How to hire a cellphone these days

[Obayb]

Wouldn't it be nice if someone started a business where they would ship the phones to you prior to your trip? That way you could have the phone number prior to your departure to give to friends/family and wouldn't have to hassle with finding a way to the phone store (I know you can stop along the way IF you have a private driver, but staying at Couples, that will not be happening), or waiting in any line burning up that valuable vacation time. I'm sure there are ins and outs of this to make it difficult to do, but it sure would be nice, especially since we need 2 phones this trip, one for someone flying in at a later date than us, would be nice to have that connection when he arrives at the airport.

[Melody]

I think there may be a couple of websites that offer this, but you pay well for it (may he called a "world phone"). You can purchase or use your own unlocked cell phone, but would still need the SIM card. I may have read where you can get that online for $$$. If you travel to Jamaica regularly, it's worth the one-time effort and time to get a phone, then you can top up online when necessary to keep it active. It's too bad that there's no longer an outlet at the airport for phones and SIMS, you'd think it would be well used, but maybe not enough as its no longer there? It's not so bad going off resort to get a phone, look at it not as a chore, but a little excursion where you get to see Negril centre. Call up Linston or another recommended driver who will give you a fair price for transportation (vs the typically over-priced resort drivers).

Wouldn't it be nice if someone started a business where they would ship the phones to you prior to your trip? That way you could have the phone number prior to your departure to give to friends/family and wouldn't have to hassle with finding a way to the phone store (I know you can stop along the way IF you have a private driver, but staying at Couples, that will not be happening), or waiting in any line burning up that valuable vacation time. I'm sure there are ins and outs of this to make it difficult to do, but it sure would be nice, especially since we need 2 phones this trip, one for someone flying in at a later date than us, would be nice to have that connection when he arrives at the airport.