[Adam]

Hey guys

I haven't posted in a long, long time - but I've lurked. I'm coming to the US in September and will be travelling around the PNW and San Francisco.

I want to get a temporary MicroSIM card for my iPhone4 for the time I'm over there. Basically, I just want to make calls, send texts and be able to use the internet for navigation occasionally etc.

I'm just not sure of the jargon, whether you guys refer to data as 3G the same as here in Australia - but I'm assuming I can just buy a pre-paid SIM at a 7/11 or something? I hear that WiFi is fairly widespread (and some of it is free), but I'm going to be in around Portland mostly, with a roadtrip to Seattle thrown in and then down south for a about a week in SFO. All told, I'm only going to need it for three weeks.

Anyone able to recommend any particular pre-paid or top-up style SIM, or are there better ways to do this? I figure some of you guys may work in this field and may be able to steer me in the right direction. I'm not worried about cost, I just want it to do what I need: reasonable coverage and an allowance of data (1 or 2gb) with a carrier that I can use in WA, OR and CA.

Many thanks!