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Stu · 05-10-2008, 16:27

I have a strong presumption against renting, but the presumption is not rebuttable. In the past, for example, I've rented when I was in Japan. The difficulties in foreigners getting prepaid SIMs made it a deal breaker. With some roaming SIMs now working in Japan, I might need to rethink the issue, but the flexible SIM only renting options still seem like a good deal.

If I went somewhere that needed satelite service, I'd probably rent unless there was a really good deal on something like the failing Globalstar network. When I've gone out into the desert in the UAE, I've rented a sat phone and put my UAE SIM card in it. The price of a sat phone exceeded the price of a handset only rental for a weekend. Similarly, even though I believe in GSM over CDMA, I have an unlocked CDMA dual band phone in my dresser which I will get programmed up if that is the best alternative for a particular country. Additionally, I've added VOIP to my mobile warrior's travel kit. We live on a much smaller planet than our parents, but there is no one global magic answer.

Turning to Mexico, in the past, I've used an 09 SIM in Mexico with a callback service, but I've heard positive things about this Mexican rental service. I don't think we should just write it off because it is prepaid.

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	05-10-2008, 16:27 I have a strong presumption against renting, but the presumption is not rebuttable. In the past, for example, I've rented when I was in Japan. The difficulties in foreigners getting prepaid SIMs made it a deal breaker. With some roaming SIMs now working in Japan, I might need to rethink the issue, but the flexible SIM only renting options still seem like a good deal. If I went somewhere that needed satelite service, I'd probably rent unless there was a really good deal on something like the failing Globalstar network. When I've gone out into the desert in the UAE, I've rented a sat phone and put my UAE SIM card in it. The price of a sat phone exceeded the price of a handset only rental for a weekend. Similarly, even though I believe in GSM over CDMA, I have an unlocked CDMA dual band phone in my dresser which I will get programmed up if that is the best alternative for a particular country. Additionally, I've added VOIP to my mobile warrior's travel kit. We live on a much smaller planet than our parents, but there is no one global magic answer. Turning to Mexico, in the past, I've used an 09 SIM in Mexico with a callback service, but I've heard positive things about this Mexican rental service. I don't think we should just write it off because it is prepaid.