The Unofficial Speak Out Wireless Canada Consumer Page - Topic: Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 rainforest on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p31625 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p31625 Thank you very much for all your help - appreciate it

]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 08:51:33 -0700 dennismiller on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p31624 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p31624 If you look on Ebay there are T-Mobile sims available prepaid with 90ish balances available for $29 + 6 shipping to Canada. I picked up 2. They have gold status.legacy prepaid(which tm is eliminating but grandfathering) so you can have text ot voice at about 35% of the normal charge. No scam, these are good sims. The 2 I picked up will require $10 to renew in April 2015. The account was not set up online so with the info provided I was able to set up my online account with these sims and phone numbers. I understand the area code and phone number could be changed if you wish and some people have just transferred the balance to an account they already had. Micro and normal have been available.
$35 US and I have a sim with 840 minutes.

]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:26:09 -0700 ddalley on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p31621 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p31621 Any Canadian travelling to the US can make very use of Roam Mobility's great plan. I have used it once, so far, plus they just upgraded to LTE since then, so overall, the service is top-notch. It will use it again, in November.

I can't say it is the cheapest, but the package is very good. I used it to call back into Canada more than in the US, plus they have a Snowbird package for longer stays.

http://www.roammobility.com/

]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:10:31 -0700 rainforest on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27524 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27524 Thank you very much iamdrumming and chimpanzee

somehow i have seen so many of the 7-eleven stores all over asia and ofcourse am not sure about the US.

Just want a sim may be in the US for 2 months on and off

My phone is unlocked so i dont want a phone.

]]> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:33:38 -0700 chimpanzee on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27521 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27521 http://www.prepaidphonenews.co.....-data.html

if you do it frequently, T-mobile seems to be cheaper in terms of 'carrying cost'(their gold status 100 initially then 10/year). but att gives you better coverage, especially data.

]]> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:04:40 -0700 iamdrumming on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27520 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27520 rainforest said:

I would also like to know if there are any 7-eleven stores and their chains in the US so that i could purchase a cheap sim card and be able to use my unlocked phone to txt home

Is this possible or there are better ways.

I know that there isn't SpeakOut in the US anymore. As far as buying a sim card, I don't think the stores like 7-Eleven in the US sell sim cards, they just sell top-up cards for the various providers. Your best bet would be to go to a mass retailer and get a prepaid phone/sim card combo. They usually are reasonably priced.

]]> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:48:55 -0700 rainforest on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27516 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p27516 I would also like to know if there are any 7-eleven stores and their chains in the US so that i could purchase a cheap sim card and be able to use my unlocked phone to txt home

Is this possible or there are better ways.

]]> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:32:57 -0700 ajg777 on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26625 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26625 Both links are great resources - thank you!

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:29:42 -0700 pathfinder35 on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26620 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26620 You could look at http://www.howardforums.com

]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:40:22 -0700 ajg777 on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26619 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26619 I have an unlocked Android phone and want pay-per-use data in the US on 3G. Can anyone comment on what network provider offers the best value and where to buy the SIM card? Also is there any issue in paying with a Canadian credit card?
Thank you!

]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:50:10 -0700 altadude on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26326 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26326 If your phone is locked to Rogers and it's out of contract, you can pay Rogers $50 and they will unlock it. That goes for any phone locked to Rogers.

]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:37:32 -0800 harvey on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26324 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26324 Thought so. How unfortunate that most iPhones are crippled by being locked.
I had a forcibly unlocked iPhone but it's gps was non-functional as a result.

Thanks for the ideas. Speakout would be perfect for visitors to Canada with unlocked phones.

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:21:36 -0800 altadude on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26323 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26323 Also, if you go the unlocked iPhone rout, you can't get data from AT&T through a pre-paid plan. They won't allow pre-paid data on iPhone, you will need a month to month plan. Alternatively, you can use T-Mobile but will only get 2G speed and MMS doesn't work.

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:14:17 -0800 altadude on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26322 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26322 If your phone is "Locked" to a carrier (Rogers) there is nothing you can do except unlock your phone or settle for the high data roaming fees. Another option is to pick up a cheap phone in the US and us your iPhone on WiFi (where available) for data.

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:11:53 -0800 harvey on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26321 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26321 Of course I have a Speakout sim card in Canada. I don't think there is an agreement for roaming with any carrier in the US. If I had an unlocked phone, I could pick up an American sim card from their Speakout or Virgin, etc. that way I could carry on using my iPhone in any country without worrying about high roaming fees.

Any way to do that with a Rogers locked phone?

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:56:39 -0800 iamdrumming on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26319 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26319 Depends if they have a roaming agreement with a provider in the USA.

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:57:27 -0800 harvey on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26317 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26317 I don't suppose there is any way to use a Rogers locked iPhone in the US?

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:49:26 -0800 iamdrumming on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26182 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26182 Verizon has the best coverage in the USA. You can go to a Wal-Mart (or other store) and get a starter package from almost any major wireless provider.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:37:53 -0800 altadude on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26181 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26181 I use AT&T. I have the $2a day plan. Unlimited nation wide calling (no long distance charges unless calling to Canada $0.19 per minute) and unlimited north American texting. Only charged the $2 for days you make/receive a call or text.

Data is $5 for 10 mb, $15 for 100 mb and $25 for 500mb or something like that.

]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:59:06 -0800 Ray on Any similar providers in the US? https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26180 Speak Out in other countries https://www.speakoutwireless.ca/speak/speak-out-in-other-countries/any-similar-providers-in-the-us/#p26180 I might be travelling in the US for a few months and need a provider like SO with a cheap and decent top-up expiry date

Secondary things I'd like to look for is a decent SMS plan and/or internet browsing plan.

Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance!

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