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Avoid peak rates when you SKI in France
Skiers and snowboarders spending the season in France can now take out a short term mobile contract, receive a free French SIM card and enjoy call rates from 20 p/min and free incoming calls. Skiers and boarders have long been enjoying using French pay-as-you-go or a Global SIM card in their mobiles to avoid roaming charges, but have often come unstuck with the top ups and the number expiring. This new solution from the company that introduced the PAYG French SIM and the Global SIM card to the UK, 0044 Ltd, means that a local French retailer is no longer required to top up and ensures that the number remains valid for the contract period or for future seasons. Indeed most Global SIM comparison web sites will demonstrate that the French SIM has a lot to offer.
0044.co.uk has introduced the new service that means it is possible to have a French contract phone all set up and managed from the UK. 0044 provides a free French Orange SIM card which offers free incoming calls, call rates as low as 20 p/min, English voice mail, data facilities including email and means that a user never has to ‘top up’ or risk the French number expiring. The contracts are available on convenient 6 month deals and can be adopted by anyone using a standard UK or French PAYG SIM card in their mobile to avoid roaming charges.
Accessing the internet from the comfort of home is something that is generally taken for granted, but having that same convenience whilst skiing in France can be extremely expensive. However, another new service from 0044 Ltd, the French mobile phone specialists, means that you can get on-line throughout France at a fraction of the cost that a UK provider might charge and without the need to commit to a lengthy contract with a local broad band offering. It is possible to do this via a Global SIM or French SIM although data rates can be expensive.
However, 0044.co.uk has launched a new data solution in the form of a simple USB stick and a range of data ‘bundles’. The USB stick simply plugs into a lap top and automatically installs providing immediate access to the internet. ‘WiFi hotspots’ can also be used throughout France and means that you can remain on-line without using any of the data bundle you have chosen. The USB stick is available at 0044.co.uk and costs £99.00 with data ‘bundles’ starting at £59.00 for a monthly bundle of unlimited data. This equates to a massive saving of over 50% when compared to rates offered by a Global SIM or French SIM.
Angus MacLeod of 0044 commented, “Feedback from many of our expat customers indicates a growing need to get on-line whilst in France and to stay in touch, either as part of the search process for a property, or when spending time skiing in France.