I'm heading south for a weekend and need to have a local cell while I'm there. I have an unlocked gsm handset, I'm just looking for recommendations for a carrier and pre paid plan.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

Z.

Last time I did that, I had a good experience with T-Mobile. If I recall correctly (which I may not), a SIM plus about $10 of prepaid airtime cost me something like $10.

That's,

Were you able to pick up the sim in Canada before you left, or did you have to find a store on arrival?

Z.

I did it on arrival--took me all of 10 minutes or so to set up. I knew where I would be staying so I looked up the closest store online before I left.

It seems that you can purchase the SIM ahead of time online, but I have no idea if they ship to Canada, nor how long that takes.

Talk, Text and Data for Canadians Roaming in the US - Roam Mobility (http://www.roammobility.com)

Unlimited talk and text to anywhere in the US and Canada for $3 or less per day. Best for an unlocked regular phone, they also sell one for $50.

Unlimited talk and text plus an amount per data for $8 or less per day. Best for an unlocked smart phone.

And data from 500MB for $30, valid for 30 days. They sell a mobile hot spot for this for $130, could also use this in your smart phone.

if you have an unlocked phone.. head to Target, they have bunch of prepared cards for sale at the register.. [ i have a friend, with a US number, so I keep buying him cards every time I go down.. as he mentioned its cheaper on long distance too ].