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gdale · 06-26-2008, 1:17 PM

In a week or so, my wife and I will be travelling through the states that run from Lake Erie to Virginia. I have two gsm phones that I would like to activate in the US for just the short time that we'll be there. How can I best do this at an affordable rate?

Jay2TheRescue · 06-26-2008, 2:20 PM

Your best bet would probably be to get 2 prepaid AT&T SIM cards. I'd shy away from T-Mobile as their rural coverage in the east is not that good.

RadioFoneGuy · 06-26-2008, 3:59 PM

Make sure Rogers or where ever you got the phones from have them unlocked.

You could also consider net10 and just pick up a couple of their phones from just about any discount store you can think of.

Blue4Life · 06-26-2008, 4:07 PM

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If you are bringing two unlocked GSM phones, they should support the 850 & 1900 MHz bands if you want reasonable coverage in the states.

gdale · 06-26-2008, 4:51 PM

Thank all of you for your replies. They're very helpful. The two phones are unlocked gsm phones. One supports three bands and the other four. I'm pretty sure that the 850 and 1900 are among them.

MasterC · 06-26-2008, 4:58 PM

Like the one said in the earlier post, just go get two prepaid sim cards. ATT should cover you pretty much all up in that area.

walkguru · 06-26-2008, 5:26 PM

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at my local walmart go phones are 14.00 and including a sim.

AnthroMatt · 06-27-2008, 1:40 PM

Be aware that your tri-band phone won't work on 850MHz, so it may not work too well with AT&T if you pass through areas where ATT is 850 only.

Charlyee · 06-27-2008, 1:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AnthroMatt

Be aware that your tri-band phone won't work on 850MHz, so it may not work too well with AT&T if you pass through areas where ATT is 850 only.

Good point.

Canada also uses 850/1900, so the triband that the OP is referring to could be 850/1800/900 like the V3xx, the Nokia 6230 etc are.

AnthroMatt · 06-27-2008, 1:53 PM

Ah that is true, I forgot about that. I didn't think anyone still made tri-bands like that.

Ain't it funny how moderators can post in closed threads...I think I will open it back up, provided everyone can play nice.

Telekom · 06-27-2008, 3:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnthroMatt

Be aware that your tri-band phone won't work on 850MHz, so it may not work too well with AT&T if you pass through areas where ATT is 850 only.

He's coming from Canada. Odds are that the triband that he would bring would be 850/1800/1900 not 900/1800/1900. And just 1900 would work just fine if he used T-Mobile.

Telekom · 06-27-2008, 3:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnthroMatt

Ah that is true, I forgot about that. I didn't think anyone still made tri-bands like that.

Ain't it funny how moderators can post in closed threads...I think I will open it back up, provided everyone can play nice.

There are lots of tribands 850/1800/1900 that are available in North America.

Barciurek · 06-27-2008, 5:13 PM

Remember ATT doesn't allow prepaid to roam so if check both ATT for GoPhone coverage and T-Mobile as T-Mobile might get you better coverage through roaming (depends where you will be).

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gdale I have arrived! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond Hill, Ont, Canad Posts: 2 Devices: Ipod, LifeDrive Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Travelling in the US In a week or so, my wife and I will be travelling through the states that run from Lake Erie to Virginia. I have two gsm phones that I would like to activate in the US for just the short time that we'll be there. How can I best do this at an affordable rate?

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gdale I have arrived! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond Hill, Ont, Canad Posts: 2 Devices: Ipod, LifeDrive Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Travelling in the US Thank all of you for your replies. They're very helpful. The two phones are unlocked gsm phones. One supports three bands and the other four. I'm pretty sure that the 850 and 1900 are among them.

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AnthroMatt Big Meanie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 8,172 Phone(s): Motorola i880 Provider(s): Nextel/Sprint Devices: ipod 80gb, Dell (red) XPS 1530 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts My Auctions	Re: Travelling in the US Ah that is true, I forgot about that. I didn't think anyone still made tri-bands like that. Ain't it funny how moderators can post in closed threads...I think I will open it back up, provided everyone can play nice.

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