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Data plan and prepaid

Hello I have following circumstances: my friend is in the US now, my vacation will be in four weeks. My friend is so kind doing me the favor to buy/bring me a US-sim-card from there, so I can use it from the very first minute after I landed in the US (New York city to be exact). Which option is the smartest for her to ask for? Is there a data plan that uses a minimum amount, just on demand, like when a call is being made, so she could bring me the SIM card and before my travel I can fill my account with the amount that is needed for the final data plan I'm choosing? Online? I think I want / need those 3GB for 45$. Can I choose this plan online, once I own the sim my friend brought me from there? Will my friend receive the SIM card activated, although she hasn't my phone with her in the store these days? Thank you so much in advance for your help!

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ATTHelp

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8 years ago

Hi @_tabbi_!

I can definitely help you out with that! I would certainly want you to have a fully working phone once you arrive in New York!

If your friend is going into an AT&T store location, once they state that they are wanting to begin service for a GoPhone, the GoPhone SIM card can be activated and the plan you are needed added on as well for you. Once this is done and you arrive, all you will need to do is insert the SIM card into the phone.

If you’re wanting to complete the transaction online, you can do that by having your friend provide you with the SIM card number once it is received. You are able to activate your device through our website.

Take care! Have a great flight and enjoy your stay in New York!

Tim, AT&T Community Specialist

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_tabbi_

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8 years ago

This sounds perfect. Thank you for your response! Meanwhile I found another plan which I didn't know before: the daily plan for 2$ per day Plus 1$ per 100MB. If my friend chooses that plan, will she have to charge the card/account with any or a high amount, already? I don't want her to pay much money for me on her vacation, of course I'd like to fill the card with the prepaid credit, myself, by my credit card in best case. Will that work in combination with that day-by-day-plan? Or the pay-as-you-go-plan as well? These plans will not require / use any credits, is that correct? At least not immediately – not BEFORE I'm going to use the SIM card / number, I mean. Thank you again so much for your help!

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_tabbi_

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8 years ago

Oh AND -- will the online activation work even when I'm still in Germany? I read on the internet that for activation a short message will be sent and those cannot be received outside the US. I'd be fine if my friend can have it activated in your store. If I would be able to activate it, in case they can't, it's fine too. I'm just not so sure. Maybe either way is fine. 🙂 thank you once more.

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