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Best plan for staying in the US for just 3 months?
Hi,
I'm going to be in the US for the internship for 3 months. I'm currently using an iPhone 4 in my home country, Thailand, and I think I'll bring my phone to use there. I'm currently using like 1GB of data each month and I think I'd better go there and use AT&T for the best support and coverage. Which plan would you recommend for me? Also, will I be eligible for the post-paid plan without contract, so I can use that 2G DataPro plan on my iPhone?
Thank you very much.
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satchev
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13 years ago
You can sign up for post paid service, just be aware that AT&T will likely require a deposit as you have no credit history in the US. Deposits can go as high as $500.
The iPhone is not authorized for use on pre-paid plans.
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Planet-Ed
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13 years ago
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=25390
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sikachu
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13 years ago
If it's just $500 deposit I'm pretty sure I can take that. If it's more than that I might just buy a GoPhone with no internet service, as I saw in some forum that someone have to deposit around $800 to use it. Surely that would make me short on cash!
Glad to hear that I could still have the post-paid though. IMO lowest post-paid package + 2GB data is pretty cheap compared to what you would get from pre-paid. I hope that they will let me do it then.
Thank you 🙂
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Planet-Ed
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13 years ago
The bad part about a deposit for foreign travelers is getting the deposit returned. ATT mails the deposits refunds back as a check. If it get lost in the international mail or if anything happens like it was never sent, then its a nightmare working with AT&T as you'd be contacting them internationally which is a pain (time consuming and costly).
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sikachu
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13 years ago
Hmm .. I let my friend called AT&T in the US and ask for a contract-free iPhone plan. The representative on the phone said that it's not possible even I already have an iPhone. Could you verify that it's possible, or what would be the magic word that I should say to the representative?
Regarding the deposit, I never see a mail coming from the US that got lost along the way, even something like Google Adwords cheque so I think I'll be fine. Thank you for letting me know that I should expecting a cheque anyway 😉
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sikachu
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13 years ago
Just for the follow up, I've finally be able to get a post-paid service here without the contract. Thank you to both of you guys so much 🙂 🙂 🙂
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