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Hi, Do these exist in the USA? I could do with a USA mobile (cell) number whilst I am in Florida, and am looking for the cheapest way to do this. Any suggestions? If one needs a US address, anyone willing to assist ![wink wink](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif)
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'eh we have a ton of cheap prepaid cellphones; tmobile (what I use), boost mobile (i used to do their tier2 support when they where a mini company servicing only cali and nevada), virgin mobile, then like 100 others :x...
I like the TMobile To Go (prepaid) myself though
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Ian, you can just drop into a Walmart and buy a Track-Phone. I've never used them, but the terrorists love them ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) Seriously, you pay about $50 for one, and it includes phone minutes. When you're finished with it, you just throw it away. http://www.tracfone.com/index.jsp
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lmao @ Rose / terrorists. sadly so true though.. i'd also recommend what Rose said. Walmarts are everywhere and it's easy peasy. just don't have a heavy beard and be shifty eyed, when buying it! (i joke) ![laugh laugh](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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Interesting. There's a trip to Orlando planned for next year, and getting a prepaid card looks good for phone costs ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) For me a card is enough, I can use one of my many cellphones ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) just don't have a heavy beard and be shifty eyed, when buying it! (i joke) ![laugh laugh](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) The only hair on my head is growing out my ears and out of my nose ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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lol blaask.. we should ban nt from this thread. i can just predict the spoiler pictures of nose and ear hair coming our way.. ![blush blush](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/blush.gif)
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we should ban nt from this thread. i can just predict the spoiler pictures of nose and ear hair coming our way.. well, real life me, picture taken last sunday. best be put between spoiler tags ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) That colory stuff around the belt is not hair ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Are you the guy that was in the movie Hot Fuzz that went around saying "Yarp"? ![wink wink](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif)
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Never heard of that movie, but looks like a must-see for me ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Ian, you can just drop into a Walmart and buy a Track-Phone. I've never used them, but the terrorists love them ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) Seriously, you pay about $50 for one, and it includes phone minutes. When you're finished with it, you just throw it away. http://www.tracfone.com/index.jsp Thanks - does that give me a regular US cell number? Essentially I am going to divert my office phones to it - as it will be a lot cheaper than taking my calls on a Uk mobile phone - I would have to pay around $2+ a minute to accept incoming calls - hence the need for a US cell phone. I can bring an unlocked phone, so even a sim will do. However my fear is that the phone company may require a US address.
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However my fear is that the phone company may require a US address. The zipcode for Beverly Hills is 90210 ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) In Holland you can just walk in a store and buy a prepaid package and start using it right away. Pretty sure it's the same in the US of A.
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Thanks - does that give me a regular US cell number?
Essentially I am going to divert my office phones to it - as it will be a lot cheaper than taking my calls on a Uk mobile phone - I would have to pay around $2+ a minute to accept incoming calls - hence the need for a US cell phone.
I can bring an unlocked phone, so even a sim will do.
However my fear is that the phone company may require a US address. Ian, surprisingly, the U.S. has not got on board with sim cards. They're starting to, but a long way to go I'm afraid. I believe that a Tracfone will be usable immediately, and others can call you on it. Not sure about international calls though. LOL at sirdude - about the beard. ![laugh laugh](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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Never heard of that movie, but looks like a must-see for me ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) Am watching now, think I'll be the guy who says Yarp from now on ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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lmao @ Yarp ![laugh laugh](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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I prefer tmobile to trackphone, mainly because my wife does the support for all major carriers prepaid (see the *VESTA charge when you refill your prepaid? Yeh, that callcenter is in Tigard Oregon); but since it's only for several days it doesn't matter ![wink wink](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) ... Blaaskaak, your photos scare me, and amuse me... You remind me of Mr. Bean...
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lmao @ Yarp ![laugh laugh](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) well, it turned out that friendly bald guy wasn't so friendly in the movie ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) Blaaskaak, your photos scare me, and amuse me... You remind me of Mr. Bean... Ehr, maybe, but I don't have the cash that goes with his job ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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But you amuse me well more than he ever could... :x
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lol, yeah, he wasn't too friendly, but you can steal his Yarp line anyways ![wink wink](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif)
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lol, yeah, he wasn't too friendly, but you can steal his Yarp line anyways ![wink wink](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) Note to self, don't do a google image search on the word yarp, you'll see Gizmo as santa...
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hahaha, that is soooo not me...
