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Buying a foreign SIM card (for use "in foreign")

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  • 02-06-2004 3:46pm
    #1
    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭


    G'day all,

    I'm going to be in France for a spell this summer and was wondering what the odds are of walking into a French Vodafone/Orange/SFR store and buying a "free"* SIM pack for me & the missus to use while we're there...? Anyone done this before? (Our 'phones are both unlocked, natch...)

    (* by "free" I mean something like the Meteor deal where you pay €20 for a card with €20 credit on it... I go back & forth to France a fair bit, so I wouldn't mind having a "dormant" pay-as-you-go account over there. Hate those roaming charges! :dunno:)

    peckerhead


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    #2
    Dun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭Dun


    Orange do mobicarte, but it seems to have a low amount of time between top-ups before you loose credit/get deactivated. That link is in French - which I presume you understand.

    The other companies are SFR (Vodafone) and Bouygues Telecom, though I'm not sure if Bouygues cover the whole country (they're the smallest company).


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    Merci, Dun...

    Interesting that the entry-level packages are actually slightly dearerthan in Ireland (Nokia 3410, etc. all cost €109...) Will wonders never cease? :eek:


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