Home Internet Price Research in France (2026)

How much does home internet cost in France?

Answer: French fibre costs from €22.99/mo flat (RED by SFR Box Fibre) to €59.99/mo after the promo (Free Freebox Ultra), as of 13 October 2026. No-commitment fibre clusters at €24.99 flat. TV bundles start at €29.99 in year one and rise to €39.99-43.99. 5G home boxes cost €25.99 to €42.99.

The table lists 19 plans from RED by SFR, Sosh, B&YOU, Free, SFR, Orange and Bouygues Telecom, sorted by the after-promo price. Prices come from the provider pages on 13 October 2026, except Sosh (comparison-site readings, 16 September 2026) and Freebox Révolution Light (comparison-site reading, 1 October 2026, availability uncertain). RED Box Fibre was spot-verified against red-by-sfr.fr.

Provider pages and dated comparison-site readings, 13 October 2026. “Flat” means no scheduled increase; “1 yr” means the promo price lasts 12 months.

What are the price bands for French boxes?

French boxes sort into four bands once you rank them on the after-promo price. The entry band of flat €22.99-24.99fibre is the market's centre of gravity in October 2026. TV bundles and 5G boxes look like entry offers in year one, then land €10-18 a month higher. Each band below lists its real range and the boxes in it.

Provider pages and dated comparison-site readings, 13 October 2026. Vialis is sold in Alsace only.

What is the cheapest home internet box in France?

Answer: The cheapest fibre is RED by SFR Box Fibre at €22.99/mo flat, with up to 1 Gbit/s, no commitment and no month-13 increase. The price was confirmed on red-by-sfr.fr on 13 October 2026. The cheapest fixed line of any kind is Boîte Sosh ADSL at €20.99, but at about 20 Mbit/s it only makes sense where fibre has not arrived.

The €24.99 flat tier is close behind and buys more. Sosh Boîte Fibre runs on Orange's network, B&YOU Pure Fibre adds a WiFi 7 router, and Freebox Pop Sreaches 5 Gbit/s with a fixed IPv4 address. RED's savings come from stripping things out: the standard router is WiFi 5, TV is +€3/mo and support is chat-only.

What does a box really cost over 24 months?

RED by SFR Box Fibre is the 24-month champion at €551.76 in subscription fees, per our calculation from 13 October 2026 prices. The flat €24.99 boxes follow at €599.76. Freebox Pop costs €839.76 and Orange Livebox Fibre €875.76 over the same 24 months, because their promo ends after year one. Setup fees widen the gap, unless a promo refunds them.

The symmetric 8 Gbit/s race flips with time. Freebox Ultra Essentiel costs €24 less than SFR Premiumin fees over 24 months, and €73 less once SFR's €49 setup fee counts. SFR pulls ahead only from month 31 on fees alone, or month 43 with the setup fee, thanks to its €4 lower after-promo price.

TV costs more than it looks. Freebox Pop S and Freebox Popshare the same 5 Gbit/s fibre, so the Pop's 300 channels cost you €240 over 24 months. At Orange, the flat Livebox Lite (€29.99, 1 Gbit/s) costs €156 less over 24 months than the Livebox Fibre promo.

Promo vs standard box prices: what changes?

French box offers often advertise a promotional price for the first 12 months, then revert to a higher standard price. As of October 2026, Freebox Pop rises by €10 to €39.99, Orange Livebox Fibre by €13 to €42.99, Bbox must by €7 to €43.99 and Livebox Up by €12 to €51.99. Budget for the standard price, since you pay it from month 13 for as long as you stay.

Flat-price offers never rise on a schedule. RED by SFR Box Fibre (€22.99), Sosh, B&YOU Pure Fibre and Freebox Pop S (€24.99) and SFR Premium (€45.99) hold their price. SFRsells Starter and Power as “prix fixe garanti”, but on a 12-month commitment, and Bouygues indexes the Bbox fit price once a year to a published index (ICHTrev-TS). Always check that the contract summary (fiche d'information standardisée) shows the after-promo price.

Flat is not frozen. In October 2026, SFR, RED by SFR and Prixtel raised prices for existing box and mobile subscribers by €0.99 to €4.99 a month, per Univers Freebox (5 October 2026). You can refuse the increase in your espace client and keep your old price, or cancel free within 4 months under article L224-33 of the Code de la consommation.

Does a box and mobile bundle save money in France?

Free's 5G+ 350 GB mobile plan costs €19.99 on its own and €9.99 with a Freebox Pop, prices Free has frozen until 2027 (verified October 2026). Free's €2 plan is free for one line per Freebox. The discount is real, but it does not make the Pop the cheapest household setup over two years.

The bundle saves €36 in year one and costs €84 more in year two, so RED plus the standalone plan wins by €48 over 24 months. The Pop bundle still makes sense if you want its TV and 5 Gbit/s. Bouygues lets B.iG mobile customers keep the Bbox must promo price, which removes the month-13 jump; see our SIM card price research for the mobile side.

What are the setup and closure fees for French boxes?

French boxes charge a one-time setup fee of €0 to €49 and, in most cases, a closure fee of €69 when you leave, even without commitment. Standard fibre raccordement by a technician is included at Orange, Sosh, Bouygues, Free and SFR. Some setup fees were refunded during autumn 2026 promos, so ask before you sign.

Orange refunds up to €150of your old ISP's exit fees when you switch. Fibre now dominates the market: per ARCEP T4 2025, FTTH made up 82% of fixed lines and 94.2% of premises were FTTH-covered, which is why nearly every box in our tables is fibre.

Provider pages, dated comparison-site readings and ARCEP T4 2025, October 2026. Verify current prices and fees on the provider's site before subscribing.

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