Best Lebara Mobile SIM-only deals in September

Is Lebara a good network?

Lebara is a reliable mobile provider that piggybacks on Vodafone’s network. It’s a good choice for simple SIM-only deals, and a great choice for anyone who makes a lot of international calls. 

All Lebara SIM deals – even the cheapest, most basic plans – include minutes to international locations in a selection of countries.

You won’t get much from a plan in terms of benefits and extras (there’s no O2 Priority here), but you will get a very respectable monthly allowance for a good price.

What SIM-only deals can I get from Lebara?

Lebara specialises in great value one-month SIM-only plans, with cheap ways to make calls to numbers overseas.

You can pick your monthly data allowance from 2GB, all the way up to unlimited data – and it’s 5G-ready, as long as your phone is too. All SIMs come with unlimited UK minutes and at least 1000 texts, plus at least 100 international minutes to 41 countries.

If you want more data or minutes for the month, you can buy an extra bolt-on.

Or you can just change your monthly allowance. All Lebara plans work on a 30-day rolling basis, so you’re free to change your allowance or cancel entirely whenever you like.

What benefits does Lebara offer?

It’s a network focused on offering great value plans – so the main benefit is a flexible no-strings-attached approach, and the ability to phone abroad for no extra cost.

There are very few other perks, but you can enjoy:

• Inclusive calling minutes to 41 countries, including Australia, China, the EU, India, and the USA – with the option to buy international bolt-ons if you need more minutes
• Earn cash when you refer a friend to Lebara
• 5G connectivity, if your handset allows it

Cheapest Lebara SIM-only deals this week

How does Lebara compare to other SIM-only networks?

For coverage, Lebara uses Vodafone. This means coverage is excellent, reaching 98% of us, and the network is known for its reliability. Speeds may not be as fast and coverage isn’t quite as wide as EE (and other networks that piggyback on it).

Monthly costs are very reasonable indeed. They’re competitive with other budget networks like giffgaff, Asda Mobile, and iD Mobile, and almost always cheaper than big names like EE or O2.

One thing Lebara does do better than most networks is international calling. No other network includes as this many international calling minutes as standard, and buying equivalent international add-ons on other networks’ SIMs put costs noticeably higher.

Another big draw for Lebara is flexibility. Only a few other networks, most notably giffgaff, offer 30-day, no credit check, pay-upfront SIMs.

There isn’t a whole lot of choice with Lebara, so you may not find what you want. And there aren’t really many extras – not like the priority tickets and free streaming services you can get with O2, EE, and Vodafone. But if you just want a straightforward SIM-only deal with no faff, it’s an excellent choice. 

Alternative SIM-only networks to Lebara

• Asda Mobile
• BT Mobile
• EE
• giffgaff
• iD Mobile
• O2
• Smarty
• Tesco Mobile
• Three
• Virgin Mobile
• VOXI
• Talkmobile