Existing Lebara users outside of contract

dhokes

I've got a Lebara sim and my 12 month initial offer has expired. To make use of their new deals and to keep my existing number, I take it I need to switch to another provider and port my number across and then port it back? Would switching to something like this for 30 days be okay and then re-joining Lebara work?

Cisco001

You need different email address

dc_scotland

dhokes said:

I've got a Lebara sim and my 12 month initial offer has expired. To make use of their new deals and to keep my existing number, I take it I need to switch to another provider and port my number across and then port it back? Would switching to something like this for 30 days be okay and then re-joining Lebara work?

Without having to change sim or port out/in, you could take advantage of the Lebara deals on MSE, Uswitch, etc but you wouldn't benefit from the initial introductory offer for new customers.

For example, with the MSE 5gb offer at £1.90 for months 1-5 and then £4.90 thereafter, you wouldn't be eligible for the new customer £1.90 introductory rate, but would be eligible for the £4.90 rate as an existing customer.

dhokes

dc_scotland said:

dhokes said:

I've got a Lebara sim and my 12 month initial offer has expired. To make use of their new deals and to keep my existing number, I take it I need to switch to another provider and port my number across and then port it back? Would switching to something like this for 30 days be okay and then re-joining Lebara work?

Without having to change sim or port out/in, you could take advantage of the Lebara deals on MSE, Uswitch, etc but you wouldn't benefit from the initial introductory offer for new customers.

For example, with the MSE 5gb offer at £1.90 for months 1-5 and then £4.90 thereafter, you wouldn't be eligible for the new customer £1.90 introductory rate, but would be eligible for the £4.90 rate as an existing customer.

How do you actually do this? Sign up to the MSE deal using your existing email address?

dc_scotland

dhokes said:

dc_scotland said:

dhokes said:

I've got a Lebara sim and my 12 month initial offer has expired. To make use of their new deals and to keep my existing number, I take it I need to switch to another provider and port my number across and then port it back? Would switching to something like this for 30 days be okay and then re-joining Lebara work?

Without having to change sim or port out/in, you could take advantage of the Lebara deals on MSE, Uswitch, etc but you wouldn't benefit from the initial introductory offer for new customers.

For example, with the MSE 5gb offer at £1.90 for months 1-5 and then £4.90 thereafter, you wouldn't be eligible for the new customer £1.90 introductory rate, but would be eligible for the £4.90 rate as an existing customer.

How do you actually do this? Sign up to the MSE deal using your existing email address?

Here are some of the Lebara deals available.  You may find more on the MSE and Uswitch sites:

3gb   £4.40       https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/msm/p/441223

 5gb  £4.90       https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/msm/p/441174

15gb  £6.95      https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/uswitch/p/441122

21gb  £7.95      https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/uswitch/p/441210      

30gb  £8.95      https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/uswitch/p/441129

When you decide which deal you want, click on BUY.  The next page to open will ask you to complete your personal details.  Don't !  Instead go to this link and select the EXISTING SIM option:
https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/cart/lebara-sim-choice.html

It should be be clear from there on.  It may look at first as if you are being given the new customer introductory offer, but you won't.  It will be the price I have shown above.

J_B

dc_scotland said:

Without having to change sim or port out/in, you could take advantage of the Lebara deals on MSE, Uswitch, etc but you wouldn't benefit from the initial introductory offer for new customers.

For example, with the MSE 5gb offer at £1.90 for months 1-5 and then £4.90 thereafter, you wouldn't be eligible for the new customer £1.90 introductory rate, but would be eligible for the £4.90 rate as an existing customer.

This is incorrect - well, it was not long ago.

I had a 49p deal that once it hit 6 months I ditched it and got another at 99p

dhokes

J_B said:

dc_scotland said:

Without having to change sim or port out/in, you could take advantage of the Lebara deals on MSE, Uswitch, etc but you wouldn't benefit from the initial introductory offer for new customers.

For example, with the MSE 5gb offer at £1.90 for months 1-5 and then £4.90 thereafter, you wouldn't be eligible for the new customer £1.90 introductory rate, but would be eligible for the £4.90 rate as an existing customer.

This is incorrect - well, it was not long ago.

I had a 49p deal that once it hit 6 months I ditched it and got another at 99p

And you kept your same number? How?

J_B

dhokes said:

J_B said:

dc_scotland said:

Without having to change sim or port out/in, you could take advantage of the Lebara deals on MSE, Uswitch, etc but you wouldn't benefit from the initial introductory offer for new customers.

For example, with the MSE 5gb offer at £1.90 for months 1-5 and then £4.90 thereafter, you wouldn't be eligible for the new customer £1.90 introductory rate, but would be eligible for the £4.90 rate as an existing customer.

This is incorrect - well, it was not long ago.

I had a 49p deal that once it hit 6 months I ditched it and got another at 99p

And you kept your same number? How?

Sorry - didn't see the OP from ten days ago .... apologies.

(I only use it for data and have my own number in the other sim slot)

gt94sss2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80750903#Comment_80750903

Has anyone tried this recently?

dc_scotland

@gt94sss2

Yes, I followed the same process again just a couple of days ago, to take advantage of the current 35gb/£6.90 offer. No issues, still a smooth process.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cheap-mobile-finder/sim-only/lebara/

Maegi

Just be careful if you opt for their esim option - I found outgoing UK VoLTE calls frequently failed or took ages to connect so I ported back out to Vodafone and VoLTE works fine again.

Data and roaming worked fine (it strangely used 20404 Vodafone NL as my home network when roaming)