Nassau - Post Report Question and Answers
Do you have any recommendations regarding mobile phones? Did you keep your home-country plan or use a local provider?
At present, there is only one cell service option, and as a monopoly, the cost is high and the service low. Pre-paid burner phones are commonplace and not too expensive. - Jun 2015
The embassy supplies Blackberries (changing to iPhones) for many employees. Check with your supervisor or sponsor if you'll be getting one. If not - bring or order an unlocked GSM phone and get a SIM from BTC. Bring your own phone and you can be up and running for about US$15. You'll be asked if you'd like to "top-up" your prepaid minutes whenever you check out at the grocery store. My wife makes minimal use of her phone and buys about US$5 worth of minutes every month. Monthly plans with data similar to the U.S. are also available. BTC will be getting a competitor soon but details are not available yet. - May 2015
The embassy issues them to direct hires. If you bring something unlocked you can use it here and buy minutes from one of the guys standing on every corner. Calls are very expensive to the U.S. due to a monopoly. - Jan 2011
Bring an unlocked cell phone - Mar 2010
Buy a phone locally or bring/ship an unlocked phone from the U.S. The local rates are about .30 cents per minute but you need one for security reasons. - Feb 2009
Bring a cell phone with an unlocked SIM card or get one locally, the prices are only slightly higher then the cost of phones in the U.S. I would not recommend using your U.S. cell phone here, the roaming charges are very high. - Dec 2008
