Moving to Paris with an iPhone 5

[zalmander]

Hello all,

I've got a Verizon iPhone 5 with about one year left on my contract, and I'm planning a move to Paris in the next few months. Any advice about how best to proceed? Just cancel the contract here and take up with a French provider? Any recommendations for options over there? I've got little international experience using the phone, so any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!

 

[mcrum23]

Is your Iphone locked to your current carrier? How much cellular data are you expecting to use per month? Do you need 4G?

edit: going to sleep, expect next answer sometime tomorrow.

 

[zalmander]

Verizon unlocked it prior to traveling for short periods. I currently use close to my 2gb data plan each month, but have never gone over.

 

[Lauzzy]

Definitely get some sort of french contract for Data. When I lived in Paris in 2011 i had i pay as you go sim in my blackberry and it didnt include data i asked if i could add it in the orange france store and they said it was only available on contract. What a joke! Also pay as you go phone credit expires in France, which is ridiculous!