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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: boucharda] #161659
05/25/2018 11:31 AM
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Well, Beachside Villas does not have phones in the units, so there goes that one also! smile


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #161669
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A loyal SXM'er advised me to buy a French Phone for the French side and I did! 5 years ago ....From DAUPHIN in Marigot ..cost 39 Euros with 40 minutes FREE! ... have added 5 Euros on the card twice ..and it's still going!
Yes, Folks , it is French, but it's intelligent enough to shift in ENGLISH. We use it to call our landlord, taxis, restaurants and Pizza. BUT just-in-case , we had an emergency, we could call Emergency Services. We spend 2 month on the French side, but do not use it to call our children (USA and Canada).
For us, it's a DEAL!

Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BillandElaine] #161681
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Originally Posted by BillandElaine
On Chippie/UTS network you need a new chip (and phone in some cases) as they no longer work with the upgraded system. MUST be a 3G phone. Even if you have a 3G phone, you have to take your old chip in and they will give you a new chip, same #, $ balance retained.

I know nothing about TelCell service other than everyone complains about it. They have a store in Simpson Bay.



Elaine, I'm soooo confused! I used my Chippie SIM earlier this month with no problems. When you say you need a new chip, exactly what does that mean? Has something changed since we were there?

Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #161683
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No, this changed after Irma. If you have a working chip, you're very lucky.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BillandElaine] #161716
05/26/2018 06:26 AM
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Todd's island phone worked fine too. Guess we're among the lucky ones!

Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: GaKaye] #161720
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Was Todd's phone from Sharon?


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #161722
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Not the phone, but the sim card. Mine was too.

Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: GaKaye] #161725
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OK, thanks.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: GaKaye] #161945
05/28/2018 02:54 PM
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Georgia, any chance you and Todd both had smartphones?

I just had a little phone that was...a PHONE! Lol

As of this morning I am now the owner of a little Samsung smartphone from Blue Point (old Rima’s)
in Phillipsburg. Transferred the SIM I bought from Sharon and $$ is still there, plus kept my island
Chippie phone number. Still have the TopUp card as well. Yay.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BeachKitten] #161953
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If I may be so bold, how much did your new phone cost?


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: jazzgal] #161959
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Georgia--that was going to be my question also..


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BeachKitten] #161986
05/29/2018 06:50 AM
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Yes, they're both smartphones.

Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: GaKaye] #161992
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AHA! Another piece of the puzzle...lol

Linda, it's a cute little gold Samsung Jr (mini?) dual sim for $110

I like the dual sim as it can have another card in Europe or Mexico. wink


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #161994
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Same as we got! Both our phones have dual SIM's. Very convenient.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BillandElaine] #161996
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Thank you Elaine for the suggestion, and helping me figure out why my phone wasn't working! You are a wealth of info. wink


"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest" wink
Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #162083
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I too have one of Sharon's phones and will be taking it with me in June. I understand that my old Nokia may not work, I will be trying the sim in one of my host's phones to see if that works. I also have my US cellphone which I know works in SXM. I will keep you posted.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #162098
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Carol I rented a phone from Bobby Barron ( Packlight) when I was there in March. Reasonably priced and he makes pickup and return easy.

Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: mort] #162105
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Thanks mort. We are going to buy a phone at this point. Trying to decide whether to wait until we get there to confirm our phone doesn't work for sure, or just buy it here, assuming it doesn't work.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #162107
05/30/2018 09:56 AM
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The phone both Beachkitten and I purchased on the island in the Galaxy J1 mini prime. https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j1_mini_prime-8397.php

Mine was $99 on sale, while full price seems to be $119. Blue Point Simpson Bay or Pondfill, RIMAS old building.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BillandElaine] #162108
05/30/2018 10:06 AM
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OK, thanks. I know exactly where that is! (...wish Rima was still there!! cry)


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #162114
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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: boucharda] #162117
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Yes, I'm sure we can get it cheaper at home. Holding out hope that our phone will work, will probably it won't...


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BillandElaine] #162119
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Originally Posted by BillandElaine
The phone both Beachkitten and I purchased on the island in the Galaxy J1 mini prime. https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j1_mini_prime-8397.php

Mine was $99 on sale, while full price seems to be $119. Blue Point Simpson Bay or Pondfill, RIMAS old building.


Currently $79 on Amazon. Reviews there indicate poor sound quality. Is that your experience, Elaine?


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: Carol_Hill] #162127
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Works fine for us. We don't use any phone very much.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: jazzgal] #162130
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I had no issues. Made reservations, connected with friends, ordered pizza...no sound problems.

It is lightweight too. I WAS going to wait until I got home and just put the SIM card I purchased from Sharon into one of my old iPhones, but I wanted it right there and then, and wanted to activate and know it worked.


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Re: Anyone have one of Sharon's phones? [Re: BeachKitten] #162133
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I'm taking an old Windows phone that's unlocked and hope to get a sim card to work with it.


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