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A prepaid Bahamas SIM card with an international cell phone is the most convenient and economical solution for staying in touch while you travel The Bahamas. All incoming calls with your Bahamas cell phone are just $0.33 BSD ($0.33 USD) per minute, regardless of where they originate. Pay the local rate for local calls and use a cellular phone like you do at home. And unlike home, your Bahamas SIM card is prepaid so there is no need for a contract.
For more information please refer to the User guide that comes with your package.
Bahamas SIM Card (Batelco Cybercell) Highlights
A Bahamas SIM card for your international cell phone
$20 BSD ($20 USD) starter airtime credit
A local phone number while in the Bahamas
SMS (text messaging)
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit charges
Please Note:
Your Bahamas SIM Card (Batelco Cybercell) will require a SIM-unlocked GSM 1900 compatible international cell phone. If you do not have your own international cell phone, we have several models available for rental or purchase.
Your Bahamas SIM card will provide you with a local cellular phone number. This number will be located on the SIM card and begins 468.
* Travel to the Bahamas
* Be sure that the battery is adequately charged
* Insert the Bahamas SIM chip into the cellular phone*
* Turn on your phone
* Start calling**
To reach customer service while on the Bahamas, you can dial 161 from your mobile phone.
For emergencies while using your local Bahamas GSM SIM card in Bahamas please dial 112 from your cell phone.
*You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Bahamas SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the Bahamas SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international cellular phone.
**When calling overseas from the United States to your Bahamas cellular phone, callers will need to dial 1 followed by the area code 242 and then your Bahamas cell phone number. To call abroad from your Bahamas cell phone simply dial 1 and then phone number.
Airtime Rates
Domestic Calls
Incoming calls from domestic numbers are FREE.
Call Type Call Rate
Calls to Landlines and Mobiles
7AM-7PM (Peak) BSD 0.33 (US$0.33)
per minute
Calls to Landlines and Mobiles
7PM-7AM (Off-Peak) BSD 0.15 (US$0.15)
per minute
International Calls
International rates are per minute for international outgoing calls within the Bahamas from your Bahamas SIM card while you are in the Bahamas.
Incoming calls from international numbers are BSD 0.33 (US$0.33) during peak and BSD 0.15 (US$0.15) during off peak.
Calling To 7AM-7PM (Peak) 7PM-7AM (Off-Peak)
Western Europe, United States and Canada BSD 1.32 (US$1.32) BSD 1.14 (US$1.14)
Roaming Calls (calls placed when traveling outside of the country)
Roaming is currently not available with your Bahamas service.
GPRS Data Rates (Wireless Internet)
GPRS is currently not available with your Bahamas service.
Adding Airtime
* Locate the recharge voucher code, affixed to your SIM card package*
* Enter *33(12-digit recharge voucher code) and press 'yes/ok/send'
REMEMBER: Do NOT purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! You only need a recharge voucher!
The account will be suspended and any remaining airtime will be forfeited if you do not recharge within 90 days. After suspension you are given a further 30 days to recharge your account. Failure to do so will result in your Bahamas Service, including your number to be recycled irrevocably. You will be required to purchase a new SIM card in order to continue using the service.
More Information and Resources
Keeping in touch while in Bahamas can be very a frustrating and expensive experience without an international cell phone and Bahamas SIM card.
Sometimes a payphone takes coins (But how many is anybody's guess!!!), other times a proprietary calling card and still others only a credit card will do with accompanying instructions that would take a week to understand.
Bahamas cellular phone rentals can significantly cut down on the frustration of calling home while abroad but the airtime rates would bankrupt all but the thickest of wallets. Airtime rates for a Bahamas cell phone rental can typically start at $1.50 and may be as high as $2+/minute.
Think you got a deal on your world phone and plan on doing some international roaming? With international roaming charges the airtime rate you will pay is out of this world.
The Bahamas prepaid SIM chip is a quick and easy way to convert your existing world phone into a prepaid Bahamas cell phone for Bahamas and as discussed is more economical then a Bahamas cell phone rental. For your next assignment or vacation in Bahamas, this SIM chip (combined with an unlocked GSM World cell phone) helps you stay connected while avoiding those international roaming surcharges that always accompany your 'home' SIM card while abroad. We offer a growing selection of prepaid SIM Cards for other international destinations as well as a wide variety of GSM cell phone accessories and GSM international cell phones. |
