Actually, if you haven't looked into it, cell phone service is pretty
cheap.  Lots of places will either give you a basic phone or sell you one
for next to nothing.  (Frequently 1 penny at Radio Shack.)  Basic monthly
service in our area is about $17, and cheaper in many urban areas.  Out
here in the big empty of Southeast Arizona, near the New Mexico border,
where it isn't uncommon to drive 50 miles without seeing a building, they
make a lot of sense, and no, I don't work for a cell phone company.

At 08:21 AM 6/2/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Last year, in preparation for Vanagon Westi trip that didn't take 
>place, I inquired about renting a cellular phone, as my bus wasn't 
>trustworthy at the time.
>
>Bottom line on my inquiry.  Some of the cellular phone companies will 
>loan you the phone, AT NO CHARGE, other that for paying for the 
>actual calls made.

Bill
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