USA local SIM card

Jared Mauch jared at puck.nether.net
Sun Sep 17 17:47:56 UTC 2017


Many of the MVNOs don’t work well if you wander to the more remote parts of the US. 

I’ve used ultra.me before with good luck. 

Jared Mauch

> On Sep 17, 2017, at 1:15 PM, Brielle Bruns <bruns at 2mbit.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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!
> 
> 
> 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 online.
> 
> I keep a mobile hotspot deactivated and ready to add a service plan to for my customers if they have an outage.
> 
> -- 
> Brielle Bruns
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