A smartphone plus a helpful team to answer my questions
I arranged to get a phone from INSIDR before I travelled to Paris and couldn't have been more pleased. They were waiting to give it to me at the airport but I completely forgot until I got to my airbnb. They were super gracious and delivered it to me there. At the end of my trip they picked it up. The smartphone was set up and super easy to use. I was able to stay in contact with friends and family back home via Facebook, Google Hangouts, Skype, etc as well as use Google maps to get around. They also had a bunch of Whatsapp groups set up. One was to give daily travel tips to me and others with INSIDR phones. Another was to arrange meetups with other travellers. Most importantly, there was one set up for me to ask questions (even dumb ones) about Paris. There was always someone from the INSIDR team there to answer them and give me advice.