International data roaming, on the cheap

[directhex]

Going to Florida next year. Would like to be able to use data on my phone - e.g. there are handy apps for Android which update you on queue lengths at all the theme parks.

Data rates in the USA are *CRAZY*. I'm on Orange, and I can pay £6 per meg ad-hoc, or get some "super discounted" bundles in advance like the cheapy £135 bundle for 200 meg. 3 figures is too many figures.

What's the cheapest way to use my quad-band GSM phone for data in yankland? Looks like *maybe* AT&T could be the ticket, via a PAYG phone and SIM transplant

[muppet_hat]

Why don't you get pre-pay sim cards? They have pre-pay 3G sim cards at most U.S. carriers (i think?)

[directhex]

Why don't you get pre-pay sim cards? They have pre-pay 3G sim cards at most U.S. carriers (i think?)

Some carriers. Many US carriers are CDMA, not GSM - and SIM cards are a GSM feature