At a Glance
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Pricing: buy the year, not the month
$108 for twelve months is $9/mo against $23 for a single 30-day cycle. That gap is larger than at Ultra Mobile, Mint or Red Pocket, and it means almost nobody should buy this plan by the month.
The annual curve is oddly shaped, so read the prices rather than the allowances. This 8GB plan at $108/year is cheaper than the 5GB plan at $120 and only $12 below the 15GB plan. Choose on the annual figure, not the monthly one.
There is also a three-month offer that undercuts both: $15 for three months, or $5/mo, listed with 8GB of high-speed hotspot and a $5 international credit. It is promotional and Lycamobile does not publish what it renews at, so treat $9/mo as the price you are committing to and $5 as a first-term discount.
What You Get, and What You Don't
$23 (8GB) vs. $29 (15GB)
The comparison that explains the lineup. Lycamobile's annual prices don't rise with data the way you'd expect.
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Final Verdict
The sharpest point on Lycamobile's price curve and the plan to buy here. Nine dollars a month for 8GB, unlimited nationwide talk and text, unlimited calling to 100 countries and a $5 roaming credit is a genuinely low real price, and it undercuts the carrier's own 5GB tier. The caveats are structural rather than specific: the long-term rates are promotional against a much higher list price, and Lycamobile doesn't publish hotspot allowances, so confirm both before committing to a year.
Consider instead: H2O Wireless $30 Unlimited. If you'd rather not prepay a year, H2O's $30 plan is unlimited with 30GB at full speed, a 5GB hotspot and calling to 100+ countries, billed monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is Lycamobile's 8GB plan?
$23 for 30 days, $21 on a three-month term, $78 for six months or $108 for twelve, which works out to $9/mo. Taxes and fees are extra.
Why is the 8GB plan cheaper than the 5GB plan?
Lycamobile's long-term prices are promotional and set per plan rather than scaling with data. Annually, 8GB is $108 and 5GB is $120, so the larger allowance costs less. Compare the annual prices directly rather than assuming more data costs more.
Does it include international calling?
Yes: unlimited talk and text to 100 countries, included on every Lycamobile plan from the $15 tier upward, plus a $5 international roaming credit on this one.
Does the plan include hotspot?
Lycamobile publishes a hotspot allowance on some tiers and not others. Its own promotional listings state 8GB of hotspot on the 8GB plan and 15GB on both the 15GB and Unlimited Plus plans. For the tiers where no figure is published, treat hotspot as unconfirmed rather than absent.
Are the long-term prices permanent?
No. They're promotional against a list price roughly three times higher, so check what the plan renews at before committing to twelve months.
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