New prepaid offer in France: first MVNO on Bouygtel

maccoy · **New prepaid offer in France: first MVNO on Bouygtel -** 20-09-2007, 06:47

http://www.budget-mobile.fr/Pages/Home/home.aspx

It's a prepaid offer for people based in France but calling abroad.

• Zone 1 (Europe – USA – Canada – Australia) : 0.24 €/min
• Zone 2 (Latin America – Asia – French Overseas Departements) : 0.29 €/min
• Zone 3 (North Africa – Middle East – Africa) :0.38 €/min
• France: 0.38 €/min

Debiting method
To France: 1/1
International calls: 60/60

If calling a mobile phone in the zones 1 and 2 (excluding USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) the call costs 0,14€/min more.

The Budget Mobile card costs 14,90 € including a 5 € top up.

PhotoJim · 20-09-2007, 08:14

Does it permit roaming abroad? If so this would be great for me, because I could keep it active from Canada.

MATHA531 · 20-09-2007, 11:04

The only problem if my rusty French is correct, they steal your credit after a limited period of time the same way the other French prepaids do and once they do that, the clock runs for 4 months before they terminate the line.

That, like all the French sims, to put it mildly stinks.

dg7feq · 20-09-2007, 12:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhotoJim

Does it permit roaming abroad? If so this would be great for me, because I could keep it active from Canada.

no roaming yet.
biggest recharge is valid for 60 days.
after the expiry the balance is gone, and you have a phone time of 4 months before the card completely expires.

Chris

maccoy · 21-09-2007, 06:51

No one seems be willing to change the narrow period of credit validity in France...

MATHA531 · 21-09-2007, 09:05

Didn't a German court rule such practices in Germany to be illegal? Another something perhaps for the eu to do to protect consumers.

dg7feq · 21-09-2007, 12:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by MATHA531

Didn't a German court rule such practices in Germany to be illegal? Another something perhaps for the eu to do to protect consumers.

yes. some operators lost the trial and have to make sure that your balance doesnt expire anymore. They can still switch off the SIM-cards but you have to have a possibility to get the remaining balance payed back or reactivated later on.

Chris

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maccoy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 194 Join Date: 23 May 2004 Location: Paris Country:	New prepaid offer in France: first MVNO on Bouygtel - 20-09-2007, 06:47 http://www.budget-mobile.fr/Pages/Home/home.aspx It's a prepaid offer for people based in France but calling abroad. • Zone 1 (Europe – USA – Canada – Australia) : 0.24 €/min • Zone 2 (Latin America – Asia – French Overseas Departements) : 0.29 €/min • Zone 3 (North Africa – Middle East – Africa) :0.38 €/min • France: 0.38 €/min Debiting method To France: 1/1 International calls: 60/60 If calling a mobile phone in the zones 1 and 2 (excluding USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong & Taiwan) the call costs 0,14€/min more. The Budget Mobile card costs 14,90 € including a 5 € top up. Prepaid I: Vodafone, Wind, 3; F: Bouygues Telecom; M: Melita; INT: Travelsim, Zeromobile.

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	20-09-2007, 08:14 Does it permit roaming abroad? If so this would be great for me, because I could keep it active from Canada. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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MATHA531 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 869 Join Date: 15 Oct 2004 Country:	20-09-2007, 11:04 The only problem if my rusty French is correct, they steal your credit after a limited period of time the same way the other French prepaids do and once they do that, the clock runs for 4 months before they terminate the line. That, like all the French sims, to put it mildly stinks.

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maccoy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 194 Join Date: 23 May 2004 Location: Paris Country:	21-09-2007, 06:51 No one seems be willing to change the narrow period of credit validity in France... Prepaid I: Vodafone, Wind, 3; F: Bouygues Telecom; M: Melita; INT: Travelsim, Zeromobile.

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MATHA531 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 869 Join Date: 15 Oct 2004 Country:	21-09-2007, 09:05 Didn't a German court rule such practices in Germany to be illegal? Another something perhaps for the eu to do to protect consumers.