Please Note:

Your Panama SIM Card (Cable & Wireless) will require a SIM-unlocked GSM 850 compatible international cell phone. If you do not have your own international cell phone, we have several models available for rental or purchase.

Your Panama service will provide you with a Panama cellular phone number, which can be found on the back of your SIM card package. Your Panama phone number begins with 6.

Customer service for your prepaid Panama SIM card can be contacted by dialing 161 from your Panama SIM card (free of charge).

For voicemail please dial *111 from your Panama SIM card (charges may apply). Your initial Voicemail password is 4321.

*You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Panama SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the Panama SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international cellular phone.

^Your phone will prompt you for a 4 digit PIN code, which is printed on the reverse side of your SIM card (you will need to scratch off the gray area). The PUK is only required to unblock you phone if you enter in a PIN code incorrectly. Follow your cell phone manual instructions to correctly use the PUK to unblock your phone.

**When calling overseas from the United States to your Panama cellular phone number callers will need to dial 011 followed by the country code 507 and then your Panama cell phone number. To make international calls from your Panama cell phone simply dial the + key followed by the country code and phone number.

Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls from your prepaid Panama SIM card while you are in Panama. All incoming calls regardless of where they originate are FREE. Domestic outgoing call rates vary based on the airtime voucher used to top-up your account. To get you start started you have been provided with a B/. 10.00 (US$10) airtime voucher, please note that if you run out of credit and purchase an airtime voucher of another denomination the rates will change.

Text messages (SMS) to Cable & Wireless mobiles are charged at B/. 0.10 (US$0.10) per message.

Text messages (SMS) to Other Mobile operators are charged at B/. 0.15 (US$0.15) per message.

International Calls

Making international calls from your world cell phone has never been easier with your prepaid Panama SIM card. All rates are per minute for international outgoing calls from a Panama SIM card while in Panama.

All international SMS are billed at 1 minute of peak time per message. *Peak: 6:00 AM-6:00 PM **Off-Peak: All other times

Roaming Calls (calls placed when traveling outside of the country)

Roaming is currently not available for the Panama SIM card.

GPRS Data Rates (Wireless Internet)

GPRS/EDGE rates: B/. $0.01 (US$0.01) per KB

In order to add airtime to your Panama SIM card, please follow the instructions below. You may purchase additional airtime frommost convenience stores, tobacco shops and petrol stations in Panama. Additional airtime purchased locally, is available in the following denominations:

Here is how you add your airtime.

To check the balance of your Panama SIM card, simply dial *165 and press the call or send key. Your balance will be given at the end of each call.

REMEMBER: Do NOT purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! You only need a recharge voucher! Your incoming calls are always free, even when you run out of airtime.

Please click here for details.

The service life of your prepaid Panama SIM card depends on the last airtime voucher you loaded:

If your balance expires and you load an airtime voucher within 15 days of the expiry date, the expired balance can be reinstated. If you do not add airtime within 30 days after your balance expires then your Mobile phone number will be recycled.

More Information and Resources

Keeping in touch while in Panama can be very a frustrating and expensive experience without an international cell phone and Panama 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.

Panama 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 Panama 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 Panama prepaid SIM chip is a quick and easy way to convert your existing world phone into a prepaid Panama cell phone for Panama and as discussed is more economical then a Panama cell phone rental. For your next assignment or vacation in Panama, 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.