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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 03:18:36 GMT
From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzle.nospamnospamlobal.net>
Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC Question on Mobile Phones in USA


"Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> wrote in message news:nwLVd.285916$K7.110158nospamnews.blueyonder.co.uk... > OK I know this is nothing to do with SAABs, which is why I made the header > clear. > > I'm travelling to Florida for a 2 week holiday in June. Want to stay in > contact with UK by mobile phone. I have, (or soon will have- on order) a > triband phone. > > I'm told I can buy a US Pay as You Go sim card, and use that rather than > use my network? Is this a good idea, if so where would I go for such a > sim card and what's the best network in the USA, bearing in mind nearly > all calls made and received will be to UK. I expect that you ordered an "unlocked" phone, otherwise it likely will only work with the SIM from the company that sold the phone in the country where it was purchased. Normally the phones and the "pay as you go" cards in the US are sold next to each other in the same store. They are available from stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, Target or WalMart. I prefer to buy my cell phones from amazon.com. An online purchase might not be the best solution for you, but at least you can see what is available. Keep in mind that your US phone (or US SIM) will be associated with a US phone number and that in the US, the minutes for both incoming and outgoing calls are charged to the mobile phone user. Pay as you go systems likely assume that calls will be made within the US and might not work or will be very expensive when you want to call an international number. I know that with my Cingular pre-paid service, I get many minutes per month to call anywhere in the US. This calculates to about $0.10/minute. Calls to Western Europe are $1.49/minute unless I pay additional for a special service. I used to have T-Mobile. I seem to recall they work the same way and charge $1.99/minute for international calls. Another thing to keep in mind is that SIM cards only work with GSM systems. Verizon, Sprint and Nextel do not offer GSM technology (this information may be outdated). T-Mobile, Cingular and AT&T (the last two companies have merged) are the well known, nationwide companies that have GSM systems. I hope some of this information was helpful. Walt > > My brother was in Sri Lanka at Christmas, and my folks don't want to go > through same worry they had with him, should there be a problem in USA. > (He's fine, up a mountain at time) > > Cheers > > Al > > > >

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