pennies........... - Quick question for anyone in the know. It states " here are the countries included on your plan:
The USA is included so is that for making-receiving calls & texts plus data roaming while in the USA?
(edited)That's to call from the UK with your 100 free international minutes.
US Roaming with this is not included and is very expensive. There's much better options out there like Three Go Roam on PAYG (12GB), O2 With Volt (25GB), or EE with their roaming pass (50GB)... Depending upon how much you're willing to pay and how much data you want. 
My Lebara SIM arrived today, but my 02 month has just renewed. I'm not in contract, but my next bill is 11th March.
If I port out today will I still have to pay 02 the £9 for this month? Should I wait until the start of MarchIf you are on an O2 Pay Monthly contract then your final bill will credit back unused time from the date you port out up to the final date you've currently paid up until. Keep your direct debit open and they'll credit it back eventually.
If you're on Pay and Go, or one of the 'no contract' SIM only rolling plans with a recurring monthly payment then you'll lose any time remaining on your monthly bundle so should keep using it until a few days before renewal now. BUT if you have any cash credit on your account you can contact customer service after the account closes (You'll need the SIM Serial number to hand when you do) and claim a refund of this amount by cheque.
Does the £1 pm start from purchase date or from when you insert SIM i.e if I insert SIM 30 days after purchase will the price increase after 5 months or 6 months ? thanks (edited)First month is paid for when you buy the SIM and starts when you activate it.
2nd month is paid for and starts when 1st month expires.
7th month is higher price.- Coming from the original 1p per month 3gb lebara deal I think we are slowly being weened by these companies onto higher data usage (and higher prices)
That said am not going to begrudge £1 per month (currently paying 45p a month with lyka 3gb which is coming to an end soon.You can swap Lebara plans without doing the double port, eg to the £4.40 3GB £4.90 5GB or £6.95 15GB plan, you just don't get the intro offer 
Not going away till the end of march so if I order it now can I wait 4 or 5 weeks to activate it.
Thanks.30 days maximum- I activated one of these (£1/15GB) SIMS yesterday.
Just thought the following chat transcript might be of interest to anyone who is wondering where all their data has gone. This is 100% verbatim.
First chatbot confirms:
What's included in my package
[15GB MSE Exclusive Monthly Plan] Bundle Details:
Unlimited SMS
Unlimited calls
15360 MB of data
100 Minutes to 44 destinations
...and then...
17:55
One moment please. We are connecting you with a member of staff
17:55
Rameez
Hello and Welcome To Lebara! This is Rameez! How can I help you today?
17:57
Hi. Please can you look at my data remaining and data usage, they don't add up.
17:58
Rameez
Certainly I can help you with your query.
17:59
Rameez
Please let me check
17:59
Rameez
As I have checked you have 3796.28 MBs left on your account
17:59
Please check allowance and amount used.
18:00
Rameez
You have used up 11.3GB of data and remaining is 3.7GB of data
18:01
I have downloaded usage summary and it is not 11.3GB.
18:01
Rameez
Then what is it ?
18:02
One moment
18:03
28/02/2024 02:24 9.2MB
28/02/2024 02:24 0.1MB
28/02/2024 00:36 0.1MB
28/02/2024 00:00 146.0MB
27/02/2024 05:36 1.4MB
27/02/2024 05:36 726.2MB
18:04
Rameez
You are sharing the daily usage and not the total sumup of data
18:04
SIM was activated yesterday.
18:04
Rameez
Let me check
18:05
Daily usage I have given is for everything.
18:05
Thanks.
18:05
Rameez
Okay, i have corrected the data and now you have 13.6 GB left on your account
18:06
Rameez
Anything else, I can help you with?
18:07
I have used less than 900MB, correct?
18:07
Rameez
Yes.
18:07
What is allowance in MB please
18:08
Rameez
Sorry the GB is now 14GB
18:08
OK I can live with that.
18:08
Rameez
Anything else, I can help you with?
18:08
Any idea what caused this issue?
18:08
Rameez
May be glitch
18:09
OK. Thanks for your help.
18:09
Rameez
Thank you for contacting Lebara. Have a great day ahead! 
Has anyone tried to port an old Lebara over to Lebara. I mean it is worth trying it would save the headache.It's not possible to port with a PAC into the same network (With exception of O2 PAYG to O2 PAYM as they are two separate networks) so it will fail if you try it.
You must go to another provider first then back. Or start over with a new phone number. There's no way around that. If you don't want the hassle you'd have to accept Lebara's standard monthly pricing and stick with what you have.
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