Roaming in the USA

[Salem874]

Is anyone familiar with roaming in the USA on an O2 SIM?

What's coverage like (which networks are used), and particularly data speeds?

I have the O2 Travel "bolt on" which does include data for a £5/day charge. Is this throttled? All information I find seems to suggest this data is "unlimited" which I find hard to believe, it must be throttled somehow. And would any data used as part of O2 travel (with the associated £5/day charge on the days any services are used) be taken from any allowance you have in the UK? How does it work exactly?

I'm heading over for about two weeks next week, so would be interested in knowing more as O2 travel didn't cover outside Europe the last time I was abroad.

[iphone4sir]

@Cleoriff I used a local sim last year and it was amazing - sadly as I upgraded my phone and couldn’t unlock it (grrrr) for this trip I was stuck with the o2 travel

[MI5]

All done now though?

[iphone4sir]

Yep

[MI5]

That's good then

[iphone4sir]

I’ve just arrived in Las Vegas using the 4.99 a day bolt on - and I’m so far getting... drum roll 4g!!

[jonsie]

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@iphone4sir wrote:
I’ve just arrived in Las Vegas using the 4.99 a day bolt on - and I’m so far getting... drum roll 4g!!

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Impressive. What sort of speeds are you getting though. .

[MI5]

Exciting

[iphone4sir]

I’ll test later and let you know

[Cleoriff]

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@iphone4sir wrote:
I’ve just arrived in Las Vegas using the 4.99 a day bolt on - and I’m so far getting... drum roll 4g!!

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Sounds good @iphone4sir. Now don't spend all your money on those slot machines

Seriously though, have a great time

[iphone4sir]

So I’m on AT & T showing as 4G but speed tests are rubbish - I’m gonna try another network and let you know however no real issues with browsing etc yet.