Cell Phone in France

France is a beautiful country!! From one area to another, one can admire the beauty of the landscapes and discover many traditions. However, many a person that has travelled to France can share the horror stories that accompanied them as they planned their trip. Problematic hotel reservations, teeny tiny hotel rooms, expensive meals and the eternal problem of staying in touch with friends, family and business partners at home.

It would certainly be convenient to connect from your hotel or use your current cell phone, if it is compatible to work abroad and charges are reasonable. But that's rarely the case, especially the reasonable charges part. Many hotels charge 4 to 5 times the normal rate for phone calls and all cellular providers charge exorbitantly high roaming fees for people using their mobile phones abroad.

Using your current mobile phone abroad can also present other hurtles which you will find are not just cost related, as most of North American cell phones do not function in France due to the different cell network frequencies. All European Countries have adopted the GSM 900/1800 megahertz network as their primary cellular network, though GSM has been introduced in the USA and cellular companies such as T-Mobile and AT&T have started adopting this new system, but sadly again, using a different frequency: GSM 1900!

Way around this?

Use a local Cell Phone Solution for France to avoid expensive International Roaming. Now many companies in the USA will ship you a local French phone before departure but this can be expensive & inconvenient too - especially when you have to pay hefty rentals or re-load credit on your prepaid phones while on move.

Fortunately companies such as RebelFone can sell you a post-paid France SIM card without any contract or commitment and provide you with other services like a compatible cell phone (if you don’t already have one) to get yourself setup at a low cost and ready before you leave on your trip.

Inside each phone there is a small card usually found behind the battery called a SIM card. Most cell phones manufactured today are either Tri or Quad-band, which means they can receive all 3 or 4 frequencies required to work in France, however most of the GSM cellular providers in USA will lock these phones, so that they cannot be used with any other SIM. But many do not realize that you can get a “un-lock code” from your carrier to un-lock your phone and use it with another SIM.

Even if you don’t have an un-locked cell phone with required bands, you can still enjoy the benefits of a French SIM card and stay connected as RebelFone offers low cost SIM & Cell Bundle for France. You will own the cell phone that comes with this bundle and since it is un-locked you can use it next time you travel to 200 other Countries worldwide and save even more by only getting a SIM card then.

Benefit?

All SIM cards in France & across Europe include unlimited free incoming calls, low rates for local & International outgoing calls and free of roaming charges as long as you use the SIM card in the country from which it originated. If you venture outside of France and find yourself in a neighbouring country like Italy you can still use your mobile phone but your rates will increase. By switching to an Italy SIM card you'd continue to receive free incoming calls and maintain low rates.

Since these SIM cards are post-paid, you will be billed for your usage after your use and you need not worry about running out of credit while abroad. After you come back from your trip you can simply return the SIM card back if you are not going to travel again anytime sooner.

Most country restrictions prevent tourists and non-residents from purchasing SIM cards inside their borders. Fortunately companies such as RebelFone can sell you a French SIM card to get yourself setup and ready before you leave on your trip. These cards are not available everywhere in France or USA as they are designed for tourist but you can easily get them online at: www.RebelFone.com