iPhone Sat Nav USA 3g ???????

Thorrrr

Hi guys need some advice please got a 3Gi on O2 in the UK i want to go to the USA for a month on vacation and want to use my iphone as a Sat Nav i have the relevant software but need to know the cheapest way of getting 3G signal?? Cannot use my own provider as it will cost abouit $1000 in data charges


Can i get SIM card in the USA to provide 3g at a reasonable price? What i my best solution ???

Thorrrr

Come on guys must have some experts who can help me PLEASE

atlantis187

buy tomtom USA/canada app then u wouldnt need a 3G signal to use it and also u would accrue any data charges as the maps would be on ur phone

stugib

If you have any access over there to download apps without incurring data charges then I think I remember reading CoPilot is now free without voice prompts.

Thorrrr

Hi Guys i have Magellan RoadMate covering the USA and Canada its 1.36GB do you think i will be okay with that?? I was under the impression that it required 3G but been told it may not?

d123

if you have the maps installed on your iPhone, you wont need a data connection for navigation.

redux

There is said to be quite a lot of free wi-fi in USA, though this would presumably vary a lot between urban and rural areas.

I don't know a straight answer, and need to look a bit more over the next day or two. It doesn't seem as easy to find data packages on payg SIMs there, and what's more one potentially interesting scheme was apparently withdrawn by AT&T a couple of months ago.

mrcamp

There is a lot of free WiFi here in the US. A lot of Airports, mcdonalds, Starbucks, etc. And pretty much all hotels have free WiFi. It all depends on where you will be staying and visiting. You will likely find an open/free connection somewhere. If you do want to use 3G, say while you a traveling/driving on your Iphone, then pick up an AT&T sim on ebay, walmart, target, etc. or just walk into an AT&T store and ask for a prepaid sim. The Iphone supports the 3G bands used by AT&T.

boliston

I'd say definitely try and get a local payg SIM as "roaming" data charges are such a rip off.

dduk

The best option for payg data is AT&T, which is still extremely poor compared to what you can get here. It's $19.99 for 100MB which is vailid for 30 days.

boliston

dduk wrote: »

The best option for payg data is AT&T, which is still extremely poor compared to what you can get here. It's $19.99 for 100MB which is vailid for 30 days.

That's about 13 quid. I'd happily pay that if it meant avoiding roaming data charges!