We can't do so much mystery so let's go to this super tip, the amazing 15GB Lyca Mobile chip full of advantages.
Lyca is a prepaid SIM card company, there is no bureaucracy or contract, which greatly helps those who wish to reside in Portugal and who have just arrived and still do not have all the necessary documentation, as well as for tourists.
With the purchase of the Lyca chip, just insert the chip into the mobile phone and in an instant you receive an SMS with your number and it is ready to be used. So here's the tip: when you disembark from the Plane, don't go straight to the Vodafone store, because there is a cheaper and quality option.
One of the advantages of this operator is roaming. But what is mobile/mobile phone roaming? Roaming allows you to send and receive data over mobile networks, even outside your carrier's coverage area. Although simple, this service still causes doubt among users, especially in relation to extra costs.
For you to understand better, let's use Brazil as an example. The Lisbon Tips chip is from the operator Lyca and the operation of roaming is relatively simple: each mobile/mobile phone line (chip) has a global identification code, called IMSI. When we use the mobile phone (smartphone) in another country, for example Brazil, the line will try to connect to a compatible network, defined through agreements between operators around the world.
From there, the network will use IMSI to identify the line and provide the necessary connectivity to transfer our data between the local operator and its origin operator. This provision of services generates costs that the local operator will charge the source operator. When we are in Brazil and utilise our chip, we pay the following prices:
EU and EEA Zone Roaming Tariffs
*New roaming fees in the EU as of 06/15/2017.
About Lyca Mobile
Lycamobile is a British virtual mobile network operator (MVNO) that operates in 60 countries and its mission is to connect friends and family around the world by offering low-cost, high-quality voice and data services. The brand is active in Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Romania, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uganda, Sweden, Switzerland, USA and Russia. Constantly expanding, Lycamobile offers a wide range of travelling services, Lycafly, helping people stay in touch across borders.
About the plan
30-day plan price for existing customers: 15€
Discount of €5 valid for 6 months on new SIM cards purchased through the Lyca Mobile Portugal website, by automatic renewal of the 30-day plan by credit/debit card or PayPal. Plan price after 6 months: 15€.
When activated, the plan includes 10GB. In the renovations, the plan includes 15GB.
The plan can also be purchased for 3, 6 and 12 months, with 24%, 28% and 33% discount respectively, for new and existing customers, by credit/debit card and Pay Pal.
The package can be used within EU/EEA countries. If over a 4-month period, the use of roaming services in the EU is greater than domestic use, you will be notified, and after this date we will charge the standard national tariffs. Communications made in non-EU countries will be charged at the standard price for roaming communications. EU/EEA roaming services are available to customers travelling on vacation or short trips. The SIM card must first be used (and activated) in the home country to benefit from this promotion.
When the roaming data ends, 0.0036€/MB will be charged until the packet data ends or until the package validity expires. After that, the fee of 0.0036€/MB will be charged.
"Lyca Mobile challenged us to discover the new 15GB card and everything we can do with it in Lisbon's skies."
And the result of the challenge was:
Where to buy
At The Airport
At Lisbon Airport you can buy the Lyca chip at the store/exchange office you have at the airport (Unicâmbio), which is right in front of the disembarkation gate and, if you take the metro from the Airport, Lyca also has its own counter right at the airport metro entrance, right after passing through the metro turnstiles.
In Porto
In Porto, Lyca has its own counter at Via Catarina Shopping Centre, São Bento Station and Campanhã Station.