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Free Calls to France for Telstra, Optus & Virgin Mobile Customers + Free Calls to France on Google Hangouts

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Telstra

Telstra offers free calls & text to France following tragic events

Our thoughts are with all those affected by this terrible incident on what was a day of national celebration in France.

To help our customers check on friends and relatives, we’re offering free standard voice calls and texts made from personal post-paid mobiles and fixed lines to France from 12.01am AEST on 15 July until 11.59pm AEST on 21 July 2016.

For personal pre-paid customers, we’re offering a refund of the costs of your standard voice calls and SMS to France from 12.01am AEST on 15 July until 11.59pm AEST on 21 July 2016 (refunds will be applied by 29 July).

Please keep in mind that disruption to services in France may impact calls getting through.


Optus

Free Calls to France for Optus Customers

Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by the terrible events that have taken place in Nice, France.

Optus consumer post-paid mobile and fixed customers will receive free standard voice calls to France from 12:01am AEST 15th July 2016 until midnight 21st July 2016. This includes calls to mobile and landline numbers. Calls made to France during this time will not be charged on your next bill.

Pre-paid mobile customers will receive zero-rated standard voice calls made to France from 07:00am AEST Saturday 16th of July until midnight 21st July 2016.

The high volume on the telecommunications network around France may impact calls getting through. You may experience busy tones, recorded voice announcements or the call might go straight to voicemail when calling.

Any customers who wish to discuss their individual circumstances can call our Customer Services team on 133 937


Virgin Mobile

Free calls to France for postpaid customers

Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by the terrible events in Nice. Our Postpaid customers are able to make free voice calls from Oz to France to check on friends and relatives from 2.00PM today (15 July) until 11.59PM on 17 July, and on Prepaid from 12.01AM on 16 July until 11.59PM on 17 July, AEST.


Google

To all those affected by the attack in Nice, you’re in our thoughts.

To help people stay informed and connected with their loved ones, we're making calls to France from Hangouts, Google Voice and Project Fi, free — from anywhere in the world those services are supported.

Android → https://goo.gl/75u3GM
iOS → https://goo.gl/FDOfq

Additionally, ​for those in and around Nice, ​we’ve published a Google Now card with critical updates from French authorities, and we’ll continue to update it as new information becomes available.


Vodafone

Our thoughts are with all of those affected by the terrible events in Nice, France
In response to this, we will reactively give voice only credits to customers that have made calls to France (From today, Friday 15 July 2016 until 11.59pm AEDST, Tuesday 19 July, 2016) and have raised the issue with us
The voice only credits can be given up until 11.59pm (AEDST), Tuesday 19 July, 2016
If you have made calls to France in this time, please contact customer care on 1555 to have these call costs credited back to your account.


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Please note this is a deal for free calls to France. Obviously there are a lot of raw feelings but personal attacks on religions and groups of people is not acceptable. Those who can't control their comments are best not making a comment at all.

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  • Line messenger also have free calls to France for today and tomorrow if you have that on your phone

  • +5

    By the time the majority realize that the immigration policy has failed, it is too late

    • +10

      Yeah but you enjoy the kebabs, don't you kebabs?
      ;)

      • +1

        And Halal food, most kebabs are Halal.

        • +3

          nek minnit username changed to "souvlaki".

    • look at the price of houses today:(

  • +4

    The way things are going in France this may become a permanent deal…

    • +2

      At the cost of many innocent lives. Truly a very bad deal.

  • +1

    any free flights?

  • +1

    Bastille Day: Blu-ray release 18 August 2016 starring Idris Elba.
    "A young artist and former CIA agent embark on an anti-terrorist mission in France."
    http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bastille-Day-Blu-ray/156391/

  • +7

    Even Woolies have cashed in on the tragedy

  • +3

    @jv is right. Vote 1 @jv. @jv for President!!

  • Yes this is a good move by the telco's …better late than never, and they might now do this with other events. I do hope that is not required, but I expect it regrettably will not be the case!!.

  • Je suis Nice.

    (Je suis vraiment.)

  • It irks me that a post like this is mixed in as a "bargain" with all the others on the website.

  • +2

    VODAFONE:
    Our thoughts are with all of those affected by the terrible events in Nice, France
    In response to this, we will reactively give voice only credits to customers that have made calls to France (From today, Friday 15 July 2016 until 11.59pm AEDST, Tuesday 19 July, 2016) and have raised the issue with us
    The voice only credits can be given up until 11.59pm (AEDST), Tuesday 19 July, 2016
    If you have made calls to France in this time, please contact customer care on 1555 to have these call costs credited back to your account.

    Not quite automatically free…. but still free none the less

    • +2

      we will reactively

      "retroactively", i assume they meant to say.

  • +1

    insert je sui ________ comment

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