Telephones, French Mobile Phones and the Internet

A French prepaid SIM card & 3G dongle with unlimited validity of credit!

LeFrenchMobileEnglish speakers are used to having limited options available for staying in touch with relatives whilst abroad in France but since the beginning of November 2010, the mobile operator Transatel has launched a service called LeFrenchMobile. This French pay-as-you-go SIM card is entirely in English and dedicated to English people coming to France for a short stay, enabling them to benefit from the best tariffs...

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Staying in Touch in France

French SIM cardStaying in touch whilst in France should by now be a fairly straightforward thing to do, you would have thought, in this day and age. Not so. Unfortunately you'll still either pay through the nose if you plan to use your UK mobile provider, be stuck with a UK number if using a Global SIM card or possibly

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Trying to Call an 0870 Number From France?

Photo by Diane MillerHave you ever needed to phone a company or organisation in the UK only to discover that the only phone number you have or can find for them begins with 0800 or 0845 or similar number that can't be dialled from France or indeed anywhere outside of the UK...

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Stop Those Unwanted Telemarketing Calls

telemarketing callsYou've moved to France and hoped that you'd heard the last of those unwanted calls offering to sell you this or that product that you don't want and most of all don't need. Think again, telemarketing calls are just as bad in France...

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3G Mobile Broadband in France

3G USB ModemIf you live in an area of France that doesn't receive ADSL you may be still be able to get mobile broadband by using a 3G modem, dongle or clé.

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