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Recommend at Prepaid card to me? |
elutris
Joined: Jan 08, 2003
Posts: 3
From: Singapore
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Hello everyone,
I am from Singapore and will be going to Santa Cruz (California) in May for a Summer job and I have a SE T68i on hand.
Could someone recommend me a prepaid card? Basically I am looking for one that
1. Has support for overseas calling/SMS (since I will be calling or receiving calls and SMSes from home)
2. Has reasonable overseas calling rates
3. Preferbably has GPRS so I can send home photos via email
4. Acceptable coverage
Any other suggestions of considerations I should keep in mind are gladly welcomed. For example, maybe you could suggest that a fixed mobile line deals would be a cheaper choice.
Also, here in Singapore we have overseas calling card. Cards that can be bought to call overseas at a much cheaper price. Is there something similar over there and what are they called?
Thanks.
[ This Message was edited by: elutris on 2003-01-16 13:11 ] |
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Maz42089
Joined: Nov 01, 2002
Posts: 55
From: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S
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Sorry there is no GSM service provider that provides prepaid service with GPRS and overseas calling.
Adraitic Blue T68i on AT&T |
highrez
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
Posts: 3
From: Seattle, WA
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I have not seen any prepaid data either. For a sim Cingular and T-Mobile are the only GSM carriers offering prepaid. I know T-Mobile offers international calling on prepaid, Cingular probbably does too.
If you're also going to have a computer with you I'd try to find out if there are any community 802.11 networks in your area. |
elutris
Joined: Jan 08, 2003
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From: Singapore
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Thanks for your replies.
The reason why I asked if there were any prepaid card that supported GPRS was because I wanted to know if buying the camera attachment for my phone was worth it. I guess I will just use my digital camera to take photos to send home at a cyber cafe or something.
So I guess the above-mentioned carriers are the only prepaid around the area. Could someone direct me to their prepaid rates on SMS/Calls/Overseas Calls?
[ This Message was edited by: elutris on 2003-01-22 05:51 ] |
moodswinger
Joined: Dec 10, 2001
Posts: 78
From: New York, USA
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Look for the EasySpeak SIM-card at any T-Mobile store, they sell them at $70 ($20 for SIM-card and $50 airtime). Alternately, you can get the card + the phone (Nokia 3390) for the same amount of money on Amazon.com.
Cingular does not sell SIM-cards without the phone. |
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Posted: 2003-01-16 14:05
