Dear Lazyweb: prepaid US phone service

[da]

I need a SIM card that works in the US (my prepaid Fido turns into a pumpkin at the border). I would be willing to pay up to $50 for a card that I can use this weekend (in upstate NY) then put $10 once every six months or so and not worry about it going stale in between.

Bonus points if it can do text-messages.

I've got more to say about phone hackery, but right now roverthedog is staring at me for her walk.

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[da-lj.livejournal.com]

If Fido still allowed me to use minutes in the US, I'd eat the roaming charges, too. Convenience-to-fussyness factors, I'd prefer to not have to swap SIMs.

At least I get to keep my phone numbers working properly while I'm gone, since I have it set up wtih voice over IP for the incoming.

I don't travel enough to warrant quad-band. :)