Lebara Mobile – Cheap phone calls to Hungary, Poland, Spain etc.

I said that I am not promoting any stuff no more: This is not a promotion, just a review. “We” foreign fellas and ladyfolks in the UK always try to find the ways to communicate with our friends and family in the cheapest way – there’s SkypeOut, landline, some dodgy temporary voip phone providers who often disappear from the market after a while. Lots of guys use BigTel, but I heard many negative critics about it. Bad voice quality, lack of coverage. But check this out…:

Now, here’s Lebara Mobile’s new low-cost mobile solution. It is pay as you go, no contracts and it beats all the provider’s prices I’m aware.

I grabbed a SIM at Phones4u a few weeks ago, it came with a £20 topup on it and it was ready to use. I can tell it is better voice quality and stronger signal with Lebara than with my contract Orange phone. Which is quite cool.The key to it is that Lebara uses the Vodafone network in the UK. And vodafone is well-known about their good (however not the cheapest) services. On top of all that here what everyone’s the most curious about: the call tarrifs. Here is a short list of the countries I regularly call (prices from the Lebara website correct on today’s date):

Country	Landline calls	Mobile calls
Hungary	4p/min	14/min
Poland	4p/min	9p/min
Spain	4p/min	15p/min

Funny that these prices almost beat my Hungarian SIM’s rates if I’m making calls at home. And let’s not forget we are talking about international calls here from your MOBILE on the go. No computer calls like SkypeOut or other voips, no complicated pre-dial numbers like DialAround or BigTel. Just simply dial the number. And its voice quality again: crystal clear. Easy, cheap. coooool :). I don’t think it could get any cheaper than that. You can topup online or in any vodafone or phones4u store. Lebara is also handy if you are abroad with the excellent roaming tarrifs. In Europe it’s just 39p/min to make a call, receiving is 19p/min.

Since Lebara mobile uses vodafone network it will work not just in an unlocked mobile handset. You will be able to use Lebara with a vodafone contract or PAYG phone too. I tried, I know.That’s my suggestion for my fellow foreign people who wrecked on this miserable island. Which we actually all LOVE though:p And only because I managed to buy an 18 pack Kronenburg 1664 white beer in Tesco for just £7.74 today to decently enjoy the UEFA semi-final tonight:)NOT just the Lebara Mobile cheap here!
peace you all_