Data in France [merged]

ticex · 07-03-2008, 04:41

I've been living part of the time in France over the past 7 months and the solution I've ended up using is o2 with the MyEuropeExtra add-on combined with returncall.co.uk for voice calls and a prepaid 3 (UK) sim for occasional data usage. The data on 3 (UK) costs £3 per MB roaming in France and for simple email or occasional light web browsing I've found it far more convenient and better value than any of the French prepaid offers with their extremely restrictive topup voucher expiry. I've ended up losing all my credit due to missing the topup deadline so many times I just got sick of them and the rip-off charges. Ironically several of my French friends have started using this same solution as it's cheaper for them than using French sims

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On thing I've recently discovered is the supermarket chain "E Leclerc" has launched an MVNO that as far as I know has a voucher expiry of 1 year. Sadly data rates are ridiculous, something like €15/MB, so it's only good for the occasional visitor wanting a French mobile that doesn't die every few months.

FabioG · 07-03-2008, 09:02

I use mobile 2.5g and 3g data roaming a lot and I have found that the following to be one of the best offer around:

http://www.vox.lu/maincontent.aspx?p...er&magickey=13

(click on the top left corner flag to change language to English).

Prepaid data roaming is 6.3€ in the EU and it's not that competitive maybe, but the postpaid packages are really cheap (I use the World Data 500 which gets me 500 Mb in roaming for 230€).

Sadly, unused Mb cannot be rolled over.

That's 46c/Mb

Alternatively, WD250 has 250Mb for 144€ (58c/Mb) and WD50 has 50Mb for 46€ (92c/Mb).

NB: the above rates are only valid while roaming in the EU, US and China.

I have never asked (I live in Luxembourg) but I am sure that they wouldn't mind activating the above postpaid offers to foreigners. Most of their subscribers are actually people living accross the border (Luxembourg is a small country).

In fact, vox also has a roaming deal for the above people: 10€/month you get free incoming calls on the French Orange network and 24c outgoing to French and Luxebourg.

Unfortunately: both offers are postpaid (ie, you need to come to Lux to subscribe and provide a credit card). Cheap things don't come easy...

AndreA · **E. Leclerc Mobile France -** 12-01-2009, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by ticex

On thing I've recently discovered is the supermarket chain "E Leclerc" has launched an MVNO that as far as I know has a voucher expiry of 1 year. Sadly data rates are ridiculous, something like €15/MB, so it's only good for the occasional visitor wanting a French mobile that doesn't die every few months.

Oh yes. They are not so bad for a "one time" visit.

Quote:

Voir détails en téléchargeant la fiche tarifaire détaillée de l’offre E.Leclerc Mobile

WAP : 0,015 €/ko par 10 ko indivisibles

christophe · **French advices -** 13-01-2009, 13:12

For just data, there are no interessant prepaid plan in france. Our market is oriented on postpaid offers with a 24 month contract.
ex bouygyues telecom illimited 3G edge (5GO) on 29,90 Euros/month

Just for several months Data isn't affordable but there are some agreements with Vodafone and Sfr in france with passport data

Orange UK is completely separated from orange france leader in the country si you will paid for data.

You can check prepaid offers in france on

virgin mobile
ten
tele2 mobile
a mobile
carrefour mobile
U mobile
nrj mobile
universal mobile
coriolis telecom
leclerc mobile
simpleo
mobisud
transatel
mobiho
zemobile
call in europe
fnac mobile
M6 mobile
etc...

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ticex (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 67 Join Date: 05 Jan 2006 Location: Edinburgh & Brussels Country:	07-03-2008, 04:41 I've been living part of the time in France over the past 7 months and the solution I've ended up using is o2 with the MyEuropeExtra add-on combined with returncall.co.uk for voice calls and a prepaid 3 (UK) sim for occasional data usage. The data on 3 (UK) costs £3 per MB roaming in France and for simple email or occasional light web browsing I've found it far more convenient and better value than any of the French prepaid offers with their extremely restrictive topup voucher expiry. I've ended up losing all my credit due to missing the topup deadline so many times I just got sick of them and the rip-off charges. Ironically several of my French friends have started using this same solution as it's cheaper for them than using French sims ! On thing I've recently discovered is the supermarket chain "E Leclerc" has launched an MVNO that as far as I know has a voucher expiry of 1 year. Sadly data rates are ridiculous, something like €15/MB, so it's only good for the occasional visitor wanting a French mobile that doesn't die every few months.

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FabioG (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 5 Join Date: 29 Feb 2008 Country:	07-03-2008, 09:02 I use mobile 2.5g and 3g data roaming a lot and I have found that the following to be one of the best offer around: http://www.vox.lu/maincontent.aspx?p...er&magickey=13 (click on the top left corner flag to change language to English). Prepaid data roaming is 6.3€ in the EU and it's not that competitive maybe, but the postpaid packages are really cheap (I use the World Data 500 which gets me 500 Mb in roaming for 230€). Sadly, unused Mb cannot be rolled over. That's 46c/Mb Alternatively, WD250 has 250Mb for 144€ (58c/Mb) and WD50 has 50Mb for 46€ (92c/Mb). NB: the above rates are only valid while roaming in the EU, US and China. I have never asked (I live in Luxembourg) but I am sure that they wouldn't mind activating the above postpaid offers to foreigners. Most of their subscribers are actually people living accross the border (Luxembourg is a small country). In fact, vox also has a roaming deal for the above people: 10€/month you get free incoming calls on the French Orange network and 24c outgoing to French and Luxebourg. Unfortunately: both offers are postpaid (ie, you need to come to Lux to subscribe and provide a credit card). Cheap things don't come easy... PostPaid SIMs: LuxGSM [+352 621] - VoxMobile [+352 691 & +352 661] - Prima [+378 66] PrePaid SIMs: Auchan Mobile [+33 6] - TIM [+39 334] - Ortel Mobile [+32 498] - GlobalSim [+44 4697] - Ventus Telecom [+372 53] Phones: HTC s620 - HTC Touch - Ericsson t630繁體版 - Philips Genie - Motorola International 3200

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christophe (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 39 Join Date: 05 Nov 2007 Location: France Country:	French advices - 13-01-2009, 13:12 For just data, there are no interessant prepaid plan in france. Our market is oriented on postpaid offers with a 24 month contract. ex bouygyues telecom illimited 3G edge (5GO) on 29,90 Euros/month Just for several months Data isn't affordable but there are some agreements with Vodafone and Sfr in france with passport data Orange UK is completely separated from orange france leader in the country si you will paid for data. You can check prepaid offers in france on virgin mobile ten tele2 mobile a mobile carrefour mobile U mobile nrj mobile universal mobile coriolis telecom leclerc mobile simpleo mobisud transatel mobiho zemobile call in europe fnac mobile M6 mobile etc... *International Prepaid services : YackieMobile +31, GoSimEkit +44 & Truphone +44* Last edited by AndreA; 13-01-2009 at 14:17..