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cheapest way of roaming in the US?

  • 31-12-2007 10:16am
    #1
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm going to California for a few weeks, can anyone recommend a good way of roaming over there? I don't mind buying a pay as you go SIM from a US provider, if necessary.


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  • #2
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Just dont make/receive calls as youl pay through the teethe for that.

    Well that sort of defeats the purpose of roaming, doesn't it? I need to make calls in the US.

    I just bought a Cingular pay as you go SIM card on ebay for 11 euro including postage and packing, includes $10 credit. Calls are either 10c or 25c in the state, and only 39c to call Ireland! :O


  • #3
    Stepherunie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭Stepherunie


    It's definately good value getting a US sim. It's all free to ring other cingular numbers from a cingular sim and fairly cheap.

    The only downside of any sim in the states is you pay to receive calls too.

    Oh and if you're on o2 and want to use your irish sim sending mms' home is only 15c which is a bargain if you ask me.


  • #4
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    Stepherunie wrote: »
    Oh and if you're on o2 and want to use your irish sim sending mms' home is only 15c which is a bargain if you ask me.

    Since when could you send MMS while roaming? Last time I checked you couldn't even send MMS to phones in the UK (i'm on o2).

    It says on the o2 site that sending texts from the US is 35c


  • #5
    Stepherunie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭Stepherunie


    Picture message €0.25 per message

    That's from the o2 site here

    May have been 25c, I thought it was 15 but i used send I mails rather than mms.

    But I sent them from both Malta and the States last year no problem, I never sent a text because it was cheaper to send the picture message with way more text.


  • #6
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    Stepherunie wrote: »
    But I sent them from both Malta and the States last year no problem, I never sent a text because it was cheaper to send the picture message with way more text.

    Huh! Weird! Will try it out. Thanks for the tip!


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  • #7
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Have a look at that eth0_

    http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=41388&cat=14


  • #8
    storka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭storka


    Was in America this summer and a few of us got AT&T sims. It was free to ring each other, 5c to text and 5c to recieve text and 25c to ring home! Was brilliant hardly used any credit!


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