Home-visit tech support in Nice
Wi-Fi, TV Streaming (Apple TV, Firestick, GoogleTV), VPN, phone transfers, and PC support for Americans settling into life on the Côte d'Azur — handled by someone who shows up, speaks your language, and has done this before.
Based in Nice. Run by an American who's made this same move.
Flat prices for the jobs people ask for most. Anything else runs at the hourly rate — quoted before we start, never after.
Visits in Nice are at the prices above. Villefranche-sur-Mer, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Antibes and elsewhere add a flat €25 travel fee per visit, quoted before you book and charged once, even for the bundle.
Everything above, in one visit: Wi-Fi, Streaming & VPN, Phone, and PC Setup. Built for the first two weeks in a new French apartment, when everything needs sorting at once.
A direct line for the small stuff — a printer that stopped talking to Wi-Fi, a streaming app that logged itself out, a VPN that needs re-pointing. Members also get Expat Phone 101 for €30.
Four steps, start to finish. Most jobs are done in a single visit.
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Message or call with what you need — even "I'm not sure, but nothing's working" is a fine place to start.
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Most visits are booked within a day or two, sooner if it's urgent.
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Anywhere in Nice and along the coast. We bring what's needed and explain what we're doing as we go.
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You're set up, and you understand it well enough to not need us again for the same thing.
Moving your digital life to France is different from moving it across a US state line — different providers, different SIM rules, different expectations for what "connected" means. We sort it in person, so nothing gets lost between an FAQ page and your actual apartment.
You're not the test run. Every visit follows the same setup that's already worked for other Americans making this same move, so nothing here is guesswork.
Sole Proprietor, NiceSetup
I started out as an Apple Certified Technician working the Apple Genius Bar in New York, then spent two decades leading applications and technology teams through major enterprise transitions in Chicago. I've since lived in Nice with my wife for over a year, and Barcelona for a year before that — long enough to lose count of the fellow expats I saw carrying around a "French phone" and a US phone just to stay connected. NiceSetup is the fix.
LinkedIn ↗The ones that come up most, from people still packing and people already here.
Yes, but it takes a bit of planning before you leave — carriers make it hard to unlock a phone or port a number once you're no longer on their network, and account verification often relies on that same number. Pre-Departure Phone Prep covers unlocking your phone and deciding whether to port your number to a low-cost MVNO so it stays alive for US banking, 2FA, and apps that expect a US line.
Most people are better off with a French eSIM alongside their US line rather than swapping SIMs back and forth. We handle the carrier, activation, and device setup as part of Phone Setup, so you land with both numbers working from day one.
A properly configured VPN will, but the default settings on most consumer VPN apps aren't enough on their own — banking apps in particular are picky about location signals. Streaming & VPN Setup configures it correctly across your phone, laptop, and streaming devices so banking, healthcare, and TV access all travel with you.
It depends on your carrier and whether your device is still under contract — some unlock in minutes, others take a formal request and a few days. This is exactly what Pre-Departure Phone Prep is for: a remote session to get it unlocked and sorted before you fly, not after.
A streaming box (Apple TV, Firestick, or Google TV) paired with a correctly configured VPN is the most reliable setup — it lets your usual apps and subscriptions work the way they did back home. Covered under Streaming & VPN Setup.
The provider timeline varies by building and neighborhood, but once service is active, a proper router install and device setup is usually a single visit. See Wi-Fi Setup for what's included.
NiceSetup focuses on the technical setup — getting devices, networks, and accounts working correctly. We're not a translation or paperwork service, so any contract signing or French-language calls with a provider are handled separately.