zarquon

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.

Sonal

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.

__________________
WARNING: If you see links to ads in the above post, blame the cheesy ad-linking software used by the owners of this website. You can opt out here. I do not endorse these ad links. Don't click on them.

However, this link is mine. Please click through if you are interested in creative writing.

zarquon

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.

Sonal

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.

__________________
WARNING: If you see links to ads in the above post, blame the cheesy ad-linking software used by the owners of this website. You can opt out here. I do not endorse these ad links. Don't click on them.

However, this link is mine. Please click through if you are interested in creative writing.

dona83

Talk, Text and Data for Canadians Roaming in the US - Roam Mobility

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.

__________________
Home: 2006.5 iMac 20"
Me: 2010 MacBook Pro 13", iPad Mini Wifi 32GB Black, iPhone 4 16GB Black
Wife: 2011 MacBook Air 11.6", iPhone 4 16GB White

Are you backed up??? If so, why? Psyllium Fibre is not free but will do wonders!

macintosh doctor

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 ].

__________________
Apple MacBook Pro 13" 2.9GHZ i7 12GBs
Apple Thunderbolt display 27", Macally Bluetooth Keyboard
Internal 1 x OCZ Deneva2 SSD 480 GBs ( removed superdrive - installed 750GB HD in place )
LaCie Stark 1TB for time machine, Apple Track Pad
Moshi Keyboard cover ( to catch the drool when surfing rumor sites )