France: SFR: prepaid offer internet for Iphone - can it be used on other phones?

jhanlon · 09-06-2009, 17:14

On the other hand, the info sheet attached to that page says that the applicable Network/Technology is "GSM/GPRS/3G/3G+ (sous réserve de disposer d’un mobile 3G ou 3G+)." "GSM/GPRS/3G/3G+ (under the conditions that one has 3G or 3G+ mobile"

ra1981 · 11-06-2009, 17:35

I'm sure SFR are intending this offer for iphone users only, but does anyone know if it'll work on other phones?

bukzin · 11-07-2009, 16:29

I am new to iphone.

With this SIM card offer you pay for a local French card
and get unlimited email, internet, SMS (everything but voice)?

Is that correct?

I will be taking my US iphone which is now with ATT in the US.

Will this work or do I need to have it unlocked before traveling
to France?

Thanks!

jhanlon · 11-07-2009, 20:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by bukzin

Will this work or do I need to have it unlocked before traveling
to France? Thanks!

The iPhone would have to be jailbroken & unlocked

Ivanlyon · **SFR la carte iphone top up did not work for me! -** 12-09-2009, 17:59

Hi, in case anyone is thinking about getting an SFR sim card to use with a jailbroken/unlocked iphone 3GS you might want to know that I tried and it didn't work!
I have an iphone 3GS which was originally blocked to O2. The phone is now unblocked and I can use it here in France with any sim card BUT when I bought the top-up for the iphone I got the 10 eur calling credit (I went for the 24 eur "recharge" for 20 days of unlimited internet plus 10 eur of calling credit) and NO INTERNET!
I would recommend anyone thinking about buying this top-ups to try the 3 eur one first which allegedly gives you unlimited internet for 24 hours and then, if it works, buy the 20 day one.
Also if anyone has managed to get internet/mails on their iphones using this please let me know. I'd like to know if the problem is my phone or what.

sukaitsharma23 · 16-09-2009, 17:25

I had the same problem as Ivanlyon. I bought the 24EU top up only to have the internet not work! Even worse SFR would not refund the top up card for me, even though they admitted it was their fault. Their rationalle for the internet not working was that my iPhone was from Canada. I have it jailbroken, and was using data from UK providers so I think that excuse is wrong. I have a feeling it has something to do with the settings...any help!!!!!

yulm6 · **Works for me -** 27-09-2009, 15:28

I have a Rogers 3GS 3.0, jailbroken (redsn0w) and unlocked (ultrasn0w) and an SFR prepaid SIM. I purchased the 24euro data offer from the SFR website, and it works perfectly. All the settings were loaded automatically, I just enabled 3g on my iphone.

spdickey · 07-03-2010, 00:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by sukaitsharma23

I have it jailbroken, and was using data from UK providers so I think that excuse is wrong. I have a feeling it has something to do with the settings...any help!!!!!

You must change your data settings in the iPhone to the following, or it won't work with SFR

Operator: - SFR
GPRS APN: - websfr
Username: - {blank}
Password: - {blank}
DNS: - 172.20.2.10, 194.6.128.4

AT&T iPhones phones restricts you from changing it manually. You cam go to unlockit.co.nz for instructions.

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jhanlon (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 17 Join Date: 11 Aug 2006 Country:	09-06-2009, 17:14 On the other hand, the info sheet attached to that page says that the applicable Network/Technology is "GSM/GPRS/3G/3G+ (sous réserve de disposer d’un mobile 3G ou 3G+)." "GSM/GPRS/3G/3G+ (under the conditions that one has 3G or 3G+ mobile"

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ra1981 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 5 Join Date: 09 Jun 2008 Country:	11-06-2009, 17:35 I'm sure SFR are intending this offer for iphone users only, but does anyone know if it'll work on other phones?

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bukzin (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 16 Join Date: 21 Mar 2009 Country:	11-07-2009, 16:29 I am new to iphone. With this SIM card offer you pay for a local French card and get unlimited email, internet, SMS (everything but voice)? Is that correct? I will be taking my US iphone which is now with ATT in the US. Will this work or do I need to have it unlocked before traveling to France? Thanks!

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Ivanlyon (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 2 Join Date: 12 Sep 2009 Country:	SFR la carte iphone top up did not work for me! - 12-09-2009, 17:59 Hi, in case anyone is thinking about getting an SFR sim card to use with a jailbroken/unlocked iphone 3GS you might want to know that I tried and it didn't work! I have an iphone 3GS which was originally blocked to O2. The phone is now unblocked and I can use it here in France with any sim card BUT when I bought the top-up for the iphone I got the 10 eur calling credit (I went for the 24 eur "recharge" for 20 days of unlimited internet plus 10 eur of calling credit) and NO INTERNET! I would recommend anyone thinking about buying this top-ups to try the 3 eur one first which allegedly gives you unlimited internet for 24 hours and then, if it works, buy the 20 day one. Also if anyone has managed to get internet/mails on their iphones using this please let me know. I'd like to know if the problem is my phone or what.

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sukaitsharma23 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 16 Sep 2009 Country:	16-09-2009, 17:25 I had the same problem as Ivanlyon. I bought the 24EU top up only to have the internet not work! Even worse SFR would not refund the top up card for me, even though they admitted it was their fault. Their rationalle for the internet not working was that my iPhone was from Canada. I have it jailbroken, and was using data from UK providers so I think that excuse is wrong. I have a feeling it has something to do with the settings...any help!!!!!

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yulm6 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 27 Sep 2009 Country:	Works for me - 27-09-2009, 15:28 I have a Rogers 3GS 3.0, jailbroken (redsn0w) and unlocked (ultrasn0w) and an SFR prepaid SIM. I purchased the 24euro data offer from the SFR website, and it works perfectly. All the settings were loaded automatically, I just enabled 3g on my iphone.