Report on using Orange Mobicarte in France

[Usas]

I have successfully used mobicarte in France about six months ago. My problem is I am not sure when I last recharged my phone and so I am not sure when my number will expire.
Would greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me where I might find info regarding dates of recharging or time until line expires.
I have tried to work through the #123# menu, but with limited french, had no luck.
Thanks

[scirocco]

Originally Posted by Usas

Would greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me where I might find info regarding dates of recharging or time until line expires.

There is some information available from the #123 menu.

#123# (call)
Select 5 (suivi conso)
This will give you the amount of credit left and the date of expiry of the credit. But it doesn't display the expiry date of the line.

I'm not sure what that selection will display if your credit has all expired. It might display the expiry date of the line.

[drama queen]

Originally Posted by scirocco

There is some information available from the #123 menu.

#123# (call)
Select 5 (suivi conso)
This will give you the amount of credit left and the date of expiry of the credit. But it doesn't display the expiry date of the line.

I'm not sure what that selection will display if your credit has all expired. It might display the expiry date of the line.

Orange also have quite a user-friendly user portal on their website. It gives all the same info as the #123 menu - but is easier to follow. It gives the date of expiration of credit and of the number as well as the amount of credit left. It is very easy to register and uses cookies so you don't need to enter your password each time you return.

[jsteinhu]

An update, months later I have not received a refund from the popular France ebay seller. He admits that they didn't set up the SIM properly, after I mailed it back, and has promised a refund several times but claims paypal/ebay problems. He is certainly not a scammer, but I am out ~$45 none the less. So, there is that.

[jb9]

Hello,

The folks on this forum have been so helpful in the past, I was wondering if someone might be able to help me setup Voicemail with the Mobicarte. I tried the last time I was in France (I think my greeting got set), but I never really needed it so I didn't want to mess around with my phone too much. Can anyone offer instructions (that work based on experience) for how to set up the Voicemail after dialing 888 in France? Basically, I am interested in the keystroke flow for the following:

1. setting a greeting
2. checking one's messages

thanks,

jb9

[flychr]

hi

On the last day of my trip, I decided to try tethering to see if it was just a threat - or if the restriction is for real. I set my phone to become a WiFi Hotspot and tethered my Android tablet to it. Tethering was blocked. This has never happened to me on any other network

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i have tried wifi hotspot with Android in fr. and it still works!!!!
chr

[drama queen]

Originally Posted by flychr

hi
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i have tried wifi hotspot with Android in fr. and it still works!!!!
chr

Very interesting! Did you have more than one device using the hotspot at the same time (eg phone & tablet?).

[flychr]

hi no only one device tried. (mac air with windowd 7)but be careful not to set computer to auto opdate just cost 250mb chr


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[pconte]

Does anyone know whether Orange stores in Paris sell the micro SIM for Samsung Galaxy III (Samsung SGH-T999)?

On the orange.fr site, I see micro SIM for iPhone. On eBay, I see one UK seller offering "new (uncut)" Orange micro SIM for S III.

Just wondered if anyone had definitive knowledge dealing with a Paris Orange store.

I'll be in Paris this Friday and was planning to use the Mobicarte deal, which worked just fine two years ago with my Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy).

Not really wanting to try cutting a SIM myself, although I'll try it if there's no other alternative.

Thanks for the help!

-- Paul

[jb9]

I have a quick question about maintaining my Orange SIM telephone number. I finished my trip to France in September of 2012 and purchased a 10 Euro recharge card in order to keep my SIM Telephone number active. When I first configured the phone, I set up an orange.fr account. I was under the impression that I would have a 6 month time period from the last recharge until I had to add additional value. I went to my "suivi conso" menu on orange.fr and saw this:

au 22/12/2012 à 15h20


votre Compte rechargeable est épuisé

numéro valide jusqu'au 01/05/2013 inclus


It makes sense that my credit is expired, but is it truly saying that my number is valid until May 1, 2013? That would imply that my phone number would be active for 8 months, right? I was under the impression that I would probably need to recharge the phone before March 1, 2013 (6 months) to maintain my telephone number. Has Orange increased the allowed dormancy period?

Thanks in advance.