quote:Originally posted by esprit

Pay as you go is the way to go. It would be as cheap as hiring. A few mcs used to rent phones out and most stopped doing it and I assume this is why. I presume you will eventually be after a contract mobile phone as you are relocating?? You need a social security number to get one of these or pay a hefty deposit. We got away with $250 and were told we were lucky.
Yes $250 is lucky, I have a friend in CA who needed a mobile and was told that he needed to supply a $1000 deposit.

As far as renting a phone, Virgin were at one time doing a phone rental, but as mentioned earlier, a pay as you go option will be better value overall.

-Kay