Re: Availability of data-enabled temporary SIM cards

From: Mark A. Matienzo <mark_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:49:14 -0500
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 5:45 AM, Kåre Fiedler Christiansen
<kfc_at_statsbiblioteket.dk> wrote:
> We're a bunch of Danes visiting the Code4Lib conference in Seattle. But the prospect of a full week being offline on my trusted Android phone is scary. And the price of international data roaming is simply scary.
>
> So I was wondering if any US carriers are selling data-enabled SIM cards, at a price that would be reasonable for a week's usage, and which are also available for visiting tourists?

Yes, several of them do, and for GSM your options are AT&T and
T-Mobile. Your best option is probably a prepaid SIM card which is
refillable, but I can't speak to their rates offhand.

Mark
Received on Thu Dec 08 2011 - 09:50:38 EST