new SIMYO offer

willemijns · **new SIMYO offer -** 04-07-2014, 17:20

http://www.simyo.fr/telephonie-mobil...expatries.html

for 10€/year keep your number for 1 year. no time to more translate sorry.

NFH · 06-07-2014, 12:46

Much as I like France, I've noticed for a long time that French companies do have an unreasonable tendency to charge consumers for services that are free in many other countries, for example debit card annual fees, seeing your bank balance on a cash machine, driving on motorways, going to the loo. This €10/year charge appears to be yet another to add to the list. Why do French consumers put up with this?

inquisitor · 06-07-2014, 17:37

Well, it's the socialistic spirit that rules France. The state regulates everything, levies crazy corporate taxes, hinders competition and delivers a lot of services. However for all those benefits consumers have to pay a price which is pretty obvious in the mobile sector.

willemijns · 06-07-2014, 20:59

French operators wants earn money with sleepping account. period.

woody1 · 23-09-2014, 19:22

I got a B&You SIM card a couple of years ago while I was in France. It was a major pain to acquire because I had to first get a French virtual prepaid card (with the assistance of willemijns), then I had to have the SIM card mailed to a hotel in France where I was planning to stay. All of this worked out and I got the card and got it working.

Sometime after that, B&You transferred all of their customers to Simyo. Simyo, so far, has pledged to honor the no-expiration date plan that the original B&You card offered. I still have to top up every couple of years to keep my card active, but this is better than having to set up a new card every time I visit France. Hopefully, this card will be around for a while.

France is definitely the worst country when it comes to being a tourist trying to get a local SIM card. Italy is a close 2nd.

I would seriously consider this new offer if I didn't already have a working card.

Effendi · 24-09-2014, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by woody1

France is definitely the worst country when it comes to being a tourist trying to get a local SIM card. Italy is a close 2nd.

in Italy it's much much easier than in France. And all prepaid sim-cards have a validity of at least 12 months, totally free of charge, you just need to refill once a year and that's it.
And prepaid rates in Italy are far cheaper than in France and there's plenty of options too. Also data speed is much higher.

Really Italy has many big problems, many more than France, but when we talk about prepaid sim-cards it's a world ahead.

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willemijns (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 151 Join Date: 09 Jan 2013 Country:	new SIMYO offer - 04-07-2014, 17:20 http://www.simyo.fr/telephonie-mobil...expatries.html for 10€/year keep your number for 1 year. no time to more translate sorry. FR volunteer specialist in mobile. Looks for free SIM with FR roaming Orange, Bouygues & SFR. Delight mobile OK. Piranha mobile OK until now with a bad issue at the beginning.

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NFH (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 322 Join Date: 11 Apr 2012 Location: London Country:	06-07-2014, 12:46 Much as I like France, I've noticed for a long time that French companies do have an unreasonable tendency to charge consumers for services that are free in many other countries, for example debit card annual fees, seeing your bank balance on a cash machine, driving on motorways, going to the loo. This €10/year charge appears to be yet another to add to the list. Why do French consumers put up with this?

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	06-07-2014, 17:37 Well, it's the socialistic spirit that rules France. The state regulates everything, levies crazy corporate taxes, hinders competition and delivers a lot of services. However for all those benefits consumers have to pay a price which is pretty obvious in the mobile sector. terminals: Samsung: Galaxy S5 DuoS (G900FD); BLU: Win HD LTE; Nokia: 1200; Asus: Fonepad 7 ME372CG; Huawei data: E3372, Vodafone R201, K3765, E1762; postpaid: O2 on Business XL; prepaid: DE: Aldi Talk, Lidl; UK: 3; BG: MTel, vivacom; RU: MTS; RS: MTS; UAE: du Tourist SIM; INT'L: toggle mobile VoIP: sipgate.de (German DID); sipgate.co.uk (British DID); ukddi.com (British DID); sipcall.ch (Swiss DID); megafon.bg (Bulgarian DID); InterVoip.com

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willemijns (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 151 Join Date: 09 Jan 2013 Country:	06-07-2014, 20:59 French operators wants earn money with sleepping account. period. FR volunteer specialist in mobile. Looks for free SIM with FR roaming Orange, Bouygues & SFR. Delight mobile OK. Piranha mobile OK until now with a bad issue at the beginning.

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woody1 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 62 Join Date: 16 Mar 2011 Country:	23-09-2014, 19:22 I got a B&You SIM card a couple of years ago while I was in France. It was a major pain to acquire because I had to first get a French virtual prepaid card (with the assistance of willemijns), then I had to have the SIM card mailed to a hotel in France where I was planning to stay. All of this worked out and I got the card and got it working. Sometime after that, B&You transferred all of their customers to Simyo. Simyo, so far, has pledged to honor the no-expiration date plan that the original B&You card offered. I still have to top up every couple of years to keep my card active, but this is better than having to set up a new card every time I visit France. Hopefully, this card will be around for a while. France is definitely the worst country when it comes to being a tourist trying to get a local SIM card. Italy is a close 2nd. I would seriously consider this new offer if I didn't already have a working card.