Cheap phone lines for holiday home owners in France

THERE was an interesting article on This French Life earlier this week that should interest those who have holiday homes in France.

Most will have considered installing a fixed phone line their french property too big an expense. That may no longer be the case.

France Telecom have a service aimed specifically at second home owners that enables them to switch the line off several times a year. It's not a new service but not a lot of people know that it exists.

There are a number of restrictions as to the number of times it can be done and for how long but, apparantly, it's extremely cost effective and also allows you to keep abreast of email on a dial-up connection.

The service is called Ligne Résidence Secondaire