AT&T Killing Prepaid Data Bundles

Stu · **AT&T Killing Prepaid Data Bundles -** 17-04-2012, 04:13

Updated: AT&T Says No More Data Packages on GoPhone PAYGO Starting April 18 | Prepaid Phone News

PhotoJim · 22-04-2012, 23:12

These packages are the reason I've been keeping my Paygo SIM alive. Now that my Canadian postpaid carrier includes US voice and text in my monthly package, there's really no advantage to keeping this SIM alive.

dg7feq · 23-04-2012, 09:12

is there any prepaid data packages left for USA?
My collegue will be on holiday there in a few weeks and asked me for a usable SIM card.
Seems like using a roaming card is the best choice for USA now???

Chris

Bossman · 23-04-2012, 11:26

Tmobile and all the various MVNO's have data packages.

See their pay by the day and prepaid plans - Prepaid Cell Plans | No Contract Plans | Text, Talk or Web | T-Mobile

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Originally Posted by dg7feq

is there any prepaid data packages left for USA?
My collegue will be on holiday there in a few weeks and asked me for a usable SIM card.
Seems like using a roaming card is the best choice for USA now???

Chris

dg7feq · 23-04-2012, 12:53

thanks, the 3$ per day tariff looks good to me. Will recommend to my collegue.

Chris

dg7feq · 23-04-2012, 13:00

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Originally Posted by dg7feq

thanks, the 3$ per day tariff looks good to me. Will recommend to my collegue.

Chris

..together with the 10$ internatonal unlimited call and text, as she has to call frequently to russia - which cost 2.7$/min without that plan...

inquisitor · 23-04-2012, 13:02

Be aware that T-Mobile's UMTS network (which they call it "4G" since it supports HSPA+) runs on the AWS band (1700 MHz for uplink and 2100 MHz for downlink) which very few European phones support (UMTS2100 is not compatible!). So your colleague may be confined to their GSM network and EDGE speed.

dg7feq · 23-04-2012, 14:35

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Originally Posted by inquisitor

Be aware that T-Mobile's UMTS network (which they call it "4G" since it supports HSPA+) runs on the AWS band (1700 MHz for uplink and 2100 MHz for downlink) which very few European phones support (UMTS2100 is not compatible!). So your colleague may be confined to their GSM network and EDGE speed.

thanks for the note, so i recommend them the 2$ per day plan instead

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	AT&T Killing Prepaid Data Bundles - 17-04-2012, 04:13 Updated: AT&T Says No More Data Packages on GoPhone PAYGO Starting April 18 \| Prepaid Phone News

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	22-04-2012, 23:12 These packages are the reason I've been keeping my Paygo SIM alive. Now that my Canadian postpaid carrier includes US voice and text in my monthly package, there's really no advantage to keeping this SIM alive. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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dg7feq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,164 Join Date: 04 Feb 2006 Location: Germany Country:	23-04-2012, 09:12 is there any prepaid data packages left for USA? My collegue will be on holiday there in a few weeks and asked me for a usable SIM card. Seems like using a roaming card is the best choice for USA now??? Chris Germany: o2 blue all-in L, simquadrat Thailand: truemove (phone+sms+wifi) International: xxSim+372, toggle +44/+49/+41/+31 Phones: Huawei Mate7, Huawei P9

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dg7feq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,164 Join Date: 04 Feb 2006 Location: Germany Country:	23-04-2012, 12:53 thanks, the 3$ per day tariff looks good to me. Will recommend to my collegue. Chris Germany: o2 blue all-in L, simquadrat Thailand: truemove (phone+sms+wifi) International: xxSim+372, toggle +44/+49/+41/+31 Phones: Huawei Mate7, Huawei P9

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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	23-04-2012, 13:02 Be aware that T-Mobile's UMTS network (which they call it "4G" since it supports HSPA+) runs on the AWS band (1700 MHz for uplink and 2100 MHz for downlink) which very few European phones support (UMTS2100 is not compatible!). So your colleague may be confined to their GSM network and EDGE speed. terminals: Samsung: Galaxy S5 DuoS (G900FD); BLU: Win HD LTE; Nokia: 1200; Asus: Fonepad 7 ME372CG; Huawei data: E3372, Vodafone R201, K3765, E1762; postpaid: O2 on Business XL; prepaid: DE: Aldi Talk, Lidl; UK: 3; BG: MTel, vivacom; RU: MTS; RS: MTS; UAE: du Tourist SIM; INT'L: toggle mobile VoIP: sipgate.de (German DID); sipgate.co.uk (British DID); ukddi.com (British DID); sipcall.ch (Swiss DID); megafon.bg (Bulgarian DID); InterVoip.com