HOW TO HAVE INTERNET IN THE MOBILE IN THE UNITED STATES

It is becoming increasingly important to have Internet connection on trips, ask for an Uber, contact the host of your Airbnb, calculate the route with Google Maps, look at e-mails, call your family WhatsApp ... But it is also interesting to have a local number where you are located throughout moment and with which you can call any number.

In this article we will tell you how to get a SIM card in the United States and others options to have internet on your mobile on a trip through the United States.

We chose to get a SIM card for visits to the United States. It is the solution that we always use in travel, but unlike the rest in which we buy it upon arrival in the country, in the United States we get it while in Spain. How? With HELLOFLY.

:: PROCESS

If you have planned a trip to the United States, you don't have to wait to land to buy the SIM. In order to enjoy the Holafly service, follow these steps A few days before leaving:

1. Enter the Web from Holafly.
2. Check the different plans and prices, depending on the duration of your trip. And choose the number of cards you will need in case you are several.
3. Press the button buy your sim and follow the instructions.
4. Put your data for the shipment and make the payment. Shipping is free and takes 3 days.
5. You will receive an e-mail with a small form in which you will have to indicate the activation date, which should be the day you arrive at your destination.

When the card arrives, keep it and once you arrive in the US, put it inside the phone to start using the internet on the phone. That easy.

:: ADVANTAGE

As we have already told you, having a local SIM card on any trip gives you a lot of benefits, and you will not depend on finding an open WiFi network or having someone leave your cell phone to make a call. With Telaway you will have these advantages:

• You can surf at high speed until consumed No data limit.
• The card will be from the AT&T company, without problems ofcoverage.
• You will also have a United States number, and you can do unlimited calls to local numbers. Very interesting to call the accommodations to specify arrivals, etc.
• Use it to make calls to Spain with WhatsApp. You already know that this application keeps your number even if you change SIM.
• Assistance online 24 hours a day.
• Free shipping to Spain!

:: HOW TO DO THE INSTALLATION

First of all you have to make sure that you Phone is released and be compatible.If not, neither this nor any other SIM from another company will work for you. You can see the compatibility of your phone in this article.

If your phone is dual sim, you can keep both the SIM of your country and the new SIM of the United States active. Therefore you can receive calls to both numbers. We recommend that you first remove the Spanish SIM and put the Holafly card in the SIM1 slot. Once the data is working, you can put your Spanish card in the SIM2 slot. And on the other hand, it is interesting to leave "Data roaming" activated, so that it goes on the network with more signal at any time.

If you want to keep the Spanish card in slot 1, remember Change settings from your phone:

If your phone is not dual sim you don't have to worry.

The second option to have internet in the United States would be to buy a prepaid SIM from an American telephone company. There are several companies that sell prepaid cards for tourists, the two most interesting are:

T Mobile: you get 2Gb and 1,000 minutes for 2 weeks per 30$. More information

AT&T: SIM is free and you will have to choose one of the packages, from 35$. More information

Keep in mind that you will need to carry a unlocked phone, you will lose the line of your number (if you do not have a dual sim mobile) and most importantly, you will have to find the store to be able to buy the SIM.

There is very good news for travelers, in recent times they are eliminating roaming for different areas, we are already free in Europe and some companies have also removed it for the United States! In any case consult the company with which you have your phone, although they still charge roaming ask for plans for a trip to the United States.

If it is still exaggeratedly expensive, do not rule out buying a prepaid card in the competition and use it only during the trip. Check out Vodafone.

As you can see, there are several options of having internet on mobile on a trip to the United States, so study well which one best suits you!

* Cover photo by Rodion Kutsaev

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