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
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.
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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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.
