Best mobile/3G provider without contract?

[nectarine]

I bought a smartphone, and have a Leclerc pay-as-you-go SIM but it won't give me 3G connection. SFT will give well a SIM card but insist on a monthly contract which I don't want as I don't use it regularly, I'd prefer just to pay for what I use. Can anyone suggest a 3G provider so when I'm out I can surf hte internet, etc., pick up emails, without needing to be connected to a Wifi spot? Thanks.

[pachapapa]

[quote user="nectarine"]I bought a smartphone, and have a Leclerc pay-as-you-go SIM but it won't give me 3G connection. SFT will give well a SIM card but insist on a monthly contract which I don't want as I don't use it regularly, I'd prefer just to pay for what I use. Can anyone suggest a 3G provider so when I'm out I can surf hte internet, etc., pick up emails, without needing to be connected to a Wifi spot? Thanks.[/quote]

Leclerc Mobile use the SFR "reseau"; so cant see why a WAP configured LeC mobile wont work the same.

[nectarine]

thanks ... I've looked at Leclerc's site and it says I can (though strangely enough a few weeks ago it didn't mention 3G!). Anyway, yesterday I was out in the countryside with my phone and found an SFR signal but still couldn't get 3G. Am I doing something wrong?

[Quillan]

I am sure I read somewhere that not all of France has 3G, I know where we are we don't get it and I have an SFR phone on monthly payment. I can' remember where I saw it because it's of no interest to me.  One thing I did discover is that if you want to use it 3G for Internet connection it ain't cheap as I found out the hard way.

[pachapapa]

Paramètres WAP

Pour activer le service WAP sur votre téléphone, il est nécessaire de créer et d’activer un compte (ou profil) WAP qui comporte les caractéristiques suivantes :

• Nom du profil : WAP LeclercMobile *

• Support de données : GPRS

• URL de la page d'accueil : http://wap.leclercmobile.fr

• APN ou Point d'accès GPRS : wap66

• Adresse IP du proxy : 192.168.021.009

• Type de port du proxy : non sécurisé

• Numéro de port du proxy : 8080

• Protocole : HTTP

• Porteuse de données : données paquets

• Authentification : normale

• Nom d'utilisateur : ne rien renseigner

• Mot de passe : ne rien renseigner

* si votre mobile n’accepte pas autant de caractères, saisir à la place wap66

[pachapapa]

[quote user="Quillan"]

I am sure I read somewhere that not all of France has 3G, I know where we are we don't get it and I have an SFR phone on monthly payment. I can' remember where I saw it because it's of no interest to me.  One thing I did discover is that if you want to use it 3G for Internet connection it ain't cheap as I found out the hard way.

[/quote]

The OP stated that SFR was available.

However, it is expensive and low population areas are not covered by 3G or 3G+, GPRS is a bit like dial-up.

Please check the SFR map at following link.

http://assistance.sfr.fr/mobile_forfait/mobile/couverture-reseau/en-48-62267

If you enlarge GOURGE (79).....I live in a white area on the banks of the Thouet.[:(]

[Rabbie]

[quote user="Quillan"]

I am sure I read somewhere that not all of France has 3G, I know where we are we don't get it and I have an SFR phone on monthly payment. I can' remember where I saw it because it's of no interest to me.  One thing I did discover is that if you want to use it 3G for Internet connection it ain't cheap as I found out the hard way.

[/quote]Not all of the UK has it either.