question about usa sim cards

[bylo]

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

The only one with anything like decent lifetime is T-Mobile after you add $100 worth of credit (a.k.a. "Gold Rewards"). After that you only have to add a minimal ($10) top-up every 12 months.

There is another alternative: SpeakOut from 7-Eleven. 7-Eleven is a chain of variety/convenience stores. You have to buy the phone from them (e.g. a Nokia 1600) in order to get the SIM, but the airtime lasts 1 year. If you already have a 850/1900 band phone you may be able to buy only the SIM on eBay. Once you have a SIM you can add airtime in increments as small as $25.

They run on AT&T's GSM network using an MVNO, Ztar. Their website seems to be under construction right now so I don't have all the details, but I do use their Canadian product which is similar.