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Originally Posted by maccoy
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The "cheapest" one is Carrefour Mobile (39 cents a minute to France and 80 cents to the US) but you can only buy it in a Carrefour store (there is only one in Paris near to the metro stop "Porte d'auteuil" on the line 10).
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Maccoy or other French participants:
Sorry 'bout the misspelling......... and probably bad verb ending.
May be going to FR next summer. 39 cents for national calls is the lowest rate? Really? I was checking my UM + rates from FR to a FR landline..... 29 e-cents. Same to call US from FR. Of course there is the setup fee. And sending SMS is more expensive. And to other FR mobiles is more.
So if it is just a matter of PRICE, why don't more French mobile users switch
to UM +? Inbound is FREE, plus you good have EU roaming and lower rates to place outbound international calls........
Reasons contra:
1. National pride.
2. Who wants a new #, especially a FOREIGN one.
3 Harder to call INTO such a foreign #.
4. Late to market.
I am sure there are other reasons.
Why are FR mobile minutes so expensive? Hardly a monopoly.
Should I even consider buying a SIM for FR?
Mecri beaucoup.
Stan