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Updated: The Best US Prepaid Phone Plans For Data Users
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great way to save money on voice and SMS and that's true for data too.
Air Voice Wireless
AT&T GoPhone
Pay As You Go Online site. It's also possible to set up automatic refills using the web site.
Boom Mobile
Boost Mobile
Cricket Wireless
Ecomobile (855-825-8855) is a multi-operator MVNO offering service on your choice of Verizon, T-Mobile or Sprint. Ecomobile's monthly plans include unlimited domestic and international SMS and
Unlimited
A major plus with Ting is no-extra cost voice and SMS roaming.
Simply Prepaid
Triple-Triple billing uses separate buckets for minutes, texts and data, a $19.99 "60 minute" card gives you 180 minutes,
plus 180 MB of data
Recommendations
If you need unlimited voice and messaging combined with a sizable amount of high-speed data
AT&T network
GoSmart Mobile
Lycamobile
H2O Wireless (800-643-4926.) is a long established AT&T MVNO with monthly and pay as you go plans. Plan prices are generally competitive with those of Airvoice but with H20 unused high-speed data on all monthly plans will roll over. No more than 5 GB of unused rollover data can be accumulated in an account at any time.
MetroPCS (888-8metro8)
Page Plus
NET10
PureTalkUSA
Real Mobile
Republic Wireless (no support phone number) which launched in late 2011, is notable for offering unlimited voice, SMS and 1 GB of data with free off-network voice and extra cost data roaming, for $25/month plus about $7.50/month in taxes and fees. The low price is made possible in part by custom phone firmware which shifts voice, SMS and data traffic to WiFi, if it's available.
Selectel Wireless
SpeedTalk Mobile
Straight Talk
www.straighttalkbyop.com
Tello (866-377-0294), a Sprint MVNO which has been in business since December, 2015, offers build your own plans where you create a plan by combining bundles of minutes, texts and data as well as pay as you go plans. Tello allows using your phone as a hotspot and offers BYOSD, auto pay and LTE.
Ting
Pure TalkUSA $29 for 1 GB, $35 for 2 GB (including LTE)
Sprint network
Republic Wireless $25 plus about $5 in taxes 1 GB (LTE)
Boost Mobile $35 for 2 GB or $50 for unlimited high speed data (video and audio streaming and online gaming throttled) (LTE)
T-Mobile network
MetroPCS $30 1 GB, $40 3 GB, $50 or $60 unlimited plans (LTE)
Verizon network
Verizon $50 5 GB (7 GB with Walmart SIM or phone) or $70 10 GB (12 GB with Walmart SIM or phone) (LTE)
If you use mostly data and SMS, with minimum voice usage,
AT&T network
T-Mobile
Total Wireless (866-663-3633) is TracFone's newest brand, launching at the beginning of 2015. It's a Verizon MVNO sold at Walmart, Target and Dollar General stores and online. Total has very good prices. But reliability and customer support have been quite uneven. I've seen an unusually high incidence of reports of activation, number porting and data issues and customer support's inability to resolve issues with Total Wireless.
TPO (The Peoples Operator, 844-876-8326) is a Sprint and T-Mobile MVNO that donates 10% of plan prices and 20% of profits to charities chosen by the customer from a list that includes the World Wildlife Federation, SPCA, Habitat For Humanity and many more. TPO's chairman is Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.
TracFone Wireless
data only cards that add 300 MB for $10, 750 MB for $20, 2 GB for $30 or 4 GB for $50 and $10 Text Card that adds 1000 texts. Unused minutes, texts and data rollover indefinitely as long as the account is kept active by adding another airtime card every 90 days.
Ultra Mobile (888-777-0446) is a T-Mobile MVNO with monthly plans only. Ultra has some of the best sub $30 plans with data from any operator. Ultra is also notable for it's international calling features. Ultra Mobile supports international direct dialing and all plans include unlimited calls to at least 11 countries and an international call credit.
US Mobile (888-878-1488) is a T-Mobile MVNO that uses a tiered pricing model similar to Ting's. There's a $2 monthly fee plus separate tiers of voice minutes, messages and data. There are five talk and text tiers and six data tiers. Minute tiers run from $3 for 100 minutes to $15 for 5000. Data tiers are from $2 for 100 MB to $35 for 6 GB. US Mobile's prices are lower than Ting's, but Ting offers more flexibility including mid-month plan changes and multi-line plans. Unlike Ting, US Mobile doesn't offer voice and text roaming.
Verizon Wireless
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AT&T $30 plan with $5 - 100 MB rollover data add-ons (only cost effective for 300 MB/month or less) (LTE).
Sprint network
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US Mobile's tiered plans starting at $4 (LTE).
Verizon network
Page Plus $29.95 plan for 1 GB with 5¢/MB add-on data (LTE)
Selectel $30 plan with 500 MB and 5¢/MB overage (LTE)
Selectel's $15 plan with 15 MB and 5¢/MB overage (no LTE, 3G phones only)
Page Plus $12 Plan (10 MB, 10¢/MB overage) (no LTE, 3G phones only)
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Airvoice's $10/30 day PayGo (LTE)
Sprint network
Tello's never expiring pay as go (LTE)
Ting's $6/month (plus 10% taxes) plan (LTE)
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Ecomobile's $10/30 days pay as you go (LTE).
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Unlimited Voice Plans with Data
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Monthly Price
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SIM Cost or Activation Fee
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Voice
Text
Data
Republic Wireless
$17.50 - $40 + taxes & fees
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unlimited
unlimited
$17.50 0.5 GB,
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here
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Web Day Pass FAQ
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Lycamobile
$19 - $45
T-Mobile
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Unlocked GSM. Also T-Mobile using "Plus" SIM
unlimited
unlimited
$19 100 MB,
Ultra Mobile
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US Prepaid GSM Voice, Text and Data Options For International Visitors.
