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Beware Lebara local calls while roaming

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  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 19,025 Forumite
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    I used my Lebara SIM in Belgium and needed to make some local calls. I was pleased to see that it came from the international minutes and wasn't chargeable as has happened with other mobiles in the past. It always used to be that calling a UK number was included but local calling wasn't.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • MiserlyMartin
    MiserlyMartin Posts: 2,284 Forumite
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    I tried to call Ireland on Lebara from the UK but it wouldn't connect. Fat lot of good Lebara's international minutes is. I had to use a VOIP provider instead!
  • I signed up for the MSE Lebara deal in October 2022 (£0.89 pm for 6 months then £5.90) primarily for the EU roaming, but I seem to recall that somewhere it said that the roaming was free worldwide. I've since lost my notes about specific details of the plan.
    Does anyone know about this please: I've booked for Canada ... is this plan/deal of any use there or is it horrendously expensive?
  • mr_mf
    mr_mf Posts: 44 Forumite
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    edited 29 April 2023 at 4:16PM
    Lebara is ok in EU.  From Canada it's £1.49 per minute (for both incoming and outgoing), texts are 49p each and data is £14.99 per MB.  My suggestion is to buy a local SIM!
  • Neil49
    Neil49 Posts: 3,442 Forumite
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    I signed up for the MSE Lebara deal in October 2022 (£0.89 pm for 6 months then £5.90) primarily for the EU roaming, but I seem to recall that somewhere it said that the roaming was free worldwide. I've since lost my notes about specific details of the plan.
    Does anyone know about this please: I've booked for Canada ... is this plan/deal of any use there or is it horrendously expensive?
    Lebara roaming is NOT free worldwide and Canada is an extremely expensive chargeable country. It comes under their Zone 3.

    I suggest that you look at their website for details. 
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