Talk:France/@comment-105.232.255.163-20170420102024/@comment-24682153-20170802001340

French providers are not so gracious about validity like their European neighbours. The SIM with the longest validity (meaning time from the last top-up, until it will be suspended) is Bouygues Télécom with one year. Orange and SFR are both only 1/2 year, the most resellers even shorter.

When you want to pause for so long: have you thought of getting a SIM with better conditions from out of France and use it on roaming (roam like at home) in France. There are operators that only require any consumption (not recharge) within a year to let the SIM stay alive.