Originally Posted by CheckInPeach

My experience with getting a SIM in the US is that in the stores they try to sell you a subscription and don't really understand you're a tourist. One thing the Americans are really good at is squeezing the last buck out of your pocket, so even the prepaid offers are kind of expensive and have some automatic renewal options active. On the positive side, when buying a local SIM is that it comes with a number and usually much more GB than the eSIM providers give.