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PeterNL · **new price: Eur 9,95 including 5 euros of credit -** 08-03-2012, 20:40

Hi,
Yesterday I went to Lille from the Netherlands and bought a new 3G Mobicarte in an Orange shop, because I forgot to recharge my old card that was 2 years old.

The new Mobicarte now costs only €9,95 in an Orange shop. It can be used for making phonecalls immediately.

There is only one thing: after having shown the passport in the shop, the Orange computers need to activate the internet usage, so this can take up to 48 hours. In my case it only took 15 hours. As I said, one can make phonecalls when leaving the store but not use the internet.

This morning I could activate my Internet max because my phonenumber had been activated. So if I were in France now, I would be able to use the internet.

The phonenumber can be used for 6 months, the minimum recharge for another 6 month now is €10. If you only recharge with 5 euros, you will lose the number.

Since I only need internet during weekends, I always buy €5 recharges and immediately activate the internet max for a weekend.

From now on I will have to buy €10 recharges.

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PeterNL (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 08 Mar 2012 Country:	new price: Eur 9,95 including 5 euros of credit - 08-03-2012, 20:40 Hi, Yesterday I went to Lille from the Netherlands and bought a new 3G Mobicarte in an Orange shop, because I forgot to recharge my old card that was 2 years old. The new Mobicarte now costs only €9,95 in an Orange shop. It can be used for making phonecalls immediately. There is only one thing: after having shown the passport in the shop, the Orange computers need to activate the internet usage, so this can take up to 48 hours. In my case it only took 15 hours. As I said, one can make phonecalls when leaving the store but not use the internet. This morning I could activate my Internet max because my phonenumber had been activated. So if I were in France now, I would be able to use the internet. The phonenumber can be used for 6 months, the minimum recharge for another 6 month now is €10. If you only recharge with 5 euros, you will lose the number. Since I only need internet during weekends, I always buy €5 recharges and immediately activate the internet max for a weekend. From now on I will have to buy €10 recharges.