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i believe t-mobile simply choice plan would be best since it has unlimited near global data (2G after a certain amount). Only you know if you want a contract or not. If you're going to sign one then look at what it takes to break it.
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On September 28 2015 13:15 CorsairHero wrote: i believe t-mobile simply choice plan would be best since it has unlimited near global data (2G after a certain amount). Only you know if you want a contract or not. If you're going to sign one then look at what it takes to break it.
How long are contracts? A year? Ultimately, I know I will be in the US for at least a year, so I think I should go with a contract, no? That said, I will want to use the phone after a year so going out-of-contract sounds perhaps ideal.
Thoughts?
Does the US not have 4G?
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Screw phones, buy carriers!
Sorry, couldn't help myself, nothing to add except I think buying unlocked is better on a principle basis, and usually cheaper too, at least where I live.
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Always work out cheaper in England for example you buy fone out right with credit card/loan (£690 new iphone for cost of fone example) then buy a pay as go/monthly sim from any operator and you save yourself lots.
Standard contract in uk is 2 years now, minimum price for a brand new iphone contract which you would get less than 4GB data plan etc is £40 a month. £960 on average
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Do note that some US carriers are not willing to give you a contract if you do not have a US social security number - not even if you give them your passport info (at least that was my experience when I was there last time which was in 2012-2013). I have used Simple mobile when I have been to the US with some decent coverage and 4g speeds (unlimited). It had the added benefit that texting was free world wide.
https://www.simplemobile.com
When I was there I bought the Galaxy S3 unlocked (which was new back then). I heard that some people had issues with going on contract in that they couldn't actually buy-out their phone at the end of it - or well they could, but it wasn't actually truly unlocked regardless. You might want to look into if that was actually an issue and if it persists today.
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I'm a US Citizen, so I have a social security number.
I was thinking of going T-Mobile or Verizon; or a simple "pay as you go method".
The plan I had in Germany was good: 3G for 2gigs, some mobile/texting. Only paid about 13euros (15 dollars) a month. I'm looking for something like that.
In the US, it's like 50 bucks and I'm not very comfortable paying that much for what I consider very little usage.
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I had convinced myself you were Italian - that's what you get for choosing that nickname!
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On September 30 2015 05:46 Ghostcom wrote: I had convinced myself you were Italian - that's what you get for choosing that nickname!
My grandfather was Italian, I am also a Swiss citizen, so that's not necessarily untrue (double-negative)!
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If you plan to be using it a lot during your stay, a contract is worth it. If you're not going to be using your phone much, but still would like it in case of emergencies and short phone calls, go with an unlocked phone with some sort of pre-paid or pay-per-minute/text kind of deal.
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Im just going to buy it without a contract and then do pay as you go either via T-Mobile or Verizon.
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S6 What's the ideal T-Mobile pay monthly thing? Like 30~40?
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All of Verizons 4G LTE phones are factory unlocked and can be used globally. You could also go with either AT&T or T-Mobile and just unlock your phone from there to use globally as well, though I would take AT&T over T-mobile simply because of AT&Ts coverage. Avoid Sprint as all of their phones (traditionally) are locked to CDMA only. You can, however, unlock their Samsung and Apple phones. They will not do it if you're under contract though and their phones only work with domestic sims (aka T-Mobile, AT&T, and they're prepaid services.)
If you do Verizon Prepaid, you can only use phones with IMEIs that are in their inventory. They will not activate anything that isn't sold by them. AT&T and T-Mobile will do so though.
What I would recommend:
If you purchase an unlocked phone and want to use prepaid, go with Cricket. Cricket is now owned by AT&T and has full access to all of AT&Ts towers.
If you decide to go with a contract, Verizon all day due to their phones being factory unlocked anyway.
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On October 01 2015 14:44 Steelo_Rivers wrote:All of Verizons 4G LTE phones are factory unlocked and can be used globally. You could also go with either AT&T or T-Mobile and just unlock your phone from there to use globally as well, though I would take AT&T over T-mobile simply because of AT&Ts coverage. Avoid Sprint as all of their phones (traditionally) are locked to CDMA only. You can, however, unlock their Samsung and Apple phones. They will not do it if you're under contract though and their phones only work with domestic sims (aka T-Mobile, AT&T, and they're prepaid services.) If you do Verizon Prepaid, you can only use phones with IMEIs that are in their inventory. They will not activate anything that isn't sold by them. AT&T and T-Mobile will do so though. What I would recommend: If you purchase an unlocked phone and want to use prepaid, go with Cricket. Cricket is now owned by AT&T and has full access to all of AT&Ts towers. If you decide to go with a contract, Verizon all day due to their phones being factory unlocked anyway.
