Stay Connected in Paris: SIMs, eSIMs and Portable Hotspots Unveiled

Stay connected when you visit Paris. In this video I'll present the best SIMs, eSIMs and Portable Hotspots solutions available for France, and where to easily get them!

#Paris #stayconnected #noroamingfees

Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - SIMs or eSIMs?
01:36 - My eSIM choice
03:05 - SIM cards: where to buy them at CDG and Orly airports
04:50 - SIM cards: where to buy them at Gare du Nord
07:12 - Renting a WiFi Hotspot
08:10 - Conclusion

[Dee-]

Thank you so much! My husband and I are hoping to go in May and we were wondering about this very thing❤

[jasmin]

Great information and options for staying connected while traveling in France. Thank you.

[mohamedsalem]

Thanks, honestly ur doing a great service to French tourism

[fruitarian]

I'm a fan of your channel. Your voice is pleasant, the editing is gentle on the eyes, without a lot of flashy cuts. You make it interesting and relevant.

I'm an American and we eat different animals, over here. And the milk from it, as well. Americans aren't really used to goat's or sheep's cheese.

Some animals are going to be too cute to eat, like rabbits and some animals are going to be too gross to eat, like snails. It sure is hypocritical, though.

Would you make a video on how to adjust to your eating animals, from the ones that are going to be easier to stomach to the ones that will be more gross? For me, most of the animals the French eat seem impossible. That I will just avoid them, while in your country. Though, pheasant and ducks seem less intimidating, while snails, frogs and rabbits seem more intimidating. Isn't that strange to describe something as intimidating, when it is dead? If it is dead, how can it hurt you?

You were kind enough to include price information in your restaurant recommendations! But, you can also organize your restaurant recommendations and the dishes, based on how the dishes will look to foreigners, and rate them on easy, medium or more adventurous, based on the type of meat the animal came from or any other factors that would make the eating experience unsettling. And of course, some restaurants will serve the same animals and some will be vegetarian or vegan. And some dishes just won't contain any meat, like french onion soup.

[monainsandiego]

I bought the Solis portable hot spot for our last trip. It worked on the Viking river boats, w only a few dead spots. Better than the ship’s WiFi. Until last year, trying to decide on sim vs Mobil hot spot, or just using the Verizon international plan was the most agonizing part of planning a trip. Happy w Solis and I buy the ‘day passes’ when they are on sale. It works in the EU and USA. I tried sims and e-sims until last year too. Was never happy with them.

[louiscy]

Amazing, when I was in Paris in 2015, obtaining a prepaid card was a pain.
According to Orange, a registered address and an ID was required for a sim card.
Also, on top of the price of the plan, a small fee would be charged for the sim card.
Fortunately, the lady at Orange was very helpful and prepare all the necessary formality for me.

[elmadi]

I love your channel, very informative. May I ask which SIM card company I should buy where I can use it in Paris and Milan? Thank you.

[Vancouver_Dan]

Another very helpful video. Merci! One caution - mu wife found the eSIM she used in France last year to be very glitchy. Ultimately we purchased a plan from FREE. We were told it would also be good for the Italy portion of our trip - but we ended up being charged for data used in Italy. My point: read the fine print.

[SD._]

Thank you for the video. Much appreciated. I think it would be cheaper to purchase 3 mobile UK simcard that works across Europe. That is what i will be doing 😊

[StevenSSX]

Thank you Alain for yet another excellent and helpful video! You have one of the best travel channels on YouTube and have helped me with my planned travel to Paris immensely! Are there any prepaid SIM cards that have talk, text, and data for over 22 days in both France and Italy? The Lyca ones look very good but it seems that they are calls/text from France only.

[yummemys]

Hello... Thank you for your videos. Is lyca mobile reliable being the cheapest?

[ApeApes]

This video has been helpful. For years I’ve been using a LeFrenchMobile sim when traveling to France or elsewhere in Europe. But LFM is shutting down, and now I must find another solution 😢. I may have to learn about eSIM options, since my new phone supports that. Guess it will be easier than swapping out a tiny sim in the airport.

[stufromoz]

G'day everyone from the land of spiders and snakes and other assorted creepy crawly's. Great vid Alain, very handy info for travellers . OOH thanks for the shot of Garnier. I cant

[ADAtrips]

Question : I live in Hawaii USA, I have a T-Mobile phone. Do you think I should buy a Sim etc anyway? I am coming to Paris soon. Depends on the weather etc. Aloha

[williamkingsley]

Bonjour - should you buy a Sim card at the airport or wait until you're in town for a better deal? Merci

[ForvoQuizlet]

How much data would you need for about 10-14 day of using the phone for GPS, location services getting around on site visits?

[kazhamo]

How well does Google Fi work in Paris?

[Matthew.Pequegnat]

Or if you have T-Mobile it should work moderately well, being a German company, its fine in France and the EU without roaming. Although its works belter on my wife's Samsung than on my iPhone.