What is the best option for travellers?

[vigmak]

Hello everyone, I am from Peru and will be travelling to the States later this year. My main concern is staying connected while I'm there, so I would like to know if there is a solution for people like me who would like to use the service for a short period of time.

First of, I'm still not sure if Verizon is CDMA only or also GSM, I already own an unlocked GSM phone that I would like to take with me and use while I'm there. I don´t really care for the minutes or texts as much as I do for data, it's what I'm mainly looking for.

I will only be there for 10 days. So, does Verizon offer aything that could suit my needs? 

Thanks in advance for your help.

[SuzyQ]

Verizon is CDMA -

[Minniehaha]

If you want to keep your phone the GS carriers are :

The chief GSM carriers in the United States are Cingular Wireless, recently merged with AT&T Wireless, and T-Mobile

[JohnB_VZW · Accepted solution]

Thanks SuzyQ, you are correct. Verizon is CDMA only.

@vigmak, if you will only be in the USA for 10 days we would recommend our Prepaid service. Click here for more information on our Prepaid service.

Thanks

[Jax_Omen]

If you already have an unlocked GSM phone you want to use, check T-Mobile and AT&T's prepaid offerings, and see if they have coverage where you're visiting.

If they don't, and Verizon does, you can get a prepaid VzW phone for your 10 day trip, but if you need data you're looking at a pretty spendy prepaid phone for just 10 days!