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Lebara Mobile is a pay-as-you-go mobile service that gives a cheap flat rate for national calls and very cheap international call rates. You need to purchase the Lebara mobile starter pack (stockists are listed on the Lebara website) which comes with a pay-as-you-go SIM card and a credit voucher for the Lebara network. Currently Lebara works in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK.

Mobile phone calls and sms are free between Lebara users, and calls to other mobile networks and landlines are 10p per minute (at the time of writing). International calls are very good value with rates starting at 4p per minute, for example calling a Spanish landline costs 4p per minute and calling a Spanish mobile 15p per minute. (Yes, it’s cheaper to call Spain than to make a national call within the UK.)

There are no monthly fees, contracts or accounts to set up and calls are rounded up to the next minute. If you want to keep your existing mobile number, you can move it across to their network. Most importantly the Lebara network covers 99% of the UK.

Topping up is easy, and much the same as other mobile networks, you can top up at most of the big supermarkets and mobile phone shops as well as the Post Office, or you can top up online at the Lebara website. The minimum amount to top up is £5.

You can check your credit balance easily by dialling a short number and the balance is then displayed on your phone screen.

UK sms are priced at 10p each.

In 2009 Lebara won The Mobile News Awards for the UK’s most Innovative Service Award specifically for their international mobile calling service.

Registration Required? No, you don’t need to register.

Connection Fee? No, there is no connection fee.

Dial from a mobile? This service is only for mobile phones.

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Can I use it in turkey or cyprus please

No, at the moment Lebara operates in: Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK.