Some help with a French SIM?

GSM-Fan · 17-01-2007, 20:33

I got a Mobicarte by Orange and an Auchan Mobile.

You need a French address for Auchan Mobile. However you can use a made up one like the "Hotel de ville".

Orange can be bought with a foreign address. And they have a never canceled promotion that offers 25 Minutes European calls for 10 Euros. This makes Orange as expensive as Auchan for foreign calls.

Also Auchan has no USSD commands for checking the balance or recharging.

Validity is pretty much the same.

mrbarlow · 17-01-2007, 21:15

Thanks ], GSM-Fan. Effendi kindly mentioned the Auchan and from what I can see it looks appealing. Having said that, for such a short trip I'd rather have the card with me before I travel and it seems that these are only available in stores which would seem to be out of the centre of cities.

Sadly I'm not having much luck on Ebay: there's a seller on Ebay France selling NRJ SIMs with €6 credit but he is not prepared to ship outside of France. Perhaps a France-based forum member might be able to help me out?

Jibku · 18-01-2007, 00:17

Bonsoir!
I would be glad to help you and send you the SIM.
Auchan has the best call rates : 0,39€/min to France and 35 other countries (including Europe and US, mobiles and landlines), but the SIM costs 15€ and comes with 5€ credit only.
NRJ Mobile has an interesting offer untill the end of this week : the SIM costs 15€ and comes with 15€ credit + 6€ for SMS. The rate is a little higher (0,45€/min to France, 0,75€/min to Europe and US), but as Andy suggested, you may use a callback.
For both SIMs, the included call credit is valid for 1 month.
Contact me via PM to tell me your choice and when you need it.

mrbarlow · 18-01-2007, 11:04

Merci! That is indeed very kind you. I will PM you asap.

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GSM-Fan (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 10 Join Date: 11 Jan 2007 Country:	17-01-2007, 20:33 I got a Mobicarte by Orange and an Auchan Mobile. You need a French address for Auchan Mobile. However you can use a made up one like the "Hotel de ville". Orange can be bought with a foreign address. And they have a never canceled promotion that offers 25 Minutes European calls for 10 Euros. This makes Orange as expensive as Auchan for foreign calls. Also Auchan has no USSD commands for checking the balance or recharging. Validity is pretty much the same.

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mrbarlow (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 51 Join Date: 17 Dec 2006 Location: Cardiff, Wales Country:	17-01-2007, 21:15 Thanks ], GSM-Fan. Effendi kindly mentioned the Auchan and from what I can see it looks appealing. Having said that, for such a short trip I'd rather have the card with me before I travel and it seems that these are only available in stores which would seem to be out of the centre of cities. Sadly I'm not having much luck on Ebay: there's a seller on Ebay France selling NRJ SIMs with €6 credit but he is not prepared to ship outside of France. Perhaps a France-based forum member might be able to help me out? Last edited by mrbarlow; 17-01-2007 at 21:18.. Reason: addition

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Jibku (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 27 Join Date: 18 Jul 2006 Country:	18-01-2007, 00:17 Bonsoir! I would be glad to help you and send you the SIM. Auchan has the best call rates : 0,39€/min to France and 35 other countries (including Europe and US, mobiles and landlines), but the SIM costs 15€ and comes with 5€ credit only. NRJ Mobile has an interesting offer untill the end of this week : the SIM costs 15€ and comes with 15€ credit + 6€ for SMS. The rate is a little higher (0,45€/min to France, 0,75€/min to Europe and US), but as Andy suggested, you may use a callback. For both SIMs, the included call credit is valid for 1 month. Contact me via PM to tell me your choice and when you need it.

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mrbarlow (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 51 Join Date: 17 Dec 2006 Location: Cardiff, Wales Country:	18-01-2007, 11:04 Merci! That is indeed very kind you. I will PM you asap.