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How to use my brazilian unblocked smartphone in the states, as a tourist ?

by yusha Online Now Jun 22, 2012 at 4:26 PM

I will travel to the u.s. as a tourist and would like to use my smartphone(Samsung 1510 that uses the 3G) in USA , with a data package (100MB) --would be enough for 2 months). Please note that international roaming is too expensive in this case. I need these data packages,for example, to be able to use Skype. Guess the best in the sates are AT&T and T_Mobile? Can I, as a tourist use this service? I need to have an American address, not the address of the hotel? Can I make and receive local calls and SMS?How can I buy this service from Brazil? Need to change the cell chip? What is the cost? Which are the best companies to ask for? Thank you very much

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    Re: How to use my brazilian unblocked smartphone in the states, as a tourist ?

    by TooTallFinn24 Online Now Jun 24, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    Aside from Virgin Mobile another low cost carrier that you can buy for a short time while in the U.S. is boostmobile. Their coverage is mainly in the East Coast and California but costs are lower than T-Mobile for a prepaid short duration use. Here is their link; http://www.boostmobile.com/coverage/ Cost will be about 50-80 for a month plus taxes.

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  • Re: How to use my brazilian unblocked smartphone in the states, as a tourist ?

    by tracys2cents Online Now Jul 27, 2012 at 5:21 PM

    Check with www.cloncom.com, their customer service may be able to help you.

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    Re: How to use my brazilian unblocked smartphone in the states, as a tourist ?

    by yusha Online Now Jul 28, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Thank you so much for the response,but I need a data package to use GPS,Skype and so on. Please give me step by step directions how to get what´s needed to my smarphone; and very important,how I can buy the thing here in Brazil,before my trip . . . Thank you so much again for any help!

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