Blau.de vs Lyca Mobile

Blau.de

Who it suits

• Households that already own a handset and want an extra line, since every Blau plan is sim only and a multi line discount applies.
• Anyone who wants to sign up without a credit check, since none is required, and who can pick contract, rolling or prepaid billing from contract, rolling and prepaid.
• Light-to-moderate data users who travel now and then: roaming reaches from 100 countries, with EU use on fair use terms.

Who should look elsewhere

• Shoppers who want to buy straight from the host network: Blau is a seller of type mvno, while GETESA, Lonestar Cell MTN and yesss! each sell as a network.
• Anyone who needs unlimited data, since no Blau plan is unlimited; yesss! sets its own tariff as a network seller.
• Users outside DE, where the range is sold in a single market, so a network from their own home market such as GETESA or Lonestar Cell MTN is the fairer starting point.

Lyca Mobile

Who it suits

• People bringing their own handset, since sim only is the only format sold and terms run at 1, 12 and 24 months.
• Travellers who want data abroad kept inside the bundle, with EU roaming included on a plan listed for NL.
• Anyone who cannot or does not want a credit check run, since no credit check is required.

Who should look elsewhere

• Support seekers who want chat or email, since support runs on phone and help centre only.
• Readers who want a network seller rather than a virtual operator should weigh GETESA, Lonestar Cell MTN and yesss!, each listed as a network rather than an mvno.
• Budgets built around unlimited data, since Bundle Unlimited at €39.99 ranks 145 of 173 on unlimited price.