SIM Card Purchase for United Kingdom

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Information and Talk Rates Chart

*Free Lebara-to-Lebara calls and SMS = 100 minutes or 100 SMS with initial credit.
**All Calls between Lebara to Lebara cell phones are free for the first 15 minutes and charged at 10p thereafter

You can find more detailed information on rates and charges here.

Lebara SIM Card for United Kingdom
Cellular Abroad is the US distributor for Lebara. The Lebara SIM card for the United Kingdom with 125 minutes of included calls back to the US as well as unlimited free incoming calls from anywhere! Rates are an incredibly low $0.06 a minute to the US and Canada. Local rates are $0.08 to a landline or $0.16 to a competitor’s cell phone. Furthermore, calls between Lebara customers in the UK are free. Tell your travel companions about Lebara and save on cellular service. The SIM card also features mobile data. For cell phones that support data or iPads is a low 50p per day (about $0.80), up to 10MB (then 15p per MB thereafter). For iPad and iPhone users, we also carry the micro SIM version of the Lebra SIM card. Service is on the T-Mobile network and coverage and speeds are exceptional throughout the UK.

The Lebara UK SIM card is specifically designed for tourists traveling to the UK who need an affordable cellular solution to keep in touch on a temporary basis.

The UK SIM card provides cellular service in virtually all of the UK including but certainly not limited to Cambridge, Bath, Canterbury, London, Cardiff, Newport, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, and Londonderry and more. For a complete coverage map of cellular service in the United Kingdom, please refer to the coverage map.

Detailed Features

• A United Kingdom prepaid SIM card and cell phone number–you'll have the number before you depart!
• SIM comes with 100 minutes of initial talk time back to the US
• Easy-to-add call credit which you can obtain before you leave and during your trip by calling Cellular Abroad. Our recharge service is open 7 days/week .
• Unlimited FREE incoming calls from anywhere.
• All Calls between Lebara to Lebara cell phones are free for the first 15 minutes and charged at 10p thereafter
• All SMS between Lebara and Lebara cell phones are free
• Calls back to the US only $0.06 USD a minute to the US!
• NEW FOR 2010 - Data is now available! Only $0.70 per day for 10MB!
• Domestic outgoing rates as low as $0.08 USD per minute to a land line!
• Voicemail
• No yearly contract, monthly charges, daily minimum charges, minimum minutes per call charges or credit check
• From a landline, (NOT from payphones, mobile phones, and majority of hotels) Cellular Abroad can be reached 8am to 8pm EST, 7 days a week with English customer support and recharge services by dialing this number: 00-800-3623-3333. From a cell: (310)862-7100 or email us at support@cellularabroad.com

Requirements
Your phone needs to be an unlocked dual-band, tri-band or quad-band GSM phone capable of functioning on the 1800 MHz GSM band in order to accept the SIM card.

Phone Setup

• Charge your phone before you leave for the UK.
• For SIM card purchases: snap the SIM chip out of the SIM card (be sure to keep the SIM card).  Take the battery out of your phone.  Insert your SIM chip with the metal plate facing down so it makes contact with the metal prongs (if renting, SIM is already installed).

Internet Service
New for 2010 - Lebara Mobile UK now offers data services for just 50p per day, up to 10MB (then 15p per MB thereafter) on cell phones that support data. You can check your emails, browse the internet and send and receive pictures while traveling in the United Kingdom for a very affordable rate. This is the perfect for those who want to have access to the internet and emails without the inconvenience of having to bring a lap top or seek out an internet point.

Checking Your Credit

• Dial *#1345# <send> and your balance will be shown on your screen.
• Or dial 5588 <send> and you will receive an automatic balance update

Adding More Talk Time
The easiest way to purchase more talk time credit is calling Cellular Abroad (8am to 4pm PST, Monday through Saturday, English speaking reps) before as well as during your trip.  To purchase more talk time from Cellular Abroad while you are in the UK call 001-310-862-7100.
 
You can also obtain them in the UK at any of the following:

Adding More Talk Time

• Dial *#1345*(12-digit voucher number)#<send> . 
• Or call 5588<send> and follow the voice prompts to add talk time.

UK Prepaid Talktime Recharge only $19.00 for 5£ of talk time credit Have extra talk time credit to add to your prepaid account as soon as you arrive. Each of these recharges gives about 125 minutes of calls to the US or Canada or 100 minutes within the United Kingdom. Incoming calls are free while in the UK.

Calling Rates
These rates are expressed in UK Pounds and are based on per-minute charges.  All incoming calls are free regardless of origin.

National

Roaming Rates
When visiting countries other than the UK, you are "roaming" with the Lebara UK SIM Card. While roaming, you can still make and receive calls:

For more detailed rates direct from Lebara Mobile, please visit
http://www.lebara-mobile.co.uk/en/internationaltariffs.php

Text Message Rates
Incoming – Free
Outgoing International – 10 pence/message (about $0.16/message)
Text messages can contain up to 160 characters.

Customer Service
For network or service issues:

• Available from 9am to 6pm seven days a week. 
• From UK landline or your handset, 15 pence/min. – 0870 075 5588
• International Number – +442070310791

For hardware issues:

• Please contact Cellular Abroad at +1-310-862-7100 (7 days/week English speaking reps) or via email at support@cellularabroad.com

Service Life
Lebara automatically deactivates SIM cards if you do not use them to make a call or send a text for more than 80 days. Unfortunately these SIM cards cannot be reconnected and the mobile number also stops being available for you to use after this time.

To inquire about the possibility of extending your SIM card’s service life while outside the SIM card’s country of origin, contact the telecom provider's customer service, Cellular Abroad does not provide support for this feature.

More UK rental information:

• What is an UK SIM Card?
• Why buy an UK SIM Card?
• Can I buy just a SIM card? (requirements and compatibility)
• Adding call credit
• Roaming 
• Tips
• UK SIM card FAQs 

Multi-Country Travel
You can also purchase other SIM cards as well for other countries to where you may be traveling. (This option is good for those planning on doing a lot of local calling.) We also offer an international roaming Talk Abroad™ SIM Card that is convenient for travel to multiple countries. (This option is useful for those wanting a single number for use in multiple countries and who will be making more calls back home than locally.)