Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Lodewijk
Maybe I;m the only one that needs this - but if you just want a simple SIM card for a simple gsm for calling and sms only - prepaid only? What would be the best option? I'm planning to stick in the area between DC, New York and New England with maybe short trips outside. Lodewijk 2012/6/17

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Joseph Fox
/attachments/20120617/056a4b4a/attachment.html Best regards, Alan Lai Sent on the road ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Joseph Fox
version of Nexus S, so I can be different and use USD3 a day unlimited phone + data at HSPA+ speeds for the first 200MB. In response to the following email: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20120617/056a4b4a/attachment.html Best regards, Alan Lai Sent

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Joseph Fox
Oh, that would be perfect. Thanks, Josh. :) Joe On 17 Jun 2012, at 16:41, Josh Lim wrote: Not attending Wikimania this year, but I did some research on the topic before I headed to New York City in February, and I can suggest this: Simple Mobile. They're an MVNO which runs on the T-Mobile

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Alan C Y Lai (Wikimedia)
. Luckily I got a T-Mobile USA version of Nexus S, so I can be different and use USD3 a day unlimited phone + data at HSPA+ speeds for the first 200MB. In response to the following email: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20120617/056a4b4a/attachment.html Best regards

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Alan C Y Lai (Wikimedia)
. Luckily I got a T-Mobile USA version of Nexus S, so I can be different and use USD3 a day unlimited phone + data at HSPA+ speeds for the first 200MB. In response to the following email: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20120617/056a4b4a/attachment.html Best regards

Re: [Wikimania-l] Recommendations for communication?

2012-06-17 Thread Andrew Lih
Sorry I'm late to this, but you've probably discovered by now: For prepaid, the US basically stinks -- few options, expensive, US-only standards, kill you on data/3G. * So, to make things the easiest for those accustomed to Europe/Asia systems: if you're used to SIM cards and 3G on an unlocked