Cheapest prepaid UK network - General Topics

Hi, i am going to the UK for 3 weeks holidays and dont want to use my Dutch sim, so can any one recommend a network for a prepaid sim. I will mostly be using it for GPRS on my Wizard with sms too.

Well, if you've got a UK bank account, I'd go for the T-Mobile 1 month contract SIM only = GBP7.50 for 50 mins plus GBP7.50 for unlimited GPRS with W'n'W.
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Dispatcher?menuid=weboffers_personal_sim_only_pm

I would go for O2 Pay & Go. A minimum top up of 10 pounds will give you loads of minutes, or a combination of texts and minutes, for the month. Check it out on O2's website.

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PAYG - Canada

I'm visiting Toronto on Friday for a week.
I want to get a PAYG SIM for either Rodgers or Fido etc. I'll be using it to phone home to the UK, It should also include some kind of data allowance as I will be using GooleMaps/Windows Live to help me get arround.
Can anyone suggest:
1) What PAYG SIM should I get
2) Where in downtown Toronto I can purchase one. I'm staying at the corner of Queen & Yonge.
Thanks
Mike
mike_m said:
I'm visiting Toronto on Friday for a week.
I want to get a PAYG SIM for either Rodgers or Fido etc. I'll be using it to phone home to the UK, It should also include some kind of data allowance as I will be using GooleMaps/Windows Live to help me get arround.
Can anyone suggest:
1) What PAYG SIM should I get
2) Where in downtown Toronto I can purchase one. I'm staying at the corner of Queen & Yonge.
Thanks
Mike
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Hi,
If your phone is network unlocked you can use either a FIDO or a Rogers prepaid SIM. They are available in 10, 20, 30 and 50 dollar refills. Data rates are 0,05 per KB. You can will need to buy a sim at any retail FIDO or Rogers store but refill cards are sold everywhere ( drug stores for example )
Check the following sites for details:
FIDO:
http://www.fido.ca/portal/en/packages/prepaid_airtime.shtml
ROGERS:
http://www.shoprogers.com/store/wir...sp?shopperID=H4836NBBN3759HMF046UK8UDPPFQ3QM2
One thing the reps will try to do is charge you for the sim card, and also an activation fee for setting up the PAYG line. To get around this state that you are an existing customer and you lost your phone, or your sim card got worn out and they will give you a sim for free. Then just sign up the sim card yourself on the websites above for PAYG and you should be good to go.

Best prepaid data plan in USA?

Hi all,
I'll be travelling to the US on business for one month, and I will be needing a sim card to put into my Tytn (HTC Hermes, quad band 3g). Does anyone know what's the best prepaid or one-month plan I can get that will give me unlimited data? I would really like to try out some of the broadband features of my wm6 phone (only edge in China, no 3g) so a plan that offered unlimited data on a high-speed network would be ideal. I'll be travelling to several states and many cities, so nationwide network is a must.
I hope someone can point me in the right direction, thanks!!!
i dont think there are any prepaid data plans in US, not that i heard of, only pre-paid voice/txt plans.
Hi, just in case anyone else asks this question, I was able to start an ATT Pick Your Plan prepaid account and then add the unlimited MediaNet for an extra $20. Medianet does give ma full www access. THe first couple of people I talked to said that i could not do this with an overseas credit card, was i able to use my bank of china card with no problem eventually. Also make sure that they add the medianet at the same time they open the account otherwise you will have to wait for 1 month to add the data. Also, don't tell them you have a PDA phone or they will charge you $40 for the exact same data plan.
Quality wise I am very pleased with the service, speeds are very fast and Google mobile maps is using GPRS to position me on a map with astounding accuracy...who needs GPS! Anyway, thanks for the help!
Hi,
Sorry for reopening this old thread, but I will be going to CA,USA in a while to and am used to having Mobile internet everywhere on my Touch Pro (Raph100) and from time to time tethering it to my laptop.
How did you go about getting the ATT sim card?
All suggestions are welcome off course.
PS:If I better start a new thread, let me know
NguyenHuu said:
i dont think there are any prepaid data plans in US, not that i heard of, only pre-paid voice/txt plans.
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AT&T and Verizon have prepaid data plans. Here is what AT&T offers on their prepaid data plans:
Daily – $15 for 75MB (20 cents a MB)
Weekly – $30 for 250MB (12 cents a MB)
Monthly – $50 for 500MB (10 cents a MB)
US carriers are still gouging. When I was in Ireland I got an O2 SIM card and they only charged 2 cents per MB.
jeremysimeon said:
AT&T and Verizon have prepaid data plans. Here is what AT&T offers on their prepaid data plans:
Daily – $15 for 75MB (20 cents a MB)
Weekly – $30 for 250MB (12 cents a MB)
Monthly – $50 for 500MB (10 cents a MB)
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Am I looking in the wrong place?
At http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...cell-phone-plans.jsp?wtSlotClick=1-004EHW-0-1 I only see:
0.01$/kB
or with 75$ charge, 200MB
or 19.99$ for a 100MB pack
or 4.99$ (!) for 1MB
Just FYI, here in Belgium (Mobile Vikings), I get for one recharge of 15Euro each month:
-1000SMS
-2Gig Data (albeit EDGE most of the time)
-0.24Euro per minute
Sadly, roaming in the US, I would be charged 3.5Euro/MB....
I think T-Mobile may have the best option going now
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/prepaid-plans.aspx?WT.mc_n=Prepaid_SeePlan&WT.mc_t=OnsiteAd
$1.49 for 24 hours of unlimited mobile web access. I don't know exactly what "mobile web" means or if it's limited functionality...
T-mobile is pretty good. You get t-zones for free (which is basically m.yahoo and m.abc), and then you get 200 MB of data per day for $1.49. My connections are slow (I use it maybe once a week), but that's probably due to my phone (ATT fuze) not having the right bands for 3G connections.
Simple mobile, metro pcs.. there are many

