Data usage in USA

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I've been in Norway for the past three weeks and enjoying using my data for just £1.99 a day. I've never had any worry about using too much data while I've been here.

I'll be travelling to NYC in a couple of weeks. Do O2 offer any good bolt ons for data usage in the US? I could not find any on the website... In fact the only thing I found regarding data usage outside of Europe was that it would cost £6 per MB. This seems absurdly high. Surely I am looking in the wrong place.

Thanks in advance!

Aaron

[jonsie · Accepted solution]

Nope, it's £6/mb everywhere outside Europe and there are no bolt ons I'm afraid.  Unlock the phone and use EE or a local sim. Wifi is obviously the best option though. ...

[MI5]

This is what I do outside of EU (my phone is unlocked).
Install tugo on phone then remove o2 sim and insert Three payg sim. Top up three sim with £15 and buy the unlimited data bolt on.
Use the three sim for data (included upto 25gb when in USA) and also use your own number through tugo over the three data.
All it will cost you is the £15 top up.

[jonsie]

Sound advice and hopefully the op is pay monthly to take advantage of tugo.

[MI5]

Yes, good point about tugo..

[Anonymous]

This seems like a pretty cool solution. I'm a pay monthly O2 customer, but I've no idea if my phone is unlocked. I would assume it is locked as I purchased it through O2 and made no modifications so far. I'm not too familiar with the process of unlocking/locking or what it means for me. Will it cost me to unlock my phone?

[jonsie]

On contract it's free though some of the latest phones, such as iPhone isn't being unlocked as yet. 

http://www.o2.co.uk/help/phones-and-devices/unlocking-an-o2-mobile-to-use-on-a-different-network#qs

[MI5]

There is a good chance your phone is locked but try another network sim card in it to to confirm......
It has to be EE, Three or a Voda sim though.