Calling Jamaica

[beccajean_ca]

That what I have been doing was topping his phone up but until a few days ago didn't known that there was international plans like that so now I know ,so I can stop using calling cards because here in Canada to call there was I believe 22 cents a minute so every night was topping up 20 bucks! Ouch.now he's got the international plan but I'm looking for the amount of money get you this many minutes answer as there is nothing on digicel that tells you.I was topping phone up with 30. Canadian which turned into 2400. J I believe on his phone but what I'm wondering is it I really need to top that much up every month?

[Yvonne]

The international plans are 1000 minutes or 1500 minutes. You need $1250 in credit to get the 1000 min. international plan. Using the same % that'd be $1875, if my math is correct, for the 1500 minute plan. I ran out of my 1000 minutes in 3 weeks & started over. Very easy to top up online. Used my Digicel acct. to pay for my wireless access this summer, too.

Wish I could get a good rate to call JA w/ out having to dial 800 #, pin #, etc. Royal PIA. Don't call often, mainly because it is such a PIA. My phone provider has international calling plans but none include JA, don't even give JA per min rate on their website. Just checked this a.m. since I have a friend in IL who pays - I think - $5 a month & can call JA at no extra cost. I'm pretty sure that's what he told me. Will ask when I talk w/ him again. Of course, you'd have to live in his area to get that deal

[guyingb]

i signed up on ringyard and seems as though that will work well. it is about .20 per minute with an access number to call. currently my cell does not cover jamaica. so i believe that i can get rid of my home phone now. else i kept it and used a calling card. and that calling card kept loosing minutes when i used on my cell. not sure why but i tried to get to the bottom of that and the bottom was really deep and never did find out so i just used my home phone and did not loose minutes that way.but this ringyard is much cheaper anyway. i will see further how this works

[Ohio_Buckeye_1]

I used to use the nobel, too, but it would up being just cheaper to get the international plan.

I use Nobelcom for me, in the USA to call to JA. From other posts, look like others might be cheaper, maybe have to explore.
Most times I talk for just a few minutes and have my fiancee call me back on the Digicel Int'l minutes I have sent her.
Or do I misunderstand you - and there is an International Plan here in the USA to call JA you are referring to?

one thing you bring up ohio is the 1,000J, but you have to make sure you make the purchase so that they actually get the full 1000, because there is tax and nonsense. digicel tells you how much the recipient will get when you top them up, so you have to make sure you are actually sending them more than the 1,000. otherwise they will be short and will have to (maybe) make it up on their end.

Good point. I figured interested parties would find the info on Digicel Topup website, but here are more details for those interested:
When you go on digicel TopUp site to send minutes to a JA cell# - they have pull-down of prices/minutes.
Topup of $1250J sends $1000 minutes. Your JA friend will get an IM that minutes have been sent.
Those minutes are not Int'l yet. Unless they type in the code to turn some of their minutes into Int'l ones - they will stay normal minutes.
Normal minutes can be used to call USA phone numbers, but they burn thru those minutes MUCH faster (like $17.75J/min)

Once the JA cell phone has recieved the 1000 or more minutes, they dial *134# SEND to activate the Int'l plan.
They then get a text msg with instructions on choosing how to either activate 1000min as Int'l, or other amounts.
Those 1000 minutes are good for up to 30 days then expire.
http://www.digiceljamaica.com/assets...FAQ___TC_s.pdf

[monk]

I use Nobelcom for me, in the USA to call to JA. From other posts, look like others might be cheaper, maybe have to explore.
Most times I talk for just a few minutes and have my fiancee call me back on the Digicel Int'l minutes I have sent her.
Or do I misunderstand you - and there is an International Plan here in the USA to call JA you are referring to?

if you are using nobel you might want to check out enjoyprepaid- it's nobel without the annoying PIN and stuff.

between the digicel and skype, I saved a ton of money, gave up on the cards soon after skype and that is also video. also oovoo is popular.

[monk]

The international plans are 1000 minutes or 1500 minutes. You need $1250 in credit to get the 1000 min. international plan. Using the same % that'd be $1875, if my math is correct, for the 1500 minute plan. I ran out of my 1000 minutes in 3 weeks & started over. Very easy to top up online. Used my Digicel acct. to pay for my wireless access this summer, too.

Wish I could get a good rate to call JA w/ out having to dial 800 #, pin #, etc. Royal PIA. Don't call often, mainly because it is such a PIA. My phone provider has international calling plans but none include JA, don't even give JA per min rate on their website. Just checked this a.m. since I have a friend in IL who pays - I think - $5 a month & can call JA at no extra cost. I'm pretty sure that's what he told me. Will ask when I talk w/ him again. Of course, you'd have to live in his area to get that deal

yup, good post yvonne. when you purchase the minutes on digicel they tell you how much you are buying and what the receiver will actually get, so so long as you cover the amount of the intl plan, you are good.