Comments on: Mobile Broadband in France http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/france/ Vagabonding Europe Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/france/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 Michael Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:33:12 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/personal/2009/09/03/mobile-broadband-in-france/#comment-1762 <p>Hey Madeline - Their fine print is indeed very, very unfortunate! I've been meaning to update this, as we're in France now, but after having a quick look around I can't see anything really different.</p> <p>One thing of note is that SFR now have an <a href="http://www.sfr.fr/mobile/offres-internet-mobile-cle-internet-3g-detail/forfait_internet_absolu?vue=0002f9" rel="nofollow">"unlimited"</a> plan, but it's actually only 2Gb (shaped to 128k after), and the no VoIP stuff still applies.</p> <p>We're getting by with this <a href="http://technomadics.net/2011/07/31/equipment-how-were-staying-connected-to-the-internet-in-europe/" rel="nofollow">great contraption</a> instead.</p> <p>C'mon France, the stone age is over!</p> Hey Madeline – Their fine print is indeed very, very unfortunate! I’ve been meaning to update this, as we’re in France now, but after having a quick look around I can’t see anything really different.

One thing of note is that SFR now have an “unlimited” plan, but it’s actually only 2Gb (shaped to 128k after), and the no VoIP stuff still applies.

We’re getting by with this great contraption instead.

C’mon France, the stone age is over!

]]> By: Madeline http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/france/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 Madeline Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:31:34 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/personal/2009/09/03/mobile-broadband-in-france/#comment-1760 <p>This post was really helpful - I didn't realize until reading this that SFR (and others) didn't allow VoIP in their pre-paid/no-contract data service packages. I went and re-read their fine-print documents and low and behold, no "voix de IP" included. Unfortunately that's exactly what I need to access Skype on my iPad while in France. Do you have any update on this information for any French provider? It appears that Virgin Mobile allows VoIP (for a price of 0.01euro/10Kb). Either way, thanks for the post - I would have been SOL without it!</p> This post was really helpful – I didn’t realize until reading this that SFR (and others) didn’t allow VoIP in their pre-paid/no-contract data service packages. I went and re-read their fine-print documents and low and behold, no “voix de IP” included. Unfortunately that’s exactly what I need to access Skype on my iPad while in France. Do you have any update on this information for any French provider? It appears that Virgin Mobile allows VoIP (for a price of 0.01euro/10Kb). Either way, thanks for the post – I would have been SOL without it!

]]> By: Golffies http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/france/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Golffies Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:12:31 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/personal/2009/09/03/mobile-broadband-in-france/#comment-1572 <p>Regarding the meaning for "un compte bloqué", it reads more as "capped account" than "locked account". It has nothing to do with bundled SIM + modem or some kind of simlocking. It means that customer cannot be required to pay more than a monthly flat-rate, access to network being denied as soon as monthly cumulated usage reaches predefined upper limit. Cannot spend more money and cannot use further service. Have to wait for next month to come.</p> <p>Regarding Mobicarte + Internet Max terms in 2010, traffic nowadays gets shaped after the first GB/month got burnt, not 500MB anymore.</p> Regarding the meaning for “un compte bloqué”, it reads more as “capped account” than “locked account”. It has nothing to do with bundled SIM + modem or some kind of simlocking. It means that customer cannot be required to pay more than a monthly flat-rate, access to network being denied as soon as monthly cumulated usage reaches predefined upper limit. Cannot spend more money and cannot use further service. Have to wait for next month to come.

Regarding Mobicarte + Internet Max terms in 2010, traffic nowadays gets shaped after the first GB/month got burnt, not 500MB anymore.

]]> By: L. Wolfe http://technomadics.net/mobile-broadband/france/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 L. Wolfe Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:07:52 +0000 http://michael.tyson.id.au/personal/2009/09/03/mobile-broadband-in-france/#comment-1357 <p>Thank you for this great post!</p> <p>I'm travelling to france in less than 2 weeks and have been looking for an easy solution to getting a pre-paid data plan on my iPhone.</p> <p>My girlfriend is French and I lived in Lyon for nearly a year before returning to England, unfortunately I've been worrying about this so that we can have more freedom.</p> <p>Thanks for breaking it down!</p> <p>If you have any more tips/advice about using an iPhone in france then please e-mail me : D</p> <p>Leo</p> Thank you for this great post!

I’m travelling to france in less than 2 weeks and have been looking for an easy solution to getting a pre-paid data plan on my iPhone.

My girlfriend is French and I lived in Lyon for nearly a year before returning to England, unfortunately I’ve been worrying about this so that we can have more freedom.

Thanks for breaking it down!

If you have any more tips/advice about using an iPhone in france then please e-mail me : D

Leo

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