Note: Because many of our customers have struggled with registration issues with the Orange
France SIM Card, we strongly recommend you consider our SFR
International SIM Card for France. The SFR
International SIM Card for France is a native French
SIM Card and only charges 39 US cents per minute to
call back to the USA from France but has the ability to be
used all over Europe and inexpensive rates.
This
Orange Mobile SIM Card For France Includes:
An Orange
Mobile SIM card to fit your phone.
Free incoming calls.
A local French phone number while in France.
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check.
Voice mail, WAP, and text messaging.
Domestic Rates:
Domestic rates for Paris and
throughout France are per minute for outgoing calls within
France (while you are in the France). All incoming calls are free,
regardless of where they originate. Your Orange
SIM card allows you to choose from between 2 calling
plans however the default Classique plan is usually best. Per
minute airtime rates, which vary depending on which airtime
voucher you purchase, are as follows:
15 Euro Reload
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30 minutes and 100 SMS
messages - 0.50 Euro
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25 Euro Reload
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60 minutes and 100 SMS
messages - 0.42 Euro
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35 Euro Reload
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90 minutes and 100 SMS
messages - 0.39 Euro
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International Rates:
International rates are per minute for
international outgoing calls within France from your France
SIM Card while you are in France. All incoming calls,
regardless of where they originate, are free with your Orange
French SIM Card.
USA
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0.7 Euro |
UK
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0.7 Euro |
Hong Kong
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1.6 Euro |
The France
Orange can be used outside of France in 19 countries
split into two zones:
Zone 1: UK, Germany,
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, West Indies, Spain, Greece, Italy,
Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland
Incoming Calls 0.65 Euro
Outgoing Domestic Calls 1.00
Euro
Outgoing International Calls
1.00 Euro
Zone 2: Hungary,
Croatia, Poland, Morocco, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Republic, Malta
Incoming Calls 0.75 Euro
Outgoing Domestic Calls 1.00
Euro
Outgoing International Calls
1.50 Euro
You will not be able to use
this SIM to make calls back to the US from any country except
France. From zone 1 you can make international calls to any
other country in zone 1, or to France, but in zone 2 the only
international calls you can make are back to France.
If you will also be travelling to other
countries and are looking for global SIM cards that have
world-wide coverage, check our Monaco
Plus and United
WorldWide Prepaid GSM SIM cards
that work in over 80 countries with NO roaming charges!
Activation
Instructions:
Your cell phone number
will be dynamically assigned to your cellular phone once you
arrive in France by simply following the instructions outlined below:
Be sure that battery is charged
Insert the SIM
card into the mobile phone*
Turn on your phone
Set you cell phone to the GSM 900/1800 frequency (as needed)
Dial 225 to receive your phone number and call credit
Start calling **
Customer service for your
France Orange prepaid SIM card is available 24 hr./day by
dialing 722 at any time from your France cellular phone or
0892 701 722 from a landline phone in France.
*You will need to snap out the
thumbnail sized France SIM card along the perforated edge of
its holder and then insert the France SIM card into your
international cell phone with the gold contacts of the France
SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international
cellular phone.
**When calling overseas from
the United States to your France cellular phone number callers
will need to dial 011 followed by the country code 33 and then
your France cell phone number, omitting the first 0 (zero). To
call abroad from your France cell phone simply dial 00
followed by the country code and phone number.
Adding Credit:
To credit
your France
SIM card with additional airtime you will need to
purchase Orange recharge cards. These scratch cards may be in
purchased in 15 Euro 25 Euro or 35 Euro (includes 45 Euro of
credit) denominations at most convenience stores, tabac shops
and petrol stations throughout France.
Orange recharge cards are
available at face value and so a 15 Euro airtime voucher will
cost you 15 Euro and subsequently will credit your Orange SIM
card for 15 Euro.
To charge the France
SIM chip with an airtime voucher proceed as follows:
1. Rub off the gray protective
layer.
2. A 14-digit number will be
revealed.
3. Dial 224 from your own
mobile phone then follow the instructions.
If you will also be travelling to other
countries and are looking for global SIM cards that have
world-wide coverage, check our Monaco
Plus and United
WorldWide Prepaid GSM SIM cards
that work in over 80 countries with NO roaming charges!
Click
Here to purchase the Orange
French SIM Card.
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