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 at inexpensive rates.
Country-Specific SIM Card For France
This Orange SIM Card For France Includes:
A France prepaid SIM card
Free inbound calls
Voicemail, WAP, and Text Messaging
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
Know Your Phone Number In
Advance!
We are now offering a limited number of France SIM cards
that are
pre-activated and have the SIM card's phone number printed on the
outside of the SIM card packaging.
Domestic rates
are
per minute for 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 Orange France SIM card.
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
|
|
|
30 minutes and 100 SMS messages - 0.50
Euro
|
|
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25 Euro Reload
|
|
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60 minutes and 200 SMS messages - 0.42
Euro
|
|
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35 Euro Reload
|
|
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90 minutes and 300 SMS messages - 0.39
Euro
|
|
|
|
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There is no
Peak
or Off-Peak time from your cellular phone with the French Country
Specific
SIM.
International
rates
are per minute for international outgoing calls originating from your
cellphone
in France with a France SIM card, while you are in France. All incoming
calls
regardless of where they originate are free with your France SIM card.
| Destination |
Airtime Rate (normal)
|
Airtime Rate (w/ Bounce Back)
|
USA
|
0.70 Euro
|
$0.44 / min
|
UK
|
0.70 Euro
|
$0.46 / min
|
Hong Kong
|
1.60 Euro
|
$0.45 / min
|
France Bounce Back: Over 50% savings !
If you are interested in buying this SIM card
for France, we would like to introduce you to our new call-back service
which helps you save 50% on calls back to the US. Just add this
service
to your France SIM card and start saving
whenever you call back to the US. To learn more
about this
service please click here
or call us now at 800-872-7626 and ask for Bounce Back.
Orange airtime
credit
will expire every 2 months, however incoming calls can be received for
up
to 8 months. If the credit is not used in the 2 months, it is lost. If
the
Orange is not reloaded at least once every 8 months then the SIM card
and
accompanying phone number will expire.
If
you did not purchase a preactivated SIM your
France 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 a la carte SIM card into the mobile phone*
Turn on your phone
Dial 225 to receive your phone number and call credit
You are now ready to make and receive calls**
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.
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 10 Euro
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:
Rub off the gray protective layer.
A long 10-14 digit number will be revealed.
Dial 224 from your own mobile phone.
Follow the instructions you hear.
Amount Spent
|
Airtime Received
|
Month Validity
|
100 euro
|
150 euro of airtime
|
6 months
|
90 euro
|
125 euro of airtime
|
6 months
|
80 euro
|
110 euro of airtime
|
5 months
|
70 euro
|
95 euro of airtime |
5 months
|
60 euro
|
80 euro of airtime |
4 months
|
50 euro
|
65 euro of airtime |
4 months
|
40 euro
|
50 euro of airtime |
3 months
|
30 euro
|
35 euro of airtime |
3 months
|
20 euro
|
20 euro of airtime
|
2 months
|
10 euro
|
10 euro of airtime
|
15 days
|
To
receive an
SMS with your remaining call credit simply dial 221 and send from your
mobile phone.
VoiceMail:
Dial
225 for your phone number and call credit (prompt is in French only but
you will receive a text message that will allow you to read your
balance)
Dial
777 for voicemail (in French only)
Press 8: to listen to the message once again
Press
F61: to erase it
Press
63: to save for
7 days
Press
9: to jump to
the following message
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, 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
Unfortunately,
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.
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