French data

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I'm heading off to France soon and could do with a data only sim for a mifi device, is it best to buy before hand or wait until I there?

They look expensive to buy before hand from what I gather, £15/GB :(
 
Popped into thread to see a photoshopped picture of Data from ST:TNG with a ring of garlic round his neck, riding a bike, wearing a black beret and stripped shirts of some sorts.

Thread very disappointing.
 
Popped into thread to see a photoshopped picture of Data from ST:TNG with a ring of garlic round his neck, riding a bike, wearing a black beret and stripped shirts of some sorts.

Thread very disappointing.

I can offer a British Data who supposedly has French family ties if that's any good.

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Phone sims are steep in France compared to the UK.

I have a very basic contract (I don't live on my phone). 100mins 100 texts and 1gb data is 14.99 a month. That was just for a sim as well.

Data coverage can be quite poor, but this depends on where you are going. Don't expect 4g outside large cities.
 
I wouldn't recommend the Three SIM, I've used one every year in France and data is throttled to the extent that it feels impossible to use. It also won't work in a mifi unit.

This year, I'll be taking a Tesco SIM and to my knowledge a £20 topup will give me 8GB of data. I don't think you can use these in a mifi unit - however for me the important thing is that they are not throttled like Three's service.

Details here of the prepaid French offerings: http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/France
 
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What speed are you getting out of it? Three throttle the absolute crap out of feel at home so would be interesting to see what you're getting.
 
It just seems to be YouTube that's throttled (pretty much useless even at 120p), I've not tried Spotify or torrents. Everything else is fine, what's app for pics and videos, downloading apps, browsing the web with pictures etc.

Speed test.net gives me 1 down nad 2 up a moment ago.
 
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