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SFR and travel eSIM in France

SFR is one of the networks your eSIM may use in France. Here is who actually decides which network you get, and what to do with that.

Author: Porsch Kunnipat Siramanakul · Co-founderReviewed by: Bob Kanokphon ThongdeePublished: October 12, 2026Last updated: October 12, 2026
SFR and travel eSIM in France

Quick answer

  • 63 of the 79 France plans we sell name SFR as a reachable network, at 4G and 5G.
  • SFR runs LTE on B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28 and 5G on n1, n78; your phone needs at least one of them.
  • Travel plans connect by roaming, so no plan can promise one specific network.

SFR in brief

SFR's mobile coverage map has separate layers for 5G (3.5 GHz and 2100 MHz), 4G and 3G, with 4G data updated 30 September 2025.

We are not a reseller for this operator and we have not run our own field speed tests. The band and network details below come from the sources listed at the end of the page.
SFR and travel eSIM in France

SFR's bands and technology

ItemSFR
LTE (4G)B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28
5G NRn1, n78
5G launchedLive
3GStill running
Network code (MCC-MNC)208-10

Checked against the sources on 2026-10-12. Only the bands a source confirmed are listed; the network may run others too.

An eSIM can only use SFR if your phone supports at least one band in this table. Before you fly, open your model's spec page on the maker's site and compare its LTE and 5G band lists.

SFR's coverage map

SFR publishes its own coverage map. Look up the street or district you will stay in rather than the country as a whole, because coverage in town and out of town differs a great deal. The map shows SFR's own network; a roaming plan may not get every technology it shows.

Who licenses SFR

Mobile networks in France are licensed, and their spectrum assigned, by the Autorite de regulation des communications electroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse (ARCEP). The bands above are the ones it allocates. A problem with the local network's own service goes to the operator first; a problem with your eSIM plan comes to us.

SFR and travel eSIM in France

The plans on our shelf that name SFR

From the supplier record behind each package, 63 of the 79 plans we currently sell for France declare SFR as a network the profile can reach, at 4G and 5G. The figure comes from the same catalogue that prices the plan pages, and it moves when the supplier revises the record.

A plan naming SFR means the network sits in the list the profile may choose from. It does not mean your handset will stay on it. The priority order is the supplier's, and the signal where you stand decides.

SFR beside the other networks in France

NetworkLTE bands5G bands
SFRB1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28n1, n78
OrangeB1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28n28, n1, n78

A band shared across networks is one a single phone can use on all of them.

Why plans do not name a fixed network

Nearly every travel eSIM is a roaming product: the profile picks a network by an order the supplier sets, not by the buyer. If SFR is weak where you are, try selecting Orange manually in the network settings, and keep data roaming on for the eSIM profile.

FAQ

Will my eSIM definitely connect to SFR?+

63 of our plans name SFR as reachable, but that is not a guarantee. Travel plans run over roaming agreements, so the network depends on the supplier behind the plan, your device and where you are.

Which bands does my phone need for SFR?+

At least one of these, LTE: B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B28; 5G: n1, n78. Your phone's band list is on the maker's spec page for your model, under "Cellular" or "Network".

Does SFR run 5G, and will my plan get it?+

Yes. SFR has run commercial 5G, on n1, n78. A travel plan only gets it when the plan permits 5G, your phone supports one of those bands, and you are inside 5G coverage. Miss any one and you fall back to 4G.

How do I see which network I am on?+

Check the carrier name at the top of the screen, or open the mobile-network settings and look at the operator list. If signal is poor, try selecting a network manually instead of automatic, but only one your plan actually supports.

Sources

About the author

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Porsch Kunnipat Siramanakul

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