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wap.myvoicestream.com
http://m.web2go.com/myaccount/summary.do
http://m.web2go.com/myaccount/hourpasssubscribe.do
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post of their own to make them easier for others to find.
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$19 - $45
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T-Mobile (GSM)
$9.95
Any Unlocked GSM or T-Mobile
unlimited
unlimited
$19: 100 MB,
Boom Mobile
$19.99 - $34.99
T-Mobile (GSM)
$6.99
Any T-mobile or unlocked GSM
unlimited
unlimited
$19.99 250 MB,
Boom Mobile
$19.99 - $29.99
Sprint (CDMA)
$6.99
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www.prepaidphonenews.com/2011/04/how-to-use-unlocked-iphone-with-t.html for more information.
Any Sprint postpaid
unlimited
unlimited
$19.99 250 MB,
Boom Mobile
$19.99 - $39.99
Verizon (CDMA)
$6.99
Any Verizon LTE
15
unlimited
unlimited
$19.99 250 MB,
Airvoice Unlimited Talk & Text + Data
$20 - $50
10
AT&T (GSM)
$4.99
Any At&T or unlocked GSM phone
unlimited
prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans, and BIS addon:
prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-additional-services#Blackberry-Section
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www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/ActivateCodes.aspx or by calling 1-877-778-2107 from a different phone. I believe you can also activate by calling 611 from the phone with the unactivated SIM in it. Whichever method you use you will need your phone's IMEI, the SIM card ID and the Activation code from the kit.
m.web2go.com/myaccount with the phone's browswer.
US Prepaid GSM Voice, Text and Data Options For International Visitors
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$20 100 MB,
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TPO
$21 - $55 + taxes & fees
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Sprint or T-Mobile
0 - $6.99
Most Sprint, T-Mobile or unlocked GSM
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US Prepaid GSM Voice, Text and Data Options For International Visitors It lists the available GSM options for short term visitors to the US.
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unlimited
unlimited
$26 1 GB
Pure TalkUSA
$24 - $45
10
AT&T (GSM)
0
Any Unlocked GSM or AT&T
unlimited
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Coverage Maps For All Prepaid Carriers. You should rule out any carriers that don't provide service where you live, work and play.
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$24 200,
$24 200 MB,
Total Wireless
$25 - $35
Verizon (CDMA)
Any Verizon
15
unlimited
unlimited
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Additional Services - BlackBerry but is not offered on any AT&T prepaid plan.
Can use Whatsapp without BIS for a discussion.
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$25 none, add 3 GB for $10
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MetroPCS
$30 - $60
10
T-Mobile (GSM)
0
Any Unlocked GSM or T-Mobile
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Big Changes at T-Mobile. No More Web Day Pass, New $30 Unlimited Data Plan Requires a New Activation!
www.t-mobile.com/PrepaidActivation in order to get it.
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unlimited
unlimited
$30 unlim. 1 GB HS,
AT&T $30 Monthly Plan
$30
AT&T (GSM)
0 - $20
Any At&T or unlocked GSM phone
unlimited
unlimited
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gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note-4135.php and there's no 1700 support for T-Mobile.
$5/250 MB
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H2O
$30 - $60
AT&T (GSM)
$9.99
Any Unlocked GSM or AT&T
unlimited
unlimited
$30 1 GB,
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GoSmart Unlimited Talk, Text & Web
$30 - $40
T-Mobile (GSM) no LTE
$8.00
Any Unlocked GSM or T-Mobile
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
Cricket
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$30 - $60
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$10 - $35
Any Unlocked GSM or AT&T
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unlimited
$30 1 GB HS,
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Boost Mobile Monthly Unlimited
$35 - $50
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Sprint (CDMA)
0 - $10
Boost and some iPhones
unlimited
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$35 2 GB HS.
Net10
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon
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unlimited
unlimited
$35 500 MB HS,
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www.t-mobile.com/PrepaidActivation (not by calling, its an online exclusive plan).
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$39.95 - $69.95
Verizon (CDMA)
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Any Verizon except non-LTE Verzon Prepaid
unlimited
unlimited
$39.95 3 GB HS.
Selectel Unlimited
$40 - $70
Verizon (CDMA)
9
0 - $30
4
Any Verizon except non-LTE Verzon prepaid
unlimited
unlimited
$40 2 GB.
T-Mobile Simply Prepaid
$45 - $55
T-Mobile (GSM)
1
$10
Any T-Mobile or unlocked GSM
Unlimited
Unlimited
$45 4 GB HS,
AT&T GoPhone Smartphone Monthly with Data
$45-$65
AT&T (GSM)
0-$20
Any At&T or unlocked GSM phone
unlimited
unlimited
Unlimited.
8
Straight Talk Unlimited
$45 - $55
Verizon, Sprint (CDMA), AT&T, T-Mobile (GSM) or Verizon
9
$699 -$14.99
Straight Talk or T-Mobile or unlocked GSM. Verizon or Sprint postpaid
unlimited
unlimited
$45 unlim.
Verzion Smartphone Plan
$50 - $70
Verizon (CDMA)
0
Any Verizon
unlimited
unlimited
$50 5 GB HS,
5,
T-Mobile One Prepaid
$75
T-Mobile (GSM)
$10
Any T-Mobile or unlocked GSM
Unlimited
Unlimited
unlimited high speed data on the phone, unlimited hotspot at "3G" speeds.
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Monthly Price
Network
SIM Cost or Activation Fee
Allowed Phones
Voice
Text
Data
US Mobile
$4 and up
11
T-Mobile (GSM)
$3.99
T-mobile or unlocked GSM.