Best US pre-paid SIM only, Help Please

Good Evening,
I am hoping someone would be able to point me in the direction for getting the most out of my phone, while on holiday in the USA, I will be there for a month so would prefer using a local SIM as opposed to getting abuse on roaming charges.
Basically, wondering if anyone knows of any good deals that would have cheap web access, or international calls, I realise im not being much help. Even if someone could list some Mobile Phone Networks i will be able to check out their websites, and order a SIM as needed.
Thanks
prepaid is not that good in the US. t-mobile might be ur best bit, local voice only. i think about 25 cents a minute. not sure about international and data though
25 cents a min? I don't know about tmobile prepaid. But ATT/Cingular prepaid is much cheaper.
GOVATENT said:
25 cents a min? I don't know about tmobile prepaid. But ATT/Cingular prepaid is much cheaper.
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yeah, but AT&T charges you a dollar for each day you use their your phone. t-mobile doesn't.
Actually, AT&T has two types of prepaid:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/prepaid-cell-phone-plans.jsp
pay as you go:
25¢/min or 10¢/min + $1.00/day*
or
prepaid plans (some w/ rollover and nights/weekends)
200 mins for 29.99
300 mins for 39.99
400 mins for 49.99
650 mins for 69.99
here are more details on t-mobile prepaid plans
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/Default.aspx?plancategory=4
I was looking for something similar in February, except I also needed a data plan. At that time AT&T and T-Mobile were the only options that met my needs.

[Q] Prepaid US data plans?

