Internet/TV/telephone packages in France
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Internet/TV/telephone packages in France
Likely to be tackling this one fairly soon. The village has high speed ADSL (no cable), so I am told that we can get a 3 in 1 package as per the title.
Any experiences/recommendations? - If theres an English helpline or documentation that would make life somewhat easier (although not essential)
Any experiences/recommendations? - If theres an English helpline or documentation that would make life somewhat easier (although not essential)
Jack's Granddad
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You don't say what part of France but you could do worse than have a nose around in:
Anglophone-direct.com
which is set up by a group of expats living in the Languedoc region. Have always found the people on there very helpful.
There is a computor/techie section in their forums which tackle questions such as yours.
Anglophone-direct.com
which is set up by a group of expats living in the Languedoc region. Have always found the people on there very helpful.
There is a computor/techie section in their forums which tackle questions such as yours.
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From: UK
Some time ago there was a TV programme comparing the reletive merits of such packages in different countries. It showed what was available in France, and I recall being impressed with the very reasonable price, especially compared to the UK.
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I live in France and have been very happy with"Free" for the past four years. I am
not into the TV bit as my village is not "bundled" but I get a consistent 2.5mb
which is fine. One of the big bonuses are the free telephone calls to about 80
different countries, saves a lot of money.
Cost €29,90 per month.
not into the TV bit as my village is not "bundled" but I get a consistent 2.5mb
which is fine. One of the big bonuses are the free telephone calls to about 80
different countries, saves a lot of money.
Cost €29,90 per month.
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From: The 3 Valleys
Alice (was Tiscali)
I'm in a small village in the Alps, use Alice for the 3:1 but can't get TV - costs E 35.
Only took the Alice package when I upgraded from dial-up because I had heard of so many problems when switching ISP, but still had an eight-week wait for the changeover.
I only get 1 Mb speed.
Contacting sales or technical support is a nightmare although I speak very good French - main reason being their call-centre is in Marseiles and they apparently employ 90% + of African origin and the accents are very difficult to understand.
Only took the Alice package when I upgraded from dial-up because I had heard of so many problems when switching ISP, but still had an eight-week wait for the changeover.
I only get 1 Mb speed.
Contacting sales or technical support is a nightmare although I speak very good French - main reason being their call-centre is in Marseiles and they apparently employ 90% + of African origin and the accents are very difficult to understand.
