Buying a Sim Card for the USA in 2024

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For more detailed info and up to date prices check out the article in the link: www.traveltomt...
Traveltomtom also wrote a complete guide with everything you need to know before ordering an e-sim card for traveling in the USA in 2024, including the best e-sim cards and where to order them: www.traveltomt...
Find everything you need to know in the video: where to buy a prepaid sim card, the prices, a comparison of T-Mobile and AT&T, the 2 main mobile internet providers in the USA that sell prepaid sim cards for tourists, my recommendation and everything else you need to know!
Also find videos and blog about buying a sim card in New York JFK Airport on my RU-vid channel: • Buying a Sim Card for ...
As well as a video about buying a USA tourist sim card at Newark Airport, New Jersey: • Buying a USA Tourist S...
Flying to Miami then check out my video for buying a sim card for the USA at Miami Airport: • Buying a Sim Card for ...
Flying to Los Angeles then check out my video for buying a sim card for the USA at LAX Airport: • Buying a Prepaid Sim C...
If you have any specific questions please leave me a comment and I will help you out with everything you need to know about USA prepaid sim cards and traveling to the USA in general.
Don't forget to like the video, even if it is just for my effort showing you the best prepaid sim card for tourists in the USA!

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@loboferoz1999 2 года назад

Great video my friend. You can go to any major store like Target, Walmart etc and compare a wide variety of prepaid simcards in one place (usually is in the back part off the store where electronics are located at)Thank you for the valued information on your other videos, because I'm planning to go to Cairo and Doha next month.

@robhingston 9 месяцев назад

Yes, I'm surprised he missed that one

@patrickbubniak4527 Год назад

At some airports in the United States, there are vending machines that will sell you a prepaid SIM card from a carrier such as AT&T, Ultra Mobile, or TracFone

@CruisingWithChooChoo 9 месяцев назад

Great tip!! Thank you!

@w0406400 2 месяца назад

@@CruisingWithChooChoo Interesting but I do hear over the past few days "Don't get anything from Airport"

@felixd.w.4267 2 года назад

I'm from Indonesia and I'm using the most popular and expensive sim card provider, yet I still get a good price for US$2,50, I'll get 12 GB a month

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Not everyone lives in Indonesia my friend! I wish data was so cheap all over the world. International sim cards are simply expensive

@menjuluki7944 2 года назад

The Closest thing we got here in the US is visible buy one of there phones or a unlock one in the us. 25 dollars month for unlimited , if the network is packed your speeds slow down. That is not cheap now send your referral link to 12 people. When they uses it now you pay 5 dollars a month for a year. No party is 40 dollars. I forgot smart watches and kids watches are always 10 dollars month includes unlimited data. Yeah AT&T has a list so check before you come. If roaming you will not be kicked off the network. Edit. Sorry I can’t answer you Elisa Anggraini he blocked me.

@dumplingcheeks18 2 года назад

Provider apa dan beli dimana??

@menjuluki7944 2 года назад

@@dumplingcheeks18 I think I am unblock it runs on Verizon there are promo codes in Reddit. First month is $5 add a friend second month is 5 and so on. Update they changed the plans one is 30 dollars and other is 40 dollars with premium data and comes with international calling to some countries also including roaming to Canada and Mexico 500mb.

@god9761 2 года назад

Here in India i am getting 2gb per day or 56 gb per month for 3 dollars

@cizmicma 2 года назад

I am from Europe and and my Xiaomi mobile is not working on t com sim card,so I bought AT&T and it worked perfectly

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Great to hear! Thank you for the additional information

@Jake-i8j 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video! We are travelling to Texas in the Spring and we are planning to buy a prepaid sim card for our 1 week visit. Is it easy to activate the prepaid sim card after you have bought it or do I have to do something?

@kpl455 2 года назад

Thanks for mentioning that the prices for phone plans in the US are ridiculously high. But what can you do. If you want to go to the States, you have to suffer.

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Hahaha yeah prices are $$$

@vjbk1587 Год назад

It's horrible!

@TheOnlyKontrol Год назад

I wonder why so many people still move and live in the states 😮 maybe it can equal out when your smart with your finances

@kpl455 Год назад

@@TheOnlyKontrol There is no place in the world like California. If you want to experience it once, you have to pay the price. There is no way around sadly.

@tyronelorenzovalentio3414 Год назад

@@kpl455literally say that with every country

@gmanjigames 2 года назад

Yay! Tom! Miss you, my friend! Happy travels!😊

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Aw thanks dear for your always support! 🙏🏻❤️ until the next group trip! 😍

@ediwansilva7761 Год назад

the best, most concise infos that I got until now!

