BouygTel: maybe the best prepaid offer in France

maccoy · **BouygTel: maybe the best prepaid offer in France -** 20-08-2007, 23:19

Today the Carte Nomad has changed its name into Carte Bouygues Telecom.
What's new?
"Formule Flash" became "Formule Max de Temps": calls to France, Europe and North Africa cost 25 cents a minute while calls to the rest of Africa cost 39 cents a minute (7.5 cents per sms to France).
There is a new "Formule SMS illimités" with unlimited SMS (to France) everyday from 5 PM to midnight and all day round in the week end and on wednesday.
I'm seriously thinking to switch my postpaid into prepaid (Formule Max de Temps)...

Motel75 · 20-08-2007, 23:42

Anything improve in terms of account validity?

maccoy · 21-08-2007, 07:53

Unfortunately not, also the MVNOs have reduced (NRJMobile) or are reducing (Virgin Mobile) the credit validity.

MATHA531 · 21-08-2007, 10:30

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Originally Posted by maccoy

Unfortunately not, also the MVNOs have reduced (NRJMobile) or are reducing (Virgin Mobile) the credit validity.

It's too bad the French telcoms can get away with this highway robbery...a similar practice I blieve was outlawed by the German courts. Perhaps the eu can intervene here too!

RTuesday · 21-08-2007, 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by maccoy

or are reducing (Virgin Mobile) the credit validity.

What changes are Virgin Mobile making? I have a friend in France who got a VM payg card recently because she's a low user of mobiles (just a backup/emergency phone) and VM currently has the lowest running costs (3 months for 10 eur, so 40 eur/yr).

maccoy · 21-08-2007, 15:44

Virgin mobile:

5 €..................15 days
10 €................30 days
15 €................60 days
20 €................90 days
30 €................120 days
40 €................150 days

The new credit validity is starting August 23.

maccoy · 21-08-2007, 17:19

The billing is 1/1 for the calls to France and 60/30 for the other calls.

GSM-Fan · 22-08-2007, 09:20

When I look at the webpage of bouygues I see for "Classique:

10 €................15 days
15 €................1 month
20 €................1.5 months
25 €................2 months
35 €................3 months
60 €................6 months

"Max de temps" is even worse:

5 €..................4 days
10 €................8 days
15 €................15 days
20 €................21 days
25 €................1 month
35 €................1.5 months
60 €................3 months

Guess I'll stick to Orange and A-Mobile.

maccoy · 22-08-2007, 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSM-Fan

When I look at the webpage of bouygues I see for "Classique:

10 €................15 days
15 €................1 month
20 €................1.5 months
25 €................2 months
35 €................3 months
60 €................6 months

"Max de temps" is even worse:

5 €..................4 days
10 €................8 days
15 €................15 days
20 €................21 days
25 €................1 month
35 €................1.5 months
60 €................3 months

Guess I'll stick to Orange and A-Mobile.

"Max de temps" is an offer with less credit validity.
The formula is "half price and half credit validity"...

andy · 24-08-2007, 10:39

I was in France for nearly 3 weeks, and couldn't persuade myself to get a French SIM in the end, despite a provisional plan to use SFR La Carte with it's 30 cents a call option, plus DialNow callthrough from half a cent.

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maccoy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 194 Join Date: 23 May 2004 Location: Paris Country:	BouygTel: maybe the best prepaid offer in France - 20-08-2007, 23:19 Today the Carte Nomad has changed its name into Carte Bouygues Telecom. What's new? "Formule Flash" became "Formule Max de Temps": calls to France, Europe and North Africa cost 25 cents a minute while calls to the rest of Africa cost 39 cents a minute (7.5 cents per sms to France). There is a new "Formule SMS illimités" with unlimited SMS (to France) everyday from 5 PM to midnight and all day round in the week end and on wednesday. I'm seriously thinking to switch my postpaid into prepaid (Formule Max de Temps)... Prepaid I: Vodafone, Wind, 3; F: Bouygues Telecom; M: Melita; INT: Travelsim, Zeromobile.

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Motel75 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 573 Join Date: 15 Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Country:	20-08-2007, 23:42 Anything improve in terms of account validity? Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell

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maccoy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 194 Join Date: 23 May 2004 Location: Paris Country:	21-08-2007, 07:53 Unfortunately not, also the MVNOs have reduced (NRJMobile) or are reducing (Virgin Mobile) the credit validity. Prepaid I: Vodafone, Wind, 3; F: Bouygues Telecom; M: Melita; INT: Travelsim, Zeromobile.

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maccoy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 194 Join Date: 23 May 2004 Location: Paris Country:	21-08-2007, 15:44 Virgin mobile: 5 €..................15 days 10 €................30 days 15 €................60 days 20 €................90 days 30 €................120 days 40 €................150 days The new credit validity is starting August 23. Prepaid I: Vodafone, Wind, 3; F: Bouygues Telecom; M: Melita; INT: Travelsim, Zeromobile. Last edited by maccoy; 22-08-2007 at 10:27..

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maccoy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 194 Join Date: 23 May 2004 Location: Paris Country:	21-08-2007, 17:19 The billing is 1/1 for the calls to France and 60/30 for the other calls. Prepaid I: Vodafone, Wind, 3; F: Bouygues Telecom; M: Melita; INT: Travelsim, Zeromobile.

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GSM-Fan (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 10 Join Date: 11 Jan 2007 Country:	22-08-2007, 09:20 When I look at the webpage of bouygues I see for "Classique: 10 €................15 days 15 €................1 month 20 €................1.5 months 25 €................2 months 35 €................3 months 60 €................6 months "Max de temps" is even worse: 5 €..................4 days 10 €................8 days 15 €................15 days 20 €................21 days 25 €................1 month 35 €................1.5 months 60 €................3 months Guess I'll stick to Orange and A-Mobile.

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	24-08-2007, 10:39 I was in France for nearly 3 weeks, and couldn't persuade myself to get a French SIM in the end, despite a provisional plan to use SFR La Carte with it's 30 cents a call option, plus DialNow callthrough from half a cent.