Best Sim-only Deals guide Discussion

Bada_Bing_2

I've read through most recent posts on this and it seems there are different opinions.

One Lebara 6mth SIM only promo is about to end and I'd like to take out another.

Do I need to create a new Lebara account or can I just order another SIM deal and port my number? Given the uncertainty in posts made, this seems the best option.

Thanks.

savergrant

One way to find out. However if you mean the mse blagged offer you need to give lebara a new email address and will need to create a new account unless I am very much mistaken. And if you want to keep the number you will need to port it away from lebara before you can port it to your new sim deal.

bengalknights

Bada_Bing_2 said:

I've read through most recent posts on this and it seems there are different opinions.

One Lebara 6mth SIM only promo is about to end and I'd like to take out another.

Do I need to create a new Lebara account or can I just order another SIM deal and port my number? Given the uncertainty in posts made, this seems the best option.

Thanks.

Port out to asda/lyca then port back in you should be able to use the new promo.

savergrant

bengalknights said:

Bada_Bing_2 said:

I've read through most recent posts on this and it seems there are different opinions.

One Lebara 6mth SIM only promo is about to end and I'd like to take out another.

Do I need to create a new Lebara account or can I just order another SIM deal and port my number? Given the uncertainty in posts made, this seems the best option.

Thanks.

Port out to asda/lyca then port back in you should be able to use the new promo.

Good luck with that. Your problem will be getting the sim to port back in to, as lebara won't send you an mse deal sim unless you use a different email address to your current/previous account.

Murmansk

Redrado said:

But it doesn't make sense to me to pay even £5 a month to have a number when I won't be using it to make calls/texts.
I am sure there are other people who are in this position and I am hoping someone on this forum has 1-2 suggestions.

Andrews and Arnold provide a UK mobile number on which you can receive texts and voicemails - they are forwarded to your email address. This costs about £1.50 per month and I have it in order not to have to put my real mobile number on my website.

brookhouse

Redrado said:

I am overseas a lot and so I don't have a UK mobile. But I need a UK mobile number to receive bank texts (OTP) in order to access my UK bank account online. I have used the bank's mobile app so far but some things can't be done that way.
So I need a UK SIM card which doesn't put demands on me to use for making outgoing calls or texts, and any credit doesn't expire. I may use the phone for an occasional call or text but its unlikely.
I've read that all or almost all the mobile providers and piggyback operators have some form of expiry or that they demand usage within a 3-9 month period, or you lose your credit and number. 
But it doesn't make sense to me to pay even £5 a month to have a number when I won't be using it to make calls/texts.
I am sure there are other people who are in this position and I am hoping someone on this forum has 1-2 suggestions.

I have an old GiffGaff SIM which has some credit on. Every so often they tell me I haven't used it and threaten to cut it off. However, logging on to the web account seems enough to keep alive.

Bada_Bing_2

savergrant said:

bengalknights said:

Bada_Bing_2 said:

I've read through most recent posts on this and it seems there are different opinions.

One Lebara 6mth SIM only promo is about to end and I'd like to take out another.

Do I need to create a new Lebara account or can I just order another SIM deal and port my number? Given the uncertainty in posts made, this seems the best option.

Thanks.

Port out to asda/lyca then port back in you should be able to use the new promo.

Good luck with that. Your problem will be getting the sim to port back in to, as lebara won't send you an mse deal sim unless you use a different email address to your current/previous account.

Thanks to both of you. I'm between jobs at the moment, so hopefully only a short-term problem before I get a company paid mobile again.

I'll go with Lyca for 6 months and then return to Lebara using a new email address if necessary.

I have to say for anybody that's curious, I've found the service (network and customer) with Lebara to be excellent. Hopefully Lyca will be the same for the next 6 months.

bengalknights

savergrant said:

bengalknights said:

Bada_Bing_2 said:

I've read through most recent posts on this and it seems there are different opinions.

One Lebara 6mth SIM only promo is about to end and I'd like to take out another.

Do I need to create a new Lebara account or can I just order another SIM deal and port my number? Given the uncertainty in posts made, this seems the best option.

Thanks.

Port out to asda/lyca then port back in you should be able to use the new promo.

Good luck with that. Your problem will be getting the sim to port back in to, as lebara won't send you an mse deal sim unless you use a different email address to your current/previous account.

That is why we use gmail with the suffixes

savergrant

The question which was asked was;
"Do I need to create a new Lebara account or can I just order another SIM deal and port my number? Given the uncertainty in posts made, this seems the best option"

The reply posted suggests that there is no need to create a new lebara account;
"Port out to asda/lyca then port back in you should be able to use the new promo"

But the point of using a Gmail address with a rogue dot in it is that Gmail recognises it is the same email but lebara treats it as a new customer, so you DO need to create a new lebara account. If you try to add it to an existing account you won't qualify for the offer.

Racxie

Does anyone know what happened to Lyca Mobile's 1p SIM-only deal? It was supposed to end on 31/05/2023 but now it appears to have gone there was also nothing to suggest this offer could disappear before the end date and the asterisk is just the usual confirmation that it was an MSE affiliate link.

Instead it's now been replacing by the same plan but for 49p/mth which ends on 30th June.