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Disneyland Paris => Disneyland Paris Trip Planning => Topic started by: NT_81 on December 17, 2015, 02:20:25 PM

Title: Sim card / 3G
Post by: NT_81 on December 17, 2015, 02:20:25 PM
Anyone who knows an option to have 3G or 4G at DLP while not (yet) having a French Sim card. Or an idea which one would be the best to purchase in France without it costing a fortune?
Not sure this all is clearly formulated :p
Thanks in advance! :)
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: MattR on December 17, 2015, 03:39:20 PM
Why not use your, wherever you are from, Sim card with data roaming which isn´t expensive at all anymore.

or instance I pay 15€ for a one week data roaming flat within Europe when using my German SIM Card.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: NT_81 on December 17, 2015, 03:43:49 PM
Thanks!
I know that I can't use Wifi with my Sim Card in France, that's why I wasn't sure I can use 3G there.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: MattR on December 17, 2015, 05:07:34 PM
What does Wifi have to do with UMTS or LTE?
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: norhel on December 17, 2015, 05:25:22 PM
Quote from: MattR on December 17, 2015, 05:07:34 PM
What does Wifi have to do with UMTS or LTE?

I also wonder that.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: nathalie on December 17, 2015, 05:50:30 PM
Wifi always works, regardless of your simcard ;)  your phone just needs to have the option to actually use wifi.

I'm from Belgium and used my 3G a few times very quickly in the park, like already been mentioned, it's not that expensive anymore with roaming.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: NT_81 on December 17, 2015, 06:02:51 PM
Quote from: nathalie on December 17, 2015, 05:50:30 PM
Wifi always works, regardless of your simcard ;)  your phone just needs to have the option to actually use wifi.

I'm from Belgium and used my 3G a few times very quickly in the park, like already been mentioned, it's not that expensive anymore with roaming.

I'm from Belgium as well, but I can't use Wifi because I have a prepaid card. So it will be 3G then, haha :p.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: cazspence on December 17, 2015, 06:48:57 PM
Wifi is nothing to do with your SIM card. You don't even need a sin in to use wifi.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: nathalie on December 17, 2015, 06:58:55 PM
Quote from: NT_81 on December 17, 2015, 06:02:51 PM
Quote from: nathalie on December 17, 2015, 05:50:30 PM
Wifi always works, regardless of your simcard ;)  your phone just needs to have the option to actually use wifi.

I'm from Belgium and used my 3G a few times very quickly in the park, like already been mentioned, it's not that expensive anymore with roaming.

I'm from Belgium as well, but I can't use Wifi because I have a prepaid card. So it will be 3G then, haha :p.

Are you sure your phone just doesn't have it?
Go to the DHL next time, and check it out  ;)

I have a Mobistar Tempo pre-paid card, works just fine :)
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: DLPWonders (Banned) on December 17, 2015, 07:35:43 PM
I would actually buy a French sim card. I purchased mine from Le French Mobile.
Costed me 19€ and it came with 1GB internet, which worked perfectly.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: NT_81 on December 18, 2015, 02:25:32 PM
Quote from: nathalie on December 17, 2015, 06:58:55 PM
Quote from: NT_81 on December 17, 2015, 06:02:51 PM
Quote from: nathalie on December 17, 2015, 05:50:30 PM
Wifi always works, regardless of your simcard ;)  your phone just needs to have the option to actually use wifi.

I'm from Belgium and used my 3G a few times very quickly in the park, like already been mentioned, it's not that expensive anymore with roaming.

I'm from Belgium as well, but I can't use Wifi because I have a prepaid card. So it will be 3G then, haha :p.

Are you sure your phone just doesn't have it?
Go to the DHL next time, and check it out  ;)

I have a Mobistar Tempo pre-paid card, works just fine :)

No problems with my phone. It's really the sim card, the company couldn't help me either.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: NT_81 on December 18, 2015, 08:51:59 PM
Should be fixed!
But thanks for the feedback :)
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: nathalie on December 19, 2015, 08:43:33 AM
I'm curious now, as to how it got fixed?  hehe
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: cazspence on December 19, 2015, 08:55:07 AM
Quote from: nathalie on December 19, 2015, 08:43:33 AM
I'm curious now, as to how it got fixed?  hehe

Me too, as there's no way it could be anything to do with the SIM card as all the phone needs is wifi, not even a SIM card in.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: NT_81 on December 20, 2015, 09:35:00 AM
Not exactly 'fixed', but they gave me wrong info :p.
I can get Wifi, just not the hotspots of that company because I don't have my internet subscription with them. But they told me 'You can't get wifi because you don't have your internet subscription with us' but they didn't say anything about other wifi hotspots.
Title: Re: Sim card / 3G
Post by: nathalie on December 20, 2015, 10:07:06 AM
Ah, like that.  Definatly not the first time they hand out wrong information.  They're quite good at that actually -_-

If you are Telenet costumer you can log in with your account info on every single hotspot.
Same goes for Belgacom.
But you can't use one with the other obviously.

But you can make use of free wifi, like at hotels etc ... then it doesn't matter which provider you have.