I searched myself to see the specs of a nokia n900 FR and an US US = Operating Frequency Optimized for WCDMA 900/1700/2100 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 Optimized for 3G networks on WCDMA 900/1700/2100 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 FR = Fréquence de fonctionnement Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1700/2100 Commutation automatique entre bandes GSM Mode Avion It's approximately the same. By deduction, the US nokia will work in France. But i hope a confirmation