Matt, why don't you get one of those pay per usage phones? You will be able to have one for your trip that way.

It's yet another possession though, it is your choice. I gained a new possession today. A digital camera. This is the model http://home.fujifilm.com/products/digital/digitalcamera/fx2800z/index.html#
I will never be able to capture the true beauty and ugliness of this world with it. :(

An astrisk and period are as temporary as everything else. There is no permanence.