Phone help

[StephOz]

I am hoping aussies who have visited Disneyland before can help me with this one, we are heading to the US for a month, and our first stop on the trip is Disneyland. I was wondering if anyone knows the nearest place to Disneyland that I can get my mobile phone sorted out? Last year I landed in Vegas and went to a T-mobile store and it was all very easy. We won't have a car at Disney, so we're happy to take a cab/bus to get there thanks!

 

[ky71]

We always head to the nearest Walgreens, Publix or Walmart.

Before we had iphones we used to just purchase Trac phones (throw away mobiles) with credit as a bundle. They are still available but now we just get sim cards for the iphones from Travel sim. I think they are Melbourne based and shipping was registered free.

I remember there being a whole thread on here about which one was best value and how to ensure it works before leaving home.

Good luck!

 

[becpee]

Travelgear.com.au will send you out a sim that will work when you get there.
They have ones with credit attached to the sim already.

 

[marvel]

if going straight to Disneyland, the Target down towards the Hyatt has prepaid sims, just be sure to have your phones unlocked.

 

[jacs1234]

I just bought a prepaid sim from travel gear. It has unlimited talk and text 500 mb on the fast connection but unlimited connection I also paid extra to be able to call unlimited international calls. It cost me $112 and I just pop it into my phone when I get there and it will work. I hope that's all I have to do. They'll email my phone number the night before and also send a text with the number.

 

[StephOz]

Awesome, thanks everyone

 

[DizOz]

Our travelgear sim cards just arrived last week.

Before leaving just confirm with your carrier whether your phone needs to be unlocked to use another sim card.

 

[rachaeld]

I just found http://www.readysim.com/shop.html heaps cheaper than the option I read about here.

For our 21 day trip, we can either get a 21 day sim card, unlimited local calls, unlimited international SMS and 1.5gb data for $45USD or 30 day sim with 2gb data for $55USD. All you do to activate it is to sms your zip code (so they can allocate a local number) when you arrive and you are all set. You can either purchase when you arrive in the US or you can get cards shipped to you first.

 

[PrincessInOz]

A month?

Perhaps the AT&T Smart Phone GoPlan might suit you.
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/prepaidplans.html


I think Verizon or T-mobile might offer something similar.


I bought the AT&T $60 prepaid plan for my smartphone in September. I got unlimited talk and text; plus 2 GB data. And they gave me the SIM Card for free. It took about 10 - 15 minutes to set up and for me to walk out working. Your existing phone needs to be unlocked; which I assume it is as you already used it with T-Mobile last time.

AT&T and T-Mobile can be found at Main Place Mall.
http://www.westfield.com/mainplace/

I think either the ART or the Orange County Transport would get you from DLR to Main Place Mall.