Quectel EC25-E in France
The Quectel EC25-E rates good on 3 of 4 networks in France (Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom). On Free Mobile it is limited, missing a coverage band. 2G switch-off: Orange, SFR and Bouygues Telecom by December 2026.
Network by network
| Network | Verdict | Bands in use it supports | Core bands missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | ✔ Good 71% | B1 B3 B7 B20 | — |
| SFR | ✔ Good 71% | B1 B3 B7 B20 | — |
| Bouygues Telecom | ✔ Good 71% | B1 B3 B7 B20 | — |
| Free Mobile | ◐ Limited 50% | B3 B7 | — |
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About the Quectel EC25-E
- 4G B1 B3 B5 B7 B8 B20 B38 B40 B41
The EC25-E has no B28; where B28 is needed (Australia, New Zealand, Israel and others), choose the EC25-EU or EC25-EUX from the same family.
Network access: long-term roaming
Many globally deployed IoT devices use multi-network roaming SIMs that can attach to several networks in a country, but some countries restrict long-term roaming by foreign SIMs. A local SIM roaming domestically is not affected.
◐ No legal ban; it depends on the operators: EU rules do not ban it; long-term roaming depends on wholesale roaming agreements between operators, and agreements allowing it have grown in number.34
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Sources
- A EC25 Series LTE Standard Specification: variants and their bands, as published by Deutsche Telekom IoT Quectel · 2020
- C Quectel EC25-E product listing (bands) everything RF · 2026-10-02
- A Report on M2M and permanent roaming (BoR (24) 165): agreements allowing permanent roaming have increased since 2021 BEREC · 2024-12
- A Wholesale Roaming Guidelines (BoR (26) 70): M2M is within the Roaming Regulation; how operators may handle permanent roaming BEREC · 2026-06
