Report on using Orange Mobicarte in France

[woody1]

Originally Posted by scirocco

Woody1, suggest you check your Orange account. If you had Internet Max previously and never de-activated it (other than running out of credit) it will still be in your list of currently subscribed "mes bons plans". I can see it there in mine.

It looks like they may have removed it from general sale - if you don't currently have it you probably can't select it, but if you are an existing customer it may start working again when you put enough credit into the account.

I also get presented with another option called "recharge max". If I am reading the French right it is 30 euros for one month giving you unlimited calls and SMS within France plus 300MB of data. Only catch is it requires an online credit card purchase which I am sure will fail if the card is not French.

Some good ideas. Unfortunately, my last Orange card has expired, so my account access is gone. My plan is to purchase a B&You card and an Orange card. The Orange card will provide better coverage in rural areas. The B&You card has better rates and can be kept alive with annual usage.

I've used local SIM cards in many different countries, but the French telecoms seem to have the highest rates and are the most difficult to do business with of all the ones I've used. Given that France is a top tourist destination, maybe some carrier will start to offer good prepaid plans that appeal to occasional users.