[consolidated] Prepaid SIM cards outside USA
Feb 5, 2013, 7:24 am
#451
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I am VERY noob to this issue.
My family and I are flying to Montreal from New Orleans on Monday, 11 February 13 for 6 days.
We all have ATT smart phones.
In addition, we have an old i phone 3 and an old iPhone 4 (I guess they are still locked by ATT).
I take it that I can either call ATT or go by a store and get these two phone unlocked.
From there, what can I do with these two phones?
OR, buy a couple of "GO Phones" in Canada? Or some other brand?
-Order Canadian SIMs for the unlocked ATT phones?
-Pick up Canadian SIMS when I get there?
-Then what?
Any links to existing threads or asnwers to these specific CANADIAN threads would be appreciated.
My family and I are flying to Montreal from New Orleans on Monday, 11 February 13 for 6 days.
We all have ATT smart phones.
In addition, we have an old i phone 3 and an old iPhone 4 (I guess they are still locked by ATT).
I take it that I can either call ATT or go by a store and get these two phone unlocked.
From there, what can I do with these two phones?
OR, buy a couple of "GO Phones" in Canada? Or some other brand?
-Order Canadian SIMs for the unlocked ATT phones?
-Pick up Canadian SIMS when I get there?
-Then what?
Any links to existing threads or asnwers to these specific CANADIAN threads would be appreciated.
Feb 5, 2013, 10:37 am
#452
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Anyone here have success unlocking a Nokia Lumia 900 from ATT? I have an unlock code (from ATT) but not sure how to use it.
Feb 15, 2013, 11:43 pm
#453
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The SIM you use doesn't even need to be active - an old T-Mobile SIM or the like will work fine.
Feb 17, 2013, 3:38 pm
#454
Join Date: Mar 2012
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I don't know specifically for the Lumia 900, but normally it's just a matter of putting in a non-AT&T SIM card, at which point it will prompt you for the unlock code. Enter that, and you're away.
The SIM you use doesn't even need to be active - an old T-Mobile SIM or the like will work fine.
The SIM you use doesn't even need to be active - an old T-Mobile SIM or the like will work fine.
Feb 27, 2013, 7:07 pm
#455
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Wind and 3 are cheaper but TIM is suppose to have the best coverage.
Mar 1, 2013, 1:55 am
#456
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Mar 13, 2013, 8:42 am
#457
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In the interest of making it easier for people to find country-specific information, I have broken the last few months' posts in this thread into new, country-specific threads. Please search for "Prepaid SIM" and the country you're interested in.
I will also create a Wiki (oooh! aaaah!) with links to country threads.
I'm going to lock this thread now and remove its stickiness.
Thanks for the suggestion, BigFlyer.
I will also create a Wiki (oooh! aaaah!) with links to country threads.
I'm going to lock this thread now and remove its stickiness.
Thanks for the suggestion, BigFlyer.