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France Cell Phones & SIM cards

Low-cost France cell phone service.

rangeRoamer provides short-term cell phone service for international travelers.
Buy, Rent, or use your own cell phone in France.

Cellular Service information for short-term travel to France:

France Cell Phones & SIM cards

GSM Roaming

Roaming in France

Tour France with ease with rangeRoamer in your hand, and the comfort that comes with being able to reach out from the top of the modern Eiffel Tower, down to the historic beauty that is Marseille. Anywhere in France, rangeRoamer has you covered! If you are traveling to France, taking a cell phone solution that works in Paris or any of the other areas you are visiting will provide you with peace of mind and smoother overall travel experience. Shipped directly to your door prior to your departure, our France cell phone solutions will solve your communication needs. Explore the options of buying a France-compatible world phone, renting a phone for France or buying a SIM card that works in France. All our France solutions also work in 139 other countries too.

free itemized billing

Feature

Free Itemized Billing

View all the details of your purchases, phone call records, expenses. Perfect for business expense reporting, or just for checking the accuracy of your service costs.

network selection

One Time Cost

Postpaid or prepaid options - you choose.

rangeRoamer is unique in that you can select whether you want a prepaid sim card or a postpaid sim card. Convenience, budget, or both - up to you. Switch back and forth whenever you want, too.

Free

Budget Limit Rules

Set a maximum allowance on your account per month. We'll alert you once you've reached 80% of your budget, and we will cut off your line once the 100% mark is reached, if you so choose in advance.

network selection

Free

Auto-Recharge Rules

Automatically buy more prepaid airtime for your phone through an automated rule setup. For example, "buy $25 of airtime whenever my balance falls below $10," and our system will make sure you always have prepaid airtime available to you.

data

Extra Cost

Data Service

Check your email or quickly look up a flight time. Data service is turned off by default but you can request activation by email. View international data roaming costs.

network selection

Carriers

Roaming Partners for France

The rangeRoamer solution will AUTOMATICALLY find and connect to the strongest cellular network available in France . There is nothing special you need to do, and if you travel to other countries during your trip, RangeRoamer will continue to switch to that country's networks atuomatically. If you prefer, you can also manually select the network of your choice through your phone and you will always pay the same RangeRoamer rates for that country. For a more comprehensive review please visit the interactive gsm coverage maps.

Cellular CarrierGSM BandsCoverage Map
Orange France (Orange F)GSM 900 and 1800Orange France (Orange F) GSM 900 and 1800



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Free

Unlocked cell phones

You will need an unlocked GSM cell phone supporting the above mentioned frequency so that you can connect to the network in France. These phones are not forced to only use a single network, and this is to your benefit especially when traveling internationally.

phone numbers

Extra Cost

Phone numbers

You can pick a US number, a UK number, or an Estonia number. People reach you directly at the numbers you choose. There are no special pins or access codes. This is a direct dial service to receive calls.

More countries coming soon.

network selection

Free

Free Business Cards

You'll receive pre-printed business cards with your name and phone number(s) printed on them. Easy to give your numbers out to people.

Free

Simple Pricing Plans

Roaming can be complicated. Since 2003, ChitChat Communications (parent company of rangeRoamer) has always espoused a "no hidden fees" approach to selling. All rate plans have straight-forward all inclusive pricing. There are no surcharges, differences between calling cell phones vs. landlines, initiation charges, line connect fees, surtaxes, or any other 'gotchas.' Per FCC regulations, federal taxes do apply on your calls placed while in the United states, currently charged at a cumulative 12.9%. This only applies to calls made while in the USA.

Roaming Rates in France

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Incoming Calls Within France Calls from France to USA TollFree Text Messaging
$0.00/minute $0.79/minute $0.79/minute $0.69/minute surcharge In Free, Outbound $0.49
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Customer Trip Reports

We share this information to help you determine if service is up to your expectations.



Testimonials From France Travelers

Rangeroamer's international cell phone services have received positive independent reviews from experts as well as travelers like you. Here is what they had to say about the performance of RangeRoamer while in France :



