SIM available for IPAD?

[rowland]

We are thinking of buying an IPad with wifi plus 3G on a pay as you go tariff. The assistant in the shop said that we would be able to buy a french

SIM card to use while we are in France. I have done a search but can only find monthly contracts and no pay as you go. Does anyone know of any company that sells them on PAYG terms.

We have a 3G dongle from Bouyges Telecom for the laptop but I can't find a SIM on their site.

Thanks in advance for any help

 

 

[Chiefluvvie]

Hi rowland - not sure where you've been looking (?) but I think you'll find most of (not all) the major operators in France offer a PAYG SIM card - you just need to check you have the necessary coverage wherever you'll be - here's a few links....

http://www.virginmobile.fr/nos-offres/cartes-prepayees.htm

https://www.b-and-you.fr/carte-prepayee/

http://www.sfr.fr/mobile/sfr-la-carte.jspe#sfrintid=V_nav_mob_offre-lca&sfrclicid=V_nav_mob_offre-lca

http://boutique.orange.fr/ESHOP_mx_ft/?tp=F&ref=1448&IDCible=1&type=4&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=100001178&gclid=CN7ikJjm5bQCFQRKpgod0UQA7Q

VERY expensive way of doing things though - you may want to consider a monthly package - plenty of them out there without contract.

But - you could always use the Bouygues SIM you already have in your dongle (or ask them for a mini SIM).

Chiefluvvie

[rowland]

Thanks for the reply and all the links - being a technological dumbo I thought a tablet would need a special SIM card so it is not surprising that I couldn't find what I was looking for.

Thanks again

[Chiefluvvie]

You're welcome Rowland - I think most tablets use Micro SIM cards - I have a Freemobile one in mine.

You'll find most of the operators provide both types (standard and micro) of SIM card

Chiefluvvie