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(@Margaret)
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*What, if any, U.S. cell phones with "roaming" work in St. Thomas/St. John?

Are cell phones that access the U.S. available for rent? If so, where and what are the rates?

 
Posted : March 16, 2005 6:44 pm
(@marty-on-stt)
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No rentals that I know of (doesn't mean they are not here, just that I don't know of any), but most Statside phones will work here (Sprint, Cingular, etc.). Call your provider and ask, to be sure.

 
Posted : March 17, 2005 8:28 am
(@theislander)
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Hello Margaret,

Sprint & Cingular work. What cell service do you have?

Genesis Communications rents cell phones (340)776-3811 by day or week.

--Islander

 
Posted : March 30, 2005 7:11 pm
(@Dudley)
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We were just in Tortola and St. Thomas with Cingular. all calls are free to the usa if you can get a tower which is on St. Thomas. I do not think you can call a st. thomas number though. On Tortola the phone works on Nanny Cay but no where else.

 
Posted : April 1, 2005 5:33 pm
(@jim-dandy)
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AT&T doesn't work as well as it used to. If you have AT&T service stateside your phone will now show SunCom as your carrier in Puerto Rico and the VI. SunCom's coverage is not nearly as good as Cingulars.

If you have AT&T, and really are going to want to use your cell phone a lot in the VI consider changing out the blue AT&T sim for an orange Cingular sim. The cost is $25 to migrate from AT&T to Cingular. Doesn't seem fair and I have been aurguing with AT&T/Cingular about it, but that is the price you will have to pay if you want excellent cell coverage.

Jim

 
Posted : April 1, 2005 5:41 pm

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