LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY
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Prepaid Phone Options There are monthly and pay-as-you-go plans. Compare plans! You can purchase prepaid phones and prepaid phone cards for those phones at electronics stores, drugstores, supermarkets, etc.
AT & T
www.wireless.att.com Get a GoPhone account, a prepaid monthly plan, with a major credit card (billing address and phone shipping address must be the same), a U.S. address (dorms are OK if you have proof that you live there), and a passport.
VIRGIN MOBILE
www.virginmobileusa.com Purchase any Virgin Mobile phone; no credit card or annual contracts are required. Choose your plan and activate your phone. You can either register a credit or debit card or buy top-up refill cards at any drugstore.
TRACFONE
http://www.tracfone.com/?lang=en Purchase a phone at a drugstore or a supermarket and activate your phone either from a landline phone or the Internet. Then, purchase “airtime,” (prepaid card) and add the card to your phone to use it.
METRO PCS
www.metropcs.com Offers one flat monthly rates without signed contracts or activation fees. Offers unlimited international calling for a flat rate to some countries.
AMERICAN TELECOM SERVICES
http://amtelservices.com/ Pay N’ Talk!* is just like a home phone. Bring one home, plug it into your jack, you are then immediately connected to a telecom representative who will activate the account number on your phone.
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