The Lebara SIM card is ideal for travellers visiting the Netherlands. This SIM
Standard call rates
Lebara's standard call rates are:
- Free incoming calls
- €0.12/minute for calls to landlines in the Netherlands
- €0.26/minute for calls to mobile phones in the Netherlands
- €0.39/minute for calls to landline phones in Australia
- €0.14/minute to mobile phones in Australia
- €0.21/message for SMS text messages to Australia
- Free calls and text messages to other Lebara Netherlands customers
- €0.39/MB data
The above rates are charged when you top up with a standard Lebara credit voucher and when use the included credit that is pre-loaded when you buy your SIM card. A €0.12 flagfall/call connection fee applies on Lebara's standard call rates.
Although these rates are higher than the Lebara One call rates, you often get bonuses such as €20 credit for a €10 top up so actual rates are much lower than what is advertised. Because you get bonus credit with each top up, this is sometimes called "10=20 credit". Also you need to use standard/10=20 credit to pay for mobile data packs.
Mobile data packs
Mobile data is cheaper if you add a mobile data pack. As long as you have sufficient 10=20 credit on your account you can add these data pack to your account by simply sending a text message.
- 250MB/30 days data pack costs €5. To add this data pack text WEB250 to 8800.
- 1 GB/30 days data pack costs €10. To add this data pack text WEB1GB to 8800.
- 3GB/30 days data pack costs €29. To add this data pack text WEB3GB to 8800.
Lebara One call credit
When you top up with Lebara One call credit you don't get gimmicks like extra credit when you top up, but instead you get really cheap prices for calls while using the SIM card in the Netherlands.
- Free incoming calls
- €0.01/minute for calls to landlines in the Netherlands
- €0.09/minute for calls to mobile phones in the Netherlands
- €0.01/minute for calls to landline phones in 61 other countries (including Australia)
- €0.15/minute to mobile phones in Australia
- €0.09/message for SMS text messages to Australia
- Low rates to phones in other countries
- Free calls and text messages to other Lebara Netherlands customers
- €0.09/MB data
To get the benefits of Lebara One rates, you simply need to top up with a Lebara One top up voucher (you will be charged the – higher – standard rates if you top up with a regular Lebara credit voucher). Calls made using the credit pre-loaded when you purchased your SIM card will be charged at Lebara's standard rates. You can top up with Lebara One call credit online at www.lebara.nl, but you need to choose PayPal as your payment option as this site only accepts European credit cards.
Topping up your credit
You can top up with Lebara call credit online at www.lebara.nl, but you need to choose PayPal as your payment option as this site only accepts European credit cards.
You can also top up by purchasing top up vouchers at these convenience stores, supermarkets and petrol stations throughout the Netherlands:
Roaming in Europe
Although all mobile networks in the EU have relatively cheap roaming rates (while roaming in other EU countries), Lebara Netherlands is not such an attractive option when compared with other European SIM cards. Firstly, data is not available while using this SIM card outside the Netherlands and secondly, call made outside the EU (while expensive with all networks) are considerably more expensive with Lebara (€3.99/minute to call Australia).
If you're looking for a single European SIM card to use throughout Europe, we recommend either the Ortel Germany or O2 UK SIM cards.