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sim card for a four-week stay in the usa
hyperblast
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hello. i think this topic was already discussed here not too long ago, but i can't find the thread anymore.
i would like some advice from people in the usa please. the idea is to buy sim cards for two mobile phones (pixel 7a and pixel 6) for our four-week holiday in the usa. the best thing would be prepaid and without much effort. a us phone number is not so relevant for us but data volume for messenger and navigation is needed.
what suggestions do you have?
addition: ideally we would like to buy the cards when we land in the usa. is it possible to buy prepaid sim cards like this in the usa for foreigners?
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Tmobile Tourist plan FTW - I believe its $30/ month
Cannot seem to find the right link
Visible prepaid $25
unlimited data including hotspot
Have heard pretty good things about these actually in terms of pricing and performance, besides being privacy-centric (no personal data, payment via crypto). The Pixels should have eSIM capabilities.
https://silent.link/
is it data only or can we do calls too?
that will fail because i don't use any of the payment options / i don't know how it works.
https://airalo.com for quick and easy eSIM
$11.00 for 3GB for 30 days, might be all you need.
It's fairly easy. For Monero Cake Wallet on your phone is an easy way, afaik you can even buy Monero via credit card through them.
https://prepaid.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans here?
https://tello.com/
I am using it for second sim line on my phone
These providers have esim option, so phone service is activated online and within 30 minutes in most cases
addition: ideally we would like to buy the cards when we land in the usa. is it possible to buy prepaid sim cards like this in the usa for foreigners?
Yes, it can be activated online
Get the service on the day of travel and follow the activation steps as soon as you are in the US airport.
Use airport free wifi during the setup
Assuming your phone has eSim option
Yes, you can buy pre-paid SIM cards and top-up cards at drugstores (Walgreens, CVS) and supermarkets.
Go for an eSIM though, your phones support it.
to make sure you understand, create an account now at tello.com etc. you don't need an ID or a permanent address in the usa? and then buy the esim when we land? correct?
Use the address of your contact person in the USA
eSim is virtual sim and just online activation is needed. No physical sim is purchased
From Tello service, it is free international call for many countries in Europe as well as for India
i just hope that our mobile phones can cope with the bands in the usa.
You should be able to check that beforehand.
If you come from EU, using Tmobile should not cause any trouble. They're using very similar bands. Verizon should be good for tourists from Japan as they use similar technics if I recall correctly. No idea about the here mentioned Tello though.
Tello uses T-Mobile's network.
prefer tello at the moment.
i know, conservative!
the hire car will also be a german model
For airalo.com you don’t need to provide an address nor a last name. There is no eKYC requirement for U.S. so they don’t verify your identity. You can buy it and install it at home, and you will have data when your plane lands.
Check if your phone supports LTE bands: 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71.
airalo is a data only service
No support for talk and text
Yes, correct, but OP said
it seems that google does not release special mobile phones for specific regions (like other manufacturers do). https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_6-11037.php
Share exact phone model — settings | about
My google pixel and iPhone … both work in USA, UK, and India
you mean "baseband-version"?
Now Revolut have also eSim cards build into Revolut app.
https://www.revolut.com/esim/
You can send me this info by DM, if you prefer