“Lebara blocked my phone calls even though I still had more than €25 balance on my account and my monthly plan only costs €7.
Internet and SMS still worked, but I suddenly couldn’t make normal calls anymore, even though my plan includes unlimited national calls. When I contacted customer service through WhatsApp, the AI bot couldn’t understand the issue at all, even after I sent screenshots.
After finally reaching a human agent, the system asked which language I preferred (I selected English), but the agent still replied only in Spanish. If English support isn’t actually available, it shouldn’t be offered as an option.
The explanation I eventually received was that with pay-as-you-go you must top up every 90 days. However, my calls stopped working before those 90 days had even passed. When I asked why the service was restricted earlier than that, I didn’t get a clear answer.
What made this even more frustrating was the attitude in the conversation. Instead of addressing the fact that the service I paid for had stopped working, the problem was repeatedly pushed back on me as if I had done something wrong. Compensation wasn’t even considered, and the main response I received was warnings that I could lose my number if I didn’t top up.
So in practice: services stop working even though there is still money on the account and even though the 90-day limit has not yet been reached, and the only response is to top up again or risk losing your number.”
“If you have mental health problems , our disabilities that manifest themselves when you're on the phone , do not under any circumstances , go to labaraa also I Ve been told by staff.That it's not their problem if I have to repeat myself over and over and over again , because they can't be bothered to write it down , and I was told by another did it isn't their job to write it”
“Took out a SIM only deal 6 months ago, it worked for a month, then I wasn't able to recieve calls contacted Lebara and they fixed the issue, roll on 4 months I was able to recieve calls but unable to recieve text messages, complained to Lebara who have since cut me off completely. 2 weeks of trying to get them to sort the issue I sent an email to their CEO, who answered me and asked what my phone number is that has been effected, I gave them the number 2 days ago and they still refuse to answer me.”
“In end of December I got a 12 months plan with Lebara £15 after 2 months they increased it at £22. So they are a joke don't believe what they promote.
Disappointed if I added the signal very bad.”
“Absolutely rubbish customer support and rip off add on packages. I agree with other posts that this company is fine and seems good value until you need help and then it’s they are a total waste of time.
I bought a Data Roaming package for use in St. Lucia, Caribbean. It cost £16 and wouldn’t activate. I asked a guest at the hotel (who was an IT professional) for help and he confirmed that my iPhone was set up correctly. I also went into a FLOW shop (the local telecom co), and their expert also confirmed the iPhone settings as correct. I tried to contact Lebara and also raise a complaint but the “CARE” form just locks up if you write more than a sentence to describe the problem and took several attempts to upload. I did receive a complaints number but heard nothing since (in two weeks). When the Data Roaming package expired, Lebara sent a message to buy another! Absolute joke.”
“Arrived in the U.S.A Not managed to receive or make a call back to U.K. for 5days!! Still can't! Signed up for another 8days to see if that helped??? It didn't. I've lost business, even missed a hospital telephone call.....
Diabolical customer service.”
“Lebara's customer service is terrible when there is a problem. If everything goes well, all fine, but if there is a problem, and their staff cannot help, due to lack of training, then the issue gets left, managers promised call backs never happen! I have talked to Lebara before about this lack of resolving a problem, and lack of manager help, as we all value decent customer service, but this area is still very poor.”
“I just bought a lebara sim card and voucher 25£ and after 20 mins my all data runs away and l made a call to the customer service and it was the worst experience l had...They are a scam choose a different mobile provider...Unbelievable! NO REFUND PROVIDED AND TRIED TO MAKE BUY OTHER PLAN”
“What a bloody ghastly company Labara are, so anyone thinking about going to Labara, AVOID AVOID AVOID !!!!. Been with Labara a month and nothing but problems. I've spent around £90 for no or little internet service, telephone calls keep breaking up. Now want a PAC code and they now want more cash from me because it's a premium number. THESE ARE A SCAM COMPANY and if I have to pay more cash to get a PAC CODE, I will take legal action against these scammers”
“I’ve had nothing but problems with Lebara. I had issues transferring my eSIM to my new phone and their customer service team was unhelpful. In addition, I had problems with my promotional plan. Their customer services team said that they would call me back on three separate occasions to resolve it but no one did.
I honestly can’t recommend them.”
“I recently purchased a Data Roaming package for my Lebara SIM while travelling abroad, only to find it didn’t work at all. I was then told I needed a different, more expensive package, which I also bought, yet that failed as well. Despite contacting Lebara repeatedly, I have received no meaningful response. Even after reaching out on LinkedIn and being assured someone would follow up, nobody has. My messages are now being ignored entirely. I am genuinely appalled by this level of service — I have been left without support, without a refund, and with two unusable roaming packages.”
“The company is a joke. Stating on their adverts they have excellent customer service is laughable. Foreign call centres who have no idea what the are doing. Had an ongoing problem for two weeks with no resolution and when someone does call you back because they’ve received a bad review still from a foreign call centre so just goes round and round. AVIOD. Might have cheap sims but as soon as there’s a problem it never gets resolved”
“I recently transferred my mobile number and account from O2 to Lebara Mobile. The transfer was really easy with good communications from Lebana during the setup. The signal was found to be good including 5G and WIFI CALLING.
I’m really happy with Lebana Mobile with excellent value for money.”
“After a day of trying to sort out a new contract with my existing mobile number online I spoke to a very nice, professional, helpful gentleman named Sha(r) who managed this in no time. I can't compliment him enough !!”
“Lebara is a complete scam company. For months, they have been taking money from my bank account for a phone number I do not even know. I have contacted their customer service multiple times. Mr. Schabin personally promised to delete the number and stop the charges. He refunded once, but the problem continued immediately afterwards.
This clearly shows that Lebara neither keeps their promises nor has any control over their system. Their customer service is incompetent, unreliable, and completely disrespectful toward customers.
I feel scammed and cheated. Lebara is a fraudulent company in my eyes. I will never use Lebara again, and I strongly warn everyone — do NOT trust this company. Totally unprofessional, dishonest, and disappointing.”
“Deserved no star. What a change of the company after 6 years with them. No network for months to make and receive calls with change of sim card and then promise of refund but still could not make and receive calls. They even changed my phone's activity record. Please dont bother wiyh them now under the new owner”