3.6¢/min (average)
2
1.6¢/each (average)
2
3¢ MB (average)
2, 8
Tello
$5 and up
12
Sprint
$5.00
Most Sprint
2.3¢/min (average)
2
1¢/each or less
1.1¢ MB (average)
2
Selectel Yearly Plan
$75/year ($6.25/mo)
Verizon (CDMA)
0 - $30
4
Any 3G, non-prepay Verzion
2000/yr (167/mo) overage 5¢/min
2000/yr (167/mo) overage 5¢/min
$0.05/MB
Pure TalkUSA Simple plans
$10 - $15
1
AT&T (GSM)
free
Any At&T or unlocked GSM phone
Minutes:
Count as 1/3 minute each
$10 50 MB
Ting
$6 and up
10
Sprint (CDMA) or T-Mobile (GSM)
$9
T-mobile or unlocked GSM. Most Sprint
3.6¢/min (average)
2
0.8¢/each (average)
2
3¢ MB (average)
2, 8
Page Plus The 12
$12
Verizon (CDMA)
0
Any 3G, non-prepay Verzion
250 (overage 5¢/min)
250 (overage 5¢/each)
10 MB (overage $0.10/MB)
Selectel Value Plan
$15
Verizon (CDMA)
0 - $30
4
Any 3G, non-prepay Verzion
300 (overage 5¢/min)
300 (overage 5¢/each)
15 MB (overage $0.05/MB)
TPO
$15 ($10 with auto pay)
Sprint or T-Mobile
0 -$6.99
Most Sprint
500
500
250 MB
TPO
$21 ($16 with auto pay)
Sprint or T-Mobile
0 -$6.99
Most Sprint
1000
unlimited
500 MB
Page Plus 1500 Talk n Text
$29.95
Verizon (CDMA)
9
0
Any Verizon except non-LTE Verzion prepaid
1500 (overage 5¢/min)
unlimited
1 GB (overage $0.05/MB)
8
Selectel Talk & Text
$30
Verizon (CDMA)
0 - $30
4
Any Verizon except non-LTE Verzion prepaid
1300 (overage 5¢/min)
3000 (overage 5¢/each)
500 MB (overage $0.05/MB)
Ecomobile
$35 - $55
Verizon, T-Mobile or Sprint
$9.99 T-Mobile. $14.99 Verizon or Sprint
Any Sprint,, Verizon, T-Mobile, unlocked GSM
$35 3000 min or MB,
Unlimited
$35 3000 min or MB,
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Talk
100 min $3
500 min $9
1000 min $18
2100 min $35
2100+ $35 + 1.9¢/min
Text
100 texts $3
1000 texts $5
2000 texts $8
4800 min $11
4800+ $11 + 1/4¢/text
Data
100 MB $3
500 MB $10
1 GB $16
2 GB $20
2GB+ $20 + $10/GB
$6/month service fee
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Talk
100 min $3
250 min $5
500 min $9
1500 min $10
5000 min $15
Text
100 texts $2
250 texts $3
500 texts $4
1000 texts $5
Unlimited texts $7
Data
100 MB $2
250 MB $5
500 MB $9
1 GB $14
2.5 GB $20
6 GB $35
$2/month service fee
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Talk
100 min $3
200 min $5
300 min $7
500 min $10
unlimited min $15
Text
200 texts $2
unlimited texts $3
Data
200 MB $4
500 MB $8
1 GB $11
2 GB $21
4 GB $31
5 GB $45
Pay As You Go Plans With Data Available
Plan
Monthly Minimum Price
Network
SIM Cost or Activation Fee
Allowed Phones
Voice
Text
Data
Tello Pay As You Go
0.17¢
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Sprint (CDMA)
0 (SIMs $5)
Sprint
3¢/min
1¢/ea
2¢/MB
Real Mobile Pay As You Go
$1.66 / month ($20/year, $10/120 days)
Sprint (CDMA)
0 (SIMs $12.95)
Sprint
5¢/min
5¢/ea
5¢/MB
PagePlus Prepaid
$2.50 / month
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Verizon (CDMA) non-LTE phones only
0
Any 3G Verizon except Verzion prepaid
4¢-10¢/min
5¢/ea
10¢/MB
T-Mobile Pay As You Go
$3 / month
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T-Mobile (GSM)
$10
Any T-Mobile or unlocked GSM
10¢/min
10¢/ea
$5 500 MB/1 day, $10 1 GB/7 days
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Airvoice Pay as You Go
$3.33 / month
2
AT&T (GSM)
$4.99
Any At&T or unlocked GSM phone
10¢/min
10¢/each
6.6¢/MB
H2O Pay as You Go
$3.33 / month
AT&T (GSM)
$9.99
Any At&T or unlocked GSM phone
5¢/min
5¢/each
10¢/MB
8
TracFone Android
$5.00
AT&T (GSM), T-Mobile (GSM) or Verizon (CDMA)
N/A
TracFone Android phones and BYOP
2¢ - 11¢ / min
2¢ - 11¢ / ea
2¢ - 11¢ / MB
8
SpeedTalk Low Cost PayGo
$5.00
10
T-Mobile (GSM)
$5.60
Any T-Mobile GSM phone
2¢/min
2¢ each
2¢/MB
AT&T Go Phone
$6.67
3
AT&T (GSM)
0-$20
Any AT&T or unlocked GSM phone
25¢/min
$0.20 each,
0.2¢/KB ($2/MB)
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Airvoice 250 Minute Plan
$10/month
AT&T (GSM)
$4.99
Any At&T or unlocked GSM phone
4¢/min
2¢/each
6.6¢/MB
Ecomobile
$10/month
Verizon, Sprint or T-mobile
0
Verizon 3G, Sprint, T-Mobile or unlocked GSM
5¢/min
2¢/each
10¢/MB
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Higgo
Thanks for a great website to help those of us heading to the States know what's out there.
Higgo, T-Mobile and AT&T's terms of service do not allow tethering on prepaid. Actually AT&T doesn't allow iPhones on prepaid either.
