US Pre pay sims, Costs and roaming?

GadgetKen · 17-02-2007, 01:14

Nextel/BoostMobile in the US uses an old digital standard called iden that they will eventually phase out in favor of CDMA technology used by Sprint who they merged with(rumor of 2010). Handsets may be locked, but you can buy a kit with a phone and an iden sim card inexpensively on the web or from a department store when you visit. Also has a useful PTT feature at a flat rate per day.
Good chart of prepaid options in the Northeast US:
http://www.cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm
Agree with others a TMobile or Cingular prepaid GSM sim off ebay may be your best bet so long as your handset covers the 800/1900 Mhz bands used in North America.

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	17-02-2007, 01:14 Nextel/BoostMobile in the US uses an old digital standard called iden that they will eventually phase out in favor of CDMA technology used by Sprint who they merged with(rumor of 2010). Handsets may be locked, but you can buy a kit with a phone and an iden sim card inexpensively on the web or from a department store when you visit. Also has a useful PTT feature at a flat rate per day. Good chart of prepaid options in the Northeast US: http://www.cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm Agree with others a TMobile or Cingular prepaid GSM sim off ebay may be your best bet so long as your handset covers the 800/1900 Mhz bands used in North America. Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype