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T-Mobile prepaid works well in the US. Just get a used T-Mobile Samsung flip phone and then get a prepaid SIM card. You can order the SIM card from T-mobile.com or walk into your local store. Initially, you should put $100 on your phone to enter the 'Gold' plan. Then your minutes and phone number will last for 1 year from the last time you added minutes. Talk time is about $0.10/minute.



I bought a T-Mobile prepaid phone at Target for $20, and put the SIM into an iPhone 2G that I got for cheap.

Works great for calls and SMS. You even get some limited websites through TMO's portal, like CNN, ESPN, and Traffic.com.


This is EXACTLY what i did (and do now)!! A 100-dollar refill lasts me 3-5 months. Low cost compared to other USA options.




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