mobicarte in UK

[Gemonimo]

Can anyone tell me if my old nokia phone charged up with an Orange mobicarte will work in the uk? And if I run out of time or euros can I recharge from my phone? I normally only go to the UK for a couple of days and don't take my phone but this time it will be for a month to take care of my mother. Thanks for your help.

[Cat]

If your mobile is already using a French Orange mobicarte, then it will work fine in the UK, and you will be able to make and receive calls.  You are not able to use your credit/debit card to top-up your mobile by phone for the first month or so after you open a mobicarte account, and have to buy top-ups in tabacs or similar.  So if you are not yet using a mobicarte it might be too late for you. 

If you are already able to recharge your mobile via a credit/debit card, you've got no problems, you can do this just as easily from the Uk by pressing #123#.

Remember to set your secret code for you messagerie before leaving France, or you won't be able to pick up messages left there.  You can do this by calling 888.

 

 

[Gemonimo]

I hadn't thought about the messagerie code so thanks Cat.

[Ecossais]

If your handset is unlocked and most of your calls will be to and from the UK, you could consider buying a UK network SIM card as your calls will be much cheaper – most UK network SIMs are under £5.  In fact you can buy a complete Pay As You Go phone from Woolworths from £10!

Tesco sell PAYG SIMs for £2.47 (Tesco Mobile ‘Standard’ SIM) – calls to UK and 50 overseas countries including France, landlines or mobiles, cost 20p per minute.