Thread: Best phone plan for a foreigner in USA
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sjgadsby is offline sjgadsby
2011-06-09 , 23:45
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Originally Posted by tirtawn View Post
U dont have much choice.

If you want to use your own phone, most likely you need to use AT&T (3G) prepaid sim card.

Since very unlikely you have 3G phone for t-mobile (unless your phone is pentaband - Nokia N8).
The N900 supports T-Mobile USA's 3G frequencies. On the other hand, it does only EDGE on AT&T.

I've been told that AT&T prepaid SIMs lock to the phone in which they are activated, unlocking automatically only after six months have passed. I have no idea if this is true, but if you choose to go AT&T, it might be better to activate the SIM in the phone you really want to use just in case.

I use AT&T prepaid with my N900 as there's no T-Mobile coverage where I live. If you want more information on AT&T's data costs or the like, just ask.
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