Lyca Mobile vs Meow Mobile

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.

Meow Mobile

Who it suits

• Households in the US that want a prepaid, rolling SIM only line on AT&T without a long contract.
• People who rarely leave the country and stream or hotspot often, since roaming is paid and unmetered data opens at $15.
• Anyone adding a spare line for a child, a partner or a second phone, since a credit check is not required and hotspot sharing is included.

Who should look elsewhere

• GETESA, which sells as a network (network), for readers who want the host network itself rather than a virtual network operator.
• yesss! and Lonestar Cell MTN, both sold as networks (network, network), for anyone who treats buying direct from the network as a condition rather than a preference.