Was going to try to bring our own unlocked GSM (will accept a SIM card) cell phone, this time. Does anyone know if digicell uses the old regular sized SIM cards or the mini? Any idea how much one of these is with minutes? Do I need to go to digicell to get a SIM card, or do they have them at places like MegaMart and HiLo?
The digi sim I have is a "normal" size sim. I believe the only difference between each size is how much plastic "boarder" remains around the sim chip (the gold part). You should be able to cut it down to smaller size if needed. You're better off going to a digi store. You should be able to get a sim and some minutes for around $25. I'm not sure if you can get just a sim anywhere else. Maybe someone else can confirm?
Blue Cave Castle '12, '13 '14 '15 '16 Catcha Falling Star '13 Boardwalk Village '14 '15
A SIM and minutes should be less than $10.Originally Posted by Kevin, PA
Thanks. If I need to go to DigiCel store, do you know if there is one on the way out of MoBay?
Not really sure, we always just do that in Negril.
A Digicel SIM card, itself, is less than $10 and they is sometimes have a deal where they throw in $200J credit for free. If you add-in the international plan (so you can call home) and top-up enough minutes for a week's vacation it will be closer to $25.
Well, I just got back and did exactly that and it was under $10...
The prepaid international 1000 bundle gives you 660 international minutes and costs 1000 credits. That's almost US$10 right there?
http://www.digiceljamaica.com/en/ser...l-calling-plan
For the sim and maybe a couple of hundred credits it should be about US$10 but you'll need another 1000 credits to purchase the international plan plus any additional credits for local calls. I'm using the same math as Mike_D. If you got a sim and the 660 international minutes plus some additional credits for local calls for $12 then thats a pretty good deal since you essentially got the sim for free. It costs me that much just for the credits I need each trip (1000 credits for 660 mins. of international calling (for calls to home\US) plus some extra credits for local calls).
Blue Cave Castle '12, '13 '14 '15 '16 Catcha Falling Star '13 Boardwalk Village '14 '15
Actually, I just looked at my receipt and I paid closer to $12us.
We'll probably try MegaMart. We are arriving during a weekend, and unfortunately, there is just more hassle in downtown Negril than I care to deal with during our first day there.
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