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Quote: Originally posted by degsy001 on 22/8/2006

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...I used a vodaphone payg in France last year...couldn't get a vodaphone top up anywhere. According to the rep. on the site, it's impossible to do this in France,

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 I use a UK Vodafone payg when on the move in France. But I have got myself onto the system of topping up from my credit card - even in the UK. So if I run out of credit in France, then I can still top up using my UK credit card.

Of course, I use it as little as possible when abroad, and heartily dissuade anyone from calling me - I tell them to send me texts, as mentioned elsewhere ont his thread.
The only problem is that it doesn't seem to warn you when your credit is running low; you just find that your phone doesn't seem to connect.

Angela

Over the past few years I have spent my main holiday in France (3weeks duration), in addition to that we visit around six times per year.

I purchased a mobile phone (PAYG) in France for use when I am there and it's been really cheap especially if you call another number in France; to do this on a UK purchased mobile phone your call will be routed back to the UK and then back to France............mega bucks.

I'm off to Australia later this year. I will need to make a lot of 'domestic' calls whilst there so I've done the costings and the cheapest option will be to buy a PAYG phone out there and bin it before I return to the UK............or sell it.

Hope this helps?

Quote: Originally posted by billie on 22/8/2006

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i'm on contract with o2, and had a bill for 50 quid when we got back from france. i thought it wasn't too bad cos daughters friend had used it to phone home a bit. just had this months bill tho, another 100 quid - the first 50 was only for the first few days!

i'm bloody furious - never again will i take someone elses kid on holiday. she spent the whole bloody time phoning her boyfriend!!!

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Best not to let kids have mobile phones unless their calls are absolutely necessary. You should have billed her