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Re: Traveller Seeks Phone Advice

Joseph (JoeOfSeattle@yahoo.com)
Tue, 17 May 2005 05:18:52 -0700

On Mon, 16 May 2005 14:57:18 -0700, Mark Crispin
<MRC@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote:

> On Sun, 16 May 2005, John Levine wrote:

>> In the US, you have to get the phone from whoever sells the prepaid
>> service. You'd think you could just buy a SIM if you have a GSM
>> phone, but you can't.

> Both T-Mobile and Cingular say, at least at the local shops where I
> checked, that they'll sell a prepay SIM card to someone who has a
> suitable phone.

True, but you'll also get a better deal on card price and included
number of minutes if you look for sales on ebay.

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