Two weeks in France from USA

snaimon · **Phone -** 13-06-2008, 01:15

Make sure the phone has 900/1800 (quad-band). Some T-Mo tribands are 850, 1800, 1900 for US. 900 would be better.

Check out the national operators in France and their international SMS rates. We are going for 2 weeks in July-Aug. I have several international cards and don't plan on buying a French SIM. I will be calling.

You might consider calling HER instead or in additional. Find a good calling card. I think she would do better to buy a SIM over there for retail price. They are not expensive. She can text you the phone #.

I hear Fr in bad; toll free #s for calling cards are NOT TOLL FREE for cell phones.

If she will have access to a landline (staying in a hotel or home), then a US calling card is a good choice. Need to check with hotel on outbound toll free calls, however. Should be standard practices, even here. You'd be surprised how many hotels now CHARGE A FEE for using 800 toll free #s.

Stan

FBlack_111 · 15-06-2008, 19:40

Telestial has several SIM's to choose from. I have the Passport SIM. Call them to see if they work in your phone. Many have free incoming calls while in France. Try this:

Passport Lite SIM Card Highlights
Includes $5 USD of airtime
Excellent Coverage in over 110 countries
FREE Incoming Calls in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Cost 99 cents to call the U.S.
FREE for family and friends to call you (30 minutes free call time in total. A per minute surcharge applies thereafter)
No connection fees
Voicemail
24/7 Customer Service
FREE Incoming Text Messages

http://www.telestial.com/view_produc...T_ID=MSIM-PPLT

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snaimon (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 898 Join Date: 17 Mar 2004 Location: Richmond, VA USA Country:	Phone - 13-06-2008, 01:15 Make sure the phone has 900/1800 (quad-band). Some T-Mo tribands are 850, 1800, 1900 for US. 900 would be better. Check out the national operators in France and their international SMS rates. We are going for 2 weeks in July-Aug. I have several international cards and don't plan on buying a French SIM. I will be calling. You might consider calling HER instead or in additional. Find a good calling card. I think she would do better to buy a SIM over there for retail price. They are not expensive. She can text you the phone #. I hear Fr in bad; toll free #s for calling cards are NOT TOLL FREE for cell phones. If she will have access to a landline (staying in a hotel or home), then a US calling card is a good choice. Need to check with hotel on outbound toll free calls, however. Should be standard practices, even here. You'd be surprised how many hotels now CHARGE A FEE for using 800 toll free #s. Stan Phones: DASH V3 (3) Service: US T-MO post paid (2) - US T-MO prepaid (2) - UM+ - TravelSIM DE SIMYO - DE SUNSIM T-Mobile DE Calling Cards: Onesuite Enjoyprepaid AT&T MCI Mobivox

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FBlack_111 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 171 Join Date: 27 Feb 2008 Country:	15-06-2008, 19:40 Telestial has several SIM's to choose from. I have the Passport SIM. Call them to see if they work in your phone. Many have free incoming calls while in France. Try this: Passport Lite SIM Card Highlights Includes $5 USD of airtime Excellent Coverage in over 110 countries FREE Incoming Calls in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Cost 99 cents to call the U.S. FREE for family and friends to call you (30 minutes free call time in total. A per minute surcharge applies thereafter) No connection fees Voicemail 24/7 Customer Service FREE Incoming Text Messages http://www.telestial.com/view_produc...T_ID=MSIM-PPLT