Cell Phones:
Obtaining cellular telephone service can be somewhat challenging for incoming
students. As a standard rule, cell phone service providers require the use of a U.S.
credit card to begin service. The majority of international students do not have a
U.S. credit card when they arrive. However, many cellular phone service
companies will initiate service when the student supplies a cash deposit to the
company.
A sample of local cellular phone providers are as follows:
Alltel: www.alltel.com
Sprint: www.sprintpcs.com
Cingular: www.cingular.com
Nextel: www.nextel.com
U.S. Cellular: www.uscc.com
nTelos: www.ntelos.com