Orange phone in France?

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

Thanks -- Larry

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 21:06:31 GMT, dans l'article m, Larry Larson a dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

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http://www.zeouane.org/

Desmond Coughlan wrote:

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 21:06:31 GMT, dans l'article m, Larry Larson a dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

If it's a German Orange phone, will it work with a French Orange SIM
without unlocking?

Sheila

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:19:15 -0400, dans l'article , S Viemeister a dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

If it's a German Orange phone, will it work with a French Orange SIM
without unlocking?

Depends on whether it really is 'locked'. Mine was locked to Orange, and I
got it unlocked, and now use SFR PAYG cards.

--
Desmond Coughlan |desmond [at] zeouane [dot] org
http://www.zeouane.org/

Desmond Coughlan wrote:

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:19:15 -0400, dans l'article , S Viemeister a dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

If it's a German Orange phone, will it work with a French Orange SIM
without unlocking?

Depends on whether it really is 'locked'. Mine was locked to Orange, and I
got it unlocked, and now use SFR PAYG cards.

Was it an 'official' (by Orange) unlocking? Or did you use an
independent? We have 3 Orange phones (UK), and I've been wondering whether
it might be worth having at least one of them unlocked.

Sheila

In article ,
Desmond Coughlan wrote:

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:19:15 -0400, dans l'article
, S Viemeister a
dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

If it's a German Orange phone, will it work with a French Orange SIM
without unlocking?

Depends on whether it really is 'locked'. Mine was locked to Orange, and I
got it unlocked, and now use SFR PAYG cards.


Besides the syphilis, why don't you have a monthly account? ;-)

jay
Wed, Oct 15, 2003


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Galileo muttered under his breath: "Nevertheless, it does move."

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:41:19 -0400, dans l'article , S Viemeister a dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to
January 17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years
ago, and I believe I should be able to use it in France. Does
anyone know where in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy
a pre-paid French Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might
look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

If it's a German Orange phone, will it work with a French Orange SIM
without unlocking?

Depends on whether it really is 'locked'. Mine was locked to Orange,
and I got it unlocked, and now use SFR PAYG cards.

Was it an 'official' (by Orange) unlocking? Or did you use an
independent? We have 3 Orange phones (UK), and I've been wondering
whether it might be worth having at least one of them unlocked.

In France, an operator is required to unlock your phone when you ask them
to do, providing that you've been a customer for six months or more [1].
However, Orange dragged their feet so much, and my old phone was broken,
that I just went to the Cours de Vincennes, in Paris's 12e, and paid 20 EUR
to get it unlocked on the spot.


[1] Ministerial Decree of 17 November 1998
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http://www.zeouane.org/

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:43:59 -0700, dans l'article , Go Fig a dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

If it's a German Orange phone, will it work with a French Orange SIM
without unlocking?

Depends on whether it really is 'locked'. Mine was locked to Orange, and I
got it unlocked, and now use SFR PAYG cards.

Besides the syphilis, why don't you have a monthly account? ;-)

Because it costs too much, and I'm a poor civil servant. Aside from that,
I send enormous numbers of SMSs per month, and would only 'explose' my
forfait.

--
Desmond Coughlan |desmond [at] zeouane [dot] org
http://www.zeouane.org/

Desmond Coughlan wrote:

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:41:19 -0400, dans l'article , S Viemeister a dit ...
Was it an 'official' (by Orange) unlocking? Or did you use an
independent? We have 3 Orange phones (UK), and I've been wondering
whether it might be worth having at least one of them unlocked.

In France, an operator is required to unlock your phone when you ask them
to do, providing that you've been a customer for six months or more [1].
However, Orange dragged their feet so much, and my old phone was broken,
that I just went to the Cours de Vincennes, in Paris's 12e, and paid 20 EUR
to get it unlocked on the spot.

I don't think the UK has such a law. Oh, well, I guess 20EUR isn't such a
bad price.

Sheila

Desmond Coughlan wrote:

le Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:43:59 -0700, dans l'article
, Go Fig
a dit ...

Hello. My wife and I are visiting France from December 26 to January
17. I have an Orange phone I bought in Munich two years ago, and I
believe I should be able to use it in France. Does anyone know where
in CDG (Terminal2 arrival) I might be able to buy a pre-paid French
Orange SIM, or what chain of stores, etc. I might look in elsewhere?

You can get them in tabacs, especially the 'SFR' ones.

If it's a German Orange phone, will it work with a French Orange SIM
without unlocking?

Depends on whether it really is 'locked'. Mine was locked to Orange, and I
got it unlocked, and now use SFR PAYG cards.

Besides the syphilis, why don't you have a monthly account? ;-)

Because it costs too much, and I'm a poor civil servant. Aside from that,
I send enormous numbers of SMSs per month, and would only 'explose' my
forfait.

Actually, a lot of people on contract would probably save money if they
went back to PAYG. Most contracts are not good value, and the actual per
minute price for calls can work out quite expensive. Depends on what you
use the phone for, too. In the UK, there are come 'contracts' with PAYG
pricing- so you don't worry about topping up.

David

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