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Mark / Yorkshire Gooner has started to put a number of 2012+ kits on the bikes he builds up so he is your expert for advice on this.
Check your existing phone works on US frequencies and if it does get it unlocked here and get a local AT&T sim at the airport on arrival. You can...
Get a fairfx.com card or similar and I would load some Euros at 1.40 for your spends when you are away, rate may go up but surely not by much...
No worries Mark, know you do your best to help out folk on here be it the tiniest part or a whole bike
From reading the decription it sounds like he is £1,000 out of pocket / down after replacing the bike, it may be due to not yet recovering excess...