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SIM card in USA

I'm with T-Mobile. I'm going to America soon. Should I just buy a T-Mobile PAYG SIM card there for my stay and use it in my phone. Is this the cheapest option?

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  • amf
    amf Posts: 483 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    http://www.walmart.com/ip/NET10-LG300-Bundled-w-Bonus-Phone-Case-Hands-Free-Headset-and-Car-Charger/10714716

    might work out cheaper. $30 for 300 minutes, but remember in USA you are charged the same for receiving calls as you are for making them. You can also make calls to UK landlines (not mobiles) - this only costs 1.5 units per minute, rather than 1 unit per minute for domestic calls.

    We reserved a few of these for collection at a local Walmart on our arrival.
  • gjchester
    gjchester Posts: 5,741 Forumite
    pancake wrote: »
    I'm with T-Mobile. I'm going to America soon. Should I just buy a T-Mobile PAYG SIM card there for my stay and use it in my phone. Is this the cheapest option?

    Find out the rate in the US and estimate how much you'll use it. it may be cheaper to just pay the higer rates if you just need to make a few call home whilst there.
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