My friend wants me to bring her a cell phone from the US for her to use in Jamaica. Would this work or do you have to buy the cell phone in Jamaica?
My friend wants me to bring her a cell phone from the US for her to use in Jamaica. Would this work or do you have to buy the cell phone in Jamaica?
Unless she has an international plan the roaming charges will be a killer and if it's a smart phone the data roaming could wind up costing the price of the trip.
Borrow a phone from your driver, many offer this service, or buy a cheap phone from Digicel or the like. Calling home from Jamaica is considerably cheaper that way.
If she does bring a smart phone, keep it airplane mode and only use wifi so there won't be ridiculous charges.
Bless...
Ed
U can get her one, but it will need to be unlocked. You'll need to get a sim card once in Jamaica which can be provided by Digicel for a few bucks. Goggle " unlock cell phone" and you'll find some additional help. Throw in your phone model on the google search as well.
You can get one on ebay for cheap and unlocked.. I have one for 3 yrs and still kickin..
Biggest request from Jamaicans is a new cellie...........Originally Posted by negrilgirl
first dem wanted a Razor and now dem want a Blackberry.........lol
their cellies der are nicer than mine here in the states.........lol
you can always just give her the money to buy her own in Jamaica........
if you buy when here, you will probably have to unlock it.......
and she may not like it.......or it might not be the right kind for Jamaica........
Ebay is a great source for cellies here in N America........
the request may never end if you bring her sumthin this trip.......
oddest request I have ever got.......was a car battery.......lol
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I just bought a brand new T Mobile Motorola RAZR for 35.00. I'll unlock it and then I can use my Digicel sim card in Jamaica.
I have a Coral 180 that I'll give to one of the kids.
The Coral works fine but my old eyes can't read the screen.
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i need a new ipod, so i am gonna get on ebay and get a unlocked iphone 3g for $175ish..(soon till xmas they will go up $$) that way in the states it will be my ipod, in jamaica my phone.. even if your iphone 3g isnt unlocked, you can get it unlocked in negril - so no problem.. just thought i would share what i am gonna do.. i used to have one, but when i get my new droid i got rid of it.. now i find i kill my droid battery by listening to music all day,
but, the iphone 3g worked GREAT in negril - and can also be used at any wifi hotspot to stay in touch with the internet and email.. inexpensive phone/computer that works very well in negril..
of course this probably isnt suited well as a gift - they would love it - but kinda pricey to give away
Droid 4g guy here in states, love my 160 gb i-pod's everywhere, a older than the hills motorola that has tasted the kiss of various simm cards over the years that is to answer and make calls with there, but
I was shocked when a couple of young men (10 & 14) of my cousins aquaintance pulled out their i-phone and i-touch there and asked me to download games and buy them minutes and give them my wi-fi password. These are kids from a family that I have been lead to believe has trouble making their school supplies budget occasionally. Had to ask, where did you get those phones? gifts from foreign!,,,,, really,,,,,, Nike Michael Jordon's have been replaced by the i-phone as a status symbol,,,,, don't have any credits, but
I have won many awards in a lifetime of competition and service. But the highest was offered without plaque or fanfare on a hilltop in post Ivan Jamaica. A true Rasta and a dear friend observed "Chet you are like a father of men, you see need and fulfill that need without being asked". Let us be travelers and not tourist.
well, i am probably not gonna order one to give away - but i can see if i already had one sitting in a drawer after upgrading to something new, i would probably give it to some one in jamaica.. and as the new generations of these devices continue to flow into users hands, the more are inevitably going to sit in a drawer.
i also can attest that you see some odd pairings.. in february i talked to a kid in the hills that didnt have any money for food, they were running out of water in their collector, but had a sony PSP he was playing.. he said a foreigner gave it to him...
i could tell he was SOOOO proud of it..probably areound 10 yrs old
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