USA Cell phone number

[Gizzmondo 51]

Hi

ca

Belated happy new year

Im currently with my fiancee in New Jersey Alas I fly back to England soon

I purchased a prepay AT&T sim card, so have an American number, practically is there a better way to retain a USA number to receive calls wermanthen Im back in blighty - also I feel if I have a number to use when I permanently move it would make me more comfortable.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated

[JohnR! 5,495]

You can use the same number but for prepaid phones international roaming will cost you a pretty penny. I'd suggest you go to an ATT store and convert your number to a post-paid with a contract and use it worldwide as your cell phone. You can pay your bill with a credit card and you'd be set.

Good luck!

[lizascissors 65]

You could also sign up for a google voice account with your USA number - you can have all texts and calls forwarded to that account. I'm not sure if you have to use a proxy server or not... but we were able to use google voice when skype/facetime didn't work.

[bob.sansmal 14]

There's also a number of VOIP services like Vonage, BasicTalk, MagicJack, etc.... so long as you have a high speed Internet connection...

[TR&ZY 5]

If cost is an issue... I use magic jack when I'm out of the country. Has a U.S. # and Works fine for me, as long as my cell phone has WiFi service. I use the app on my cell, and the mj device I can use it either on my laptop or plug a cordless phone up to it, but again you need internet service/WiFi.

[Cheryl-Hossein 25]

Rebtel if you want to call a landline or someone who doesn't have a smartphone (pennies per minute to talk most places around the globe); otherwise, use a free VOIP app like Viber, Tango, Google Talk, etc.