USA SIM card for 1 month
- matt2matt2002
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USA SIM card for 1 month
I'll be in USA/ NYC for a short stay in August.
Any advice on a sim card please.
Just for emergency calls/ some gps navigation.
Thanks folks
Any advice on a sim card please.
Just for emergency calls/ some gps navigation.
Thanks folks
2017 Ethiopia.5 weeks.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
AFAIK 3 offers free roaming in the US on PAYG so you could get a free SIM card and put a cheap data bundle on it
My experience is from a few years back and looks like the rules changed in 2021, although a scan of the ts&cs suggests the changes were only for pay monthly plans. Worth looking in more detail
My experience is from a few years back and looks like the rules changed in 2021, although a scan of the ts&cs suggests the changes were only for pay monthly plans. Worth looking in more detail
- matt2matt2002
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Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
Thanks. I've just checked and 3 have a £2/day roaming charge in Europe and £5/day elsewhere.bohrsatom wrote: ↑3 Jul 2022, 9:41am AFAIK 3 offers free roaming in the US on PAYG so you could get a free SIM card and put a cheap data bundle on it
My experience is from a few years back and looks like the rules changed in 2021, although a scan of the ts&cs suggests the changes were only for pay monthly plans. Worth looking in more detail
Matt
2017 Ethiopia.5 weeks.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
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Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
We have a holiday home in USA. When there we use Truphone sims which are usable in most countries and you only pay from your credit (as little as $10) for what you use,with no time expiry.
Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
Pretty sure the other poster was right and it is supposed to be ok for PAYG as opposed to a contract but definitely check. I converted my rolling contr to a 24 month one last September to keep go roam for another 2 years and I got 3 following a recommendation here before spending 3 months in the states cycling and it was so usefulmatt2matt2002 wrote: ↑3 Jul 2022, 10:50amThanks. I've just checked and 3 have a £2/day roaming charge in Europe and £5/day elsewhere.bohrsatom wrote: ↑3 Jul 2022, 9:41am AFAIK 3 offers free roaming in the US on PAYG so you could get a free SIM card and put a cheap data bundle on it
My experience is from a few years back and looks like the rules changed in 2021, although a scan of the ts&cs suggests the changes were only for pay monthly plans. Worth looking in more detail
Matt
Anyway Martin Lewis is pretty good in this stuff (see link) and seems to be recommending AT &T. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mobil ... ing-calls/
Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
Yeah 3 are super confusing but the text does suggest the charges don’t apply for PAYG:
To unlock your UK allowance in Go Roam in Europe, there’s a £2 daily roaming charge. When you Go Roam Around the World, it’s £5.* The daily roaming charge is triggered as soon as you use any of your plan's allowances in a Go Roam destination and lasts for 24 hours. If you’re on Pay As You Go, or your Pay Monthly plan started before 1 October 2021, these charges won’t apply.
Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
Could be worth checking/searching the TripAdvisor USA country forum (note, forum). This is the sort of question frequently asked on every country forum.
Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
Just had this pop up on my feed. Not cheap and I suspect the company take a cut. Nonetheless, some telecom companies mentioned which may be worth pursuing.
https://uk.simcorner.com/collections/usa-sim-card
https://uk.simcorner.com/collections/usa-sim-card
Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
Yes. I'm currently Giffgaff but will be changing to Three PAYG next year for the USA roaming. For convenience I need to use my usual number as it has my banking app and gets passcodes texts for various things.
Giffgaff is an extontionate £1 per minute calls and 20p per mb data.
I used to be on 3 but switched because reception at home was poor. Walking into the garden to get texts. Hopefully a few years on local reception is better. If not I'll switch back.
Planning a 2 month tour so £1 per minute is not feasible. I have toured in the USA without a phone but that was before so much stuff needed it. And having maps dowloaded to the phone as a backup is handy.
Giffgaff is an extontionate £1 per minute calls and 20p per mb data.
I used to be on 3 but switched because reception at home was poor. Walking into the garden to get texts. Hopefully a few years on local reception is better. If not I'll switch back.
Planning a 2 month tour so £1 per minute is not feasible. I have toured in the USA without a phone but that was before so much stuff needed it. And having maps dowloaded to the phone as a backup is handy.
Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
My experience (Europe and Asia) is that it's free to receive texts. So no worries on picking up banking type messages.
Do you have a dual SIM phone?
Do you have a dual SIM phone?
- matt2matt2002
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Re: USA SIM card for 1 month
Not dual SIM unfortunately
2017 Ethiopia.5 weeks.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.