[195846] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: USA local SIM card
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Mon Sep 18 04:32:47 2017
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
In-Reply-To: <9ed27335-cf4f-4ace-88fa-e5316e4e8aa4@2mbit.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 13:47:56 -0400
To: Brielle Bruns <bruns@2mbit.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
Many of the MVNOs don=E2=80=99t work well if you wander to the more remote p=
arts of the US.=20
I=E2=80=99ve used ultra.me before with good luck.=20
Jared Mauch
> On Sep 17, 2017, at 1:15 PM, Brielle Bruns <bruns@2mbit.com> wrote:
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>> On 9/17/2017 11:07 AM, Max Tulyev wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> sorry for possible off-topic, I really did not know where to ask this.
>> I'm going to visit USA for two weeks. I want to buy a local prepaid SIM
>> card mostly for IP access.
>> Is it possible in USA to buy a prepaid SIM as a visitor, without long
>> term contract?
>> I need a public (can be dynamic) IP address, NOT over NAT, and (or)
>> IPv6, if possible.
>> My phone is GSM UMTS 3G.
>> Expected traffic volume is about 10G.
>> Will use it in New York City and Orlando City, not in rural areas.
>> Good data roaming tariff in Cannada will be a big advantage.
>> What can you advice?
>> Thank you!
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> Walmart has the prepaid no contract Straight Talk plans that can be on VZW=
, T-Mobile, or AT&T. Grab a BYOD kit either from a Walmart store or order o=
nline.
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> I keep a mobile hotspot deactivated and ready to add a service plan to for=
my customers if they have an outage.
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> --=20
> Brielle Bruns
> The Summit Open Source Development Group
> http://www.sosdg.org / http://www.ahbl.org