@agungpatrianto5595 Год назад

Thanks TomTom. Great info for travellers!

@haideeastwood172 Год назад

thanks for the detailed info my friend, very helpful

@TravelTomTom Год назад

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for supporting

@dominikag5083 3 месяца назад

Went to T-Mobile yesterday and the cheapest plan they had was $15 for 3GB plus a $25 activation fee plus tax. 😒

@TravelTomTom 3 месяца назад

Yes buying a prepaid sim card in the USA is useless, get an esim. See link in description

@NotPracticingLawdotinfo 2 года назад

This is NOT a AD... but a suggestion. Wally World (lol) dba.. Walmart has 4 or 5 Prepaid sim cards, and some of the other BIGGY department stores! Ebay and others, online have many choices, for you to get sim cards to your place UR temp... staying! And if you use Brave browser, phone or other, to browse for a prepaid sim card deals... and just tick the "anonymous" link on the bottom right of each listing, and not tracking or date for sign ups! All in all.... I like the idea of a eSIM, the most, wish they had them years again when I lived in 4 other countries, for over 3 years, other than the USA!

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Yeah but for most tourist it takes an expensive taxi ride to even get to Walmart just for buying a sim card. And tourists have no time for that, they only may be have a couple days in USA and dont want to waste their precious time saving $10 dollar! E-sim is def the way to go

@NotPracticingLawdotinfo 2 года назад

@@TravelTomTom Thanks for the REPLY.... and UB right... except the ESim I get... is $15 / mo. bought in 180 days at a time. with Unlimited talk n text, and 6GB Data.... and I don't STAY anywhere, in less time than 180 Days...than I move on! LOL! SO... Yep. . . UB right in your situation, and most "short stayers, and EyeB right for my long stay....situations!

@_Prav_n Год назад

Thanks for your information.what are the required documents will be asked when buy simcard, please confirm me

@TravelTomTom Год назад

Just a passport that is it

@ilianamaiesia3276 Год назад

Great video, thank you for providing this timely information

@miniclip0703 Год назад

Tmobile prices have now changed for prepaid the cheapest unlimited data plan is $50

@TravelTomTom Год назад

Thanks a lot for the additional info

@tomRX4878 Год назад

I still like to use my own huawei mobile wifi hotspot. And therefore I need a physical prepaid SIM card. When you find one (which is already expensive) they limit the hotspot usage. Redicolous!

@gabrielpossenti179 Месяц назад

Quality content, i subscribed

@fatemehmohamadi5987 2 года назад

Thank you I really needed this video 🌹

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Thank you for your comment and like

@watersbey25 2 года назад

@6:42 esim cards are a physical part of certain higher end cell phones. Not all cell phones have esim cards. So make sure you research before you buy your next phone

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Yes very true. Only smartphones from the last 3 years or so can handle e-sim

@watersbey25 2 года назад

@@TravelTomTom Actually only selected cell phones within the last 3 years have esim built inside. That's why I said to make sure you do research before you buy your next phone. It may NOT have a Sim in it even if it is a new model.

@andyfu5283 3 месяца назад

Does the cost depends on the city or state you bought it?

@lorneezkyranches8993 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info 😊. God bless❤️

@TravelTomTom 8 месяцев назад

Welcome! See for more details and up to date prices the link in description!

@Ignacio2101 6 месяцев назад

Very helpful video, thank you!

@TravelTomTom 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@fourarm495 2 года назад

Has any one ever bought The mobile prepaid sim card on Amazon? Many reviews say its a scam, it doesn't work at all actually.

@andrzejk1030 Год назад

I would like to buy just the simcard without the plan, no need to activate it, how much is it without plan?

@MrLatek2 Год назад

In Poland I pay 23.5USD for 3 sim cards with unlimited plan with 10GB data + 4th sim with 100gb data. USA prices are sooo high.

@haseoboi9433 2 года назад

The hell it's so expensive. I'm from Philippines and some people like me use gomo sim. I was checking my spending on my sim card because I was loading up on mobile data credits. So far I've spend $38 on today's conversion and that 2021-2022 total spendings. Gomo can let you convert data for call or text if you need one. Only works for local tho. No land-line or international calls. So far I have 135gb of data. My mobile data speed is 10mbps uploads 70mbps downloads. And $8 for unli data during their limited promos.

