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amother

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 9:26 am

Travelling to America this week and need to sort out being able to make calls and such when I’m there. Does anyone know what the options are? Do I just rent a SIM card and put it into my current phone? Rent a phone? Not sure how it works at all or where to get, would really appreciate any help!

#Happymom

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 9:36 am

Rcuk are really helpful with this. They can guide you in what's best

Ruchi

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 3:32 pm

Mobile Unlimited can help

English3

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 3:40 pm

Not sure if you sorted it out yet. The answer is it depends on your phone if it has 4g or 5g. Our network doesn't work in usa. If its a smartphone its fine and you can use your sim if it has roaming. When I travel I use my three sim on the smartphone. The regular dumb phones dont work unless you have the quinn.

amother

Starflower

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 3:48 pm

DH went a few weeks ago. He added a roaming package to his regular sim which allowed him to make calls/texts whilst there. Although I know people who just use watsapp instead.
The main issue he had was that they use a different network or something so his regular phone wouldn't work, and he had to borrow a different phone instead to use.

amother

Eggplant

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 4:22 pm

Look into an eSIM- never used just heard about them

Traveller247

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 4:38 pm

Where are you staying? The sims RCUK have have very poor connection in Monsey and Lakewood, in NYC they work better but not perfect. I had a very hard time getting out of JFK as nothing was working.
If using a dumb phone, Kez rent phones I think verizon.

Raisin

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 4:45 pm

I just used an esim in another country, not USA, but it worked great, and it has lots of other countries on.

App I used is called airalo.

My brother helped me set it up but I don't think it was complicated to do.

I don't think threes roaming plan is as good as it used to be.

Many roaming plans are very limited, if you use a lot of data you may find yourself running out of data quickly.

If you have a dumb phone you will need a new phone to use in the USA.

Ruchi

Sun, Dec 17 2023, 7:24 pm

Traveller247 wrote:

Some are disastrous in NYC, especially indoors.

Mobile Unlimited hire phones too. Nokia ones that look like the c2-01 but work in NY

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