If I were you Higgo I would buy a Straight Talk phone as they have no strings or contracts or activation fee's. It's simple, dirt cheap, there are regular phones and cheap smart phones ($200). The Nokia E71 smart phone you can link to your computer as a modem and the phone has excellent roaming configurations so it travels well, only thing is it works on the Straight Talk $45 unlimited plan only.
I am traveling to Disney in March and planned on using my BB 9800 Torch for Line wait times. I had no idea DATA was so expensive in the US. I have be reading a lot to figure out what my best and cheapest option would be. At $20/100MB from AT&T I can live with this. All the Prepaid Data SIM cards I have researched are around $15/MB....not that is crazy.
Gerald,
I travel to the US regularly and I take my spare BlackBerry with me every time. I use an AT&T GO Phone SIM that my son buys for me. This gets me phoe calls a SMS. I then buy a cheap data add-n ($19.99) and just ignore the fact that I can;t have BIS. For this I simply use my prime BlackBerry, a 9700 on WiFi at my son's house.
I think that
I have the Nokia E71 phone on the straighttalk unlimited plan and boy am I happy. This plan is real value for money if you use a cellphone as much as I do. The handset is a dream as well and I wouldn't think of changing to anything else. lol a straighttalk customer
I have the E71 smart phone from Nokia and I couldn't be happier - no changing phones for me. The straighTalk unlimited plan is an extra bonus for someone, like me, who relies so on their cellphone. For just $45 I can use the phone for texting, talking and data for just $45 - This sure is value for money
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I am planning a trip to the US, will be there about 2 weeks, plan on using my unlocked Iphone. From the info above I think T-mobile is my only real option, but I can't figure out from the t-mobile website how to actually make this happen? the Web Day Pass looks to be an add-on to a phone plan? how do I get a prepaid phone plan sim?
Anonymous (1), T-Mobile is your only real choice for a visitor wishing to use an unlocked iPhone in the US. AT&T doesn't allow iPhones on prepaid. There are workarounds but it's not easy and at $20 for 100MB not worth the time and trouble.
Anonymous
Just looked at the T-Mobile website and they say the Day Pass is 1.49$ per hour?
No it's $1.49/day. If it said per hour that's a typo.
Anonymous
Hi, I am using a HTC Desire running Android (unblocked) and need a dataplan for a month while travelling this summer. 1 or 2GB would be enough since i plan to use google maps & navigate for directions throughout NY, Maine, Mss & Vermont.
Matthias
The T-Mobile Daypass is an easy solution for travellers from outside US.
Hi - I'm looking for a SIM only deal that will be used for only messaging maybe once a month. It's in a device I'm developing for tracking which will send positional data when prompted. Whats my best bet. Obviously I don't want to pay the monthly fees if I'm only going to use it once a month, are they any free-per-month SIMs that will let me use data only?
T-Mobile would bet the cheapest. $10 every 3 months, no monthly fee. After you spend $100 with them 2 1/2 years) you qualify for Gold Rewards and it's $10/year thereafter
Hi again. I can't find the plan you are talking about on the t-mobile site. Apparently neither can the representative, but that normally doesn't mean anything haha. Here's the conversation I had with the online help:
Sure Martyn. It's just the regular T-Mobile Pay as You Go Plan listed near the top of this
Anonymous
Thanks for the great information on this site. I just returned from living in China/Hong Kong for 2 years with my new HTC Desire and I gotta say, it is extremely disappointing to realize how inflexible Cell phone service and plans are in the US.
Anonymous
Are you sure the T-mobile day pass is $1.49/day? On their page it says "Need data? Get a Pay As You Go data Web DayPass for just $1.49 per hour."
It's $1.49 a day. I don't know where you are seeing $1.49/hour. Per T-Mobile's
Boy what a labyrinth that T-mobile website is! Thanks for helping us out with all of this Yeswap. I have a similar question to another person higher-up: we will be visiting the States this summer for a month and would like to have data-plans for our (unlocked) HTC Desires. The T-Mobile web day passes sound fine - not really cheap, but I am willing to pay 50$ (+ the 7$ for a SIM-card) for a month of unlimited data. But please allow me a few additional questions:
Stephan,
Anonymous
SimpleMobile is another good choice $60 unlimited using the T-Mobile backbone. You just buy a sim card from them.
Anonymous
Hey Yeswap,
T-Mobile doesn't actively block VOIP though I suspect they are prohibited under the Terms of Service.
The Lil Rascal
This site was so helpful! i am considering allmy options and trying to get to the bottom of whether it really could be better for me to switch to pre paid. i have been recommended the straight talk unlimited deal which is $45 a month for unlimited minutes, texts and data and all without a contract. so much easier for budgeting. apparently you can get great smart phones with straight talk as well these days like the Nokia E71 - love that phone.
wei
Hi,Yeswap. Thanks for all your replies. I have one more question about T-mobile prepaid web day pass.
wei,
Anonymous
Hi
T-Mobile is generally the best choice for visitors to the US. More info here:
Anonymous
Hi Yeswap, I'm sharing my experience with the T-mobile prepaid plan and hope you can help me:
Getting to the WebPass page can be tricky sometimes. Try these alternate URLs:
Anonymous
Hi Yeswap,
Anonymous, Glad you got it to work and thanks for your detailed description of exactly how to configure an unlocked iPhone to work on T-Mobile prepaid.
tim
Hi Yeswap,
Tim, I find Edge at ~128 kbps to be fine for Email. The TripAdvisor mobile website is OK in the Android browser and great in Opera Mini. Maps is slow but usable.
HI YESWAP,
zeke280, Please don't post comments in ALL CAPS. On the Web it's considered to be shouting and thus rude.
Chris
Hi Yeswap
Chris, the iPad should work on T-Mobile's prepaid mobile broadband plans ($30/month for 1GB, $50/month for 3GB). It may also work on the $1.50 Web Day Pass provided the iPad browser can open the T-Mobile online activation page. I haven't heard of anyone trying it though.
Anonymous
Hello Yeswap,
Only Android phones sold by T-Mobile USA were blocked from the T-Zones home page.
