Traveling with iphone 4S to USA

Hi,
I will be traveling to the USA from Australia and will be in New York and Miami for 6 weeks. I have an iPhone 4S which is under contract through October with Vodafone. I have come across some conflicting information here in Australia in regards to traveling with an iPhone.
In the USA, I primarily want to use the phone for data and local phone calls in the US. I will not need to make calls to Australia.
Will I need to jailbreak my iPhone and purchase a prepaid sim from one of the providers in the US? Will I be able to get a sim at the airport?
Are the SIM cards the same size?
Are there any other updates that would need to made - I.e. change carrier settings etc?
Thanks

You will have to get your phone unlocked from Vodafone, do not jailbreak it!!!! We have an Australian resident here in Austria also with a Vodafone unlocked iPhone 5, so it can be done.
The two American providers that use SIM Cards are At&t and T-mobile, and yes, SIM cards are a standard size all over the world, I'm an American in Europe, it's not dodgy at all.
Just a warning, America is not quite as  friendly/options available for prepaid services for users that need alot of data. However, take a look at GoRedPocket, Dataroam, or 0044.co.uk if you need a bit more data than what's offered.
Also, NYC is known for high tower congestion in some areas. If your phone just randomly stops working, just be paitent and wait to see if your phone can reach another cell. The metro has no cell service, just in a few of the bigger stations.
For buying SIMs at the airport, I really have no idea, I would assume so, but I  don't fly much.
For updating APN's and whatnot, the provider should tell you any configuration needed.
At&t
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/prepaidplans.html
T-mobile
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans
(scroll down)
There are two $30 month plans:
Unlimited web and text with 100 minutes talk
100 minutes talk | Unlimited text | First 5GB at up to 4G speeds
1500 minutes talk | 30MB of data | Offer only good in-store

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