Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash

For a few years I kept a pay as you go cell phone account open with Virgin Mobile USA so that I had a phone when I went to the States. The last time I went home though, I found that my account/phone number had been hijacked somehow and the company didn't want to help at all.

I am going home again in November and I want to get a new pay as you go phone. I don't want a proper contract because I am only ever in the States for a couple weeks of the year at most.

Would anybody have any suggestions on a good pay as you go company that is easy to get and top up?