Sim card for cell phone in States

[Simone]

Hi,

I'm travelling to Florida this summer and am trying to figure out the best way to get a sim card once I arrive. I have a tri-band cell phone but want a chip or sim card to use there. I'm looking for what we call pay-as-you-go here in the uk, basically to pay for the sim card and then load up call time in advance using your credit card.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[Paperclip]

I've moved from the U.S. a little over a year ago so I might not be the best source of information but as far as I know they don't sell sim cards alone there like they do in the rest of the world. Your best option would be to buy a prepaid cell-phone with the cell phone. (I have no idea how costly that is, I had a t-mobile contract.)

As I said, I very well could be wrong and things could have changed. But if not, then maybe the ladies could help by providing details of pre-paid cellphone 'offers' from various companies.

Oh, and hi everyone, longtime lurker here!

[mayhem_central]

You could get a Trac-fone, which is a prepaid phone. The phone itself is pretty inexpensive; I got one for my Dad for $15. It's a plain-Jane stick phone, but it works! You can also buy minutes at the same time; I bought minutes for Dad but I can't remember what it cost now. You just need access to a phone or internet in order to activate the trac phone.

[LynnLC]

I agree with the trac phone- super cheap & easy

[Simone]

Thanks ladies - I knew I could count on you!

I've been told that the best place to buy one of these phones is Wal-mart.

Thanks,

Simone

[treeluva]

I bought my phone in Germany, and when I moved back to the States, I just went to the Cingular shop and got a SIM card for my phone... pre paid. No phone to buy, and it was pretty much hassle free. I dont know if any other companies do it... but I know that Cingular does!

*I moved November of 2006, so this was pretty recent.