Just tried the Colt Wireless prepaid SIM during my LA trip and... well, it's complicated.

The good: Super easy setup (just needed my IMEI and Amazon order#), love that it includes hotspot capability, and the 3-in-1 SIM fits any phone. Price is decent too at $35/month after initial period.

The bad: Oh boy, the coverage. Felt like I was back in 2005 with how spotty the data was. Could make calls most times (thank god), but data? Forget about it. Support tried helping but nada.

Weird thing is - my friend in NYC swears by this SIM. Maybe it's an LA tower issue? Wouldn't recommend for heavy data users here, but might work elsewhere.