Does the phone work with the O2 sim card in America

[Anonymous]

I will go to America, I want to know, whether my phone works with O2 sim card in America. Anything I should set? Or just go? And how much O2 charges by receive a call in US

[perksie · Accepted solution]

Turn off voicemail (1760) before you leave the UK.

You can check call charges here and costs vary between Pay Monthly and Pay and Go:

http://www.o2.co.uk/support/internationalandtravel

Also disable mobile data on your phone and use wi-fi where possible.

If are expecting to make or receive many calls get a local sim on arrival if your phone is unlocked.

Have a great trip, we will expect to see the pictures when you get back!

[jonsie]

Also before you go you might want to call customer service to make sure roaming is enabled on your sim card. There have been a couple of posters on here who have had trouble making calls due to this.

[Anonymous]

Be sure to fully check out those data charges. Remember some apps use data in the background !

Lots of people get a pre paid sim whilst abroad if its a short trip or on holiday.

Obviously your phone must be unlocked and bear in mind some American networks charge for receiving a text message.

[Bambino]

You haven't said what kind of phone you have, but I presume it must be an iPhone as you've posted in the Apple section. If you have an iPhone 5 you will not be able to unlock it at the moment. If your phone is older and if you have the time before you go, unlock your phone and get a PAYG sim from either AT&T or T-Mobile when you are in the US. If you roam in the US on your O2 sim you will come back to a very large bill when you return to the UK.