ARUBA cell phone rental ?

[emilyjames]

Has anyone used a rental cell phone in Aruba. If so, can you recommend a company? How was the service, cost for international calls etc? Any info would be appreciated--we are going in two weeks and need to stay in touch with home on a regular basis. Thanks

 

[cirkus]

For $49 you can buy a phone that covers Aruba and 139 other countries and then have it for future trips. No monthly fees, but you pay a pretty high rate per minute, depending on the country. The number they assign you is a UK number, which you have forever, so I have people text message me, and then I can call them back. The rates etc are on their website at http://www.mobalrental.com.
Bill

 

[2hokies]

We used http://www.arubafastphones.com the last time we were there. It worked well for us. You can pick up the phone right outside the baggage area at the airport, then drop it off in the same spot on your way home.