Originally Posted by Thunderroad
My wife and I will be going to Argentina very shortly on vacation. We'd like to have a cell phone with us for calling radio taxis, etc. Is it possible to get one for temporary use--ideally getting it at the airport on arrival from abroad (on United)? And if so, where? Or are we better off trying to get a chip or a suitable temporary phone before leaving the United States?
Thanks for any advice.
Renting a cellphone on arrival at the airport is possible. Just make sure to have a credit card available. There is at least one "desk" right outside customs at EZE where this is possible.
Alternatively, a local SIM card for a GSM phone could work too, but I don't know if that is always worth it, especially if you don't have your own unlocked GSM phone that is compatible with the Argentine used networks.
A third option is the hotels. At least at the Hilton Buenos Aires, a cell phone is generally available for me in the rooms, and forwarding the hotel phone to the cell phone is easily done there.