Hi there, I'm going away on my holidays to the states tomorrow - and I need a sim card for my Desire which has a cheap\included data plan on it so I don't get utterly ***** by vodafone for 3g roaming.
I was wondering if any yanks knew of any? I tried looking at the usual suspects, but they didn't mention data...
Thanks
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Hi,
I just ordered an AT&T prepaid SIM.
Data plan is 19.99$ for 100MB and 30 days.
See: http://www.usasims.com/
There might be other resellers in your country based on AT&T or T_Mobile.
e.g SIM-BEE in Germany
http://www.sim-bee.de/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=5
I think AT&T has the better coverage.
Joerg
PS: Watch Out not to choose a CDMA net if you are using a GSM net in your country!
Through Tmobile you can get
Unlimited Data(10GB) Only for $39.99 a month.
or a plan
mine is 500 anytime minute, free nights and weekends
Unlimited TXT
Unlimited DATA(10GB)
59.99 a month prepay.
From what were told here in the states ATT has removed all prepaid data plans. All they have for prepay now is 3 plans which all suck. If your gonna travel alot and need 3G on the interstates just go with ATT for a month and run the credit check for 10 minutes and get 1 month of service. Otherwise if your gonna be in major cities most of the time your here get tmo because its cheap, and unlimited data. Even ATT legacy unlimited DATA plans are limited at 2GB.
I don't know if things are different in EU but here in the states ATT won't sell a data plan alone unless its for an ipad with a microsim. I asked for something for my phone and they said they had nothing data only.
Just ran by ATT's site and there saying they have 4 prepay plans
1. $3 a day unlimited
2. $1 a day unlimited mobile to mobile.
3. $0.25 a min
4. $60 unlimited TXT and VOICE.
I recommend looking at what T-Mobile has to offer. Give them a call 1-800-t-mobile
They're very friendly
Well,
I bought my prepaid 2 days ago, and I was told, that there are prepaid data plans at AT&T.
See also here at AT&T and
http://www.usasims.com/ATT_SIM.html.
The first site also mentions, that there are no PREPAID data plans at T_Mobile.
I have to use AT&T, as I travelling around a lot. Can tell you more in about 10 days, when I will activate my SIM and add plans.
Joerg
maxpower097 said:
Through Tmobile you can get
Unlimited Data(10GB) Only for $39.99 a month.
or a plan
mine is 500 anytime minute, free nights and weekends
Unlimited TXT
Unlimited DATA(10GB)
59.99 a month prepay.
From what were told here in the states ATT has removed all prepaid data plans. All they have for prepay now is 3 plans which all suck. If your gonna travel alot and need 3G on the interstates just go with ATT for a month and run the credit check for 10 minutes and get 1 month of service. Otherwise if your gonna be in major cities most of the time your here get tmo because its cheap, and unlimited data. Even ATT legacy unlimited DATA plans are limited at 2GB.
I don't know if things are different in EU but here in the states ATT won't sell a data plan alone unless its for an ipad with a microsim. I asked for something for my phone and they said they had nothing data only.
Just ran by ATT's site and there saying they have 4 prepay plans
1. $3 a day unlimited
2. $1 a day unlimited mobile to mobile.
3. $0.25 a min
4. $60 unlimited TXT and VOICE.
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http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/Cell-Phone-Plans.aspx?catgroup=Individual&WT.z_unav=mst_shop_plans_individual
T-mobile has a contract free service called even more plus. For$59 you get 500 minutes, unlimited web, and unlimited text. Granted, the free texting will only be inside the united states and you will be callled extra if you call international. They have a $5 addon that gives you discounted calling to many countries, for example $0.06 to UK landlines. Or you could just set up google voice with your new US based number and used google's rates for international.
Depending on your device, you may not be able to use 3G on T-mobile.
For data on T-Mobile you would need the AWS 1700 MHz on your phone - i believe the G1 has it, but most phones don't. If you don't have that then you will only get dial-up or EDGE speeds.......Also those data plans are not mentioned on their website under prepaid.......I think that they are no contract post paid plans that you would need a Credit card and SS# for - But i don't know
Right now in Prepaid on GSM - you only have Simple mobile that is on the T-Mobile AWS 1700 MHz and AT&T which used to be unlimited for $20 until about a year ago when they changed it to 100 MB for $20
One of the things that people don't realize about data is, is you are not tethering or watching video than you really do not use that much data. email, google maps, ect.... use very very little data and 100MB for a month is more than enough
schrej said:
Well,
I bought my prepaid 2 days ago, and I was told, that there are prepaid data plans at AT&T.
See also here at AT&T and
http://www.usasims.com/ATT_SIM.html.
The first site also mentions, that there are no PREPAID data plans at T_Mobile.
I have to use AT&T, as I travelling around a lot. Can tell you more in about 10 days, when I will activate my SIM and add plans.
Joerg
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So you haven't activated your card yet? I think either you won't be able to get a data plan on ATT and that site is outdated, or its a special plan if your a vodofone customer or overseas customer? I went through hours of argueing with ATT for a decent prepay plan but I missed the cut off by 2 weeks. Tmobile does have prepay they just call it flexpay for some reason?
Also heres what your going to find from providers, ATT will have 3G coverage almost everywhere in the US, but its incredibly slow in major cities, near tmo's edge network. Tmo on the other hand only has 3G in major markets and has Edge in smaller cities and G in the middle of no where. But in the city their 3G speeds a blistering fast. In Tampa we would get board at work and have cellphone races. With an HD2 on Tmo I was the undefeated champ. So much faster the ATT guys all had to hook up to my phone via wifi so they could watch HD youtube. Otherwise ATT couldn't handle it and it would just buffer every 10 seconds. I can also stream netflix movies on my tmo 3G with no glitching at all. Entire movies on my laptop through my phone.
Hi,
just tried to order it again; incl. 100MB data plan
See:
AT&T/GoPhone SIM $15
- Arrival City and State, province Chicago
- Departure date from home country 08/20/2010
- ATT GoPhone Plan 30 days unlimited
- Increase account balance US$15, 30 days expiration
- Add DynaSky eCard 0
- Enable Data Plan $19.99/100MB Yes
So, I think, if I pay for it, I will get it.
Regarding T-Mobile: The plan mentioned in post #6 above includes a 35$ activation fee, which ends up in a 100$ fee for less than one month of vacation.
(And I'm not quite shure, if you really can cancel this contract after just one month)
Joerg
maxpower097 said:
So you haven't activated your card yet? I think either you won't be able to get a data plan on ATT and that site is outdated, or its a special plan if your a vodofone customer or overseas customer? I went through hours of argueing with ATT for a decent prepay plan but I missed the cut off by 2 weeks. Tmobile does have prepay they just call it flexpay for some reason?
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Nah with Tmo you can buy a simcard off ebay for $5 and there is no activation fee. That so called activation fee is a scam by tmo stores to charge $20-$30 for a simcard. Tmo's prepay/flexpay is easily cut off after 1 month. Thats what its for. So you should easily be able to order a tmo sim on ebay for $5. Then call up tmobile and have them activate a flex account for $59.99+8.75 for tax. Your bill will be $68.74 a month plus the $5 for a sim card.
just tried to order it again; incl. 100MB data plan
See:
AT&T/GoPhone SIM $15
- Arrival City and State, province Chicago
- Departure date from home country 08/20/2010
- ATT GoPhone Plan 30 days unlimited
- Increase account balance US$15, 30 days expiration
- Add DynaSky eCard 0
- Enable Data Plan $19.99/100MB Yes
The way it reads this may be for overseas people only. Arrival city, departure date, etc.... ATT may have different plans for foreign people just visiting a month or two.
Hi all,
just want to let you know, that I'm in the US now.
Activted my GoPhone SIM and filled it up with 25$.
Then logged in at https://www.paygonline.com/websc/index.jsp (redirection fromm AT&T site) and had the option to add a data plan of 1MB or 100MB.
Works like a charm.
This ist the standard GoPhone Website, so I don't have any clue, why it should not work for others (even US citizens).
Joerg
maxpower097 said:
So you haven't activated your card yet? I think either you won't be able to get a data plan on ATT and that site is outdated, or its a special plan if your a vodofone customer or overseas customer? I went through hours of argueing with ATT for a decent prepay plan but I missed the cut off by 2 weeks. Tmobile does have prepay they just call it flexpay for some reason?
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£35 Sensation Vodafone Plan Errors

