Report on using Orange Mobicarte in France

[flychr]

If you have a smartphone you can install "My vodafone" app from Vodafone Omnitel. It will show you the expiration date and current balance. Once configured it works via WiFi without EuropaSIM card inserted.

Once configured

is it enhough with phone nr? or you need vodafone log in?
Chr

[peterdoo]

Originally Posted by flychr

is it enhough with phone nr? or you need vodafone log in?
Chr

It is a while ago since I've installed it. I do not remember what was necessary. There is a video about the installation on the Vodafone web page (right bottom):
http://www.vodafone.it/portal/Privat...osti/My190-App

[jb9]

Can someone confirm whether or not I can now add value to an existing Mobicarte account using orange.fr from the US before I go to France? I am looking at the page and it seems like I possibly can. Has anyone done this? Or do I need to just visit a tabac when I arrive (like I usually do)?

thanks,

jb9

[scirocco]

You can certainly add value to a Mobicarte online from outside the country using a credit card. However the card needs to be one from a French bank (or maybe those from some neighbouring EU countries will work as well). But non-EU cards typically will not be accepted.

If you really, really need the credit added before you get there you can buy top-up vouchers from ebay sellers, but you'll often have to pay above face value.

Or just go to one of the Relay stores at CDG and buy a top-up there when you arrive. Or any tabac.

[tux]

Originally Posted by scirocco

You can certainly add value to a Mobicarte online from outside the country using a credit card. However the card needs to be one from a French bank (or maybe those from some neighbouring EU countries will work as well). But non-EU cards typically will not be accepted.

If you really, really need the credit added before you get there you can buy top-up vouchers from ebay sellers, but you'll often have to pay above face value.

Or just go to one of the Relay stores at CDG and buy a top-up there when you arrive. Or any tabac.

Non-French credit cards are not accepted by any carrier in France (except Joe Mobile)

[jb9]

Hello,

Thank you to the contributors of this thread. I just bought a recharge for my Orange Mobicarte that I have used with my flip phone. I have prevented my number from expiring which is what my intention was. I now own a Nexus 5 smartphone which takes a microSIM which means I need to cut the SIM down to that size. Has anyone successfully taken an Orange SIM and moved it to a different phone? I am aware that I will need to disable ALL data on my phone to keep it from getting consumed in the background if I am able to get it working. My goal is to have the phone for emergencies and use wifi as needed. Does anyone see any pitfalls with this scenario? Or should I simply keep the SIM as-is with the older generation flip phone due to the risk of insurmountable technical obstacles?

Thanks,

jb9

[powerlifter]

jb9: Are you planning to go to France in the near future. I would just keep my sim in the old phone, and when I returned to France exchange it for the sim you need. I did this in the UAE. I had a full size sim so as soon as I landed I went to the phone shop at the airport, and exchanged it for a nano sim. Kept the same number as it is on my business cards.