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Scary thing is, that image actually offends me... or at least someone associating it with me... I have like null hair on my body and i'm sooo not that big...
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Luckely your first reaction was a laugh, and that is how my remark was intended. I have no desire whatsoever to offend anyone, if so, apologies. But for me it was just a over the top image of someone in a santa suite and you saying somewhere you might get in a santa costume this christmas ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) as for USA pay as you go sims, I am thinking about using skype or whatever to make my calls to home sweet home when I'm abroad. That's about as ultracheap as you can get.
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I use VOIP - even on my travels - problem is when my computer is not on, then the calls to the VOIP redirect to either a landline or my mobile. Was trying to avoid paying a high roaming cost ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) It is cheaper to divert the calls to a US number ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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For me, it will probably be also plan B to get some cheap prepaid thing in the USA. In holland you can get them for about 10 euro's in a store, that's doable ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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The downside is I believe in the US, you pay for incoming calls which is crazy!!
Apologies if I am wrong - but I am sure I read this somewhere.
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Yeh, the only cell company that allows free incoming used to be nextel, I don't even know if they do that anymore... and it's defiantely a no on the prepaid side of things (Prepaid Nextel is through Boost Mobile, a former employer of mine, go fig).
I use VOIP myself as well; Vonage (funny commercials), I can call internationally for free to a lot of countries hehe
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Luckely your first reaction was a laugh, and that is how my remark was intended. lol yeh... I loved the "rooster" blocking image ![wink wink](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) ... I have no desire whatsoever to offend anyone, if so, apologies. lol i know, that guy even disgusts me :X... But for me it was just a over the top image of someone in a santa suite and you saying somewhere you might get in a santa costume this christmas ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) well, I wanted to be santa, but everywhere wants you to do that whole sidewalk bell ringer thing, which I just can't do (bad back)
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The downside is I believe in the US, you pay for incoming calls which is crazy!! That is crazy. I know of one plan in holland (don't know if it exists anymore), where you would actually get call minutes if you made sure people called YOU a lot.
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lol that'd be nifty...
here, every company is out to make a buck, by attempting to undercut their competition...
i still say that $50 for 2000 'anytime' minutes is absurd, covers both incoming and outgoing minutes...
yeh, that's a real "deal" for cellphones.. i find it leutecrous....
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Yeh, the only cell company that allows free incoming used to be nextel, I don't even know if they do that anymore... and it's defiantely a no on the prepaid side of things (Prepaid Nextel is through Boost Mobile, a former employer of mine, go fig).
I use VOIP myself as well; Vonage (funny commercials), I can call internationally for free to a lot of countries hehe I have never understood this - unless it is more to do with roaming in the US - we have to pay for incoming if we are abroad - but never in our own country. Seems unfair to have to pay for dodgy, nuisance or sales calls ![frown frown](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/frown.gif)
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lol, we're charged for everything, reguardless of if it's an ad or not...
Get this, I got charged last night, for calling the :FREE: number to call my cell provider to add more time to my phone...
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charming! I would charge them for wasting your time LOL
I guess though if your inclusive minutes are 50% cheaper than ours then it is all the same in the end.
I notice from ads on bus-stops that one of our providers charge 15p per minute on PAYG - so I do not know how this compares.
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Boost mobile charges $0.25/min TMobile (on gold rewards) is like $0.09/min (off gold rewards it's like $0.11)
Theres a bunch of providers though heh
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However do any of these NOT require a USA address or SS number etc. - or is it a case of simply putting in any address and the point of sale?
My concern is if I try and register a phone, I will not be able to get it live because a) I do not have a US credit card and b) I am not a resident of the US.
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When I setup my tmobile account, it was all automated, no address, no ssn, no nothing... just buy a tmobile to go phone at the store, and a card if you want more time, then bam all done after activation lol
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Many thanks ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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When I moved from Australia to the U.S., I could not believe that people had to pay for incoming calls. I kept thinking that the person telling me about it was insane. It still makes me crazy, and I've been here 10 years now. ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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I could not believe that people had to pay for incoming calls. It it just with the prepaid stuff that you have to pay for incoming calls?
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well, I wanted to be santa, We'll be happy with just loads of presents, no need for that whole sidewalk bell ringer thing ![smile smile](https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) We do a christmas present thingy on our forum for years now, where actual presents are send among forum members, been a great succes very year!
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I could not believe that people had to pay for incoming calls. It it just with the prepaid stuff that you have to pay for incoming calls? As far as I know - it is all mobiles.
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