Report on using Orange Mobicarte in France

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Originally Posted by bluespruce

2) If I can't get les recharges max, how much can I expect to pay for data, and how much will I get?

The data options you will see on a new prepaid Mobicarte are 10MB for 90 euro cents per day and 50 MB for 2 euros per day.

Originally Posted by bluespruce

3) I've read that incoming calls are free regardless of where they come from — is this correct? Will I be able to set up a Skype U.S. based number and forward the calls to an Orange number for free (on the Orange end, at least)?

Receiving international calls is not free. I'm not sure of the rate, but I have just come back from a week in France using a prepaid Mobicarte, and receiving international calls definitely used up my minutes. You will be able to set up the US Skype number if you wish, but it will cost you to receive the calls, even if it's just deductions of credit minutes rather than deductions of credit euros.