It’s been a while….
Ever keen to save a dollar (or Euro) I’ve been hoping that
we would arrive somewhere with free internet in order to update the blog. Now with
less than a week left onboard and moored at our final destination in what seems
to be a wifi wilderness I have been forced to attempt to resume my relationship
with Monsieur Orange France. Unfortunately, he’s proving more than a little reluctant to
cooperate. First off he flatly refused to accept my mobile internet recharge
voucher online and after several unsuccessful attempts locked me out of my
account. Okay, I thought, I’ll try the personal approach and phone the number
on the ticket. No joy there. We haven’t a French mobile this year and I wasn’t able
to get the number to connect on the phone we do have. That, possibly, may have
been my fault or could it be that M. Orange is upset at my taking up with his UK
counterpart? ( credit on UK mobiles doesn't expire and you therefore don't risk losing your account and number - not to mention your money). Anyway, as a last resort, I went in search of a phone box. I didn’t
have to look too far as France
has maintained its good network of public phone boxes and the country’s inhabitants
have behaved in a civilised manner and refrained from vandalising them. So, success
– well, sort of. My account may be
topped up but around here the network apparently has next to no strength.
Monsieur Orange- your
dongle, disappointingly, just isn’t up to the job.
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