Could you please check this for me.

[cloudix]

We need a phone for 2 months while in SC (we are from Canada)

One option is to use AT&T. I have an old unlocked GSM phone and I could buy a SIM off eBay. Alternatively, I could buy a cheap AT&T Gophone at Walmart for $10.00.

Questions:
- If I go with 10c/min plan and I need 2 months of minimum service (phone will mostly be used for incoming calls) it looks like I pay $10.00 for the GoPhone (or about same for a SIM off eBay incl shipping). then I buy a $25.00 card which will give me 60 days. Is that correct?

- Once we head home, the Gophone is no longer useful. Can we use it on the Canadian Rogers network either locked or unlocked? (would actually use it on 7-eleven Speakout which uses Rogers and is still active in Canada) This is the phone.

[manofstill2012]

That 25 is only going to give you about 250 mind will that be enough you try tmobile or even h20

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[cloudix]

250min will be more than enough - We will mostly use it for incoming local calls. Our Rogers phone works down there and it has accumulated minutes that we need to burn up!

So, did I figure out their plan correctly?

And can another company's SIM be used in the phone when we get back home?

[cmstlist]

Yes you can use it on Speakout after unlocking.

There's no sense in using your Rogers phone at roaming rates, even if you've built up a balance. Use the AT&T phone for as much as possible and if you feel you must blow off some of the Rogers balance, use SMS charity donation. That way the money goes to a good cause, not to the phone companies!

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[cloudix]

OK, so we bought the Walmart Samsung A107 (it actually cost almost $15.00 in store vs $10.00 on line, but no shipping). Added $25 of airtime which is good for 90 days, so we are in business.

One feature of phone, is that it can be used for roaming in Canada and Mexico. In Canada, cost is 39c/min. But presumably I wil be able to use it when I get back if there is any airtime left. At $25/90days, probably not something I would want to continue with, but it would seem it would be possible.

[october262]

OK, so we bought the Walmart Samsung A107 (it actually cost almost $15.00 in store vs $10.00 on line, but no shipping). Added $25 of airtime which is good for 90 days, so we are in business.

One feature of phone, is that it can be used for roaming in Canada and Mexico. In Canada, cost is 39c/min. But presumably I wil be able to use it when I get back if there is any airtime left. At $25/90days, probably not something I would want to continue with, but it would seem it would be possible.

another thing to remember is that the sim is locked to the phone for six months

[cloudix]

another thing to remember is that the sim is locked to the phone for six months

Does that means that I can't use the SIM in another phone? (I wouldn't want to)

Or does it mean that I can't use another sim in the AT&T phone? (I might want to.)

[Pabster]

Does that means that I can't use the SIM in another phone? (I wouldn't want to)

Or does it mean that I can't use another sim in the AT&T phone? (I might want to.)

It means the AT&T Sim in that cheap GoPhone is locked, you won't be able to use it anywhere else for 6 full months from activation.

[cloudix]

I am only down here in the USA for 2 months, so that is no problem. The "cheap" phone will be fine as an emergency phone when we get back to Canada if we buy a Speakout or Rogers SIM. We have another Rogers payasyougo phone, so will try using it's SIM when we get back. cmstlist said above that a Speakout SIM should work.