I think I'll go with T-Mobile because their store is very nearby, I just got a Samsung Galaxy S6 and looking to do a month-to-month thing. No contract, advice?
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On October 01 2015 19:29 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2015 14:44 Steelo_Rivers wrote:All of Verizons 4G LTE phones are factory unlocked and can be used globally. You could also go with either AT&T or T-Mobile and just unlock your phone from there to use globally as well, though I would take AT&T over T-mobile simply because of AT&Ts coverage. Avoid Sprint as all of their phones (traditionally) are locked to CDMA only. You can, however, unlock their Samsung and Apple phones. They will not do it if you're under contract though and their phones only work with domestic sims (aka T-Mobile, AT&T, and they're prepaid services.) If you do Verizon Prepaid, you can only use phones with IMEIs that are in their inventory. They will not activate anything that isn't sold by them. AT&T and T-Mobile will do so though. What I would recommend: If you purchase an unlocked phone and want to use prepaid, go with Cricket. Cricket is now owned by AT&T and has full access to all of AT&Ts towers. If you decide to go with a contract, Verizon all day due to their phones being factory unlocked anyway. I think I'll go with T-Mobile because their store is very nearby, I just got a Samsung Galaxy S6 and looking to do a month-to-month thing. No contract, advice? Depends. I'd go with either Simple Mobile or GoSmart. You could also do MetroPCS if they have a store out there near you. You could probably have them send you a sim card if you were really interested in them. The other 2 can be found a pretty much any local cell phone store that markets T-Mobile.
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On October 04 2015 17:41 Steelo_Rivers wrote:Show nested quote +On October 01 2015 19:29 Torte de Lini wrote:On October 01 2015 14:44 Steelo_Rivers wrote:All of Verizons 4G LTE phones are factory unlocked and can be used globally. You could also go with either AT&T or T-Mobile and just unlock your phone from there to use globally as well, though I would take AT&T over T-mobile simply because of AT&Ts coverage. Avoid Sprint as all of their phones (traditionally) are locked to CDMA only. You can, however, unlock their Samsung and Apple phones. They will not do it if you're under contract though and their phones only work with domestic sims (aka T-Mobile, AT&T, and they're prepaid services.) If you do Verizon Prepaid, you can only use phones with IMEIs that are in their inventory. They will not activate anything that isn't sold by them. AT&T and T-Mobile will do so though. What I would recommend: If you purchase an unlocked phone and want to use prepaid, go with Cricket. Cricket is now owned by AT&T and has full access to all of AT&Ts towers. If you decide to go with a contract, Verizon all day due to their phones being factory unlocked anyway. I think I'll go with T-Mobile because their store is very nearby, I just got a Samsung Galaxy S6 and looking to do a month-to-month thing. No contract, advice? Depends. I'd go with either Simple Mobile or GoSmart. You could also do MetroPCS if they have a store out there near you. You could probably have them send you a sim card if you were really interested in them. The other 2 can be found a pretty much any local cell phone store that markets T-Mobile.
What makes them better? I need something that will work abroad (it's reimbursed, so cost is less important).
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No services in the US will work outside of the US. The only thing that matters outside of the US is if your phone is unlocked (globally, not for domestic use). All 3 of the services I mentioned all run on T-Mobiles towers, but their plans are different. Simple mobile you get like 2GB of 4G LTE data, but unlimited 2G and unlimited talk and text. GoSmart gives your more data, but only does 3G (4G LTE for most social media apps though), and Metro has an unlimited everything for like $60 a month.
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On October 06 2015 09:51 Steelo_Rivers wrote: No services in the US will work outside of the US. The only thing that matters outside of the US is if your phone is unlocked (globally, not for domestic use). All 3 of the services I mentioned all run on T-Mobiles towers, but their plans are different. Simple mobile you get like 2GB of 4G LTE data, but unlimited 2G and unlimited talk and text. GoSmart gives your more data, but only does 3G (4G LTE for most social media apps though), and Metro has an unlimited everything for like $60 a month.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U8KSUIG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
I bought the Internationally unlocked one.
These all sound good, I'll have to seriously look into them because before I was just going to go with T-Mobile since it is next to me.
The Simple Mobile sounds the best. I would be mainly using the internet for:
1. Google Maps 2. Uber 3. Text 4. Social Media
GoSmart sounds good too.
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GoSmart would probably be your best bet then. Their $35 plan is legit.
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I always wondered myself, Tortellini are very good food to eat
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On October 06 2015 15:24 pebble444 wrote: I always wondered myself, Tortellini are very good food to eat Mind blown Month to month is the shit if you're broke. Otherwise just ask yourself if you'll still want a phone in 2 years.
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