MLD Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hi everyone, it is a long time since I was asking anything on here, but we, hubby and I, are both about to embark on PhD's and with coming to France every couple of months will need good internet access. We also have my dad, now 88, who insists on having his tablet with him whenever he visits too.So, we're on the lookout for the cheapest internet possible. We don't need phone, as we have a french mobile which works just fine, and we don't need TV.Does anyone have any ideas? All will be looked at seriously.Thank you in advance,Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindal1000 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 It very much depends where you are living. In a city you will have a fair bit of choice and competition for services. Where we live, in the middle of the country, we are restricted to a choice of a slow and inadequate service from Orange, a satellite service with restrictions on uploads and downloads, or a service via WiMax. We have this and whilst not brilliant it's adequate. It costs us 29 euros a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 If you have a reasonable mobile phone signal, why not try a "Mi-Fi" device which connects to the mobile phone network and gives you a WiFi connection. This can be used with eg a JoeMobile SIM for which the service (and the subscription) can be switched on and off as you need it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thank you Linda and Pickles. We are in the Aube, in the middle of nowhere, but we get a good mobile signal. I will google Mi-Fi and see where we go from there Many thanks.Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Incidentally, JoeMobile uses (and is owned by) SFR, so if you wanted to go that route you would need a good SFR signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 [quote user="MLD"]Thank you Linda and Pickles. We are in the Aube, in the middle of nowhere, but we get a good mobile signal. I will google Mi-Fi and see where we go from there Many thanks.Margaret[/quote]does that mean that you already have a house there?Do you have (or has there ever been) a fixed phone line?Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yes, Danny, we do own a house there. We had a phone line in when we lived there all the time, but for study reasons we came back to the UK, and then we have stayed here. We don't have a phone at present, as we use a mobile. Why? Have you got a good suggestion? I would be interested if you have another idea.At present Pickles' idea works out for 15 euro a month for 2 GB of info. We don't pay that the months we're not there.Our mobile costs us 5 euro a month, whether we're there or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinabee Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 If you have a good Orange signal you can use their Domino dongle - see herehttp://boutique.orange.fr/tablette-et-cle/coffret-pret-a-surfer-internet-prepaye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Thank you TinaBee, That looks good too, it now depends upon how much internet we all use in one month! At the moment it is between Joe mobile and orange domino! In the mean time I would like to thank everyone for their help.Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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