Cell phones

[rooster]

What cell phones work in Jamaica..looking to possibly bring one for a friend..personally I use an 10 year old Nokia non smart phone in Jamaica.. I use Samsung Galaxy at home in the US

[captaind]

Any quad band GSM phone will work with a Digicel or Lime SIM.

AT&T, T-mobile etc

Cap

[rooster]

Thanks captaind..any particular brand/model?

[captaind]

Thanks captaind..any particular brand/model?

Depends on you needs.

I have a BLU Dash LTE that is my dedicated JA device. About 200.00 when I bought it. I use it as my internet connection (I get strong 3G on Zion Hill) It's also my contact phone for calls from Jamaica or the States.

At the other end of the spectrum I have an old Motorola flip phone that takes a SIM and it's just fine for talking on.

You are carrying it for a friend?

Cap

[rooster]

I have a friend there that would like me to bring them one...made no promises though.

[captaind]

I have a friend there that would like me to bring them one...made no promises though.

My suggestion (for what it's worth) is buy one in Jamaica with him/her there at the Digi or Flow store

It goes much better that way

Cap

[rooster]

guess he assumes they're much cheaper here in the US

[booger]

guess he assumes they're much cheaper here in the US

Or he assumes it will be free since you are bringing it for him. You can get phones in JA for cheap. You can also buy used ones on sites like Ebay for cheap.

[rooster]

All of Us long timers know all the angles of our local "friends"..we help a little here a little there where we can...but there will be no free phone this friend..my 6 week stay in Negril isn't free so sure.

[Marko]

phones brought from N America have to be unlocked in order to use in Jamaica......
put a foreign sim(sim other than the carrier that you use) in the phone.....
and if it ask for a code or doesn't work with that sim....then you need to unlock it
you can get the codes off the internet for pretty cheap money.....
for Lollipop and Marshmallow Androids.....also make sure the phone is not google locked(remove the google account from da phone) in case you give it to somebody......
otherwise they won't be able to use Facebook, WhatsApp, etc on da phone.....

Cool Runnings, Marko