On March 10, 2022, Bouygues Telecom launched its brand new mobile plan ” responsible and supportive soberly baptized “source”. For the sum of ten euros per month and without commitment, the customer will have access to 10 GB of data as well as unlimited calls, SMS and MMS. The main difference with the packages of other operators is that this one allows the subscriber to recycle the gigabytes of internet that he does not use.
Bouygues Telecom takes another step towards digital sobriety
With this new plan, Bouygues Telecom advocates “digital sobriety”. This is an approach that aims to reduce our carbon footprint by moderating our consumption of digital devices and features such as internet use on smartphones. The commitments of the source package tend towards ” a reduction in the carbon footprint of their digital life “.
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Of course, the flat rate has been designed to ensure that no flat rate overrun is possible. There will be no internet at reduced speed if the 10 GB have been completely consumed. You will have to buy an additional recharge in order to be able to use the Internet again: from 2 euros for 2 GB to 10 euros for 10 GB. SMS+ type services as well.
Be careful however: an invoice cannot exceed 20 euros per month. Subscribers will therefore only be able to take a maximum of an additional 10 GB if they subscribe to the source plan. For the moment Bouygues offers its users access to 4G and 4G+ networks but not to 5G.
This is what the source application for managing the plan of the same name looks like. Screenshot: Source / Bouygues Telecom.
How does Bouygues Telecom’s “source” package work?
According to the words of Bouygues Telecom, source comes to offer consumers ” transform unconsumed gigabytes into positive actions “. If at the end of the month, subscribers have not consumed the 10 GB of internet corresponding to their data envelope, the latter will be converted into a virtual currency, called “drop”. For 1 GB of mobile data not consumed during the month, the customer will receive 100 drops.
He can then, thanks to these drops, choose projects to support from a selection of international NGOs by spending their drops. Bouygues adds that “concretely, you can also choose to fight against deforestation in the Amazon, help make the dreams of sick children come true or even help, protect the local fauna“. The operator adds that the value “depends on the income of the Lilo search engine and the contribution of Source”.
In order to subscribe to this package, you do not have to go to the Bouygues Telecom site but to sourcemobile.fr, or from the source mobile application, accessible on iOS and Android. “It is a virtuous proposal that we are concretizing today with source. It’s a new way of getting involved, for our customers and for Bouygues Telecom.“, specified Benoît Torloting, the CEO of the operator.
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