Jacquie Posted June 23, 2001 Share Posted June 23, 2001 Hi Everyone,The holiday home we are buying doesn't have a telephone connection and I was wondering what other peoples experiences were in respect of making and receiving calls to/from the UK. Can anyone tell me how easy it is to get a land line phone installed, the approximate cost, and whether such a phone is favourable to using an english mobile.Many thanks,Jacquie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 24, 2001 Share Posted June 24, 2001 Whilst over at Easter, and leaving our eldest child at home, we decided to install the phone at our cottage in France. We rang France Telecom on 10 14 (gratuit) from a call box, gave a few details, and were connected within two days. We bought a telephone from the supermarket rather than renting one. We receive bills every two months to our UK address. The cost of installaton was 252,95F and the monthly line rental is 68,81F.Hope this is of use to you, Lesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psteved Posted June 25, 2001 Share Posted June 25, 2001 I reckon you would do better to install a landline if you intend to make more than a couple of calls. The cost of using an English mobile phone is prohibitive - on average 50% more, AND you have to pay for incoming calls. Although my wife & I have mobiles which are ok to use in France, we only have them for dire emergencies. There was an article in todays Sunday Times dealing wioth the cost and even allowing for jounalistic 'enthusiasm', it seems that the costs of using an English mobile abroad are high. I have no experience of French mobiles, but I bet their charges for calls outside France ain't cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggiemortimer Posted July 12, 2001 Share Posted July 12, 2001 I've just returned from 5 weeks in France and found that very moderate use of my mobile phone has run up a bill of 120. We're going back in September and will be getting a land line installed!Maggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted July 14, 2001 Author Share Posted July 14, 2001 Just to say thanks for all the helpful advice. We definitely will get connected via a land-line. Even though we'll only be able to use the house for holidays it seems the cost of the mobile will be prohibitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Posted September 23, 2001 Share Posted September 23, 2001 I was wondering if anyone uses "dial around" numbers in France with land lines? That is, for example, you would dial a code or another number before dialing your party to get a cheaper rate. I use a special code in the USA, which gives me a call to UK or France at 20 cents a minute...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyG Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes, there are special numbers for both France and UK. which dramatically cut the cost of phone calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Goodness WendyG, this thread is over 7 years old....[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Thank goodness for that!! Line rental of 68.81 euros a month..........! I nearly spilt the wine[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I wondered why prices were quoted in Francs [blink]Why do they still do that dual pricing BTW, surely everybody had got the hang of the € by now and it's not as though you have an option to pay in one or the other [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 [quote user="ErnieY"]I wondered why prices were quoted in Francs [blink]Why do they still do that dual pricing BTW, surely everybody had got the hang of the € by now ... [/quote]Our french friends consider my OH and I to be much better at understanding the 'value' of euros than they are, even though we only arrived here in 2005. Our young neighbours, aged 41 and 40, still translate most euro amounts into francs to give themselves a feel for the amount involved, especially recently when they were researching buying a new car. I got really lost with the many tens of thousands of francs they were talking about; and when they talk of house prices, it is in the many millions of francs - totally confusing for me, but clear to them.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maricopa Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 [quote user="ErnieY"] ....surely everybody had got the hang of the € by now and it's not as though you have an option to pay in one or the other [8-)][/quote]I read in the Midi Libre a report a month or so ago in which waiters were still complaining that they only get 1€ tips when they used to get 5 Francs[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Great, I'll raid my old coin collection for French Francs and next time I'm leaving a tip offer those.Considering that from Jan 1 1999, the value exchange rate of the French franc against the € was set at 6.55957 FRF I suppose you have to sympathise but at the same time you'd have though that after nearly a decade they might have got over it [blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil & Pat Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 What, waiters get tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 mobile fones calls are cheaper now in 2008 but how much is monthly line rental with france telecom someone told me its 20 euro a month with free calls but talk talk might be cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 [quote user="Jo"]Thank goodness for that!! Line rental of 68.81 euros a month..........! I nearly spilt the wine[:-))][/quote]I had to look twice too !![:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 are you people saying its 68 euro a month line rental with france telecom it must be cheaper than that this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Calm down, read the post, that was FFR not € !Standard FT line rental is €16/mth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 FT is 16 a month but how much is it for broadband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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