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French mobile phone operators have largely the same document requirements when you take out a mobile phone contract – and it should be possible for most second-home owners to meet them.
For most, too, it is possible to sign up for a mobile phone via the internet, fulfilling the document requirements by scanning and attaching them online, if you are happy doing so.
Rules are quite strict – operators have come under fire in France for not doing enough to discourage crooks from using “burner” phones (where a phone cannot be linked to a person) to
facilitate their crimes.
The documents required are likely to be the same if you opt for prepaid phones. These can have the advantage of not having tie-in periods.
For the prepaid offer you usually need to sign up, get a SIM card, and then choose a subscription, usually for one month, with variations on the amount of data you use.