Thanks for the very helpful information on this page.
Yes, prepaid users have free access to wap.myvoicestream.com.
The 50.00 a month plan is usaully the plan good for web surfing because its unlimited and if your phone is 4g compatible then the first 30mb of data will be at 4g speeds then goes back to 3g until next month.Now if you want 4g speeds 24/7 if your phone handle 4g then i will suggest you look at 70.00 a month plan which stays at 4g speed and is worthless if you have a 3g phone with this plan. http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/prepaid-plans.aspx
I purchased - based on the suggestions here - a 10$ prepaid sim card from t-mobile for my (European) HTC Desire, then went onto m.web2go.com and added a web day-pass. The first two times that went fine - 30 Meg @ 3g, then down to 2g, but still working. My 3rd day pass also went fine until the 30Megs were gone, and since then I cannot get onto internet anymore: I keep getting a "Subscription Update Required" error. My online account on the t-mobile website shows that I still have a day pass until tomorrow evening, but I can't get into anything anymore. APN is on wap.voicestream.com. Any ideas on how to fix this?
Hi there - this is a great useful site. My wife has tmobile prepaid and getting her off of postpaid has saved us a ton of money. Not that many people know it, but there are several sites that are still available for free. I've created a site called http://fast-mobile.com/ which lists them. The fast mobile site itself is available without a data plan. Be sure to take a look at the Tips so you can see how to get access to Yahoo mail and use the google mobile transcoder.
Anonymous
Hi
Switching from postpaid to prepaid is relatively easy with T-Mobile. You will need a new SIM but you can keep your existing phone number. I've never heard of anyone having any trouble making the switch. You can use your existing phone on prepaid.
Pablo
I have read the post in detail and also the how-to use T-Mobile in an unlocked iPhone. May you help me with some Questions?
1. Edge 100-200 Kbits/sec, 3G 250 Kbits/sec - 3 Mbits/sec. Browsing and uploading will work fine on Edge just slower.
Anonymous
can anyone confirm that the day web pass is still working?
I bought a Web Day Pass Wednesday with no issues.
Chris
thanks for your fast reply.
Once a T-Mobile phone number has expired you need a new prepaid SIM. There is no way to reactivate an expired SIM.
damien
I Have a few questions about the iphone 4 before i make decsion and not make a mistake but.....If a iphone is flashed to cricket is it possible to have data text sms and voice ? and if its flashed can you just up and decide to get it and use it as a prepaid phone ?
I don't know much about Cricket as they don't offer service in San Francisco where I live. From what I've read it should be possible provided:
damien
well i was buying it already flashed nd jailbroken but i dont think i am cause the cdma version has a sim card cause instead of using it on cricket i was gone to get it prepaid on at&t
I have an unlocked blackberry. I want unlimited data includes BBM, unlimited texting and voice. I really don't care about voice. I see that T-mobile offers $50 dollars or $70 dollars. I called T-mobile a few weeks ago and they said that my phone can work, but I'm scared about it. I also called A&TT and they said maybe my bb won't work, only voice and text will work. I don't want that. I also want data. Which one is better for me? Ithink t-mobile $50 dollars is better. They also said that if I wanted a bb email I can add 10 dollars too...but I haven't ask them if BBM is included.
T-Mobile's $10/month add on includes access to BlackBerry email, BlackBerry Messenger, and BlackBerry App World.
Anonymous
Hi,
Your iPhone needs to be unlocked to work on T-Mobile. If you have an AT&T iPhone it's locked and you will need to jailbreak it in order to unlock it
Anonymous
No Actually my iphone is bought in Singapore. I am only on travel for 2 weeks in Chicago and was thinking of getting mobile data plan when I am there. Will it work the same then?
If the iPhone is unlocked it will work on T-Mobile. See
Anonymous
Hi can anyone tell me if I have a tmobile phone that was on a unfulfilled contract, if i go buy tmobiles unlimited prepaid plan and activation kit will the new prepaid sim function in the contract phone? or might tmobile have some sort of block on it? thanks sooooooo much
I haven't heard of T-Mobile blocking phones from prepaid because of an unfulfilled contract so the prepaid SIM will probably work. But you'll still be responsible for fulfilling the terms of your contract.
Yasmina
First of all, thanks for this incredibly useful website, you've done a great work ;-)
Postpaid is probably not a good option as a 2 year contract is generally required.
Yashmina, one thing to watch out for with both T-Mobile and AT&T is that they have extremely high prices for international calls, over a dollar a minute to most countries. I recommend using an international calling card or callback service for all international calls with either of these operators.
Yasmina
Thank you so much, Yeswap. I appreciate your comments, they're very helpful. I'll probably get the AT&T GoPhone 10¢/Minute plan and get the 100MB for $15/month. I couldn't find the 200MB data plan for $15/month on the AT&T website (http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/pyg-cell-phone-plans.jsp), maybe they don't have it anymore...
My mistake it's always been 100 MB not 200 MB for $15 on AT&T.
Yasmina
Yeswap, thank-you for your help :-)
Hi, Yeswap!
Hi
AILEEN
Hello Mr Yesswap:
Unfortunately US prepaid options for using an unlocked BlackBerry are extremely limited.
Anonymous
Hi--
$200 is pretty cheap for a good unlocked smartphone, I can't think of any off hands.
Hi Yeswap
Your T-Mobile Activation kit should have activation instructions. I know you can activate it on the web at:
Anonymous
Where is a link to info on the T Mobile site about the day pass option. Has this option been discontinued? I can no longer find info about this on the T Mobile site. If this is still available, how do I sign up for this from my phone? Thanks.
The Web Day Pass is still available. I used it last Thursday and plan to use it again tomorrow. When you go you to the T-Mobile My Account page using your phone's mobile browser "Purchase Day Pass" is the first option. The Day Pass has never been available on the T-Mobile desktop web site, the only way to purchase it has always been through the mobile site using your phone browser.
