How to buy a cellphone SIM card in Paris? [duplicate]

How do I buy a SIM card for my cellphone in Paris? Also, is there anything I should keep an eye out? (things like fees, cellphone-compatibility in europe...) and do they have pre-paid plans (in Brazil we have those, I don't know how it's called in other parts of the world, but its simply a plan wich you pay before using, and once your credit is over you cannot make any more calls before recharging the SIM card).

If you know any, please post some buying places near the Arc de triomphe.

Best Answer

Very good option is http://www.lefrenchmobile.fr/ They have a pre-paid card with a reasonable price. The good thing is that you don't have to sign any contract, give them any account number or whatever. You just buy a SIM card and a credit in their e-shop.

You can have the card shipped all around the world. It is activated once you make your first call, and at that moment you are assigned a phone number, too. Once you don't want it, you simply drop it. They diminish EUR 1.40 every month from it if you don't use it, and once you have no credit left, the account is terminated.

I have it and I'm really content with it. All service is in English, the delivery (inside Paris) was within couple days.

I know this is not a "buy near Arc de Triomphe" option, but still, it is valid as an answer for future visitors of the question.

Another option is the operator http://free.fr/ that launched their first shop at 8 Rue de la Ville-l'Évêque, 75008 Paris in the North-Center Paris, close to many metro stations (lines 8,9,12,14 and others). It has become very popular and they have tariffs as cheap as EUR 2 a month.

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How do I get a SIM card in Paris?

The SIM card must be ordered online (in French) or bought in an SFR store (in French). The top-ups can be ordered online or bought in SFR shops, in supermarkets or in Relay shops (including in airports).

How can I duplicate SIM?

Call your Airtel customer care number (121) and inform that you have lost your sim card, and want to block the card and request for duplicate sim....For new replacement sim:

Visit Airtel store. ...

Fill the duplicate SIM card form.

Provide your address proof.

Provide two photos.

SIM replacement charges.

Can I get a second SIM card?

A Dual SIM Passive phone can use two different SIM cards, but only one of them can be active at any time. That means that when one SIM card works, the other is unreachable. To use the second SIM card, you need to activate it manually, and the first SIM deactivates when you do that.

Can you get a SIM card with the same number?

Both SIM cards need to have unique numbers so it is NOT possible to have dual sim cards with the same number. This is because your number is linked to one unique SIM card and cannot be divided at the moment.

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