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Maxwells Demon
Jan 15, 2007


I live in Europe mainly and have a cell phone plan on an unlocked phone. I spend about a month a year in the US and need a plan for that. I'm looking for a SIM card plan in the USA similar to european ones where I can pay $20-50 without a plan and not having to buy a new phone and just get N minutes and X text messages.

Is Virgin Mobile the closest there is? Do all the US plans have a time limit?

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Maxwells Demon
Jan 15, 2007


I have an unlocked iPhone 3GS and just got back to the states. I'm looking for a GSM-based plan with data. My expected monthly consumption will probably be:
• 200 minutes talking
• 100 texts
• 1 GB data

T-Mobile's "Bring Your Own Phone" plan of 500 minutes and 2 GB at 3G (throttled after that) for $45/month seems like the best deal from a reputable company. I wish Virgin Mobile offered a GSM version of their service but it doesn't seem to be in the cards.

Any services I've overlooked? Are the shady "we'll send you a SIM card, no contracts" services any good?

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