[195850] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: USA local SIM card
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mike.lyon@gmail.com)
Mon Sep 18 04:47:47 2017
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From: mike.lyon@gmail.com
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 11:03:07 -0700
To: Ca By <cb.list6@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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> On Sep 17, 2017, at 10:51, Ca By <cb.list6@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 10:09 AM Max Tulyev <maxtul@netassist.ua> wrote:
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>> Hi All,
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>> sorry for possible off-topic, I really did not know where to ask this.
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>> I'm going to visit USA for two weeks. I want to buy a local prepaid SIM
>> card mostly for IP access.
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>> Is it possible in USA to buy a prepaid SIM as a visitor, without long
>> term contract?
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>> I need a public (can be dynamic) IP address, NOT over NAT, and (or)
>> IPv6, if possible.
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>> My phone is GSM UMTS 3G.
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>> Expected traffic volume is about 10G.
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>> Will use it in New York City and Orlando City, not in rural areas.
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>> Good data roaming tariff in Cannada will be a big advantage.
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>> What can you advice?
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> https://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-international-tourist-plan
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> Includes public ipv6
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> But here in the USA we UMTS is much poorer experience relative to LTE, you=
> can get a decent LTE unlocked phone for around $100
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> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/motorola-moto-e4-4g-lte-with-16gb-memory-cell=
-phone-unlocked-licorice-black/5889300.p?skuId=3D5889300
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> Prepaid plans generally wont include roaming to canada
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>> Thank you!
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