Originally Posted by
Morland
But...
- Get to keep my phone number
- Get to receive incoming texts without having to swap my SIM card
- Simple Mobile won't sell over web to a non-US address so need to go through a third-party eg Mr Simcard who add their own markup OR find a retail store (of which there were none where I was going)
Hi,
of course it brings some inconvenience, but:
1) Forward your call or make an announcement on your voicemail (I prefer the first way which is not more expensive than incoming roaming)
2) get yourself a second triband-phone, on ebay from GBP 15
3)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Simple-Mobil...ht_1630wt_1163 as a microsim or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brandnew-Sim...item35a8d742ca as a regular sim, so even cheaper than official retailers in US. You can activate the simcard online the day of your departure, top up $ 50 via CC and: There you go!
At the end you save a lot of money + have the good feeling of "unlimited". Some years ago you could get the same directly from t-mobile for less than $ 20, that was a PERFECT deal.