Talk:United States/@comment-4998695-20120408044707/@comment-4998695-20120425155037

Ok I take it all back. Now that AT&T have changed some of their policies, suddenly this option doesn't look quite so viable for an iPhone user.

As of April 2012 AT&T have increased the amount of data per data pack (good) but restricted data pack purchases to users on a monthly PAYG plan (bad). Previously you could buy data packs and use them on the 10¢/min plan which was great if you mainly use your phone for data and just need to make the occasional call. Now, you need to get onto one of the monthly plans ($25 or $50 per month) before you can buy data packs for your smartphone.

Now, for each month it would now cost you $55 ($25 per month + $15 for the SIM + $15 for 200MB). Whether that ends up cheaper for you compared to your local country's roaming plans depends on how much data you use, I suppose. If you want to keep your account active but don't want to keep paying $25/month, then switch to the 10¢/min plan before the month is up.