One thing I found really handy was getting a debit Visa card before I went to the States. I got this one https://www.anztravelcard.com/ (At the time was a better deal that the Travelex offer)
Used it for all offline & online payments inc AT&T and Amazon. Except for the online portal to pay a parking fine. That didn't work... Damn govt sites. No issues cos I guess it stores credit in US$? Anyways, that debit VISA card was really handy, and is valid for something like 2 yrs, so suits multiple travels. Rai On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 3:48 AM, alan jones <alan.jo...@doingwords.com>wrote: > I'm in SF at the moment and just recharged my T-Mobile prepaid > yesterday with my AU Visa card. I was unable to do it when I was here > in Jan with the same SIM and card so they must have relaxed their > stance. > > - alan > > On Mar 17, 12:54 pm, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems > <geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com> wrote: > > Kev, > > > > I had no trouble using an AU credit card to recharge online. Can't > remember if I used the AMEX or VISA; perhaps using the AMEX was how I got > around a limit you've discovered. > > > > Geoff-----Original Message----- > > From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com [mailto: > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kev > > Sent: Friday, 18 March 2011 12:59 AM > > To: Silicon Beach Australia > > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: US phone data plans - prepaid > > > > as some have pointed out, a GSM Quadband unlocked phone with an AT&T > > prepaid is the way to go with a data pack, if I recall they have an > > unlimited talk and text option which is really useful as you are less > > likely to run out of minutes at inconvenient times, and with an AU cc > > it is impossible to recharge online or on the phone, you have to buy a > > recharge card at a convenience store, which isn't such a hassle if you > > are in the main cities. > > > > I think if you buy $100 credit upfront their is some option to keep > > your number for a year without using the sim. > > > > The advice you get in the at&t stores can vary from really good to > > really bad. > > > > I believe T mobile no longer has pre paid data plans. > > > > I also use a virgin mobile prepaid usb mobile - whilst wifi is > > plentiful, quality in cafes etc can be sporadic and if you have > > meetings in large corporates, often accessing their networks can be a > > pain. > > > > Hope this helps. > > K > > twitter.com/ke_ga > > > > On Mar 17, 3:17 pm, Andrew Bruno <andrew.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > > m not sure if this is an OT area... apologies if it is. > > > > > I was wondering if any of you have had experience with mobile and data > > > options when traveling in the US. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > > > Guidelines on discussion: > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e13... > > > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion: > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
