Talk:France/@comment-80.249.241.231-20150712103727

Just back from 2 weeks in France. Went down the Free Mobile route. Purchased 2 sims from a vending machine in a little newsagent in Ardres, approx 10 miles from Calais. . Few pointers if you go this route.

1. The machine will ask you for an address. I entered the address of the shop itself. Just a heads up to have an address ready.

2. My French is just ok. From my rough translation the machine will ask you do you want a one off 1 month sim or do you want the contract to "roll" so to speak. I am not sure the phrase but be careful which one you select. If necessary, ask a bystander.

3 . When on 4 G the speeds are amazing, I was getting 80Mbps when we visited Paris. However when on H+ ,( which is what I was on most off the time ) you will struggle to get 1Mbps. This was still sufficient to stream (most) radio stations, I was able to stream live TV via a streaming website ( got to watch most of Wimbledon). Surfing and email was fine. Just dont expect Netflix, Deezer , Spotify if you are only on a H+ or worse. Perfect for google maps ( didnt get lost, even when driving into Paris ! )

Overall I was happy with Free, managed to clock up 17Gb in the 2 weeks and when we go again next year will most likely go down this route.