need package of phone line and broadband

[cassie]

We will be moving/retiring  to near Fougeres dept. 35 (Brittany) in a couple of weeks and will need to get a new phone line installed.....presumably only france telecom do this ? ( there is an  old, unused phone point in  another building on site)

Recommendations of companies offering line rental and broadband , with an idea of price/how to contact, etc. would be much appreciated.

We require cheap calls to u.k. and  broadband ( for emails and surfing the net.....NOT for downloading music or films)

Do all packages come with wi-fi  connection ,as we have ipad we wish to use as well?

A very brief chat with France Telecom says our nearest neighbours can only get 2 mb......so, we may be better off  via  satellite........

but how do we find out what`s best for us ?

We will be relying on a Leclerc  pay-as you-go mobile and U.K. mobiles until we are up and running

Would also be nice to hear from any Brits living in the area.

[NormanH]

It is not only Orange (FT) who install a new line.

I have Free, and they also do this so I imagine some of the other operators do too.

see here:

http://adslcgi.free.fr/subscribe/NDI0_indexnewline.html

I have the triple-play option (Phone/Internet/TV) but that depends on your connection.

You could try entering the number of a neighbour or the Mairie on a site such as

http://adslcgi.free.fr/subscribe/00_choose_offre.pl

If you decide to go via satellite there was a recent thread about twoway.

http://services.completefrance.com/forums/completefrance/cs/forums/2868354/ShowPost.aspx

[cassie]

Sorry for not thanking you earlier,,,,,,,,,but,,,,,,,,,,in the meantime we have moved to France and purchased a bolthole in the Rhondda!  ( Not many people got a holiday home in the Rhondda !...... but the price of £ 38000 DID have something to do with its appeal !!)

 Thanks for your answer but I was surprised it was the only reply!

 We now have a solution which  all  French and English neighbours say is the best deal around.

It is for Livebox,,,,with Orange (france telecom) at a total monthly cost of 36.95 euros which includes ALL calls within France , and 100 other countries to fixed lines ; all calls to french mobiles; internet connection.

There is NO monthly line rental as ALL calls are via the internet.

 

 Sounds too good ?

Time will tell when we see our first bill.

We arranged it via the local Orange shop in our nearest town and 10 days after the visit we had a new line installed and were up and running !!

Thanks again Normanh

[NormanH]

You are probably safest off with Orange if you are out in the country.

My Free deal is very similar, and I can have a free 2 hour a month mobile account too  (2€, but 2€ off for being an internet client = 0€), but there are several around now. As I said many people in the country prefer to sick with Orange.

[EuroTrash]

... many people in the country prefer to sick with Orange..

Been eating too many carrots perhaps?

[NormanH]

Freudian slip [:P]