cell phone rental

[Wenn]

we would like to rent a cell phone for the two weeks we will spend in BC.
Does anyone know where to find a cell phone rental in Vancouver?

Thx
Wenn

[Stuart G. Friedman]

Where are you coming from and who is your carrier back home. If you have an
unlocked phone, it is far cheaper to activate prepaid service with a
Canadian carrier.

The following is a table of the technologies used by the Canadian carriers
and their US equivalents:

Telus/Bell Mobility CDMA Sprint/Verizon/Alltell
Rogers TDMA ATT/Cingular (some cities)/Some Cell
One Properties
Mike iDEN Nextel/Southern Linc
FIDO GSM Voicestream/Cingular (other
cities)/ATT (minority of users)

If you are coming from the US, some providers have Canadian minute plans
that can be temporarily added. ATT offers it to its DOR for US$20 a month -
you can extend your minutes into Canada. Verizon offers it to its Single
Rate customers for $10. Sprint users can buying a roaming bucket of minutes
for $10. Nextel users get very cheap roaming on Mike.

Even if you don't have a phone which you can use, a prepaid kit might be
cheaper. FIDO has the cheapest rates, but does not permit international
calls (US excluded).

If you still have your heart on renting, check out roadpost.com.

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[Wenn]

Thanks, we're coming from the Netherlands, Europe. So we cannot bring our
own phones.
As we have a sick relative we would like to be reachable any time. I will
check out roadpost.com.
Thx
Wenn

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