A waste of hard earned cash, that was. Tried it with a GSM SIM in Canada, and it was incompatible with all of the in-country networks. Binned it.

Arrived in France, found an Orange shop around the corner from the B&B, and for EU29 I got a basic voice/text phone (Samsung) with SIM and EU5 of airtime included. Added another EU10 of airtime to that, and it should do for a few weeks.

In-country airtime costs 0.07/minute, EU roaming at 0.42/minute. Okay for short-term use.


Cheers