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Re: Cell phone service on the island?
[Re: Bahston]
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05/25/2016 01:25 PM
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Bahston said: My work iPhone (ATT) works on the island, but coverage has been 3G at best. Verizon should also work. I've never checked Sprint. 3G on island is the most available i believe. As of March anyway, there is no 4G available. For better service it is worth a couple of bucks to rent from Sharon....
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Re: Cell phone service on the island?
[Re: MandT2SXM]
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05/25/2016 02:12 PM
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MandT2SXM said: Thanks all! Cost is not an issue for me, as my employer will pay for the roaming service, but I am glad to hear that AT&T works, albeit more slowly than at home. I get a phone from Sharon for calls. However, I sign up for AT&T's international plan for 30 days for data. I have found that AT&T data does not work on the Dutch side but does work on the French side.
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Re: Cell phone service on the island?
[Re: EdB]
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05/25/2016 10:36 PM
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EdB said:Bahston said: My work iPhone (ATT) works on the island, but coverage has been 3G at best. Verizon should also work. I've never checked Sprint. 3G on island is the most available i believe. As of March anyway, there is no 4G available. For better service it is worth a couple of bucks to rent from Sharon.... UTS has been providing 4G since November of 2015. I just used it for our trip this past month and will use it again at the end of June. Their 4G service is just as fast as my service in Florida. Sharon does sell the UTS chippie sim for $25 and that includes $10 credit. If anyone does not want to use their Verizon or sprint service in St. Maarten, you can use the Chippie sim to get 4G service at a much cheaper rate than roaming. Verizon phones are already unlocked (per an agreement with the FCC regarding open devices using a frequency they were awarded). Those with Sprint phones can call customer service and ask for an UICC sim unlock, so an international sim can be used. Sprint does not allow domestic sims to be used in their phones until they are paid off. It is my understanding AT&T will not unlock devices to use other SIMs.
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Re: Cell phone service on the island?
[Re: wilsonck]
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05/26/2016 09:07 AM
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wilsonck said:...It is my understanding AT&T will not unlock devices to use other SIMs. sure they will, as long as your phone is fully paid off, either by buying it outright or by completing your contract if the phone price was subsidized To request an AT&T unlock just go here...process usually only takes a couple of minutes AT&T Unlock Request
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Re: Cell phone service on the island?
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05/26/2016 10:54 AM
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Re: Cell phone service on the island?
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05/28/2016 08:49 PM
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She is located near the entrance to Royal Palm Beach Resort in the ground level shops.
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Re: Cell phone service on the island?
[Re: spiker]
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06/01/2016 01:27 PM
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Get a Tmobile SIM. I pay 50+taxes for free data, free texts, .20 minute calls local and to the states from 170 countries. When in the states it unlimited. It's cheaper than my Chippie line and you have a number people at home call for free.
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