Get Sim Card in the USA

Hi

I'm visiting the states for 6 month, and I would like to get a sim card
with an american phone number. My phone supports the 1900MHz band that
is used in the states. I will only be using the cell phone very little,
I just like to have it for emergency calls.
How do I get the cheapest sim card for this usage?

Thank you very much

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At 10 Oct 2006 06:16:14 -0700 [email protected] wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm visiting the states for 6 month, and I would like to get a sim card
> with an american phone number. My phone supports the 1900MHz band that
> is used in the states. I will only be using the cell phone very little,
> I just like to have it for emergency calls.
> How do I get the cheapest sim card for this usage?

The USA has two nationwide GSM carriers, Cingular (www.cingular.com) and
T-Mobile (www.t-mobile.com).

Cingular uses both 1900MHz and 850MHz, so there would be many areas your
phone might not operate with a Cingular SIM. T-Mobile's native coverage
is 1900MHz-only, so it might be a better choice for your phone. Prepaid
T-Mobile SIMs can be purchased at T-Mobile stores for about $30 US but
you can find them on eBay much cheaper and many eBay sellers (many of
them are actually independent T-Mobile dealers) will mail them
internationally, so in addition to saving money, you'll also have the SIM
before you arrive, rather than wasting time hunting down a T-Mobile store
upon your arrival. T-Mobile SIMs include $15 US of airtime. (60 minutes)

An important thing to note if this is your first trip to the states with
a cellphone- unlike most of the world, the USA does NOT have a "caller
pays" system, so the cellular user pays for both incoming and outgoing
calls.

Good luck, and enjoy your stay!

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<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> I'm visiting the states for 6 month, and I would like to get a sim card
> with an american phone number. My phone supports the 1900MHz band that
> is used in the states. I will only be using the cell phone very little,
> I just like to have it for emergency calls.
> How do I get the cheapest sim card for this usage?
>
> Thank you very much
>


I can sell you a USA T-Mobile sim card


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