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wolfbln · 04-08-2015, 23:55

Hi. A question to the French connaisseurs from the prepaid data WIKI:

The Let's go data-only SIM has been rebranded by Orange and is now called Pochette PrÃªt Ã* surfer.

It's now on 4G too, allows VoIP and tethering (in contrast to Mobicarte). And it has really good rates for data: 1 GB for 10€ or 5 GB for 40 €. That's cheap for France.

This all sounds too good to be true. And there is a catch: Orange does not allow to use it in a smartphone! It's strictly for tablets, routers, modems, WIFI hotpots a.s.o.

WCO81 gave a feedback on the Flyer Talk forum that he could use it in an iPhone back in 2014. A user on the prepaid WIKI just came back not being able to get data on his iPhone.

So we need to find out whether you can use Orange's data-only SIM on a phone too. Officially customer support says no. But I think it's very hard to block data on a phone. At the same time they allow tethered data to the phone from a hotspot.

On the other hand even sellers on Ebay now state Orange's official policy of not being able to use it on a phone. Orange did some silly restrictions in the past, so it would not be a surprise. But there must be a workaround. Is it a problem for the iPhone to change APNs for this SIM? Would it work on an Android?

Any experience would be appreciated and of course published on the WIKI. Thanks for your cooperation.

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wolfbln (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 206 Join Date: 14 Jul 2014 Country:	04-08-2015, 23:55 Hi. A question to the French connaisseurs from the prepaid data WIKI: The Let's go data-only SIM has been rebranded by Orange and is now called Pochette PrÃªt Ã* surfer. It's now on 4G too, allows VoIP and tethering (in contrast to Mobicarte). And it has really good rates for data: 1 GB for 10€ or 5 GB for 40 €. That's cheap for France. This all sounds too good to be true. And there is a catch: Orange does not allow to use it in a smartphone! It's strictly for tablets, routers, modems, WIFI hotpots a.s.o. WCO81 gave a feedback on the Flyer Talk forum that he could use it in an iPhone back in 2014. A user on the prepaid WIKI just came back not being able to get data on his iPhone. So we need to find out whether you can use Orange's data-only SIM on a phone too. Officially customer support says no. But I think it's very hard to block data on a phone. At the same time they allow tethered data to the phone from a hotspot. On the other hand even sellers on Ebay now state Orange's official policy of not being able to use it on a phone. Orange did some silly restrictions in the past, so it would not be a surprise. But there must be a workaround. Is it a problem for the iPhone to change APNs for this SIM? Would it work on an Android? Any experience would be appreciated and of course published on the WIKI. Thanks for your cooperation.