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California on Friday.
I'm flying to LA on Friday for two weeks and will be meeting an old school
friend. She has given me her home and work telephone numbers and when I call her I'd like to be able to give her a number to contact me on. As I'll be travelling around a lot I'd like to use a mobile but I don't want to pay the outrageous call charges of my own UK network. So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a Pay and Go SIM in the US? Thanks. -- Gamertag : Kashmir "Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave. When they think that their children are naive." Ogden Nash, 'Baby, What Makes the Sky Blue'. 1940 |
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California on Friday.
"Comfortably Numb" wrote in message ... I'm flying to LA on Friday for two weeks and will be meeting an old school friend. She has given me her home and work telephone numbers and when I call her I'd like to be able to give her a number to contact me on. As I'll be travelling around a lot I'd like to use a mobile but I don't want to pay the outrageous call charges of my own UK network. So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a Pay and Go SIM in the US? Yes, depending on the phone you have. Thanks. -- Gamertag : Kashmir "Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave. When they think that their children are naive." Ogden Nash, 'Baby, What Makes the Sky Blue'. 1940 |
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California on Friday.
So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a
Pay and Go SIM in the US? Do you mean to work with your existing phone? You'd need to check the company you use now to see if some kind of special plan is available when travelling overseas. If you mean a brand-new phone with a prepaid plan you'd use just while in the U.S., yes, there are several companies that do that. You buy a starter package for maybe $50 or $100 that contains a wireless phone and a card with some minutes. After you activate the phone you can use it and you purchase more time as you need it. Of course you pay a lot more using a plan like that, maybe 25 cents a minute, but it could be convenient if you don't expect to make a lot of calls and don't want to sign up for a monthly plan. James ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remove "NOSPAM" from my address when sending me e-mail. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - |
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California on Friday.
"JamesStep" wrote in message ... So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a Pay and Go SIM in the US? Do you mean to work with your existing phone? You'd need to check the company you use now to see if some kind of special plan is available when travelling overseas. If you mean a brand-new phone with a prepaid plan you'd use just while in the U.S., yes, there are several companies that do that. You buy a starter package for maybe $50 or $100 that contains a wireless phone and a card with some minutes. After you activate the phone you can use it and you purchase more time as you need it. Of course you pay a lot more using a plan like that, maybe 25 cents a minute, but it could be convenient if you don't expect to make a lot of calls and don't want to sign up for a monthly plan. Or he can just use his own phone and have a sim card inserted, providing his phone works on US networks. If he has a tri-band phone that should work. James ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Remove "NOSPAM" from my address when sending me e-mail. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - |
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California on Friday.
On 03/30/2004 4:19 PM Comfortably Numb wrote:
I'm flying to LA on Friday for two weeks and will be meeting an old school friend. She has given me her home and work telephone numbers and when I call her I'd like to be able to give her a number to contact me on. As I'll be travelling around a lot I'd like to use a mobile but I don't want to pay the outrageous call charges of my own UK network. So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a Pay and Go SIM in the US? Thanks. Ask the hotel where you are staying if they have voice mail. Then when you are away from your room you can retrieve messages from the voice mail. Alternatively, Virgin Phone and similar pay-as-you-go cell phones can be obtained at Best Buy, Staples, Target and similar stores. -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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California on Friday.
Peter L wrote:
"Comfortably Numb" wrote in message ... I'm flying to LA on Friday for two weeks and will be meeting an old school friend. She has given me her home and work telephone numbers and when I call her I'd like to be able to give her a number to contact me on. As I'll be travelling around a lot I'd like to use a mobile but I don't want to pay the outrageous call charges of my own UK network. So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a Pay and Go SIM in the US? Yes, depending on the phone you have. It's a Nokia 6600 (tri-band) |
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California on Friday.
Brian K wrote:
On 03/30/2004 4:19 PM Comfortably Numb wrote: I'm flying to LA on Friday for two weeks and will be meeting an old school friend. She has given me her home and work telephone numbers and when I call her I'd like to be able to give her a number to contact me on. As I'll be travelling around a lot I'd like to use a mobile but I don't want to pay the outrageous call charges of my own UK network. So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a Pay and Go SIM in the US? Thanks. Ask the hotel where you are staying if they have voice mail. Then when you are away from your room you can retrieve messages from the voice mail. Aren't hotel phone charges outrageous though? Alternatively, Virgin Phone and similar pay-as-you-go cell phones can be obtained at Best Buy, Staples, Target and similar stores. Is it possible to just buy a pay as you go SIM card though, you can get them readily enough in the UK for a reasonable price. My phone is not locked to any network and it's tri-band so I'd prefer to use it if possible. Thanks. |
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California on Friday.
old school solution: if it is solely a question of money, a phone card,
hotel phones and pay phones should allow sufficient contact. "Comfortably Numb" wrote in message ... I'm flying to LA on Friday for two weeks and will be meeting an old school friend. She has given me her home and work telephone numbers and when I call her I'd like to be able to give her a number to contact me on. As I'll be travelling around a lot I'd like to use a mobile but I don't want to pay the outrageous call charges of my own UK network. So my question, finally, is can I buy such a thing as a Pay and Go SIM in the US? Thanks. -- Gamertag : Kashmir "Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave. When they think that their children are naive." Ogden Nash, 'Baby, What Makes the Sky Blue'. 1940 |
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