Cooky, when you're on Silverado Beach, you won't need any cell phones - as Koala said, when you're in Paradise, you forget all about the real world back home - no snow, no last minute business calls demanding your help etc. After 1 full week your batteries get recharged - but you need 2 more to let it all the inner tensions just totally disappear & get a new lease on life. 1 week doesn't cut it!