Report on using Orange Mobicarte in France

jb9 · 28-04-2015, 12:05

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 · 28-04-2015, 14:07

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.

scirocco · 20-08-2015, 12:46

Very late reply I know but if anyone is interested in a reply to the question: there is no problem in cutting Orange SIMs down.

I have a very old Mobicarte that I've cut twice, from mini to micro and then again from micro to nano for my iPhone 6. It works fine, although some of the SIM menu options are for plans that Orange no longer offers, so it fails when you try and select them.

But the workaround for that is to use the Orange website, not the SIM menu, to select plans. The only thing that you can't do on the website unless you have a French credit card is recharge. Fortunately the SIM menu still works for that.

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jb9 (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 10 Join Date: 24 Apr 2012 Country:	28-04-2015, 12:05 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

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powerlifter (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 174 Join Date: 06 Jan 2005 Country:	28-04-2015, 14:07 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. [size=1]Prepaid cards, Moldova Tempo, Kyrg Republic BiTel, India Hutch, Bulgaria Mtel, Vodafone, UK. Etisalat. UAE. Afghan Wireless, Afghanistan. Three, UK. T-mobile post-paid. Phones Gsm Iphone6+

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scirocco (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 52 Join Date: 20 Jul 2011 Country:	20-08-2015, 12:46 Very late reply I know but if anyone is interested in a reply to the question: there is no problem in cutting Orange SIMs down. I have a very old Mobicarte that I've cut twice, from mini to micro and then again from micro to nano for my iPhone 6. It works fine, although some of the SIM menu options are for plans that Orange no longer offers, so it fails when you try and select them. But the workaround for that is to use the Orange website, not the SIM menu, to select plans. The only thing that you can't do on the website unless you have a French credit card is recharge. Fortunately the SIM menu still works for that.