Blackadder1402
Jun 8, 12, 3:03 am
Just seeing if anyone can give any information on the best sim option for a unlocked Android phone for use in the US.
Thanks :cool:
Thanks :cool:
Travel Technology - Call/Data plan for Android in the US
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transpac
Jun 8, 12, 3:44 am
Prepaid? Post-paid? For how long?
Do you know which 3G bands your model supports?
T-Mobile, AT&T, Straightalk and H2O Wireless are the pre-paid options which I am aware of.
A specific recommendation may follow once people understand your requirements.
I've been using T-Mo pre-paid for ~ 8 years for my frequent trips to the U.S.; I now use the $2/day option for unlimited calls, texts and 2G data.
Do you know which 3G bands your model supports?
T-Mobile, AT&T, Straightalk and H2O Wireless are the pre-paid options which I am aware of.
A specific recommendation may follow once people understand your requirements.
I've been using T-Mo pre-paid for ~ 8 years for my frequent trips to the U.S.; I now use the $2/day option for unlimited calls, texts and 2G data.
Blackadder1402
Jun 8, 12, 4:16 am
Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
pseudoswede
Jun 8, 12, 6:57 am
* Where are you going?
* How will you be traveling?
* How many minutes will you need?
* How much data will you need?
* Will you be using the phone every hour/day/third day/week?
* How will you be traveling?
* How many minutes will you need?
* How much data will you need?
* Will you be using the phone every hour/day/third day/week?
Flahusky
Jun 8, 12, 6:58 am
Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
H20 is ok, took them 3 days to activate my service though :/
Straight Talk has been good to me, 15mins and I had an active phone. No data issues.
Not a fan of AT&T Go Phone plans so...
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
H20 is ok, took them 3 days to activate my service though :/
Straight Talk has been good to me, 15mins and I had an active phone. No data issues.
Not a fan of AT&T Go Phone plans so...
Blackadder1402
Jun 8, 12, 8:03 am
* Where are you going?
* How will you be traveling?
* How many minutes will you need?
* How much data will you need?
* Will you be using the phone every hour/day/third day/week?
Not to far off the beaten track Most of the time in Orange Co, Ca, trips to San Fransisco,San Diego,Houston and New York
*Minutes probably could get away with 200 minutes, as for data 2GB+
Using the phone probably multiple times a day when I am away from the hotels and my lap top.
* How will you be traveling?
* How many minutes will you need?
* How much data will you need?
* Will you be using the phone every hour/day/third day/week?
Not to far off the beaten track Most of the time in Orange Co, Ca, trips to San Fransisco,San Diego,Houston and New York
*Minutes probably could get away with 200 minutes, as for data 2GB+
Using the phone probably multiple times a day when I am away from the hotels and my lap top.
transpac
Jun 8, 12, 5:46 pm
Note that Straightalk caps data at 2 GB; further it may be a hard cap.
garyschmitt
Jun 11, 12, 2:32 pm
Consider going without. The US is a terrible place to need a prepaid data plan. Cost is ~4-5 times has high as Europe. You're probably looking at $25/mo. min, and you'd be lucky to find that.
Yaatri
Jun 12, 12, 2:16 pm
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Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
Fortunately three band will suffice for use anywhere in the U.S.
Even pentabands don't work across all possible 3G network bands/frequencies.
For use with Tmobile, your phone must opearate im band IV (AWS) and for AT&T, on two bands PCS and CLR.
Do check to ascertain which of these bands your phone can operate in.
Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
Fortunately three band will suffice for use anywhere in the U.S.
Even pentabands don't work across all possible 3G network bands/frequencies.
For use with Tmobile, your phone must opearate im band IV (AWS) and for AT&T, on two bands PCS and CLR.
Do check to ascertain which of these bands your phone can operate in.
Yaatri
Jun 12, 12, 2:30 pm
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Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
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Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
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Yaatri
Jun 12, 12, 2:33 pm
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Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
Also, you wil not have free incoming calls. Missed call routine that you might be used to will not work. Do evaluate your requirements.
Looking at pre-paid for just over a month. (Jun 16- Jul 22), phone works across all bands of 3G as far as I am aware.
I have heard about the AT&T GoPhone(?) sims, just wondering if that would be a option.
Also, you wil not have free incoming calls. Missed call routine that you might be used to will not work. Do evaluate your requirements.
mrcamp
Jun 12, 12, 2:49 pm
If fast data is not critical, tmobile'e $2/day option for unlimited calls, texts and 2G data, is actually a good deal. Plus, the sim can be had cheaply on ebay or one of the several stores. AT&t is not bad either. It's $0.10/cents min to anywhere in the US. Yes, incoming calls are not free, but there is a reason for that - It does not cost folks a HEFTY surcharge to call a US mobile (Receiving Party Pays), just like it does in other countries that have free incoming calls (Calling Party Pays).
Yaatri
Jun 12, 12, 3:06 pm
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Terminating call surcharge is not real basis for not offering free incoming calls. There are countries with supposedly hefty termination charges, who offer free incoming calls, you can call a mobile phone in those countries for far less than the typicall rate of aeound 10 cents a minute here. The marker here took a different approach. Here, we have unlimited nights and weekends or free in- network calls.
Terminating call surcharge is not real basis for not offering free incoming calls. There are countries with supposedly hefty termination charges, who offer free incoming calls, you can call a mobile phone in those countries for far less than the typicall rate of aeound 10 cents a minute here. The marker here took a different approach. Here, we have unlimited nights and weekends or free in- network calls.
Blackadder1402
Jun 13, 12, 10:52 pm
Thanks for the advice all. :cool: