France eSIM with Calls & Phone Number

You buy it here on this page and it arrives by email within minutes, with no shop, no queue and no French address needed. Pick your plan, pay by card, then tap the install link or scan the QR code so the eSIM sits beside your normal SIM. Set it up at home before you fly.

Yes. This is the version with calls, so it comes with its own French number that people can ring and text, not just data. Your everyday number stays on your normal SIM at the same time, which means you land in France with two working lines in one phone.

It depends on the plan you choose. The price table above on this page lists each option with its data allowance and its days. What you see is what you pay, in your own currency, before you travel, and it does not renew by itself when the time runs out.

Yes, eSIM works throughout France and your phone joins the French network as soon as you arrive. Whether you land at Paris Charles de Gaulle, Orly, Nice, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux or Nantes, you turn on data roaming for the Simbye line, set it as your mobile-data line, and the operator name appears in the status bar.

Both. Alongside the data allowance you get calls and texts on the French number that comes with the plan, so you can ring a hotel in Lyon, a restaurant in Nice or a driver who only answers a local number. How many international minutes are included depends on the plan you pick.

Yes, it is a real mobile number on a real network, so text codes arrive on it and you can register or verify services with it. Many travellers keep WhatsApp on their home number and simply use the French line for calls, texts and anything that asks for a local number.

Yes. You buy and install the eSIM from anywhere in the world, needing Wi-Fi only for the two minutes the setup takes, and the number comes with the plan. The line goes live when it first connects in France, so your days are not spent while you are still at home.

Orange carries this plan, and your phone registers on it by itself. The status bar shows the operator's name rather than Simbye, which is correct and not a fault. There is no access point to type in: you only switch on data roaming for the Simbye line and set it for mobile data.

No. Buy a prepaid card in a French shop and the seller normally asks for your passport, because the line is activated in your name. Here there is nothing to register, no form and no queue ticket. You install the eSIM at home and it simply works when you land.

Best depends on your route, how much data you use, how long you stay and whether you need a French number. This version carries calls and texts on its own French number alongside the data, so a hotel in Lyon or a driver can ring you while your everyday number stays live on your normal SIM. For a short data-only weekend, the plain data plan is leaner.

Yes. Because you get a real phone number, SMS verification codes arrive directly on your phone — so you can sign up for or verify WhatsApp, Telegram, banking apps and almost any service. No extra app required.

No. This is a real eSIM with a real number that works natively on your phone — calls use your normal dialer and texts land in your phone's Messages app. The Simbye app is optional and only used to manage your plan.

Yes. You can make and receive calls and SMS with your included number — just like a local SIM, with no contract and no roaming bills. International calls are included as a set number of minutes depending on your plan.