jilllofalltrades Posted March 12, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We have AT&T and will need to check in with work from time to time. Are the cell phone minutes considered roaming in the Bahamas and St Thomas? I'm referring to in port as opposed to on the ship. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 12, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 12, 2012 You would do better to check with your carrier. Not all plans are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinmimiof3 Posted March 12, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I have Sprint and they cover St thomas and San Juan, no roaming applies, because they are US terretories. No so with bahamas. Check with ATT to make sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 12, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Most American plans don't cover the Bahamas....they will cover Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, as they are American Territory's. Anyplace that's not within the USA, ....they're gonna charge you $$$$! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJ Posted March 12, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I took my Blackberry into Freeport. Had it turned on for 2 whole hours, took one picture of my daughter getting her hair braided, and texted the pic to my mother back in Canada. When my cell bill came in the next month, the Bahamas mobile company charged me almost $70. You definitely need to check with your carrier to see what you plan covers, or whether you can add international to it for a month and go back to normal later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted March 12, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 12, 2012 When my cell bill came in the next month, the Bahamas mobile company charged me almost $70. Oh my goodness, you must have been mortified! Sorry to hear about that. :( . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isujim Posted March 12, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We have AT&T and YES, there will be roaming charges in the Bahamas........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgjj04 Posted March 12, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Here's a link to AT&T's site where you can select various countries to see what the rates are. http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/roaming/international-roaming.jsp For the Bahama's, with AT&T's international calling plan ($5.99/month) the rate is $1.99/minute; without the plan calls are $2.29/minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted March 12, 2012 #9 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We have AT&T and will need to check in with work from time to time. Are the cell phone minutes considered roaming in the Bahamas and St Thomas? I'm referring to in port as opposed to on the ship. Thank you for your help. ......more sorry you have to check into work from time to time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mizLORInj Posted March 12, 2012 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) I checked my AT&T blkberry while in Nassau for the day; the charge came to a little over $3 for data. Did not use to make calls. Edited March 12, 2012 by mizlorinj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted March 12, 2012 #11 Share Posted March 12, 2012 We had no additional charges using our iPhones in St Thomas on AT&T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoExploreBahamas Posted February 24, 2014 #12 Share Posted February 24, 2014 We have AT&T and will need to check in with work from time to time. Are the cell phone minutes considered roaming in the Bahamas and St Thomas? I'm referring to in port as opposed to on the ship. Thank you for your help. There is a company online that rents pocket wifi devices, and local smartphones for your trip to the Bahamas. I think you can also purchase sim cards for unlocked cell phones as well. That way you don't have to worry about data roaming charges! :) www.pocketwifibahamas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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