Internet on a prepaid sim

[silver7x]

Hello,
I will be in france for a few weeks and would like to know if anyone one had any advice on which prepaid sim to go with (i have seen that some pleople have had a problem with Orange) Also, once i get the sim , is there anything i need to do to get the internet to work.
Thank you

[Stay0Puft]

I'm working with a pre-paid sim and I'm able to connect to internet without a problem, didn't even have to configure anything. And I've seen all the connection symbols (G, 3G, H, E) :)

I'm with Proximus in Belgium, don't know about French providers...

[Jonasteddybear]

I would recommend you try the SFR network (www.sfr.fr) - among the cheapest pre-paid plans you can get there and best GSM network coverage. I haven't tried their 3G network yet but it shouldn't be much of a problem...in any case, in order to avoid battery drainage (consumes about 1.5 times less than 3G), you should use GSM/Edge network most of the time and only switch to 3G (or wi-fi: free in a lot of places in Paris especially) when needed for data usage. You can use "bandswitch" or other Tilt/Kaiser apps present in this forum to allow you to switch band easily.