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holiday in USA this year - what is the best thing to do with my phone
We are on holiday in america this year and I am looking in to the best options we have for using our phones while over there in order to avoid running up a huge roaming bill. Is it best to use the S...
MartinW_1975061 Roaming in the USA is likely to work out horrendously expensive with data at 10p per Megabyte (Mb) (NOT Gigabyte - that is 1024 Mb). Please see Price Guide and have a stiff drink ready to hand: https://cdn.smarty.co.uk/files/SMARTY-Price-Guide.pdf?_gl=1*h24w5n*_ga*MjEyNjgyNjQwNC4xNzE2OTAyMDIw*_ga_D8LNLN41LX*MTcxNzU3MTk4My40Ni4xLjE3MTc1NzIzNjEuMC4wLjA.
You can either purchase a local sim for your phone or (if it will accept it) an e-sim. E-sims usually re data only but of course you can make calls via WhatsApp if your contacts have the app - other apps are available.
A number of people on the forum have used e-sims and find them really useful; Airalo nd Holly are among the most well known.
