Purchase a SIM card for travel to the USA

How to buy a SIM card to travel to the USA

• Please note first that cell phones in America are called cell phones or mobile phones.
• If you have purchased a cell phone in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, it only works as a multi-band cell phone (tri-band cell phone) in the USA. Consult the operating instructions or inquire with Providerwhether it is USA-approved before you travel there with it.
• So if you already use a tri-band cell phone, then it should be ready for use in the US as well. However, you then have to be prepared for a relatively high minute fee. It is therefore advisable to have a special SIM card, preferably one Prepaid Card to buy.
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• There are various providers on the Internet from whom you can obtain a USA prepaid SIM card. Simply insert this into your German tri-band mobile phone and use it for internal American calls, for which you then have to pay approx. Pay 10 to 20 cents. This saves you a lot on fees.
• Make sure that the SIM card also fits your German telephone provider. Examples of SIM card providers who offer USA cards include T-Mobile, TuYo, O2, AT&T.


Using prepaid mobile phones in the USA - this is how it works

You are planning a trip to the USA, but you would also like to be reached there by mobile phone ...

• If you have a T-Mobile cell phone, it's easy. Because you can simply go to a T-Mobile shop in the USA - you can find it in all major cities there - and buy a prepaid SIM card very easily. This means that you also automatically have your own US phone number. Units for To phone it’s available from around 20 dollars upwards. You should pay attention to an expiry date. You can also use these cards to make international calls. However, this again costs high fees. It is only favorable for internal American calls.
• Try the cheap combination with standard calling cards. You can also buy prepaid phone cards for your mobile phone in almost every supermarket in the United States. This will give you a free access number (e.g. B. 1-800 number).
• If you want to use these cards, it is advisable to find out from your German provider whether You can dial such 1-800 numbers free of charge with your German tri-band mobile phone during your stay in the USA. Sometimes foreign minute fees are charged for this.
• But if your provider gives the green light for free use, then it is very cheap for you to make calls from the USA with the combination of a calling card and your own cell phone. Typically, once you land in the States, your phone will be ready to go right away.