Buying a phone in Jamaica

[booger]

Any chance your current phone is unlocked? If so, you can get a sim card for cheap.

[Mike_D]

Any chance your current phone is unlocked? If so, you can get a sim card for cheap.

Yup. Or if you have an old AT&T or T-Mobile phone laying around, you can call their customer service and they will help you unlock it. I have an old Blackberry that I unlocked a couple years ago, that works great on the Digicel network. I ordered a new battery for it from ebay for $2, then I brought it to the Digicel store and they hooked me up with a new SIM card and some credit for a few bucks more. I believe a few folks here have even unlocked iPhones and used them in JA. It's a nice way to reuse some old equipment that you might have lying around the house. But as others have said, you can buy a new phone inexpensively at a number shops in Negril.