@mberigan 2 года назад

Thanks for the info. I called TMobile and additionally discovered that their prepaid data plan is SIM card based only (not possible with ESIM). I thought I'd try to find an "ESIM card" for my Moto G30 (a shot in the dark) but the guy at a Milwaukee store (where I land) said that even if I found an ESIM card I would need to install their SIM for the prepaid data plan - not a problem because the G30 is a dual card phone - but a bummer because I need to get to their store after I arrive. Still, glad to see things are getting easier and look forward to ESIM services.

@gcruywagen 2 года назад

Love your video! Me, my wife & our 2 teenagers will be travelling to NY next month for 3 weeks. All 4 of us do have unlocked iPhone 13's. I've done some research and seems T-Mobile e-sims are the way to go with the $50 plan that gives you unlimited data and calls? Do you know if I can activate the e-sims and data plans a day before I leave Cape Town, South Africa so that everything will just work when we get off the plane at JFK?

@TiagoMesan 11 месяцев назад

What about Verizon and Sprint?

@mirixf 10 месяцев назад

does anyone know if the stores take cash or is it card-only?

@CruisingWithChooChoo 9 месяцев назад

In the US stores take cash and card

@walkaboutwithrob 2 года назад

Very informative! Regarding T Mobile, is their $60 unlimited SIM card also valid for one month like the AT&T one?

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Yes, the T-Mobile prepaid packages are also valid for 1 month!

@walkaboutwithrob 2 года назад

@@TravelTomTom thanks mate! Will be in the US later this month. So excited!

@aaravbatra5307 4 месяца назад

Am I in 2026 now?

@DiLeArMo 2 года назад

Thank you! Very helpful video.

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Thanks for your comment and like! Appreciate it and happy to help out a fellow traveler

@IsraelEzra-y1w 6 месяцев назад

Hi bro, thanks for the video but i would like to get American SIM card to use on Tiktok so that i get views and likes from USA, how can i get that SIM card when am in France and which sim card will for me better

@TravelTomTom 6 месяцев назад

Haha. Smart move but I am afraid you have to fly to the USA to get a physical prepaid sim card with a US number

@IsraelEzra-y1w 6 месяцев назад

@@TravelTomTom I got it from Amazon and some how it works but struggling 🤣🤣

@SAB8SAB8 Год назад

Public WiFi is safer with VPN

@AdelAlKooheji 2 года назад

Thank you Travel TomTom! You gave me a pretty good idea of what to expect as I will be visiting NYC soon. Do T-Mobile offer eSIM for their tourist prepaid packages? Thank you once again!

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Yes they do. You can get it in their stores.

@AdelAlKooheji 2 года назад

@@TravelTomTom thank you sir! I am in the states now and all is well 😍

@jeanettevillanueva6010 Год назад

I am traveling outside the US to Italy. I asked about a sims card for my prepaid phone at several AT&T locations. They said they only had postpaid and didn't seem to know anything about getting a sims card particularly for Italy. I showed them the At&T webpage for prepaid accounts and it stated that I need a AT&T sims card for Italy that begins with 8901-410. It looked like the guy was just learning about this. He went in the back and brought a sims card and said that is all they had and that it wouldn't work. My service is with AT&T and locked until 6 months are up. What else can I do to get service in Italy? Will an E-sim work for me?

@VanHalen-pr7lv 11 месяцев назад

Can we use for tetring if we buy unlimited data from Tmobile tom?

@MohamedSahal-i3d 6 месяцев назад

Thnks for detailed bro

@TravelTomTom 6 месяцев назад

Always welcome

@digantagaguly 2 года назад

Bro is an online app that can be used to buy a US SIM card in India

@hayjors Год назад

What is the cheapest unlimited prepaid simcard for tourist to buy? Thanks 🙏

@briandonatelli6189 Год назад

The most compatible and cheapest is metro by T-mobile. Only the flanker brands of big 3 and the big 3 offer real unlimited. Tello will be the cheapest that works on all phones but is only 25gb for 29 dollars plus tax.

@RedHanded1969 Год назад

Excellent vid tomtom, answer my ques.. Thx 👍

@antoniogarciareyes2321 2 года назад

If I buy one of these SIM cards, when I return to my country (Canada) can I still use the phone number for WhatsApp? Or the SIM card doesn’t have a number assigned?

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Yes 100% you can! Data and calling credit is also valid in Canada

@tradewithstephen 2 года назад

Which states is that that you are filming

@javierportillaarcila5467 2 года назад

Thanks, what about these SIM cards you buy at the airports machines, do they also need registration, how is that done?

