Current "Best" Sim Card/Phone Deal for US/Hawaii

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#193448 11-Mar-2016 13:09

Hi.

Heading up there again shortly. Would like to track down a local sim that works with my Note5, that has a decent bundle of Data, WITH decent speed and coverage.

We usually go T-Mobile but coverage has been pretty average in Maui traditionally.

Am there a couple of weeks, would really like 2-3GB at least.

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#1511295 11-Mar-2016 13:15

AT&T for coverage

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#1511300 11-Mar-2016 13:18

johnr: AT&T for coverage

Do you know if there are any Virtual AT&T providers ? AT&T are so hard to deal with!

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#1511302 11-Mar-2016 13:18

@sbiddle will know

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#1511307 11-Mar-2016 13:25

I only ever roam to the US now, I never buy a local SIM.

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#1511315 11-Mar-2016 13:38

sbiddle:

I only ever roam to the US now, I never buy a local SIM.

Am Contemplating this as well.

Who does it roam with do you know?

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#1511318 11-Mar-2016 13:41

You can roam on any network. I don't worry too much about what network a phone uses while roaming, I just leave it on auto so it's always going to have coverage. I'm pretty sure Vodafone's band steering prefers T-Mobile in the US but that's easy to override if you prefer a specific network.

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#1511321 11-Mar-2016 13:43

sbiddle:

You can roam on any network. I don't worry too much about what network a phone uses while roaming, I just leave it on auto so it's always going to have coverage. I'm pretty sure Vodafone's band steering prefers T-Mobile in the US but that's easy to override if you prefer a specific network.

Hmm Ok. I might need a few extra GB however. Are Red Share plans eligible for sharing whilst overseas do you know?

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#1511342 11-Mar-2016 14:07

Yes $5 per phone.