Ben, I too am facing a trip to France where I need consistent and reliable internet. I've found this:
http://www.laboutique.bouyguestelecom.fr/forfaits-mobiles-offres-internet/offres-internet-mobile-3g-147_g/cle-3g-sans-engagement-62_sg.html Phil -- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] www.myspace.com/philwardmusic • Freelance writer and product designer. • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. • Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. • Regular contributor to Sound on Sound and Performing Musician magazines. On 25 Jul 2010, at 20:03, Ben Rubinstein wrote: > A bit of good news/bad news on the MiFi front: > > Good news, there's a free and apparently straightforward (haven't tried it > yet) way to unlock the MiFi I bought from 3, to put a native French SIM in it: > http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/05/10/huawei-e5830-mifi-i-mo-blessed-with-unofficial-free-unlock-too/ > > Good news (if you're thinking about getting a MiFi but haven't yet), it looks > like the one I got just a couple of weeks ago, the E5830, was the last of the > those; they're now selling a newer version, the E585, with a considerably > more informative display (and Zibri's unlocking that one too): > http://recombu.com/news/three-mifi-huawei-e585-hands-on-everything-we-wanted-from-the-e5830_M12012.html > > Bad news (perhaps) if you're planning to get one of these and hope to be able > to get a PAYG SIM to use outside the UK: the new E585, although otherwise > very similar, apparently uses a micro-sim whereas the old one used a standard > SIM. That might make it harder to get a PAYG one in some countries? > > All of which still leaves me wondering about who, if anyone, sells a PAYG SIM > with data in France? Anyone know? > > thanks in advance, > > Ben > > On 21/07/2010 21:56, Ben Rubinstein wrote: >> Hi Philippe, >> >> Assuming Tobio's advice works for you re the hardware, perhaps you can >> fill in the other part, the SIM? >> >> I've got a MiFi from three, which I expect I can unlock; and I'm going >> to be in a rural bit of southern France for a few weeks in a month or >> so, with no broadband, but usable 3G. >> >> Is there a French network that will sell me a SIM on a reasonable >> pay-as-you-go package? E.g. in the UK at the moment, three's current >> deal on the MiFi PAYG is 5GB over thirty days for £15; O2 do a SIM-only >> PAYG for phones at £10/month which includes 500MB of data (which I >> assume would work in an unlocked MiFi). Is there something like that >> available in France? >> >> thanks in advance, >> >> Ben >> >> >> On 15/07/2010 10:44, Philippe Chandless wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm decamping to a friend's flat in the mountains as the heat in >>> Grenoble is becoming unbearable (38c and v v humid). Problem is that >>> his flat has no phone line and I expect the internet cafes to be >>> closed until December (It's in a ski resort). >>> >>> So, I'm looking for a MIFI router that works with Macs and is >>> unlocked/unlock-able so that I can use it here and in the UK. I know I >>> could get a dongle but I'd like to use multiple devices and to share >>> the connection with others. >>> >>> Does anyone have any recommendations? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Philippe >>> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
