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Car Rental w. Cell Phone

Category: Cell Phones
Responses: 3 (3 in support, 0 neutral, 0 in opposition)
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For travellers from abroad, why not offer a cell phone rental along with the car? (Idea from Ben Polak.)

Barry Nalebuff, Jul 02 2004

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Back in the day (when they were actually installed), I think I heard of a rental company doing this. Now that nearly everybody has their own mobile phones now, and they are personal portables, I don't think it would be worth doing now.

classicsat, Jul 07 2004

search this site for disposable phone

sevans, Sep 30 2004