Prepaid USA SIM with voice/text/data plan

[Tim Flink]

On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 06:19:44 -0400 (EDT)
Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik at redhat.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> > Tim, thank you very much for your detailed analysis.
> > 
> > On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Tim Flink <tflink at redhat.com>
> > wrote:
> > > The issue at hand is how tmo-us does 3G/4G data. Their frequency
> > > spectrum has been pretty much unique globally (split 1700/2100
> > > but at&t is starting to deploy LTE on the same spectrum) and
> > > there are not many phones which are capable of using that
> > > spectrum and aren't specifically branded or built for tmo-us (for
> > > example, the nexus s was sold as two different models in the US -
> > > one for tmobile and one for att/everywhere else).
> > >
> > > If your phone has a radio which is capable of using 1700 AND 2100
> > > (you do need both), you can use tmo-us 3G just fine (maybe 4G but
> > > I'm fuzzier on the details about what's required for that).
> > > Otherwise, you'll still be able to get data over EDGE (2G speed),
> > > make phone calls and send sms. The wrinkle in this is that tmo-us
> > > is in the process of upgrading their infrastructure, so it is
> > > possible that they have 3G on the more normal 1900 spectrum in
> > > charleston but I'm not sure how to find out other than just
> > > trying it.
> > 
> > This is really helpful. So the summary is that satisfaction will
> > depend on the phone we have. Mine is a Galaxy Nexus so it should be
> > ok, or at least that is what
> > http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/phone-sim-card says.
> 
> But be sure you have the right revision! It says BlackBerry Z10 is
> supported but there are as far as I know 5 revisions - my STL 100-1
> is not supported in TMO network, STL 100-3 is. On the other hand, my
> old Nokia N9 should work.
> 
> > 
> > FWIW, the coverage page at
> > http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx/ shows Charleston with
> > good coverage both for 3G/4G and 2G, not sure how much reality will
> > match.
> > 
> > All in all, if it was just for me, I'd take the risk and pick the
> > readysim.
> 
> If this is the only option with enough prepaid data, let's risk it.
> I'm a bit lost in h2o offering.

There would be a $10 charge for the SIM no matter which prepaid plan
you went with. After getting the SIM here are 2 options: pay-as-you-go
or monthly.

pay-as-you-go:
  - Add multiples of $10, $20, $30 or $100 to the account using prepaid
    cards (or a credit card, but I suspect buying the topup cards will
    be easier)

  - Data costs $0.30 per MB, phone calls are $0.05/minute, sms are
    $0.05 and mms are $0.10 - all of this would be deducted from the
    amount deposited with the topup cards. If you bought a $20 topup
    card, that would be ~ 66M of data if you didn't call or text

Monthly:
  - $40 for a month of "unlimited" text/call/data, $50 gives you
    international calling

  - can be paid with a topup card bought ahead of time - don't have to
    give them your credit card

> Jaroslav
> 
> > 
> > Does it still make sense to share the idea with the attendees list?
> > 
> > --
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