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French Polynesia SIM Card

Prepaid French Polynesia SIM Cards
Prepaid SIM Cards Frequently Asked Questions Buyer's Guide

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


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Ideal if you are traveling to multiple countries and are making national as well as international calls.

The prepaid SIM card for French Polynesia is easily the least expensive solution for making and receiving cellular phone calls while you are in French Polynesia. With a French Polynesia SIM card you also need to Rent a cell phone for French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia SIM cards are prepaid, there is no need for a contract.

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

French Polynesia SIM Card Features:

  • FREE incoming calls - always!
  • The Tikiphone Vini French Polynesia prepaid SIM card (Network Access Card) for your cell phone
  • A local cell phone number in French Polynesia
  • 3267 Fcfp ($32) worth of airtime
  • SMS text messaging
  • Calls billed in 20 second increments
  • 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 Poynesia cell phone or purchase one of our unlocked GSM phones designed for overseas use. For the French Polynesia SIM cards, you will need a GSM phone with 1800 MHz compatibility.

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Activating Your Service in French Polynesia:

Your French Polynesia cell phone number will be dynamically assigned to your SIM card once you arrive in Tahiti by simply following the instructions outlined below:

To start using your service simply:

  • Be sure that battery is charged
  • Insert the French Polynesia SIM chip into the cellular phone
  • Turn on your phone
  • Enter the PIN (Default 1000)
  • Select your language (Dial 222 and option 3)
  • Retrieve your phone number (Dial 222 and option 2)*
  • Start calling

Customer service for your French Polynesia Vini prepaid SIM card is available 24 hr/day by dialing 224 at any time from your cellular phone.

With your local French Polynesia SIM card you will get quick access to these services:

  • To know your credit account and the duration: 223
  • Customer services (free call) : 224
  • Voice mail service (free call): 753
  • Emergencies: Tel. 112
  • Tourism: Fare Manihini 50 57 12 / 50 57 13

* Your cell phone number will also initially be displayed on the LCD of your cellular phone and as a voicemail message with your SIM card.


Adding Talk Time to French Polynesia SIM Cards:

Your SIM card connection pack includes an initial airtime credit of 3267 Fcfp ($32) that is preloaded (includes 318 Fcfp refill card). Additional credit is available through the purchase of a Vini refill card (not another SIM card), in Tahiti. The refill cards cost 4400 Fcfp ($43) and contain 40 minutes of local outgoing calls within the French Polynesian archipelago.

Simply scratch off the gray protective layer to reveal your voucher code. Then from your cellular phone simply dial 222, select option1 and then follow the instructions. When punched into the keypad of your international cell phone the voucher code will credit your SIM card the respective 4400 Fcfp refill you just purchased.

  • Dial 223 to find out your remaining airtime balance

Airtime vouchers for your French Polynesia SIM card are available locally at Vini authorized resellers located throughout Tahiti Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora and The Marquesas.

Remember: Do not purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! Your only need a recharge voucher! And your incoming calls are always free even when you run out of airtime.


French Polynesia SIM Card Rates:

Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within and throughout French Polynesia from your Vini prepaid SIM card while you are in French Polynesia. All incoming calls regardless of where they originate are FREE.

French Polynesia Domestic Rates (per minute)
Call Type Rate
To Mobile Phone 99 Fcfp ($.97)
To Fixed/land lines 99 Fcfp ($.97)
SMS 50 Fcfp ($.49) / msg
Check Account Balance 33 Fcfp ($.32) / call

Making International calls from your world cell phone has never been easier with your prepaid French Polynesia SIM card. All rates are per minute for international outgoing calls from a French Polynesia prepaid SIM card within The French Polynesian archipelago.

French Polynesia International Rates (per minute)
Call Type Rate
Calls to any destination 185 Fcfp ($1.82)*
SMS 50 Fcfp ($.49) / msg

* OCT (local toll) charges may apply


Service Life:

Your initial call credit will expire within 60 days. Every refill will extend the validity of the SIM card and carry over any remaining airtime balance for another 60-day period up to a maximum of 180 days. If you do not recharge your account within the validity period then your Mobile phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another SIM card. The initial 60-day period starts the day you arrive in French Polynesia.


French Polynesia SIM Card Coverage:

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

Prepaid French Polynesia SIM Card Coverage




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