Pre-paid SIM in New York City?

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You can't use your own phone with TracFone. It is a TDMA provider.
Is your phone unlocked?



AHK wrote:
> I'm planning on staying for 3 weeks in NYC.
> I want to bring my own GSM (tri-band) handset, and use it to make and
> receive mostly local calls.
> Anyone has any idea as to how to do that as cheaply as possible?
>
> I also heard about TracFone, but reading their site I keep getting the
> feeling that there is some kind of "gotcha" lurking.
>
> Any responses will be appreciated...
>
> A.

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On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 23:28:33 +0300, AHK <spam@pork.com> wrote:

>I'm planning on staying for 3 weeks in NYC.
>I want to bring my own GSM (tri-band) handset, and use it to make and
>receive mostly local calls.
>Anyone has any idea as to how to do that as cheaply as possible?

T-Mobile "Easy Speak" or cingular KIC prepaid.

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