Excellent advice, Wayne. I would just mention that our Verizon phone was not the GSM type and we were informed that none of the Verizon phones are. Since we had just re-upped with Verizon, we weren't ready to switch companies to get GSM. That's why I suggested the disposable phone.
And, yes, I know that some folks have super-duper wifi systems, but most don't. That's why I mentioned the spotty wifi service. As always, your mileage will vary. Happy New Decade to everyone! Phil McGovern s/v Sunshine PDQ 36 LRC On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Wayne Beardsley <[email protected]> wrote: > The best bet for the Bahamas is to buy an unlocked GSM phone, > available from many different sources: > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=unlocked+GSM+phone > > Once you arrive go to the nearest Batelco office (look for the cell > tower), and purchase a SIM card for about $13 or so. Typically they > will also install the card in your phone if you ask. That gives you a > Bahamian phone number and minutes can be pre-purchased for a > reasonable price at the same time. If you travel elsewhere out of the > country, just purchase a new SIM card for that area. > > Regards, > > Wayne B > GB49, Long Legged Lady > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >
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