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Ask Slashdot: A Cheap US Cellphone Plan With an Unlocked Phone?
metrix007 writes "I am a recent immigrant to the U.S. I am used to going to countries and paying a small amount, say, $30, for a simcard and using it with my unlocked phone. I can't seem to do that in the U.S., where the only options seem to be to buy a phone and buy minutes as I need them such as with Tracfone, or a contract where I pay an amount per month to pay off a phone and a certain amount of minutes. I have a Google Nexus One, which is better than any phone offered on the basic plans from all the cell providers. Is there any way I can use it as a cell phone in the U.S. for about $30-$50/month? It seems a shame to waste it and have to pay for a lesser phone."
540k people city *is* the boondocks. Sorry. If your city doesn't crack a million it's not even in the top 50 cities, that's 50 markets where carriers put up a tower and get signal to at least twice as many people as a tower in your town, the ROI on small towns for many things just doesn't pan out. Know that you chose to live in the middle of nowhere, so don't gripe when you don't have the services of people who've gone for the group discount model on services which afford them much more.