Just back and the Verizon $10 made some sense. IF you didnt use it, you weren't charged the day. That said, there were days I needed it and days I didnt and simply kept the phone in airplane mode.


Paying as you go .....DO NOT DO. I made that mistake once. Then I got buttdialed. The buttdialed led to a 10 minute message of sounds of bing shuffled in a backpacker.. And learned that although the buttdial left a 10 minute message, that I didnt check back until I was in the states, I still got charged for those 10 minutes.. (WTF?!)


All that being said, for a week or 2, Id opt for verizon's $10 a day and keep it in airplane mode, only using wifi. If my office called, I would pick up. Otherwise I could handle email on wifi. For 5-6 weeks, I think a sim card or local phone is more cost effective