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Originally Posted by backofbeyond
I’m in the US at present with my U.K. iPhone. The charges for using it here are crazy - I was £10 down before I even got off the plane - so I’m looking for a local payg sim that’ll cover me for a couple of weeks. I had no trouble getting one in Hong Kong a few weeks ago and passport control was giving them out with the stamp in your passport in Dubai recently. But in the US - no one’s heard of them. I tried something from Walmart but it doesn’t work. Any advice on how to get a temporary sim. I know AT&T don’t do them as I’m just back from their store.
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AT&T, Verizon, and every other major cell service in the US, offer Prepaid SIM card kits. Look for them in the electronics section at Wallmart or Target and other big box stores.
In my experience, your phone will need to be unlocked and recognizable for the network you choose and you'll need a credit card to activate. Info should be on the packaging.
It's DIY, off-the-shelf easy, and if all goes well you'll have a number within 30 minutes.
Prices will range depending on how much data you need. In North America, prepaid plans are generally not inexpensive if you plan to use much cell service data (maps, directions, etc) as you'll reach the data limits very quickly, however they are good if you want or need a US based phone number to make and receive calls.
In the past I've used them often when travelling from Canada into the US. Mobile phone plans in Canada are some of the most expensive in the world, and simply having them turned on would cost a fortune. It was cheaper for me to pickup a sim card in the US.
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