After dropping our bags off at the hotel, the first thing we did when we arrived in Paris was to head over to the Orange mobile phone store.
My husband and I both have the El Cheapo T-Mobile cell phone plan, which does not offer international coverage.
He has an android, and I have an unlocked iPhone.
For 40 Euros each, we purchased Orange Holiday Sim cards, to give us mobile coverage on our vacation.
Orange Holiday Mobile Phone Plans: Two Weeks for 40 Euros
The Orange Holiday Sim cards give you access to a prepaid plan good for two weeks.
For 39.99 Euros, you get:
- a French phone number
- 120 minutes to call from Europe to the U.S. (and any other country in the world)
- 1000 texts, from Europe to any country
- 1GB of mobile internet in Europe
- Free access to Orange wifi hotspots
- An option to purchase a top-off card
There are a lot of Orange stores all over Paris. The technician inserted the Orange sim in my iPhone and checked to make sure it was working properly. I was good to go!
The feature I was most interested in was mobile internet access. In most areas, 4G service was the norm on my iPhone. This was especially convenient for looking up information on the fly, such as transit routes, and museum locations and hours.
For a one-time charge of 40 Euros, we were able to feed our internet addiction while in Paris, yet retain our cheap monthly plan of $30 per month at home.
What’s your mobile solution when traveling abroad? Please share in the comments below!