good tip on temporary phones

by Jay , San Diego, Friday, May 18, 2018, 10:25 (2499 days ago) @ PAK

If you're savvy you can also swap in a European SIM card to your existing phone (if it's unlocked). I have always bucked up for the international plan (since I want to keep the same number available in case people need to reach me) but there are definitely cheaper options out there. Another option is simply to make calls via Skype while connected to wifi.

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PAK, travel followup - Jay, 2018-05-18, 08:23
- Just wanted to thank you all for another great thread. - PAK, 2018-05-19, 12:59
- sights: must-do's - Jay, 2018-05-18, 12:20
  - Have you been to Giverney? - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:27
    - haven't, but going this summer - Jay, 2018-05-18, 14:59
  - re: The Louvre - MattG, 2018-05-18, 12:27
    - And there's the Rubens room - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:30
- a book and a movie (fixed video) - Jay, 2018-05-18, 11:25
  - Music rec: buy an Edith Piaf collection - HCE, 2018-05-18, 13:33
- UK-specific tip - they... replaced? all their money? - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:06
  - Is money from 2013 still good? - CK08, 2018-05-18, 12:28
    - Not the pound coins or 5-pound notes. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 12:45
      - You can put those old notes in a decoy wallet!! - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:20
  - Not true with the coins. They're still perfectly good - Jack, 2018-05-18, 11:09
    - OH NOW ITS ON. They are not legal tender - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:41
      - Ah, but that article says you can still exchange them - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:11
        
        Well, yes. That’s what I originally said :) - MattG, 2018-05-18, 13:28
        
        I have an easier method - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:33
- Awesome info. Couple of things to add... - PAK, 2018-05-18, 10:15
  - Also, we booked a hotel in the 1st Arr. - PAK, 2018-05-18, 11:31
    - can't be more central than that - Jay, 2018-05-18, 12:21
      - Normandy Hotel on Rue de l'Échelle - PAK, 2018-05-18, 13:08
        
        Angelina is right around the corner - Jay, 2018-05-18, 14:58
      - If? Hah! - Greg, 2018-05-18, 12:35
        
        Let me guess. Fideaux? - Jack, 2018-05-18, 14:59
    - Worth it. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:48
  - Some notes - Joe I, 2018-05-18, 11:05
    - Adding, macaron - Joe I, 2018-05-18, 15:37
    - I'll second the Rodin museum. I thought that was the - BillyGoat, 2018-05-18, 11:13
      - Agreed. It's worth it for The Gates of Hell alone - HCE, 2018-05-18, 11:22
      - Agreed, and it's also right near Les Invalides - Jack, 2018-05-18, 11:21
        
        Yep. It's pretty amazing. - BillyGoat, 2018-05-18, 11:30
      - it's the next must-see after the big 2 - Jay, 2018-05-18, 11:21
  - good tip on temporary phones - Jay, 2018-05-18, 10:25
    - If you have T-Mobile ONE, it works in any country for free. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:02
- "Don't bring any expensive jewelry." - Grantland, 2018-05-18, 10:09
- transpo tips - Jay, 2018-05-18, 10:04
  - For pickpockets, use a decoy wallet - Jack, 2018-05-18, 10:55
    - easily defeated by decoy pickpockets - Jay, 2018-05-18, 12:27
      - Damn! - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:19
- On medications - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-05-18, 09:43
  - good point, I think basic allergy stuff may not be OTC - Jay, 2018-05-18, 10:05
- That is a terrific checklist, Jay - Jack, 2018-05-18, 09:26

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good tip on temporary phones