Most international students and scholars will most likely need or want a U.S. cellphone number upon arrival in America. To help you understand the process of acquiring a SIM card on a phone plan, please find a few options below that are available to you in most phone carriers in the U.S.
U.S. Phone Carries
Although the Dashew Center does not recommend a specific phone carrier to international students and scholars, some of the current most popular companies are: T-mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Mint, Visible and Metro.