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 Joseph Fox <josephfoxw...@gmail.com> > Sorry, just did after I gave you that link. It also has the correct > location of the hostel... > > http://goo.gl/maps/xLBk > > Hope this helps. > > Joe > > On 17 Jun 2012, at 12:45, Evangeline Han wrote: > > If I want to buy a SIM card, where can I go to get it? Are there > communication shops near the venue or the hostel? > > Evangeline > > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Joseph Fox <josephfoxw...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I'm also looking for options for phones to take to Wikimania. So far the >> best option I've heard is to take my iPhone and simply go into a >> T-Mobile/AT&T shop and have them set it up for me with a new MicroSim. I >> guess there are shops in JFK that let you buy prepaid mobiles too? >> >> JF >> >> On 17 Jun 2012, at 08:35, James Hare wrote: >> >> > It ultimately depends on where you're going. Some parts of the country >> > are absolutely hopeless for wireless coverage. Pretty much every city, >> > though, has some kind of wireless coverage, as do most minor towns >> > outside the cities. >> > >> > James >> > >> > On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 8:28 PM, <birgitte...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Looking at Net10 a little more. >> >> >> >> #1 You must have an unlocked GSM phone for the SIM card only option. >> >> >> >> #2 Be sure you check the coverage map against your plans as Nevada >> coverage is spotty outside of Reno and Vegas. No "Nationwide" coverage is >> actually 100% in the US. I don't know if that is the normal expectation >> elsewhere or not. Some places just don't have cell service at any price, >> some only have one carrier with any cell towers in the area. But if you >> are sticking to major cities, you *should* find anything labeled >> "Nationwide" as suitable. >> >> >> >> http://www.net10sim.com/coverage.php >> >> >> >> BirgitteSB >> >> >> >> On Jun 16, 2012, at 7:10 PM, birgitte...@yahoo.com wrote: >> >> >> >>> I am not local to DC, but in the US. The only true "no contract" >> Nationwide "pay as you go" option I am aware of is NetZero. Virgin used to >> have a pay as you go option, but it is now only maintained for >> grandfathered devices. Net10 does sell SIM cards alone. I use them for >> voice and text, but not data. The only issue I have had is intermittently >> not receiving texts from two contacts with Android phone with T-Mobile as >> their carrier. The texts I do receive from these contacts always state they >> are "picture texts" when they are really just text. I don't know if this >> problem is on Net10's end or my contact's end, but such things at the wrong >> moment can turn into a big deal. I otherwise am happy with Net10 and there >> are not many no contract options here. You might want to use them, but >> tell everyone that you will confirm all texts while you are traveling, and >> if they don't get a confirmation then they should assume you never received >> the text. >> >>> >> >>> There may other local only options in DC (or East Coast regional >> options), but you will likely need someone with Nationwide coverage for >> your whole trip. It is possible, but unlikely, some carrier covers DC and >> Nevada/CA, without being a Nationwide carrier. There have been some odd >> mergers. >> >>> >> >>> http://www.net10.com/ >> >>> >> >>> BirgitteSB >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Jun 16, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Itzik Edri <it...@infra.co.il> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Hi, >> >>>> >> >>>> I looking for recommendations for SIM cards to use during Wikimania >> & to Nevada & California area (I'm staying a month). >> >>>> >> >>>> Until now, the best that I found is AT&T Pay As You Go plans - need >> to purchase a cheap device (didn't found option just to purchase sim card) >> for about 25$, monthly plan will cost another 25$ and Data plan for 25$ >> (1GB, and I'm sure I'll need a much more :). What make the story quite >> expensive. >> >>>> >> >>>> Any others option that the local guys can recommend? >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Thanks, >> >>>> Itzik >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >>>> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimania-l mailing list >> > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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