Cell phone / data plan from US that works best in JA?

[Ras Walleye]

US Cell plans are fairly expensive to use in Jamaica. I have had a Digicel phone for use in Jamaica for years. Digicel rates are cheaper than using US cell and even more so using their international plan. For data just use wifi for a laptop or put your smart phone in airplane mode and use wifi only. If you don't data roaming will cost you more than the trip.

[negrilaholic]

I have a phone question too..where can I buy a phone and minutes, and would $50 be able to cover it or would it be more? I usually get a phone from Seastar when I stay there or Clives when I use them, but I'm not staying at Seastar this trip and Clives has them for $30 a week and other than to call my family and let them know I got there okay and when I am leaving, have no plans or desire to use the phone at all, so really don't need one for a long time or a lot of minutes..

[Boogzy]

Negrilaholic:

You can set yourself up with a sim card and phone for around $50-60 plus your time. If you happen to be there between Jan.14 and Feb.14 Digicel has their Valentines sale and you can do it for around $40. Once you buy it then ul always have it and you just have to buy a new sim card upon arrival(approx. 600JA.$). Or you can offer anyone some money to use their phone(buy a phone card) and that will work seeing you don't use it much. Hope this helps-respect