Cell Phone Rental w/ SIM Card for France

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Click for photo of entire rental package Key Features: US$0.94/min calls back to the States FREE Incoming calls Initial $8 credit GSM cellular phone with battery International adapter Return ship label and much more... Info Menu Rates & Packages Included Features Rental FAQ Rental Agreement Dual Phone Rental Rather Own It? Multi-Country travel Recharges

Cellular Abroad Rental Service for France

Take a rental phone for France from Cellular Abroad on your next trip and enjoy the same high grade service and low rates that were previously only available to the residents of France. Cellular Abroad offers cellular phone rentals for France and over 120 other countries. The service we provide our customers for France is prepaid, which means you must purchase minutes and use them up gradually. We offer all our customers competitive outgoing rates, but only with our France rental phone will your incoming calls will be completely free of charge, so you can talk for free even when you run out of credit!

You phone and SIM card are linked to a prepaid account so that you will never receive a phone bill and will always be in complete control of your expenditures. Once you call customer service to arrange for automatic "top-ups", you will enjoy a very convenient prepaid system. Our customers love it!

Important: Due to the fact that there is not enough turn-around time between when we ship your rental phone and your departure, we cannot supply France phone numbers in advance for France rentals. We assign SIM cards to rentals on the day they ship, and not the day they are ordered; this is to avoid the SIM card expiring before it reaches you.

If you absolutely need your France phone number before your departure, we strongly advise you to purchase a France package.

Our Rental Packages
There are two rental packages available. The standard rental package features either a Haier D6000 tri band cell phone. This is a standard "candy bar"-style cell phone. Our special Motorola V180 rental features a small flip-style phone with a color screen and speakerphone capabilities.

Standard GSM Cell Phone Rental Rates
	1-7 days	8-14 days	15-28 days	29-42 days	43-56 days
	$29.00	$49.00	$69.00	$89.00	$109.00
PLUS the price of (1) prepaid SIM card for this country*.
What is your departure date?

Special Motorola V180 GSM Cell Phone Rental Rates
	1-7 days	8-14 days	15-28 days	29-42 days	43-56 days
	$49.00	$69.00	$89.00	$109.00	$129.00
PLUS the price of (1) prepaid SIM card for this country*.
What is your departure date?

Together with your cellular phone rental, you receive a France SIM card. The SIM card is yours to keep. It is priced at $69.00 and offers:

• Unlimited FREE incoming calls
• Domestic rates only 0.55 Euro cents per minute + 50% off any one SFR or French landline you designate.
• International rates within Western Europe and the US and Canada only 0.75 Euro cents per minute
• Complete with initial airtime worth 6 Euros. That gives you about 8 minutes outgoing calls back to the US or about 11 minutes of calling within France. It also comes with 20 free SMS text messages. You can buy more airtime from Cellular Abroad or in France.
• Voicemail
• No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
• Concierge Service - click here for more info.
• Priority Taxi Service - click here for more info.
• Note: Your address will be supplied to SFR for registration purposes. For this reason, once a card has been registered, we cannot offer a refund for it, even if it has not been used or opened. Please be sure to supply your date of birth to Cellular Abroad (if you did not supply it when ordering by phone). If you need to speak with France customer service, you will be asked for your DOB.
• Cities covered: Paris, Angers, Bordeaux, Brest, Calais, Cannes, Dijon, Grenoble, Le Havre, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Reims, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulon, Toulouse, and more. Please click here to view SFR's interactive coverage map for France.

Please visit our France Pre-Paid SIM Card page for further information including exact rates.

All cell phone rentals include:

• A GSM cellular phone with a battery, fully charged and ready to go
• International plug adapters
• International 110-220 volt charger
• Phone box and User Guide
• Return ship label (We encourage you to re-use your original ship box.)

If you receive your cellular rental missing any of the listed items, please contact us immediately.

France SFR Prepaid Recharge Card only $29.00 for € 15 of talk time credit Save time by starting your stay in the France with an additional € 15 of talk time. Each of these recharges gives about 21 minutes of calls to the US or Canada or about 29 minutes in France. Incoming calls are free while in France.

Helpful Tips

Would you rather own your phone? This is a better option if your stay is 2 months or longer. Check out our package deals for France! .. Traveling to multiple countries? You may want to consider a Talk Abroad™ rental package. .. Travelling in a group? You can save big on our dual phone rental package.

Important FAQs for Rentals

• When do I order?
  You can order as far in advance as you like - even months prior to your departure. We will not ship your rental until the appropriate date in order for you to receive it in time for your departure. Rentals are typically shipped FedEx 2-Day service, unless faster service is required.
• What is the latest I can order a rental phone?
  Although it's not recommended to place your order at the last minute, you can order up to one business day prior to your departure as long as you call in prior to 4pm Pacific Time. Even if you are leaving early in the morning, we can usually get your phone to you. Please call our 800 number (rather than order via the web) in order to confirm that we can get you your cell phone rental on time. Please take into account that bad weather can sometimes delay FedEx shipments. Cellular Abroad cannot refund the price of priority shipping for orders placed the day before departure if the package arrives late due to the weather.
• When do I get the phone?
  You will receive your cell phone rental a day or two prior to your departure.
• Does the cell phone come charged?
  Yes it does. You need only insert the SIM chip into the rental phone's SIM card slot, which is easily done. (Please let us know if you would like for us to do this for you.)
• What happens if I cancel?
  As long as your cell phone rental has not been shipped, you will only be charged the reserve fee ($25 per phone). In the case that your rental has been sent out, you are only responsible for a one week rental plus the shipping.
• When do I get charged for my cell phone rental?
  You will be charged upon checkout for the full security deposit. Please see our Rental Agreement
• What will the rates be for people calling me from the US?
  That depends on the international long distance rates charged by their long distance company.  We recommend a company called Gorilla Mobile for those calls because they have low rates internationally and their service can even be used from a US cell phone.  Tell Gorilla Mobile you were referred by Cellular Abroad or enter our promo code CELLAB1 at www.gorillamobile.com and they will give you $5 in free call credit to start plus they'll waive your startup fee!  Gorilla Mobile’s phone number is 1-800-881-3004.
• Does Cellular Abroad offer insurance against loss or damage?
  No, we do not, and this is why. Technically, you are purchasing the phone from Cellular Abroad and then we are buying it back from you. The vast majority of credit card companies offer their own insurance against loss or damage for purchases, but usually not for rentals. Therefore, and given this premise, you are already covered for accidental loss or damage...at no extra charge!

Multi-Country Travel
You can also purchase other SIM cards as well for other countries to where you may be traveling. (This option is good for those planning on doing a lot of local calling.) We also offer an international roaming Talk Abroad™ rental that is convenient for travel to multiple countries. (This option is useful for those wanting a single number for use in multiple countries and who will be making more calls back home than locally.)