Where did you travel to?How did RangeRoamer perform?Star Rating
Still on the road, travelled to France, Germany, Polandphone doing fine.5.0
Belgium (Knokkeheist) and France (Champaigne and Normandy).This was the first time we rented an international telephone and our experience was totally positive. It performed well and was priced appropriately.5.0
Paris, London and Lyon I have already recommened your service to many of my friends who travel internationally. The service was great, the return process was exceptionally, I had a quick question before I left and the customer service associate was extremely helpful. Well done! 5.0
London, Paris, Rome. Wonderfully!5.0
Italy, France, Germany, Bermuda all ok 4.5
Paris CDG area. Had phone on excellent coverage. Worked as advertised and am well pleased.5.0
Traveled to Switzerland, France, Germany, and Italy. The phone performed very well throughout the trip. It arrived well before our departure and we were very satisfied with the service overall. It made staying touch with family at home very easy. I have recommended RangeRoamer several times.5.0
We travelled to France the phone service was excellent.5.0
France and Italy...100% OK5.0
Paris, France. All in all, the service fulfilled my most basic needs of being reachable by my family here in the USÉ"3.0
Italy, France, Germany, Bermuda - all ok 4.0
Spain France Italy PortugalEverthing was perfect!!!!5.0
Traveled to Paris. Everything seemed to work well5.0
We spent our time in and around Paris, France.For the most part the service was OK 4.0
We went to Paris, and locations in the south of France, Florence and Chianti in Italy, and London and the Cornwall coast in England. For the most part, we had no problems with our Rangerover phone. Even in Chianti, where we were either high up in the mountains or down in their valleys, the phone worked without hassle. In Paris, my friend who was travelling with me even had an over-the-phone job interview for a teaching position in Tacoma, Washington (and she got the job). In Cornwall, which is literally Land's End in England, we never lost our bars" even though our friend did5.0
France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, LuxembourgFrance, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg. I appreciated the welcome when I visited your "office" Wael deserves high praise! I hope the company continues to grow and expand. The phone worked GREAT ... calling in countries and among countries5.0
We traveled in France and Germany.Great service and much cheaper than using local cell phone services. Very convenient. 5.0
We traveled in France and Germany. Great service and much cheaper than using local cell phone services. Very convenient. 5.0
Spain, France, and Italy I did not rent equipment from you...only purchased a SIM card for my phone. That allowed me to easily stay in touch and met my needs.5.0
I travelled to the French Riveriera, Nice, then up thru wine country and on up thruough Belgium.I had a terrible time using the range roamer phone. I was ouot of time" without knowing it1.0
FranceI liked the Siemens phone. The voicemail capability was never explained and I wasnt familiar with how to set it up, so somebody elses (previous renters) name was on the voicemail message.3.5
I travelled to France and the range roamer phone worked well.
During my trip I went to the following places: Paris, France. Seville, Cordova, Granada, Barcelona and San Sebastian in Spain. Biarritz and Nice in France. I was very happy with the service in Europe. There may have been a few times when I did not get service while driving from Barcelona to San Sebastian. But overall very satisfied with the service.4.5
Greece, Italy, France, Turkey, Austria, Croatia. It performed very well.5.0
Greece, Italy, France, Turkey, Austria, Croatia. It performed very well.5.0
Holland and France. Never had a problem calling anywhere5.0
France, Belgium, Holland, Germany. Performed just fine. Only issue is the strange concept of not dialling directly but waiting for a return call before being connected.4.5
spain, germany, france, england. performed well.4.0
spain, germany, france, england. performed well.4.0
Travelled to ParisRange Roamer functioned fine. It was perfectly functional for calls to US from Paris Thanks5.0
Spain, France, and Italy RangeRoamer allowed me to easily stay in touch 5.0
England, Wales, France (Paris). RangeRoamer performed fine during the trip.5.0
We traveled to Paris, Venice and Tuscany. RangeRoamer performed great! I even used it as a travel alarm. Our family was able to locate us and we were able to keep in touch with them. We had great signal strength everywhere. You have really thought out your service with the phone business cards to give to others to the 800 number for calling us while we were in Europe.5.0
We traveled to Paris, Venice and Tuscany. RangeRoamer performed great! I even used it as a travel alarm. Our family was able to locate us and we were able to keep in touch with them. We had great signal strength everywhere. You have really thought out your service with the phone business cards to give to others to the 800 number for calling us while we were in Europe.5.0
Went to Paris, Zagreb and elsewhere in Croatia, Bosnia, and Vienna. RangeRoamer worked everywhere, and reception was excellent. 5.0
Traveled to Switzerland, France, Germany, and Italy. The phone performed very well throughout the trip. It arrived well before our departure and we were very satisfied with the service overall. It made staying touch with family at home very easy. I have recommended RangeRoamer several times.5.0
I traveled to Paris and Rotterdam. The phone worked perfectly. It made traveling much easier.5.0
We traveled to Germany and France with two phones.The phones worked well most of the times when the calls came through. Customer service was very helpful in setting up the account. The per-minute rate seemed reasonable at the time and the 800 number was helpful for business purposes. 4.0
Southern Germany, Paris, and London. The service performed well.4.0
Belgium (Knokkeheist) and France (Champaigne and Normandy). This was the first time we rented an international telephone and our experience was totally positive. It performed well and was priced appropriately.5.0
around the country of FranceVery likely to rent from you again.5.0
We travelled throughout Europe ( Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, France) and the phones worked perfectly. My husband and I were at times in different countries from our 2 sons which was the purpose of the phones and we were able to communicate with ease.We rented 2 phones with additional minutes purchased for each. we didn't realize all the additional time had been placed on one phone until the other ran out of minutes. to make the problem worse, we had a credit card lost early in our trip of 3 weeks and that was the card we used for our RangeRoamer account so we could not recharge the phone with minutes. Your Service dept came to our rescue and credited the phone with minutes. It truly amazed me how quickly our problem was handled and without a bit of hesitation. thank you!5.0
We traveled to Germany and France with two phones. We traveled to Germany and France with two phones. The phones worked well most of the times when the calls came through. Customer service was very helpful in setting up the account. The per-minute rate seemed reasonable at the time and the 800 number was helpful for business purposes. However the directions from the booklet didn't translate well into what you really need to do to get calls or text messages through. I ended up having to call back to customer services (I didn't know it was a free call from the phone while in Europe) to get instructions on the "other" phone numbers we had to call for text messages since our attempts (using the booklet's instructions) were unsuccessful. The booklet was confusing and actually wrong in some directions.3.5
We used Range Roamer in the UK, France and Russiawe were very happy with the service. We added minutes twice and this was a quick and easy process.5.0
Western Mediterranean Cruise - performed extremely well Southern Caribbean - performed wellWestern Mediterranean Cruise - performed extremely well Southern Caribbean - performed well4.5
Rhine River and Paris worked very well5.0

