Communication

To use the internet or make phone calls a French mobile number can be convenient. Wifi at the university and in the city is not always available. Living 6 months to 1 year without a French number in France could make your daily life a struggle.

Before we start, a quick translation to help you on your search:

  • Mobile = Cellphone = cellphone
  • Package = subscription
  • Prepaid Card = prepaid card
  • Without subscription = without a contract

Here are a range of brands, sims and internet packages that will make sure you’re connected to your loved ones back home and up to speed with all your social media accounts.

Brands: Orange, Free, SFR, Bouygues

Approximately 10 € for a sim

POSTPAID

  • Free: 10 € / month- 60GB, unlimited calls / sms / mms
  • Orange: 16.99 € – 5GB, unlimited calls / sms / mms
  • SFR: 20 € – 60 GB, unlimited calls / sms / mms
  • Bouygues: 11.99 € / month- 60GB, unlimited calls / sms / mms

PREPAID

  • Orange: 20 € – 1GB, unlimited calls / sms / mms
  • SFR: 20.99 € – 1GB, unlimited national / local calls
  • Bouygues: 20 € – 5GB, unlimited national / local calls

PACKAGE (Phone + Wifi + TV)

  • Freebox Fiber: € 30 – 1 Gbit, Unlimited calls / sms, 220 channels / Netflix / Canal +
  • SFR Fiber: € 40 – 1GB, Unlimited calls / sms, 200 channels + 60GB / phone
  • Orange Fiber: € 40 – 2 Gbit, Unlimited calls / sms, 160 channels

Note: If you are living off-campus in a non-Crous residence, consider these packages that will cover both your phone and the wifi in your apartment.

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