Hey guys , just spent 40 mins with customer services trying to resolve an issue on my account.
I ordered the £35 plan last month which gives 900 mins, Unlimited texts, 750mb data and 25mb Euro data as stated on the vodafone site and in my order form.
After reading a thread on the vodafone eforum it was brought to my attention that the euro data is not being added to accounts and costs a further £10 a month for the use of it.
I checked my vodafone account online and my plan only stated "your plan comes with 900 minutes and Unlimited texts"
No sign of my 750mb allowance nor the euro data.
I have finally got this resolved after bashing a customer service rep but was being told my account was not eligible for the euro data...
It now states "Your Plan comes with 900 minutes, unlimited texts, 750MB mobile internet including Vodafone Data Traveller"
Early adopters on the £35 plan would be wise to check your plan.
I cannot post the link to the thread yet as im a newbie user but navigate to the htc section on the vodafone eforum to see the thread.
I had this issue too, I sent them the order confirmation email I got which states the contract is discounted by £5 making it £35. This means it's a plan that was based on the £40 contract plan which includes the 25mb/day euro traveller data package.
After a couple of emails they updated my price plan to include the euro data traveller.
Pretty frustrating though!
I actually ordered this exact package today (well £36)
I am having it delivered to a store so I will check the paperwork etc. there and ask what needs to be asked - see if they have actually fixed this for new/upgrading customers yet.

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