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*Is there a company from whom I may rent/lease a mobile phone for a month at a time? My Nextel from the states does not work when I'm visiting St. Thomas and I need to have access to work in Florida. Thanks
you could change to Sprint,mine works when I'm there
You could also get a Tracfone prepaid cellular. They definitely work all over the USVI and the rates are not insane.
I got one because I use Nextel at home and it worked out well for me. It allowed me to be in touch with the folks I needed to be at a very low cost. They were having a special, not sure if it's still available, for $30 a reconditioned Nokia phone and 100 minutes of airtime.
Hope that helps!
Mermaid
Hello Pam,
I don't know of any businesses that rent cell phones. Amalie Car Rental I believe used to rent cell phones to their car rental clients not sure if they still do though.
The Tracfone suggestion is a good idea. You can get them in your area or buy it on St. Thomas if you want a St. Thomas number.
--Islander
Cingular told us that area is covered on our nationwide plan. Does anyone know if Cingular really has any reception on StJ (Chocolate Hole)?
Hello Wolf,
Yes Cingular is a carrier here in the VI, however all the cellular carriers including Cingular have drop areas; usually they are in low valleys and behind mountains (out of signal range or it is blocked by the mountain). So your phone will work in most areas but not everywhere; I am not sure about Chocolate Hole.
--Islander