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Yes after inserting you need to go to their website and register

@MeJMC88 Год назад

Hi. Thanks for the amazing video. I have an upcoming trip to the US. Can I buy a prepaid sim in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport? coz that's my point of entry to the US.

@cholskie_2367 3 месяца назад

Can i use this on a cruiseship in miami

@kazimsiddiqui9128 2 года назад

You can buy a MINT for $45 - it gets you 5GB per month for 3 months

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Tell us where!?!?!? Not at the airport… so then where shall a tourist go? Enlighten us… 🙏🏻❤️

@07rg89 2 месяца назад

@@TravelTomTom mint use a deprioritize network of T mobile also they have no physical store that's why mint plans are somewhat cheap. But you can take mint or ultra because you will be using wifi anyway in any cafe or hotel .

@salihcaneryasar 2 года назад

I'll stay 4 months in U.S.A. what should i buy? Thanks

@brent0580 2 года назад

I'm from Canada so I'm wondering when I buy those in the USA am I able to call Canada unlimited and text?

@ColinWatters Год назад

Someone told me you can have issues after leaving the USA because AT&T record your IMIE number? Any idea what that's all about?

@briandonatelli6189 Год назад

Yes it is true, AT&T and Verizon have a whitelist google AT&T whitelist should be a pdf if using a roaming esim the list does not count. Yes all 3 operators do record your imei. For trails and stuff.

@SyedAhmed-zd8dg 2 года назад

Execellent Bro. Thanking you so much for such a great work and information you shared

@Keylight1 2 года назад

Great job, thank you so much and good English👍

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Thank you my friend

@Keylight1 2 года назад

@@TravelTomTom 😊

@CONSTANTIN1453 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@ellona3645 Год назад

Hi, would the the T-Mobile unlimited also work for Canada? I'm travelling to both countries

@briandonatelli6189 Год назад

No it is a five dollar add-on but it is only 5gb can be used in Mexico and Canada same for metro by t-mobile.

@MrLatek2 Год назад

What about walmart family mobile? Is there activation fee?

@harshses33 Год назад

Thanks this very helpful

@Paksarcraft Год назад

Hello, Sir I have a question please reply me. My Tiktok account is created with Pakistan number. And the audience on my account is also 500k. But I want to make this account viral in the United States. If I buy a US SIM Card and install it in my mobile, and I have to login to the account which is created on the number of Pakistan. Will my newly uploaded video go viral in the United States?

@touringjamaicaentertainment 2 года назад

thanks for the info it save my time

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

I am happy I was being able to help

@crankshaft007 7 месяцев назад

Some way better options online, mint, visible

@IRLVaporwave 2 года назад

solid reporting - thank you

@bunvathanavorn843 6 месяцев назад

Good video

@TravelTomTom 6 месяцев назад

Thank you

@pepdocs Год назад

What prepaid sim card option would you recommend for someone traveling to US from europe in few weeks? And what amount of data is enough if you only use safari and google maps on a 5-6 day trip?

@TravelTomTom Год назад

See the video for my recommendation or the link in description for more detailed info

@motorman340r Год назад

Hi, good question - all I learned tht buying an international SIM card is the best option for the USA. However, why is traveltomtom visting the shops of T-Mobile and AT&T then? Kind of confused here. Thanks for the effort anyway.

@motorman340r Год назад

Plus: When I am abroud I like to call my people at home in Europe by means of a voice call. Unfortunately, I did not find the Information I was looking for in the Video. Thanks anyway.

@alexberry6681 Год назад

thankas your vedios help us🙏👍

@figerty99 Год назад

Thanks , helpful

@umairnazim3298 Год назад

Bro you can't say buying a SIM card in 2023 when you posted this in March 2022

@nicoundniklas 2 года назад

Thanky you very much hekped us a lot!!!

@TravelTomTom Год назад

Thanks!

@Susan-xg7qn Год назад

Well Done !!

@TravelTomTom Год назад

Thanks a lot

@vikavasilievna5371 5 месяцев назад

Great job thank you

@albertoberto259 2 месяца назад

You didn't consider the low cost virtual operatoria(MVNO) I know that some (like TELLO) don't have physical stores but they ship you the sim. are there low cost operators that have stores?

@shabzmul 2 года назад

Great guy great vlogs

@charifhassan1531 9 месяцев назад

Can i pay with cash?

@TravelTomTom 9 месяцев назад

Yes

@QueenLadivah 2 года назад

Is it working with an unlock huawei pocket wifi?

