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A prepaid St Kitts & Nevis SIM card with an international cell phone is the most convenient and economical solution for staying in touch while you travel in St Kitts & Nevis. All incoming calls while you travel in St Kitts & Nevis are FREE, regardless of where they originate. Pay the local rate for local calls and use a cellular phone in St Kitts & Nevis like you do at home. And unlike home, your St Kitts & Nevis SIM card and cell phone service is prepaid so there is no need for a contract.
St Kitts & Nevis SIM Card Highlights
10 EC ($3.72 USD) Starter airtime credit
A local cell phone number in St Kitts & Nevis
FREE incoming calls
SMS (text) messaging
Voicemail
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
Please Note:
Your St Kitts & Nevis SIM Card will require a SIM-unlocked GSM 900 / 1800 compatible international cell phone. If you do not have your own international cell phone, we have several models available for rental or purchase.
Your St Kitts SIM card will provide you with a St Kitts cellular phone number, which can be found on the label affixed on your welcome letter. The number begins with 18.
* Travel to St Kitts & Nevis
* Be sure that the battery is adequately charged
* Insert the Digicel SIM card into your GSM phone*
* Turn on your phone
* Enter *122# and then press �yes/ok/send�
* Begin calling**
Customer service for your St Kitts & Nevis Digicel prepaid SIM card is available 24 hours a day by dialing 100 at any time from your St Kitts & Nevis cellular phone.
For emergencies while using your local St Kitts & Nevis GSM SIM card in St Kitts & Nevis please dial 112 from your cell phone.
*You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized St Kitts & Nevis SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the St Kitts & Nevis 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 St Kitts & Nevis cell phone, callers will need to dial 1 (same country code as the US) followed your St Kitts & Nevis cell phone number. To call abroad from your St Kitts & Nevis cell phone simply dial the + key on your cell phone, followed by the country code and phone number.
Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within St Kitts & Nevis from your St Kitts & Nevis SIM card while you are in St Kitts & Nevis. All incoming calls, regardless of where they originate, are FREE with the Digicel SIM card.
Digicel Other Mobiles Fixed Lines
Peak 0.50 EC (US$0.18) 0.89 EC (US$0.33) 0.85 EC (US$0.32)
Off-Peak 0.40 EC (US$0.15) 0.85 EC (US$0.32) 0.75 EC (US$0.28)
Weekend 0.40 EC (US$0.15) 0.80 EC (US$0.29) 0.75 EC (US$0.28)
Prices are quoted per minute but are charged on a per second basis.
Peak times are Monday - Friday 6am - 8pm.
Off-Peak times are Monday - Friday 8pm - 6am.
Weekend times are from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday.
Incoming SMS messages are free, outgoing messages are 0.25 EC each.
International Calls
Making international calls from your world cell phone has never been easier than with your prepaid St Kitts & Nevis SIM card. All rates are per minute for international outgoing calls while in St Kitts & Nevis. All incoming calls are FREE!
Caribbean UK, USA & Canada Rest of the world
Peak 0.85 EC (US$0.32) 1.30 EC (US$0.48) 1.30 EC (US$0.48)
Off-Peak 0.85 EC (US$0.32) 0.95 EC (US$0.35) 1.30 EC (US$0.48)
Weekend 0.85 EC (US$0.32) 0.95 EC (US$0.35) 1.30 EC (US$0.48)
Prices are quoted per minute but are charged on a per second basis.
Peak times are Monday - Friday 6am - 8pm.
Off-Peak times are Monday - Friday 8pm - 6am.
Weekend times are from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday.
International call rates do not include a 5% Government tax.
Roaming Calls (calls placed when traveling outside of the country)
Roaming is a premium service offered by Digicel, allowing its customers to make and receive calls as well as send and receive SMS messages while outside their home network. Although it is not inexpensive, but it can be convenient if you cross into another country for a weekend. This way you don't have to buy a new SIM card for just 2 days in a new country. Be sure to purchase any airtime PRIOR to leaving St Kitts & Nevis, airtime vouchers will not be available while abroad.
Rates are listed in USD
Incoming Calls Calls Within Country Calls to St Kitts & Nevis SMS Messages
All Digicel countries 0.49 USD 0.49 USD 0.49 USD 0.15 USD
USA (Cingular Only) 0.99 USD 0.99 USD 1.99 USD 0.29 USD
All Other Countries 0.99 USD 1.25 USD 2.49 USD 0.35 USD
Incoming SMS messages are free while roaming.
GPRS Data Rates (Wireless Internet)
GPRS is currently not available with your St Kitts service.
Adding Airtime
In order to add airtime to your St Kitts & Nevis SIM card, please follow the instructions below. You may purchase additional airtime from most convenience stores, tabac shops and petrol stations in St Kitts & Nevis. Additional airtime purchased locally, is available in denominations of 10 EC, 15 EC, 25 EC, 40 EC and 70 EC.
* Locate the recharge voucher code, affixed to your SIM card package*
* Enter *121*(your recharge voucher code)# and then press �yes/ok/send�
To check your account balance, please
* Enter *120# and then press �yes/ok/send�
* You will receive a confirmation SMS message
Service Life
The initial airtime balance of 10 EC is valid for 30 days. You need to add airtime to your SIM card within 30 days to keep it active. The validity period depends on which voucher you add. For more details, please consult the table below.
Recharge Amount Validity Period
10.00 EC (US$3.72) 30 days after top-up
15.00 EC (US$5.58) 30 days after top-up
25.00 EC (US$9.30) 45 days after top-up
40.00 EC (US$14.88) 60 days after top-up
70.00 EC (US$26.05) 90 days after top-up
If you do not add airtime within the period specified, the SIM card and accompanying phone number will expire and any remaining airtime will be forfeit.
For service expiration information, please
* Enter *124# and then press �yes/ok/send�
If you do not add airtime within the period specified, the SIM card and accompanying phone number will expire and any remaining airtime will be forfeit.
For service expiration information, please
* Enter *124# and then press �yes/ok/send�
* No promotions currently available for this SIM card.
More Information and Resources
Keeping in touch while in St Kitts and Nevis can be very a frustrating and expensive experience without an international cell phone and St Kitts and Nevis 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.
St Kitts and Nevis 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 St Kitts and Nevis 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 St Kitts and Nevis prepaid SIM chip is a quick and easy way to convert your existing world phone into a prepaid St Kitts and Nevis cell phone for St Kitts and Nevis and as discussed is more economical then a St Kitts and Nevis cell phone rental. For your next assignment or vacation in St Kitts and Nevis, 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. |