I know it is a little more hassle, but when you are spending a couple weeks in the USA it is more than worth it. If you go for a weekend, you can actually just rely on WiFi. WiFi is everywhere these days, but when traveling in the USA, you want to be connected on the road. What about ordering an Uber, finding a restaurant nearby, using Google Maps, etc. Being connected the internet makes traveling so much easier and also safer!
Therefore my advice to always buy a local sim card even if it is only for emergency use. That said, all hotels, restaurants, bars and even some taxis have mostly a proper working internet connection. Personally I would just not want to rely on WiFi. In a country with more than million people it almost unimaginable that there are only 4 main mobile internet operators:.
Unfortunately if you are looking to buy a sim card for the USA we can already forget about Verizon and Sprint. Although I knew about this I just wanted to make sure and visited this Verizon shop in Atlanta, Georgia to get the latest information. This is just a prepaid sim card, no data, calls, text included! Unlike any other country around the world it is NOT easy to find sim card shops or resellers at international arrivals in most USA airports. In the rare occasion you will find a T-Mobile shop at an airport in the US consider yourself lucky.
Most shops at International Arrivals were temporarily shut. This is a sim card vending machine at Newark Airport, Jersey, a popular airport to fly to when visiting New York. Only at Newark they were still selling prepaid sim cards for USA.
They are mostly located behind the counter and gathering information about the packages is a pain. Not recommended! There are many of them scattered around every city. This is the T-Mobile shop in Kansas City. Very helpful staff, patience, polite and perfectly answering all my questions. Best way to find the nearest shop is to go to Google Maps and type in for example: t-mobile. Having a smartphone in America can make it a lot easier to stay in touch with friends and family who are back in the UK.
It can also be useful for navigating around e. Almost all UK smartphones sold in the past decade will work in the US without any problems.
On a limited selection of newer handsets, it may also be possible to get 4G coverage in the USA. Your phone will need to support at least one of the following frequencies for it to work in the US:. The prices for using your mobile phone abroad in the US will vary depending on your home UK network:. The costs shown are for calling the UK and sending a text message to the UK. Three is by far the cheapest mobile network for roaming in the US. When travelling to the United States of America, customers on Three can use their normal UK allowances at no extra charge.
For more information, see our in-depth guide to the Go Roam offer. With a Three Pay As You Go bundle, the inclusive minutes, texts and data can be used abroad at no extra charge when travelling in the United States. Your inclusive minutes and texts can only be used for contacting other UK-based phone numbers.
This includes any friends or family members who are also travelling abroad with you and using a UK-based SIM card of their own. For instance, your friends or family members could also be using a SIM card from Three. If you regularly travel to the United States for an extended amount of time, you might be better off buying a local SIM card from one of two US networks.
Unfortunately, the Sprint and Verizon mobile networks will not work on most UK-purchased phones. This is through a combination of 3G and 4G coverage their 2G network closed down in January Three U. When ordering with SimOptions, it is super simple to use mobile internet abroad. You can receive your SIM card directly at your home before the departure or at your destination abroad.
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