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Should be

@Albania892 8 месяцев назад

Good job

@TravelTomTom 8 месяцев назад

Thanks! Makes me smile

@CRUDE360 2 месяца назад

Thanks 😊

@pgcocoworld9009 Год назад

Thanks

@WalksandAll Год назад

Thanks amigo

@shiedme5105 2 года назад

Bro i want to travel to Morocco with my sim card t mobile will it work there and if it work how much time will it last

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

How you think I know? Dont even know where you from… 🤷🏽‍♂️😅

@shiedme5105 2 года назад

@@TravelTomTom i live in the usa and i want yo spend some time in Morocco that's why i asked u about t mobile i want to know if it's gonna work there

@menjuluki7944 2 года назад

@@shiedme5105 Google fi.

@santos-q3i Год назад

@@shiedme5105 welcome brother

@shiedme5105 Год назад

@@santos-q3i تراني مغربي اصاط

@cybercatalogo 2 года назад

Muchas gracias tom tom por tus videos..! 👍

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

De nada! Un placer ayudarte

@prabuddhadas935 2 года назад

what about Verizon?

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

They dont have prepaid sim cards for tourists. See link in description

@jumaimohammed3144 2 года назад

The only plans available on the esims are data plans

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

That is what e-sims are like when you buy them online

@jumaimohammed3144 2 года назад

@@TravelTomTom Thank you

@daanishhaqqani1136 2 года назад

Love from India

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

Love back! Always missing India

@QueenLadivah 2 года назад

60$ for unli data is better

@emmanuellucidarme7518 2 года назад

T mobile Takes 10$ for each SIM cards ..

@natashapang335 2 года назад

Can I buy a American SIM card from China? Can it receive messages in China?

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

See the links in description. There you can order a sim card for USA online and get it shipped to your home address. It lists the countries where it works

@lisamonaban6925 2 года назад

Hi did you order it bc I want to as well I live in France and I want a us SIM card which one is the best

@juanismaelgonzalezlopez5097 Год назад

2023????

@TravelTomTom Год назад

For the latest information and updates check the link in description

@touringjamaicaentertainment 2 года назад

i just purchase one online

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

That is the most easy and fastest way

@davidempire4874 2 года назад

-Mobile, Visible (Verizon MVNO), and US Mobile (Verizon MVNO) all offer free trial eSIMs, so you could pay nothing and get free data in the US.

@andrewITstyle Год назад

does Verizon support esim/sim? I thought Verizon is CDMA only network and they use special phones without sim card. also Sprint isn't GSM compatible network.

@davidempire4874 Год назад

@@andrewITstyle Yes they do.

@andrewITstyle Год назад

@@davidempire4874 Does it use the same 5G band as T-mobile and AT&T?

@davidempire4874 Год назад

@@andrewITstyle No. They all use different ones but in general, all unlocked phones will be compatible with all the bands.

@felipecermeno 2 года назад

Ay no cómo así Ami me salió más barata en Colombia

@TravelTomTom Год назад

😅

@juliobula Год назад

Hola cómo puedo obtener un número en Usa solo para usar WhatsApp en Colombia? Se puede?

@teguh14040 Год назад

Mantap...

@Гопник1-к2м 3 месяца назад

Damn man, you tall asf

@uzawtun9933 Год назад

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@TravelTomTom Год назад

I think it is easier if you sometimes use the ‘space’ button

@daishi15 6 месяцев назад

You left out Verizon

@786otto Год назад

Just use wifi.

@maratesfaye 6 месяцев назад

what an absolute waste of a comment.

@786otto 6 месяцев назад

@@maratesfaye Thanks for your time and commenting on my waist of time comment.😂

@maratesfaye 6 месяцев назад

@@786otto waist? or hip? … nice 😅

@786otto 6 месяцев назад

@@maratesfaye Now you are commenting about me being illiterate, not sure who is wasting time here🤣 You have a productive day .

@maratesfaye 6 месяцев назад

@@786otto i won’t be productive today at all, hence why i’m here at all, mate. have a nice one

@albzedits 5 месяцев назад

Team watching Thai in 2024 👇

@heir5896 Год назад

It's very expensive

@TravelTomTom Год назад

Yes

@fredmayway3962 2 года назад

###### To much background noise .... ###### I'm here for info not to see the sites ...... ######

@TravelTomTom 2 года назад

If you are there for info then why are you even watching a RU-vid video why don’t you just Google it and go to an article that is so much easier than watching a stupid RU-vid video