CE Lum
Hi Yeswap, thanks for putting together all these great info! I am from Singapore and have friends whose kids will be going to the US this month to study at the universities there. I will make sure I share this great site with them to better prepare them for their stay in the US! THANKS A MILLION!!!
Thanks so much for the incredible info. It's all so complicated and I keep changing my mind. I live in NY. I travel, mostly to LA. I've never used a smartphone and I'd like to try one. I assume I'll use data about like anyone else once I have it, but I don't intend to be a massive user. Is 100mb of data enough? I've read the average user uses about double that. I'll be switching from ATT postpaid (ripoff) plan and I'd like to go prepaid, but all the plans seems good and flawed in some way. Page Plus looks good, but has low data. Virgin looks good, but can't roam. Same with Boost. Straight Talk? Simple? Using your own device seems nice. T-Mobile's Optimus T is on sale at Radio Shack, but is it better to go with Boost who will whittle the price down every six months? Every time I read a review, someone has a caveat. Can you recommend a good overall plan with decent phones? Sorry for the incredibly general question, but I'm kinda going nuts.
You really have to weigh all the options and decide what's best for you. To answer some of your questions:
Anonymous
T-Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text and Hi-Speed Internet is the plan I would like to use with my Galaxy S2 when I am in the States this month. What are the hidden costs to this package? I seem to recall reading something about the plan being automatically carried over after 30 days. Dose anyone have any experience with this? Thanks. All suggestions are appreciated.
Some T-Mobile shops will charge you up to $10 for the SIM but many will give it to you for free. In some states you will be charged a sales tax of 6-10% when you purchase the SIM and each month's service. Other than that that there are no extra charges.
Anonymous
Hi, I would really appreciate some help!
I haven't used a Blackerry in years and never on T-Mobile so I may not be the best one to ask, but here goes.
Anonymous
Hi Guys,
Take a look at my post
Cory
T-mobile offers a data day plan for $1.49 per day. Does anyone know if they also offer a data day roaming plan like this?
T-Mobile USA does not offer any international data roaming on prepaid.
Yroc
Too bad, I would switch to them in a heartbeat if they did. I life 50% of the time in each country.
Yroc
AT&T lists data roaming for PAYG customers at .0195 cents per kb. Does this apply to smartphones? How does it work in concert with the $5 plan? I note that the site also outlines that per /kb use does not apply to smartphones.
AT&T disables pay per use data for phones they detect as smartphones. I've seen a few reports of some old, non-AT&T branded Symbian, Palm OS and Windows Mobile phones that weren't detected and were able to use pay per use data.
Yroc
AT&T is telling me that my smartphone will work in the US fine on the $5-$25 plan. In addition, I was up in Florida in Feb 2011 and purchased the $15 plan and it worked perfectly. This suggests AT&T is OK with smartphones.
Yroc
Also note that AT&T told me they disable pay per use on smartphones because of articles like this one (and I am thankful that they do).
Yroc
Some AT&T agents tell me there is no PAYG data service available in Canada when your using AT&T Go Phone service on a smartphone, while others tell me the $5, $15 and $25 plans will work here just like they do inside the USA (at the same rates). Who should I trust given the website is unclear?
The way I read it is that GoPhone data roaming at 1.95 cents/KB will work in Canada and Mexico on any phone, including smartphones, and that data feature packages can't be used when roaming internationally.
Yroc
But above that it says: "Smartphone users must purchase a data package to use data services with any plan. Pay-per-use is not available with smartphones."
I'm pretty sure that applies to domestic use only. The data packages are too cheap for international roaming. Hopefully someone who has actually used GoPhone data on a smartphone in Canada and Mexico will chime in.
Yroc
AT&T data packages are far from cheap. $5 for 10MB is not cheap. In Canada I pay $2 for 20MB on PAYG. Also hoping someone with experience can clarify.
I agree the packages aren't cheap for domestic data, but they are in comparison to international roaming data rates. AT&T charges even postpay customers $0.015/KB for roaming in Canada. Rogers charges $0.03/KB for roaming.
Yroc
Rogers charges $5 for 2MB or $25 for 5MB or $40 for 10MB when roaming in the USA. I read on Howard forums that the cheapest way to get data in Canada is to buy a $10 SIM with Rogers and a $7 weekly data plan which allows 125MB of date (something I already use now all the time).
Yroc
Correction: Rogers charges $5 for 2MB, $10 for 10MB, and $20 for 40MB.
i look on your table
Anonymous
Leaving my Sprint everything plan. Can you recommend a similar prepaid everything plan?
Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Straight Talk, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Simple Mobile all have unlimited everything (voice, text, data) plans ranging in price from $40 to $70 per month
Hi yeswap,
Tap "My Account" at the top of the page. The link to purchase the Web Day Pass is on the My Account page
Anonymous
I'm from South Africa. Brought my BB 8520 with me. Purchased a "cheap" T-Mobile phone for 14$, activated it, and then took out the SIM and put it into my Black Berry. For 60$ a month you get unlimited everything, including BIS--the service is not that great in rural areas, but if you are visiting major centres, like DC or NYC etc, it's fine.
Anonymous
Hey there,
Hi,
See
Taufik
Thanks for your recommendations.
Anonymous
Awesome post! SUPER helpful.
Anonymous
Hi there, i reached nyc a few days back and am gonna be for 3-4 months now....i have a blackberry curve (without the 3G) and wanted a plan that allows me to use apps like whatsapp. I see at&t and tmobile have $50 a month plan which has unlimited calls, text and web. I just wanted to be sure that apps like whatsapp would work under this plan. could you pl confirm if u are aware? Also, could you please let me know what would be the additional charges if i would activate the BBM service? thanks
I don't own a BlackBerry or know that much about them but the Internet and Google tell me that:
Anonymous
Will any prepaid plan allow unlimited everything for my lg optimus m (LGMS690)? I use it with MetroPCs
Is that a trick question? I believe MetroPCS' requires a $50/month unlimited Android plans for the Optimus M. So if you are using the phone on Metro you have unlimited everything.
