You'll need a GSM Phone to go with this card!

The prepaid SIM card for France is easily the least expensive solution for making and receiving cellular phone calls while you are in France. With a France SIM card you also need to Rent a cell phone for France or purchase one from our GSM mobile phone store. ALL incoming calls, regardless of their origin, are always, absolutely FREE! Outgoing rates, as outlined below, are extremely inexpensive as well. And since these France SIM cards are prepaid, there is no need for a contract.

Having a cellular phone while traveling in France or internationally is indispensable in terms of security and convenience, and with a prepaid France SIM card, it is now also affordable! We also offer other overseas destinations. View our complete list of county specific prepaid SIM cards!

France SIM Card Features:

• FREE incoming calls - always!
• Low rates within France and overseas
• The Orange France prepaid SIM card
• A French cellular phone number
• Complete with airtime worth US $24 (20 Euros)
• Voicemail / WAP
• SMS text messaging
• No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

note: Country specific SIM cards can only be used with GSM cellular phones. You will need to rent a French cell phone or purchase one of our unlocked GSM phones designed for overseas use.

Call from the US to your Overseas SIM CARD number at SUPER-LOW RATES with International Calling!

French SIM cards that are opened are non-refundable.

Activating Your Service:

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 222 or 225 to receive your phone number and call credit
• You are now ready to make and receive calls

Customer service for your France Mobicarte 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.

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 Talk Time:

Your SIM card will include an initial airtime credit to start you off, however to credit your France SIM card with additional airtime, you will need to purchase mobicarte recharge cards. These scratch cards may be in purchased in 15 €, 25 € or 35 € (includes 45 € of credit) Euro denominations at most convenience stores, tabac shops and petrol stations throughout France.

Mobicarte recharge cards are available at face value and so a 15 Euro airtime voucher will cost you 15 Euro and subsequently will credit your Mobicarte 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 14-digit number will be revealed
• Dial 224 from your own mobile phone
• Follow the instructions you hear

France SIM Cards Calling Rates:

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 Mobicarte France SIM card.

Your Mobicarte 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:

France Domestic Rates (per minute)
Voucher	Minutes	SMS	Rate
15	30	100 SMS	0.50 € ($0.60)
25	60	200 SMS	0.42 € ($0.50)
35	90	300 SMS	0.39 € ($0.47)

SMS - text messages of up to 160 characters

There is no Peak or Off-peak time, from your cellular phone with the Mobicarte SIM card.

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.

France International Rates (per minute)
Country	Rate
USA	0.70 € ($0.84)
UK	0.70 € ($0.84)
Australia	0.160 € ($1.92)
Hong Kong	1.60 € ($1.92)

International Roaming Rates:

Currently you can use your prepaid France SIM card outside of France in 19 countries around Europe and the West Indies. The 19 countries are split into 2 zones and 2 different rates apply for each zone. Your Mobicarte SIM card and cellular phone may be recharged while abroad but do not forget to purchase recharge cards before you start roaming (They do not sell recharge cards for France at convenience stores in Spain).

Other calling limitations (read this carefully as it almost sounds like a riddle) that apply while roaming with a cellular phone and France SIM card include:

1. You can receive calls regardless of where they originate while in zone 1 or 2.
2. You can make domestic calls while in zone 1 or 2
3. While in a zone 1 country you may ONLY call internationally to France, zone 1 or zone 2.
4. While in a zone 2 country you may ONLY call internationally to France.

France International Roaming (per minute)
Zone	Incoming	Outgoing		SMS
		Domestic	International
Zone 1	0.65€ / $0.78	1.00€ / $1.20	1.00€ / $1.20	0.30€ / $0.36
Zone 2	0.75€ / $0.89	1.00€ / $1.20	1.50€ / $1.65	0.30€ / $0.36

Zone 1: UK, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, West Indies, Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland

Zone 2: Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Morocco, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia Republic, Malta

International roaming with a France SIM card is not the cheapest but it can be convenient if say you cross into Switzerland or Germany for a weekend. This way you don’t have to buy a new SIM card for just 2 days in a new country.

Service Life:

Mobicarte 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 mobicarte is not reloaded at least once every 8 months then the SIM card and accompanying phone number will expire.

Coverage in France:

Cellular coverage in France is excellent, far exceeding typical cellular coverage in the US.

Your France SIM Card will work in these French cities:

Bordeaux Brest Cherbourg Dijon Dunkerque Grenoble Lille Limoges Lyon Marseille Nancy Nantes Nice Orleans Paris Perpignan Rouen Strasbourg Toulon Toulouse Valence