Lyca Mobile Deal Will Get You 5GB for $7/Month for Three Months

Lyca Mobile is currently offering a phone plan that provides 5GB of monthly 5G data for three months with an upfront payment of $21. That brings the average monthly cost to just $7. The T-Mobile network-based MVNO has been promoting the offer as part of a 4th of July holiday campaign, as noted in the latest prepaid market report from Wave7 Research.

Overview of the 5GB for $21, 3-Month Plan

Under regular pricing, Lyca Mobile’s 5GB plan costs $23 per month. With this limited-time deal, the price drops to $21 for three months, plus a flat 5% charge for taxes and fees. The plan includes:

• 5GB of high-speed data (up to 5G)
• Unlimited talk and text to 100 countries
• $1.50 in calling credit for destinations not covered in the 100 free countries

If you use up the 5GB of high-speed data before your next billing cycle, speeds are reduced to 256Kbps. While that’s not fast enough for most web browsing or social media, it’s still sufficient for sending emails, MMS, and possibly low-quality audio streaming. This throttled speed is higher than what many competitors provide on entry-level plans.

It’s not specified whether the plan can be renewed at this price after the initial three months. Lyca Mobile also has longer-term discounted options: a 6-month plan at $84 ($14/month average) and a 12-month plan at $156 ($13/month average).

Other Ongoing Lyca Mobile Offers

Alongside the 3-month deal, Lyca Mobile continues to promote other discounts, such as 50% off its “unlimited” monthly plan (which includes 40GB of high-speed data and 10GB hotspot) for $24.50/month for the first six months. There’s also a 1-month promotional plan offering 15GB of 5G data for $7.50 (regularly $33/month).

Activation and Availability

The 5GB plan is available for instant eSIM activation, and physical SIM cards can be ordered online. Lyca Mobile has not announced when this particular offer will end. All offers are available through the Lyca Mobile website.

Recent Developments and Company Challenges

Lyca Mobile regularly features deep discounts on its plans, both short and long term. The provider is sold online, through wireless dealers, and recently launched a marketplace on eBay. These strategies have helped Lyca Mobile to achieve record online sales in the first half of this year, doubling last year’s numbers.

“Surveys from Wave7 Research indicated that Lyca Mobile is sold at more than one-third of multi-carrier prepaid dealers. One channel strategy that is different from Lyca Mobile is that it is sometimes the only prepaid brand activated at places like bodegas and phone repair shops and we’ve even seen a clothing retailer pitching Lyca Mobile.” – Jeff Moore, Principal of Wave7 Research

However, the company has also faced challenges. According to the National Wireless Independent Dealer Association, Lyca Mobile is currently involved in a legal dispute over $7.8 million in unpaid legal fees, related to a lawsuit it filed against T-Mobile in 2023.