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use my own phone?

If your phone is the right kind, why buy another one, right? You can use your own phone if it meets the following specs...

  • Uses GSM (AT&T, T-Mobile, purchased abroad, etc.)
  • world-capable (quad-band, or dual band international)
  • "unlocked" to accept any sim card from any carrier.

Review our phone compatibility chart to see if your phone is compatible.

GSM phones have a SIM card slot, shown above, which lets you put the rangeRoamer sim card in it.

All phones from AT&T and T-Mobile have this slot, but only 4% of phones from Verizon or Sprint do.

How will I be billed?

billed

During checkout, you’ll choose how you want to pay for your usage of airtime while traveling.

  • PREPAID: Pay for minutes in advance, so you know your exact costs as you go.
  • BILL ME LATER: Use as much or little as you want, then we send you a bill by email.

The choice you make is purely a matter of preference. Prepaid lets you budget yourself better, but postpaid lets you avoid having to worry about buying minutes. It’s up to you, and you can change your choice at no charge anytime.

How will people call me?

how will people call me?

rangeRoamer allows you to customize your service so you have the right kind of phone numbers based on your needs.

US Number: You automatically get one of these. It’s toll-free, rings right to your phone, and anyone from the States can call it without hassle. No international dialing required. Pretty neat, huh!

UK Number: You get one of these too. You also receive free incoming calls in 40 countries when called on this.

Local Number in countries of your choice: For an additional charge, you can also pick a local number in different countries. Perfect if you want to appear local wherever you travel!

Where does it work?

how will people call me?

rangeRoamer works in 163 countries and counting. More countries are added all the time. The goal is to let you keep re-using the service no matter where your itineraries take you. You can use it in multiple countries.

Review our rates & coverage page to confirm that service is offered in your countries of travel.

How much is it?

how much is it?

Pricing ranges from $39 to $399 depending on what you pick. More importantly, your per minute rates will be significantly lower than AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and other major providers, often times adding up to $200+ dollars in savings per trip!

Are there any ongoing fees?

No. Because there is no contract, there are no ongoing fees in any of our basic consumer packages. If you use the service, you pay. If you don’t use the service, you don’t get billed. So, you can leave your SIM card in a drawer between trips without worrying about ongoing charges.

How fast can I get it?

Free Fedex ground shipping takes 2 to 4 days. Orders received by 3pm CST on business days ship the same day. Refer to this table for express shipping costs:

Shipping Option Cost Time Can I Track My Package?
fedex Fedex Ground FREE 2 to 4 business days, not guaranteed Yes
Fedex 3 Day Air $10.00 3 days, guaranteed Yes
Fedex 2 Day Air $19.00 2 days, guaranteed Yes
Fedex Next Day AM $39.00 Delivered by 10:30AM next business day Yes
usps US Postal Global Priority $19 4 to 6 days international No

Who are you guys, anyway?

rangeRoamer is a division of ChitChat Communications, Inc., which hatched in the Northwestern University Business Incubator program in 2003. Originally a classic dotcom start-up, ChitChat went from hatchling to grown-up in 2007, when it moved to its current downtown Chicago location.

Some current company stats

  • 7th year in business
  • holds a valid FCC Telecommunications license issued by the US government, section 214
  • over 25,000 customers served, many of whom are repeat users.

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