cycling in france, cell phones?

[SarahMN]

I am planning to do some cycling in France and would like to rent a number of cell phones for the cycling party. Is there a way to rent or buy burners that won't have crazy roaming fees. Any ideas appreciated.

Sarah

[BikeDutchess]

What kind of phones do you have here at home? If they use GSM (like AT&T's), rather than CDMA (like Verizon's), get the SIM lock removed before your trip and you can probably just buy a SIM card when you get to France.

[SarahMN]

What kind of phones do you have here at home? If they use GSM (like AT&T's), rather than CDMA (like Verizon's), get the SIM lock removed before your trip and you can probably just buy a SIM card when you get to France.

Good question. We all have Sprint! No options for SIM cards.

[pll]

Buying a cell phone will be cheaper than renting (and then you have it available for other travel).

Fees for texting are generally not terrible, just disable any data plan.

[badger]

I have an unlocked phone and when I go to Europe I use a SIM card I bought from Orange in England. Their pay as you go never expires (which is unheard of) and great if you travel to Europe more than once in a blue moon. Their roaming charges are very reasonable, too.