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| Thread ID: 126389 | 2012-08-24 06:31:00 | Using my Iphone in America | stevensaaron (6348) | PC World Chat |
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| 1296618 | 2012-08-24 06:31:00 | Hey all :) Next Friday My Brother and I are going to America for 3 weeks, anyway i just checked out the Vodafone roaming charges, and the phones call rates are enough to make you sit down, but then i saw the Data rates and it's $10.00 per MB, that's a RIP-OFF, Cos i'm using my iPhone as my GPS, and then checking email, and other normal iPhone usage, i could end up with a $2000.00 bill if not more So anyway i'm thinking i may buy a cheap phone in NZ before I leave and get my number transferred to an normal Sim card (cos a mini Sim wont fit a normal phone), and get a Sim card in America. So i'm wondering if anyone here know of a good pre-paid plan etc for my iPhone?? cheers Aaron |
stevensaaron (6348) | ||
| 1296619 | 2012-08-24 06:48:00 | Just get a local micro sim for your iphone in america. | sam m (517) | ||
| 1296620 | 2012-08-24 07:04:00 | yep that's cool, but what is a good company/plan?? it would be for a few local American phone calls, but it's mainly data, I would probably need 100-150 MB. cos the Vodafone Data Roaming price is $10 / MB. cheers :) |
stevensaaron (6348) | ||
| 1296621 | 2012-08-24 07:33:00 | AT&T is a pretty well known one in the USA. The iphone gets sold with them. | stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1296622 | 2012-08-24 08:11:00 | Just make you buy a SIM that will let you call and TXT international. By brother-in-law who is still over there tried to save some money , bought a local SIM only to discover a few days later no one outside the US could call him or text him and visa versa.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1296623 | 2012-08-24 08:29:00 | Agree a local SIM is best by far. Telecom's international rates are HUGE. AT&T use the same 850MHz WCDMA band as telecom here. Go in and talk to one of their staff members about your situation. They know their plans and will hook you up with a nice deal. T Mobile is another provider. Sprint is CDMA as is verizon (I think) so they won't work with your phone. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1296624 | 2012-08-24 08:44:00 | Yup - get a simcard at the airport on arrival . Just checked 2 Degrees roaming is $30/MB for the places that Vodafone is $10 . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1296625 | 2012-08-24 08:45:00 | Well I'm with Vodafone, but i guess i could go into Telecom and ask if they know :) and i'm not too worrried about calling and txting international, cos i will still have my 2 degrees work phone, and also my current iPhone number which i will switch to another phone while I am in America. I also see in America they have 4G, will my iPhone 4 work on that?? |
stevensaaron (6348) | ||
| 1296626 | 2012-08-24 08:50:00 | It might be useful to post on the Lonely Planet forums under the Technology branch. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1296627 | 2012-08-24 10:25:00 | Friend of mine has used http://www.iphonetrip.com with good success? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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