Revolut Mobile launch in Ireland, Digi Mart USA News (Ireland): Revolut Mobile launches in Ireland today with a launch offer of €9.99 a month for unlimited calls, texts and 5G data. The offer is attractive enough that it could tempt customers away from the €8.99 Lidl SIM, according to the publisher’s reviewer.
Revolut Mobile is an eSIM-only plan that runs on Vodafone’s network, with the mobile operation handled by a company called Gigs. The first 25,000 people to sign up pay €9.99 a month, up to 31 January 2027 if those places have not all been taken by then.
After that, the price is €12.99 a month.
Customers get unlimited calls, texts and data in Ireland, 20GB of roaming in the UK and EU, and no contract. Revolut has 3.4 million customers in Ireland and is now moving into the mobile market, with the company saying a customer’s bill could drop to zero euros a month.
That claim comes with conditions. Customers would need to spend heavily on their Revolut cards to fully cover the bill, and the fair usage policy is strict.
The publisher notes that the offer is a good deal on paper, particularly for existing RevPoints users, but says it has not yet tested the service in real-world use.
Revolut told the publisher it has no plans to change the €9.99 price for the first 25,000 customers, but it has not promised that the rate is locked in permanently. The publisher advises customers to remember that a promise of a price “for life” refers to the life of the company rather than the customer.
The plan is billed monthly rather than every 28 days, has no contract and no exit fee, and customers who cancel within the first 14 days receive a refund for unused days. In Ireland, unlimited calls, texts and 5G data are subject to a fair use policy.
Roaming includes 20GB across the UK, the EU, and neighboring countries such as Norway and Iceland, along with 50 minutes and 50 texts a month to the UK and EU. NordVPN is included on up to 10 devices for as long as the customer keeps the plan.
Up to three numbers can be added to one plan from €2 a month extra, and a VIP number costs a one-off €10.
Outside Europe, the Messaging Pass provides 1GB of data in more than 120 countries, though it is capped at 16 kilobits per second and is suited mainly to messaging apps. Because the plan is eSIM only, customers without an eSIM-compatible phone cannot use it, and setup requires version 10.152 or later of the Revolut app.
A free Standard account is sufficient.
The publisher points out that Revolut’s UK roaming covers the United States, but the Irish plan covers only the UK and the EU. Travelers to the United States would need to rely on the Messaging Pass or a dedicated travel eSIM.
Revolut’s example shows that a customer on its most expensive Ultra plan, which costs about €55 a month, would need to spend roughly €1,400 a month on their card to cover the €9.99 fee, or about €1,800 at €12.99. The publisher’s own spending would cover the bill most months, but it notes that most customers who use Revolut as a secondary account are more likely to receive a small discount than a full waiver.
For new customers, Revolut is €3 a month cheaper than Lidl’s current price, which has risen to €12.99 after Lidl’s 100,000 launch places sold out in ten days. Lidl still offers €8.99 to earlier customers, with 50GB of roaming instead of 20GB.
Revolut Mobile uses Vodafone’s masts, and the publisher notes that Ookla data from the UK shows its latency is similar to Vodafone’s own customers. In the UK, however, Revolut plans carry a 100 megabits per second maximum speed, which Revolut says does not apply to the Irish plan.
Revolut supports Wi-Fi calling, 4G calling and tethering, and number porting usually completes the same day if requested before 6pm on a weekday or before 4pm at the weekend.
The plan includes a fair use policy of 150GB per month. Customers who exceed that limit twice within six months may be investigated, moved to a different plan or have their service restricted.
The eSIM cannot be used in a 5G router for home broadband, and premium rate numbers are blocked, while freephone numbers such as 1800 should work.
The publisher concludes that Revolut Mobile is a strong deal, particularly for existing Revolut customers and frequent travelers in the UK and Europe. It says it will continue to use its Lidl SIM on its main number while testing Revolut on a second phone for about a week.
