TELEPHONES

There are pay phones in most public places: post offices, railway stations, metro stations, shopping arcades and the street.

Most public telephones are card-operated. You can buy phone cards from post offices, tobacconists, railway stations and Paris metro stations. There are two sizes: 50-unit cards for around 6 Euros and 120-unit cards for around 15 Euros. Phones cards can also be bought in these places, which enable you to make calls from landlines. This can be a cheaper alternative than using a public phone. You can also use most credit cards to call from public telephones. The cost of the call is debited automatically from your bank account.
You can also buy special “International” phone cards for approx. 7.50 euros which usually last longer.

MOBILE PHONES

If you are planning to take your mobile phone to France, find out whether you can use it abroad and how much the calls cost, you may have to pay to receive calls and even run up a huge debt without realising.
If you are staying for a whole year, then it may be a good idea to buy a French SIM card (30 euros). Try the SFR pay as you go card called “SFR la carte” or the Orange “Mobicarte”
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