I got mine opened within a few days, it didn't took that long, however it to took some time to get the codes for the Internet banking, since it is issued by the bank and need to go the hole way from Cyprus to France, it was about a week or two.
And yes you get an English Internet Banking system for your account which is good, you can transfer money to any bank account within the control panel and always check your balance. The best is I get an SMS each time money is withdrawn or arrives to the bank account