If I want to buy a SIM card, where can I go to get it? Are there communication shops near the venue or the hostel?
Evangeline On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Joseph Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm also looking for options for phones to take to Wikimania. So far the > best option I've heard is to take my iPhone and simply go into a > T-Mobile/AT&T shop and have them set it up for me with a new MicroSim. I > guess there are shops in JFK that let you buy prepaid mobiles too? > > JF > > On 17 Jun 2012, at 08:35, James Hare wrote: > > > It ultimately depends on where you're going. Some parts of the country > > are absolutely hopeless for wireless coverage. Pretty much every city, > > though, has some kind of wireless coverage, as do most minor towns > > outside the cities. > > > > James > > > > On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 8:28 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Looking at Net10 a little more. > >> > >> #1 You must have an unlocked GSM phone for the SIM card only option. > >> > >> #2 Be sure you check the coverage map against your plans as Nevada > coverage is spotty outside of Reno and Vegas. No "Nationwide" coverage is > actually 100% in the US. I don't know if that is the normal expectation > elsewhere or not. Some places just don't have cell service at any price, > some only have one carrier with any cell towers in the area. But if you > are sticking to major cities, you *should* find anything labeled > "Nationwide" as suitable. > >> > >> http://www.net10sim.com/coverage.php > >> > >> BirgitteSB > >> > >> On Jun 16, 2012, at 7:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> > >>> I am not local to DC, but in the US. The only true "no contract" > Nationwide "pay as you go" option I am aware of is NetZero. Virgin used to > have a pay as you go option, but it is now only maintained for > grandfathered devices. Net10 does sell SIM cards alone. I use them for > voice and text, but not data. The only issue I have had is intermittently > not receiving texts from two contacts with Android phone with T-Mobile as > their carrier. The texts I do receive from these contacts always state they > are "picture texts" when they are really just text. I don't know if this > problem is on Net10's end or my contact's end, but such things at the wrong > moment can turn into a big deal. I otherwise am happy with Net10 and there > are not many no contract options here. You might want to use them, but > tell everyone that you will confirm all texts while you are traveling, and > if they don't get a confirmation then they should assume you never received > the text. > >>> > >>> There may other local only options in DC (or East Coast regional > options), but you will likely need someone with Nationwide coverage for > your whole trip. It is possible, but unlikely, some carrier covers DC and > Nevada/CA, without being a Nationwide carrier. There have been some odd > mergers. > >>> > >>> http://www.net10.com/ > >>> > >>> BirgitteSB > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jun 16, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Itzik Edri <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I looking for recommendations for SIM cards to use during Wikimania & > to Nevada & California area (I'm staying a month). > >>>> > >>>> Until now, the best that I found is AT&T Pay As You Go plans - need > to purchase a cheap device (didn't found option just to purchase sim card) > for about 25$, monthly plan will cost another 25$ and Data plan for 25$ > (1GB, and I'm sure I'll need a much more :). What make the story quite > expensive. > >>>> > >>>> Any others option that the local guys can recommend? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> Itzik > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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