Anonymous
Thank you for all the information, Yeswap. It has been very useful for me as I will be travelling to NYC, Boston and Toronto for a 3 weeks holiday next week. This website had helped me to get a better idea on the network in US now.
Do you know if i can buy AT&T Ipad plan/preepaid true Ebay pr something?
You can get the micro-SIM from anywhere including eBay or an AT&T shop in the US. As long as it's an unactivated, never used AT&T micro-SIM it will work.
vgamesx1
just a note for anyone else that has Tmobile prepaid plan, I found a nice site that gets you free internet, although it does sometimes lose connection and not connect and a little slow but all the same free.
vgamesx1
oops forgot...
Anonymous
Yeswap,
Here's my post about the $30 unlimited plan:
Anonymous
Thank yo so much for your speedy response, Weswap.
Anonymous
Reading the last post from Yeswap I realize that the Google Voice it would be a good option not only for existing Tmobile customers that want the $30 unlimited web program, but also for pay-as-you-go customers. If you loose your phone you also loose your phone #. If you have Google Voice all you have to do is to re-direct your phone # to a new phone #.
I've used Google Voice for two and half years. I found it very reliable for forwarding calls and text messages to multiple phones, forwarding texts to Email and handling voice mail. The speach to text feature that transcribes voicemails and sends the text version to your email is not very accurate, although the scrambled text can be pretty funny sometimes.
Anonymous
Google voice is sooo coooool!!!
Anonymous
@vgamesx1, is that a chicken-or-egg thing?
han
hi yeswap! thanks for all the info.
You are supposed to use the phone's IMEI which is normally printed on the phones's box and on a label under the battery. It can also be displayed on the screen entering *#06# into the dialer on most phones.
Hi! Thank you for all of your information.
did you see this?
Pete Smith
Hi Yeswap,
According to the specs I've seen the Samsung Europa i5500 only has the 900 and 2100 3G bands, which aren't used in the US. It will work on both T-Mobile & AT&T for voice, text and 2.5 G Edge data but no 3G or 4G
Marcus Lafleur
I have an unlocked Samsung Galaxy SII, bought in my native Switzerland. Every couple months, I visit the US for 2 weeks. I want to use a local SIM card in my phone whenever I'm here.
With that phone you will only get high speed (3G) data with AT&T, which doesn't offer an unlimited prepaid option.
Rodger
I am want the highly acclaimed Galaxy Nexus and likely will get an unlocked version to avoid the high Verizon rates, and miss out on their 4G LTE, but need help understanding which of the prepaid plans would offer the best speed and lowest price. Also, do any of the prepaids have an agreement to use Verizon's 4G LTE network, or are the prepaid forced to use Verizon's or other carriers 3G network.
The only prepaid operator with 4G that would work with the unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus is T-Mobile which has HSPA+ and real world download speeds of up to 10 Mbps
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hello
oww yes if i get a phone whit it it need to work in europe ;)
The best data prices are from T-Mobile. Unfortunately the Samsung Galaxy S2 doesn't support T-Mobile's AWS 3G frequencies and will only get slow 2.5G Edge data. It might be better to get a phone that will work T-Mobile's 3G like a Symbian^3 device (Nokia N8, C7) or a Nokia N900 or N9 or the Galaxy Nexus.
hello
That article doesn't specify 3G frequencies but this one does
Does boost mobile have a cap? I have the tmobile htc 2(operating windows and android)it's hooked up through simple mobile. Didn't know they have a 2g cap. I pay $60.00m. The reason why im asking is i stream netflix movies(alot) i also have the boost prevail, which i tether with. So i am just wanting to know if boost has a cap? Thanks
There's no cap on Boost at this time.
Anonymous
Hi!
The $10 T-Mobile BlackBerry add-on provides BIS but not BES. The same is true of SIMple Mobile. I don't know of any US prepaid operators that support BES. Perhaps you can forward your enterprise email to a personal email address and access that that using BIS and the BlackBerry Email app.
Hi,
Oh, here are the plans:
Victor
Hi,
Unfortunately, there aren't any really great deals on prepaid GSM data in the US. Unless your Nexus One is the US T-Mobile version with AWS 3G band support you will only get 3G on AT&T which charges $25 for 500 MB.
Anonymous
Hi,
I don't think a cheap, unlimited everything plan that has great reception and cool (or any) android phones plan exists.
Anonymous
Thanks so much i was thinking virgin mobile, straight talk, or boost but i cant decide. Virgin mobile has a phone i love but it looks like the reception isnt good so i don't know what to do.
Steve
Hi Yeswap,
All the specs I've seen indicate that the international version of the Galaxy SII has the 850 and 1900 3G bands used by AT&T. So you should be getting 3G wherever AT&T offers it.
Catcher
Hi Yeswap, I currently have an unlocked iPhone4 with H20wireless. They disconnected my sms messaging because of "excessive" amount of texting, so in theory I dont understand why they are unlimited when they really aren't.
If you want to keep the AT&T network and the iPhone, Jolt and Red Pocket won't cut you off for texting too much. They do have a 2GB/month data cap. If you use more than 2 GB your data stops working until the next plan month when it starts up again. If you need more than 2 GB a month only Boost and Virgin still have unlimited data.
Anonymous
Hi, I was also interested in the comments from Snowbirds and other "aliens" who vacation in Florida as to how expensive Data is in the States compared with other countries, especially as he US is the land of unbridled competition and cheap prices compared to almost any other 1st world country, in other field. We live in UK but have a FL Condo and up to now I've always found a friendly neighbour who would let us tag into their wi-fi for a few beers for a week or so. No luck this year with everyone locked down and the best my research could come up with was a 4G T-Mobile Hotspot, worked well but soon ran up $80 of use. We want to stream UK TV for a few weeks a year but haven't found a way yet that is a sensible price other than visits to Starbucks/McD to download and watch later. Someone is missing a market here!
