Only problem...I don't think they post sim cards to the USA

I got the ekit on ebay, hope it works! if it doesn't I guess i will spring for a SIM card when we get to France.

thanks, ming

Saving that kind of money on phones calls is not a problem xyz123. Lebara sells SIMs everywhere at tabacs and magazine stores. True you will need to make a purchase before you can call anywhere but when you arrive in Paris, everyone in your hometown will be asleep in bed anyway.

Sarastro,

Is setting up Lebara on your phone difficult? I guess I mean is their an English menu to choose in case I screw it up?

Sabastro...Lebara is cleary a very good alternative...I went to ebay just out of curiosity and couldn't find either on ebay USA or ebay UK or ebay FR anybody selling the sim cards. I have noted that in London, Lebara UK hawks are everywhere but I didn't see them the last time I was in Paris....are they there now say at Gare du Nord (I will be arriving from Rotterdam in June and would not be adverse to getting one....certainly the price is very right and despite the fact they expire pretty quickly, I have a method of using a local NYC number to transfer to the French number so I take it these cards are readilly available. (I will be doing a cruise out of Rotterdam and would probably want to pick up a Lebara NL card too in Holland and these were available on ebay FR believe it or not but Lebara NL seems very complicated what with double top ups and the like. I have used Lebara UK and they do exactly what they're supposed to do

Nukesafe....it should be as easy as just sticking the sim card into the phone...I suppose you can go to their web site and e mail a question to customer service....

There are 7 Lebara boutiques on my street alone -- just go to the poor part of town. You won't see these cheap alternatives proposed in the center of the city.