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Prepaid phone lines in U.S
Prepaid phone lines in U.S
I am going to U.S for a month, i got a singtel phone line here but because of the duration of my stay , its kinda expensive to use singtel's dataroam packages there.
Last time i went to U.S and tried to buy a prepaid simcard with data plan in AT&T shop they told me that i cant buy a prepaid with data because of my phone was iphone5.
I just need to use data and local calls any suggestions?
thanks
Last time i went to U.S and tried to buy a prepaid simcard with data plan in AT&T shop they told me that i cant buy a prepaid with data because of my phone was iphone5.
I just need to use data and local calls any suggestions?
thanks
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Re: Question about prepaid phone lines in U.S
Go with T-mobile. I'm not sure about Sprint but T-mobile I'm sure sells prepaid sim cards, without phones.zipton wrote:I am going to U.S for a month, i got a singtel phone line here but because of the duration of my stay , its kinda expensive to use singtel's dataroam packages there.
Last time i went to U.S and tried to buy a prepaid simcard with data plan in AT&T shop they told me that i cant buy a prepaid with data because of my phone was iphone5.
I just need to use data and local calls any suggestions?
thanks
EDIT: I just checked their website. T-mobile has a nano sim but I don't know if they have it for prepaid as well. Better bring a different phone with you.
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Re: Question about prepaid phone lines in U.S
I use AT&T Pre-paid data. T-Mobile will only give you 2G/Edge speeds in the US right now (they're fixing that).zipton wrote:
Last time i went to U.S and tried to buy a prepaid simcard with data plan in AT&T shop they told me that i cant buy a prepaid with data because of my phone was iphone5.
I just need to use data and local calls any suggestions?
thanks
The trick to make AT&T work is you need to change your APN. Go to this website from the phone's mobile safari while on Wifi:
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/unlockit/
And walk through the 'wizard' and pick AT&T. It'll send you a configuration profile. Reboot the phone and data will work. AT&T just tells you that it doesn't work because they don't want to send you to a third party website and have to give you support doing this.
Also, they might not sell nano-sim sized pre-paid cards. You might need to cut it yourself.
Re: Question about prepaid phone lines in U.S
Rather than using overseas network, i still feel more comfortable with our local ones. Was complaining about how expensive it is to pay for the roaming charges and how i dislike using overseas prepaid previously.zipton wrote:I am going to U.S for a month, i got a singtel phone line here but because of the duration of my stay , its kinda expensive to use singtel's dataroam packages there.
Last time i went to U.S and tried to buy a prepaid simcard with data plan in AT&T shop they told me that i cant buy a prepaid with data because of my phone was iphone5.
I just need to use data and local calls any suggestions?
thanks
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You need to differentiate between prepaid (the GO phone stuff AT&T sells) and a month to month normal contract.
You cannot use iPhone on a Go Plan... or a Samsung GS II... or any smartphone for that matter. http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/device ... hones.html
But you can get a standard plan with no contract and pay for it month to month... this is what I did last time I was in Houston... and it is what I am doing right now. http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans-new.html
The only pisser is exactly the same price as if you had a new subsidized phone under two year contract. Such is life.
PS: Besides the fact that T-Mobile 3G operates on a different frequency from the rest of the world, their coverage sucks, even worse than AT&T. You will not be happy with them. Interestingly enough, if you buy a T-Mobile smartphone it offers 3G and 4G at both their frequencies and the world standard. Of course, the frickin' thing is locked.
You cannot use iPhone on a Go Plan... or a Samsung GS II... or any smartphone for that matter. http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/device ... hones.html
But you can get a standard plan with no contract and pay for it month to month... this is what I did last time I was in Houston... and it is what I am doing right now. http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans-new.html
The only pisser is exactly the same price as if you had a new subsidized phone under two year contract. Such is life.
PS: Besides the fact that T-Mobile 3G operates on a different frequency from the rest of the world, their coverage sucks, even worse than AT&T. You will not be happy with them. Interestingly enough, if you buy a T-Mobile smartphone it offers 3G and 4G at both their frequencies and the world standard. Of course, the frickin' thing is locked.
You can, it's just that it's not supported by AT&T and you need a very slight bit of technical know-how because the AT&T prepaid network uses a different APN setting than their normal network.Strong Eagle wrote: You cannot use iPhone on a Go Plan... or a Samsung GS II... or any smartphone for that matter. http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/device ... hones.html
The link I posted above has an iOS-optimized website which will create a configuration profile that you can download to your iPhone to automatically update the settings. Click the link, reboot the phone. When you finish and go back to your normal sim, remove the configuration profile, reboot again.
If you have an Android, I'm sure an equivalent site exists. If it doesn't, all of the settings you'll need for the different networks are still available on that site.
Note the site looks completely different when you open it in a normal web browser, or Safari on iOS. It's more like a native app with a simple wizard when opened in Safari.
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That's standard in the US. On the flip side, caller ID, call waiting, voice mail, three way calling, "auto roam", and other things like that are all a part of your standard plan. No extra cost.borch wrote:I went to the US for 4 months, and I got AT&T, the only problem that I had is that I had to pay even when receiving texts!!
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True. I do like the fact you can call anywhere in the US at the same price as a local call. Having said that, the US carriers get away with murder when it comes to pricing. Then again, so do the Singapore carriers.zzm9980 wrote:That's standard in the US. On the flip side, caller ID, call waiting, voice mail, three way calling, "auto roam", and other things like that are all a part of your standard plan. No extra cost.borch wrote:I went to the US for 4 months, and I got AT&T, the only problem that I had is that I had to pay even when receiving texts!!
US Carriers rape customers on the cost of SMS, especially overseas. But IME the higher end Singapore plans that are cost comparable to the US plans are much worse values than those US plans. The US carriers just lack lower priced options. It's like going out to eat in the US. You get a ton of food for your money, but its an unhealthy overabundance for most people.Strong Eagle wrote:True. I do like the fact you can call anywhere in the US at the same price as a local call. Having said that, the US carriers get away with murder when it comes to pricing. Then again, so do the Singapore carriers.zzm9980 wrote:That's standard in the US. On the flip side, caller ID, call waiting, voice mail, three way calling, "auto roam", and other things like that are all a part of your standard plan. No extra cost.borch wrote:I went to the US for 4 months, and I got AT&T, the only problem that I had is that I had to pay even when receiving texts!!
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