Bahamas SIM Card |
| by Batelco Cybercell |
GSM 1900 |
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| $89.00 |
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| Activating Your Service |
Your Bahamas SIM card will provide you with a local cellular phone number. This number will be located on the SIM card and begins 242.
- 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. For example, to call Telestial you would dial 18582742686 |
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| 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 |
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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) |
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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. |
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| Adding Airtime |
In order to add airtime to your Bahamas SIM card, please follow the instructions below. You may purchase additional airtime from Telestial, most convenience stores, tabac shops and petrol stations in Bahamas.
- Locate the recharge voucher code, affixed to your SIM card package*
- Enter *33(12-digit recharge voucher code) and press 'yes/ok/send'
*Telestial provides you with a recharge voucher code, that you will find printed on a sticker, affixed to your SIM card package. At your destination, you can add your airtime and may purchase additional airtime in form of scratch cards, where you will need to scratch off the gray protective layer to reveal your recharge voucher code.
REMEMBER: Do NOT purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! You only need a recharge voucher! |
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Additional airtime for this SIM card is available directly from Telestial
Please click here for details.
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| Service Life |
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. |
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| Special Promotions |
- No promotions currently available for this SIM card.
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| More Information and Resources |
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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.
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