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Lebara - Best way of getting back onto a MSE deal?

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TemmyTemjin
TemmyTemjin Posts: 39 Forumite
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edited 25 June at 8:11PM in Mobiles
Hello,
I've been with Lebara quite a while, and I'm now on their standard pricing. MSE tells me they're doing cheaper packages for new customers. 

Is my best option to port away from Lebara to a different network, and then go back after a month, or are Lebara happy to move existing customers onto deals?

Thanks.

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  • RunsFromRobots
    RunsFromRobots Posts: 59 Forumite
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    Hello,
    I've been with Lebara quite a while, and I'm now on their standard pricing. MSE tells me they're doing cheaper packages for new customers. 

    Is my best option to port away from Lebara to a different network, and then go back after a month?

    Thanks.
    That's exactly what I'm doing at the moment. I'm porting to Smarty for a month on a £5 deal tomorrow then going back to Lebara in a few weeks.
  • GrumpyDil
    GrumpyDil Posts: 2,043 Forumite
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    That's the only way you can do what you need. I think I'm on my 4th iteration of leaving and rejoining now.
  • TemmyTemjin
    TemmyTemjin Posts: 39 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hello,
    I've been with Lebara quite a while, and I'm now on their standard pricing. MSE tells me they're doing cheaper packages for new customers. 

    Is my best option to port away from Lebara to a different network, and then go back after a month?

    Thanks.
    That's exactly what I'm doing at the moment. I'm porting to Smarty for a month on a £5 deal tomorrow then going back to Lebara in a few weeks.

    Ha. Just done the exact same - Smarty SIM on the way. Thanks.
  • kjr_2
    kjr_2 Posts: 2 Newbie
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    I've done that a few times too, and it has been well worth it. I switched to Talk Home Mobile which were OK for a month if you don't need roaming.

    But now, from 1st July 2025, it looks like there are no more Lebara deals - let's hope the MSE crew can negotiate another batch of them as they were extremely good value.
  • rachie_cakes
    rachie_cakes Posts: 135 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have two Lebara sims, one is for my daughter. We’re both on standard pricing. Could anyone tell me if I would need to use a new email address when porting back to Lebara? Thanks.
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