Examples:
(1) http://adsl.free.fr/ provide residential DSL for EUR 29.99 per month. No service set-up fee. Free USB DSL modem. No minimum sign-up period.
(2) Deutsche Telekom's T-Online http://www.t-online.fr/ provide French consumers with DSL from EUR 23 per month. Free modem. No service setup fee.
Priority hotline and firewall software package included. Higher speeds available at rates far cheaper than eircom or anyone else in Ireland. Offer URL:
http://www.club-internet.fr/rejoignezclubinternet/hd128.phtml
(3) France Telecom themselves are blitzing virtually every household in France on a bi-monthly basis using PUB poste (unaddressed mail delivered by La Poste) with CDs to sign up for their own DSL internet service. Included with the CD is a EUR 75 off coupon for the DSL modem which you can pick up in your local Carrefour, Casino, Giant, Fnac, etc. Their monthly DSL service fee is EUR 45.42 (in France all consumer prices have to be displayed VAT inclusive). No signup-fee
More: http://r.wanadoo.fr/r/WGabonnez_hautdebit
"Back in France in august I subscribed to Club-Internet and got a yearly 50 hours/month subscription for 10 euro/month, with unused time transfered to following month.Not bad i thought.Last month I inquired about ADSL, without much hope as I live in a village in the countryside, to my amazement I was connected within 2 days, free modem, second phone plug installed for free just 6 hours after I rang France Telecom (wanadoo) customer service.I pay 40 euro full 512k bandwith no upl/dl restrictions and it works perfectly
For your comparisons, here's a summary :
ADSL : 25 euro with 128 d/l and 64 u/l no traffic limitations
40 euro with 512d/l (a steady 70kb/s dl speed) and 256u/l
No hidden costs, free modem.
Dial up Modem: AOL offers unlimited access for 25 euro / month, covering phone and access costs. Most ISP's only offer pre-paid packages:
50 hours monthly subscriptions range from 10 to 20 euro
Cable : about 15 euro month, not very popular though.
Bertrand,
France"