Orange France mobile plans: how to sign up with Orange
As the most popular phone provider in France, Orange has a wide range of mobile plans to choose from. For a long stay, discover Orange mobile plans with or without a contract. For a short stay, take a look at Orange prepaid cards. This article goes through all the provider’s offers. All the details below.
What is Orange best phone plan in France?
Orange sells a range of mobile plans. The best Orange mobile plan depends on your needs and your budget. To help you make sense of it all, we have outlined the features of the plans below.
Should I choose an Orange mobile plan with or without a contract?
Orange sells both contract and non-contract mobile plans. No-contract plans can be cancelled at any time without penalty. This can be an interesting solution if you're looking for flexibility. Here is the list of Orange packages without a contract:
- 2h 100Mo
- 2h 20 Go
- 100 Go 5G
- 170 Go 5G
- 120 Go 5G
Orange mobile plans with a contract come with a discount on a phone. These subscriptions allow you to renew your phone at a reduced price every two years. In exchange, there is a 24-month contract, which means that early termination incurs costs, and prices are higher because the packages are more comprehensive:
- Série Spéciale 50Go 5G + smartphone
- 200Go 5G + smartphone
- 240 Go 5G + smartphone
| Offer | Included services | Price |
|---|---|---|
 Forfait Orange 100Go 5G Discount until 09/10/2024 |
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€16.99/mois for 6 months Then €31.99/month Subscribe online |
Série Spéciale 20Go Valid on 23/09/2024 |
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€17.99/month
Subscribe online |
Forfait Orange 170Go 5G Discount until 09/10/2024 |
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€22.99/mois for 6 months Then €34.99/month Subscribe online |
Série Limitée Orange 120Go 5G Valid on 23/09/2024 |
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€24.99/month
Subscribe online |
Série Spéciale 50Go 5G + mobile Valid on 23/09/2024 |
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€28.99/month
Subscribe online |
Forfait Orange 200Go 5G + mobile Discount until 09/10/2024 |
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€35.99/month for 6 months Then €47.99/month Subscribe online |
Forfait Orange 240Go 5G + mobile Valid on 23/09/2024 |
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€67.99/month
Subscribe online |
Thanks to the end of roaming charges in the EU, all the Orange phone plans detailed above can be used equally in France, the EU, Andorra, Switzerland and the DOM.
Is there an ulimited Orange France cell phone plans?
An unlimited plan is a mobile deal that includes:
- Unlimited calls in France (and often in a number of destinations abroad)
- Unlimited SMS and MMS
- A vast Internet data allowance.
Orange offers several unlimited mobile plans for calls and texts (SMS/MMS). For Internet data allowance, there is always a limited amount. However, from 100GB/month, Internet browsing will be almost unlimited. The average user only consumes 15GB/month.
Be careful, Orange data plans are lower abroad than in France. So you need to keep an eye on how much you use. At Orange, the most convenient package for travelling is the 240GB plan with 140GB of Internet data usable from Europe and the French overseas departments.
Which Orange phone deal should I go for?
It all depends on your situation and needs. You can ask yourself the following questions:
- What is your budget? If your budget is limited, the Orange 2h 100 MB deal, priced at €2.99 is a pretty good option for you. If on the contrary you aren't limited financially, the 240GB at €67.99 will allow you to never worry about running out of data, across Europe and in certain other countries.
- How much data do you need? Depending on how often you use the internet on your phone - whether you stream videos, play games, log onto social media... on a daily basis, or if you seldom use it, just check your emails for instance. The 100 GB to 240 GB plans will be well-tailored for you in the first case, and in the second the Mobicartes or the 2h 100 MB / 2h 20 GB would be sufficient.
- Your current smartphone: do you wish to keep your current phone, or would you want to take out a new phone with your contract? As explained above, it can be quite interesting financially to purchase a new phone with an Orange plan, if the plan is one of the 3 pricier Orange deals.
How much does an Orange mobile deal cost in France?
Orange now has a range of 7 phone plans in France, with data allowances ranging from
100 Mo to 240 Go and monthly prices from 2,99€/month to 67,99€/month.
The three most expensive plans can also come with a phone as an add-on, for a discounted price, but this will impact the monthly plan rate. In exchange, they have a 24-month contract, whereas the others have no contract.
If you subscribed to an internet and mobile bundle, called Orange Open plan, you are allowed a discount on your monthly plan up to €15/month.
Should I choose an Orange prepaid SIM card while travelling in France?
Pay as you go France: the different Orange Sim cards
The prepaid Orange Mobile SIM card is known as the Mobicarte. It works as a pay-as-you-go card, for which you can purchase as much communication credit as you need, without having to pay a fixed rate on a monthly basis. A prepaid card is a way of obtaining a French phone number, to make phone calls and to navigate on the internet.
The prepaid card includes a set number of calling minutes and/or data. Be careful, as it comes with a limited time frame within which the allowance can be used, so just pay attention to this.
| Offer | Price | Services included |
|---|---|---|
| La mobicarte Mini (Mini mobicarte) | €2.99 (web exclusivity) | Unlimited calls and texts from 9pm to midnight |
| La mobicarte Vacances Monde (World Holidays mobicarte) | From €4.99 to €49.99 | Up to 10GB worldwide |
| Orange Holiday 1GB | €4.99 | 1GB in France and in Europe |
| Orange Holiday Zen | €19.99 | 12GB in France and in Europe +30min. call + 200 texts in France, Europe and worldwide |
| Orange Holiday Europe | €39.99 | 30GB in France and in Europe + unlimited calls and texts in Europe + 120 min. of calls and 1000 texts to the rest of the world |
| Orange Holiday 100GB | €49,99 | 100GB 5G + Unlimitd calls and texts in Europe for 28 days + 2 hours + 1000 texts to the rest of the world |
What is the price of Orange Mobicarte recharges?
Once you have purchased your Mobicarte, you can recharge it at any time with the recharges Mobicarte, that come with various services (call time, international calls or not, data allowance...), and with prices ranging from €5 to €100.
There are 5 types of recharges:
- The Classic recharges: get a set credit for calls during the day + unlimited calls between 9 pm and midnight, for 6 to 365 days and for €5 to €100.
- The Max recharges: get unlimited SMS and MMS + between 2 hours and unlimited calls + between 20 MB and 250 GB of data, for 7 days to 30 days and for €5 to €30.
- The Monde recharges: get 16 to 66 minutes of calls worldwide + 2 GB for the most expensive recharge, for 5 to 30 days and for €5 to €20.
- The Internet mobile recharges: get 1 GB to 350GB of data to be used in 5 to 30 days, for €5 to €40.
- The Orange Holiday recharge: between 1 hour of calls to unlimited calls +between 500 texts and unlimited texts + between 5GB to 100GB of data to use over 14 to 28 days, within Europe and worldwide.
These credit allowances can be purchased and activated online on the Orange website, on your phone, in Orange boutiques, in supermarkets, tobacconists...
With a prepaid Orange Mobicarte, your mobile phone line will remain active beyond the date of expiry of your credit, for up to 6 months after depending on the card bought. You won't be able to make calls or texts during that period, however, people will still be able to contact you.