Janet Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Where is the best and cheapest place to buy a French Sim card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 not sure about being cheepest but try www.0044.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 Thanks. I'll try that. Our last trip to France(we've only done 4) was a bit of a disaster. We had 2 emergency callouts and when we got home our mobile bill was over £70. I don't want to do that again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naittaw Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 You could also try www.uk66.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 Thanks for your reply. We've been away for a few days , so only read it tonight. I'll try that one too. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Most Hypermarket sites have a mobile phone shop and you can buy one there. Remember, this makes incoming calls to you free, which is the real advantage. Give the number to your family and friends and they pay the same as usual for a call to a mobile, but you pay nothing. On a UK Sim, I've just paid £2 per minute for incoming calls into Botswana!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlough Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Take a look at : http://www.go-sim.com/ You do need to have your mobile able to accept alternative SIM cards - you might need a release number from your supplier. Then you pay local rates and folk in the UK pay international rates to get to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Thanks. I'll have to make up my mind whether to buy one in France or before we go. Does anybody know anything about www.oneroam.co.uk.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianR Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I can recommend 0044.co.uk. I have been using them for 2 years and the service is excellent. They don't just loose interest after they have sold you the SIM card. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 For simplicity, if your phone is locked to the current SIM card, you can get it unlocked for about a fiver (£5) at most retailers - I had mine done at a Milton Keynes market stall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcamp Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I'm just back from 3 weeks in France. All my calls were the same as UK my bill was £26.50 instead of my normal under £20.00 because I made some longer than normal calls home. I used wap frequently to check home News on BBC. It is my understanding that the EU have stopped the double charging that used to take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 [QUOTE]imcamp - 2006-07-31 6:59 PM I'm just back from 3 weeks in France. All my calls were the same as UK my bill was £26.50 instead of my normal under £20.00 because I made some longer than normal calls home. I used wap frequently to check home News on BBC. It is my understanding that the EU have stopped the double charging that used to take place.[/QUOTE] Sounds good. So, are you going to let the rest of us in on your secret? Whose service do you use? Is it PAYG or contract? UK or other SIM? If non UK SIM, where did you get it and at what cost? Please!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 No, the EU have not stopped the excessive charging on roaming. They have only threatened to do so! Vodafone have a new tarrif that reduces the cost of calls: it costs 75p per call with very low charges after that. But, of course, if the connection breaks down or you get thru to an answering machine, etc., that's another 75p, and so on . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedflower Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 [QUOTE]Janet - 2006-07-11 11:35 PM Where is the best and cheapest place to buy a French Sim card?[/QUOTE] I agree with colin , I tried that site,I never had any problem. Before getting your Sim card,Make sure your phone is unlocked.If it's locked by particular network provider means,you can't use french sim card without unlocking.For unlocking you can approach your service provider or else try to buy an unlocking service from any one of the online unlocking service provider like http://www.wickedunlock.com/supported-phones/rs11wp7/ Here you can unlock your phone at low cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 You have rejuvenated a thread from 2006....... (^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le canichot depang Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 we use lefrenchmobile - have posted a thread http://www.lefrenchmobile.com/?gclid=CMHFl_ePwLwCFQzItAodw1UAVQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 [QUOTE]JudgeMental - 2014-01-22 7:01 AM You have rejuvenated a thread from 2006....... (^)[/QUOTE] Yes ... I didn't realise until I saw 'Mel E' was posting again ... then I read the date! 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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