T-Mobile "tourist plan" gives all for $30

Traveling to the US with your cell (read "mobile" Europeans) phone can be a costly exercise. For those without a good bank balance or indeed on some half decent roaming plan, the choice is often to go Wi-Fi only. Alternative is to pay those horrific per day international roaming charges. YUCK !

Thankfully T-Mobile has a great solution.

Visitors to the US (Including New York) taking the T-Mobile Tourist Plan will allow allow anyone with an unlocked phone to get a 3-week all-in plan when visiting for just $30. Which is sweet deal, especially as you can still use the many WiFi hot spots throughout the city in MTA Subway stations and on the street. 

The Skinny

• Unlimited data, 4G LTE speeds for only the first 2GB, then your pipped down to 3G
• Unlimited domestic (US) and international texting to more than 140 contries
• 1,000 minutes of talk time within the US, more than any New Yorker can manage in 3 weeks
• Free SIM card, no activation fee, comes in all sizes

For security purposes, T-Mobile say Tourist Kits must be shipped to U.S. addresses. We suggest asking friends, family or hotel management to use their address or we can do that for you, just drop us a chat message and we can bring one along on your shoot.

​You can always pop into a store and buy them yourself too.