On 27/05/2013 18:11, Jason Davies wrote:
We are going to France in a couple of weeks and would like 3G. Since our
devices between them fit every conceivable Sim we are not too bothered about
size. Does anyone know how to get a euro or Frqnce-friendly prepaid SIM with eg
1 gig loaded? Amazon.fr list them but won't export them... We would rather not
'roam' on our Giffgaff contracts...
Thanks for any tips...(even news that you can buy such cards once in France).
I use a MiFi (bought from 3 in Brighton four years ago, unlocked per
instructions on the web) with an Orange France PAYG SIM.
It was a massive PITA to obtain: mobiles, and hence SIM cards, are evidently
considered to be a form of terrorist armament in France, and to get one the
shop required an address in France and a landline number, and had to photocopy
my passport. I don't know if a hotel address works for that purpose, but I
don't think there's any form of checking on that, so I imagine you could give
them any plausible address and get away with it.
Once it was set up, it was relatively easy to buy top-ups (any Orange France
shop can take your money, or you can top-up online); and although in theory it
was supposed to expire after ¿90 days? ¿6 months? without top-up, in practise
I found it survived being dormant for a year (I normally go to France once a
year).
Or if you want an easier way, you could try these people:
http://www.tepwireless.com/
who basically rent you a MiFi with suitable SIM, at a silly price relative to
doing it yourself - but it's not actually a very large sum, and it saves you a
bunch of hassle, and you're connected as soon as you arrive.
HTH,
Ben
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex
Mac User Group" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send an email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
