Long Expiry US card with Roaming needed

[PhotoJim]

T-Mobile's your answer then. $100 in it gives you a one-year validity period. $10 a year after that keeps it going. (This assumes low usage, of course, but it's cheap to keep it going even with very low usage.)

[DRNewcomb]

Originally Posted by PhotoJim

T-Mobile's your answer then. $100 in it gives you a one-year validity period. $10 a year after that keeps it going. (This assumes low usage, of course, but it's cheap to keep it going even with very low usage.)

But it does not roam.

[Motel75]

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

But it does not roam.

True, but get a Samsung T409 off eBay for $30 (or a better UMA phone for more) and you can use it with hotspots around the world at the US minute price.

It's a slightly fiddly solution, but it does work, and there are no roaming fees.

[PhotoJim]

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

But it does not roam.

It does not need to. He can call the 805 voicemail number to get the messages, or use the phone via UMA.

US prepaid that roams overseas does not exist. Canadian roaming is rare enough.

[JDekit]

Originally Posted by PhotoJim

It does not need to. He can call the 805 voicemail number to get the messages, or use the phone via UMA.

US prepaid that roams overseas does not exist. Canadian roaming is rare enough.

I'm happy to let you know that US prepaid, that roams overseas does exist. ekit recently launched a dual US and UK number service which is prepaid (press release attached). You can receive calls on both the US and UK numbers regardless of your location. The service provides both cost effective roaming in 130 countries. Let me know if you'd like any more information on the service.