Anonymous
love your website... thanks for the article! i have virgin but need more than 1200 minutes!
Thank you for a lot of information in one place. But I have a question about one very significant issue. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "Web" and "Data" access.
Web and Data generally mean the same thing. Any of these plans would allow you to access POP3 mail with a suitable phone and app.
Anonymous
I wish this was more up-to-date. No mention of Metro's 4G options, Page Plus's recent plan changes, Virgin's throttling, etc.
I do try to keep it updated. It's also meant to be as concise as possible and focus mainly on comparative pricing. I avoid getting into implementation details in this post such as Metro's LTE (which I don't consider a big deal, as it's slower than T-Mobile's HSPA+ and only about as fast as AT&T's).
Anonymous
Hi, I have a question please. I have a t-mobile sim card that I signed up for with a prepaid pay as you go plan. I setup the NON-smart phone (motorola Razr V3) with the $10 starter sim kit.
Yes, provided the Note is unlocked, it will work. The IMEI you use to activate doesn't matter.
Anonymous
Need to include the page plus monthly $12/250/250/10MB plan
This post covers what I consider the "best" data deals. 10 MB is so little data that, in my opinion, it's not a good choice for someone mainly interested in data.
HELP! Sorry to shout but I need you & your help. I have been trying to research & compare cell phones. It seems to me there have been alot of extreme changes made recently eg: carriers/plan/service/phone technology. I am very confused. I have studied your site the most because I feel it has offered me the best most detailed information that is up to date & for the most part non-bias for me to understand. Unfortunately there is so much to consider & it seems as soon as I think I get it...it changes again! I am a slow learner/ a little behind on technology/ mentally challenged/ girl/ working for my room & board as a caregiver I also am a volunteer for a non-profit org. (So financially challenged as well.) I was wondering if I could tell you what I want/looking for in a phone/plan/conditions/needs since I value your opinion most without you getting upset if I dont know because you have said it before? Please let me know. Thank you very much. Julie Parenti
That's an awfully broad question. If you have a specific question, I'll do my best to answer. In general ther most import things to consider are:
Anonymous
all i want is to make PHONE CALLS . how about showing plans w/only that feature.
@Anonymous, For information about voice only plans see:
Spook
Hi Yeswap, I got the T-MO $30 unlimited plan with a Samsung unit from Walmart. All is OK except occassionally I go over 100 min, no biggie. My question is I found voice works when out of T-MO coverage but data redirects to T-MO's page and doesn't appear to work at all. Is there a prepaid option to add data roaming on T-MO or any prepaid plans that work "off their network"?
Data doesn't work on T-Mobile prepaid when roaming and there is no way add data roaming. AFAIK, no US prepaid carriers offer data roaming.
Spook
OK, bummer. I just use my phone for data mostly, and rarely talk. The 5 gig limit is nice and allows the occassional tether as well. It is just a problem when I go out of TMO's area. The voice works on the other carrier and I can "see" data but it won't work, just goes to their website. My friend's post paid TMO works though. If ATT or another GSM carrier had a network with more coverage than TMO and a comperable large data plan I MAY be interested in switching.
Anonymous
Hi, I am visiting NY, LA, San Fran & Tahoe next month in March for a period of 3 weeks and was wondering if some one could point me to a good plan that is meant mostly for data usage + the occasional phone call to local USA numbers?
This article is current and lists what I consider the best US prepaid data options. Provided your phone is unlocked you could use either T-Mobile or AT&T or one of their MVNOs like Straight Talk, Red Pocket or SIMple. Both networks have decent coverage in the cities you mention.
Anonymous
Hmm my phone is unlocked and is capable of reaching 3G speeds in Asia.
Anonymous
If it's any help, on the galaxy ace box it says Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900). I think AT&T supports 3G on the 850 and 1900 frequencies?
Those are the supported GPRS/EDGE (2G) frequencies.
Anonymous
Hi!
The best option for an iPhgone is a Straight Talk AT&T micro-SIM. SIM is $14.99, a month of unlimited voice, messaging and data is $45. Order online and have it sent to your US address. Details here:
Anonymous
Thanks for your list, very helpful. I would consider ST unlimited but do not have AT&T iPhone, I have Verizon iPhone, what is my best option for unlimited everything?
The Page Plus $55/month plan is the best available for a Verizon phone. Unlimited voice and messaging 1 GB of data if you activate by Feb 29, otherwise 500 MB
Anonymous
Hi Yeswap! First, thanks for all of your information. I need to buy a no-contract, GSM, 4G-capable smartphone that I can use twice a year in Germany & France and at home (U.S.) the rest of the time. I'm leaning toward T-Mobile for the carrier and a Droid LTE-capable phone; perhaps a Samsung Galaxy S II or?? Am I on the right track?
T-Mobile is a good choice if you need talk less than 200 minutes a month ($30 plan) or need more than 2GB per month ($70 plan) and can live with the rather limited coverage area.
Michael
Right now, does the 30 dollar plan with T-Mobile(the plan with the unlimited text/data with 100 minutes of talk, or the same one you seen on Walmart) work with an unlocked iPhone4 or iPhone4S? If it does work, what kind of drawbacks come with this plan? (Bad coverage, etc.) Also, how does it work? You just buy the SIM card from t-mobile's website, insert it in the iPhone, and register it or something?
Unlocked iPhones work with that plan but there are some drawbacks.
Michael
So if I buy it an unlocked iPhone straight off of Apple's website, the only drawback is having to change the settings to get the data working and the data plan would be much slower? The MMS problem would only show up if I bought a carrier specific unlocked iPhone right?
Yes, you are correct regarding the iPhone.
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