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Barbados SIM Card

by Digicel GSM 900 / 1800

A prepaid Barbados SIM card with an international cell phone is the most convenient and economical solution for staying in touch while you travel through Barbados. All incoming calls while you travel Barbados are FREE, regardless of where they originate. Pay the local rate for local calls and use a cellular phone in Barbados like you do at home. And unlike home, your Barbados SIM card and cell phone service is prepaid so there is no need for a contract.

For more information please refer to the User guide that comes with your package.
Barbados SIM Card (Digicel) Highlights
BBD$10 (approx. US$5) starter airtime credit
A local cell phone number in Barbados
FREE incoming calls
Voicemail
SMS (text messaging)
E-Mail
GPRS
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

Please Note:
Your Barbados SIM Card (Digicel) 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.

If you have a locked compatible GSM phone, you can easily unlock it. To do so, visit www.unlockingcodesforphones.com
$39.00
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 Activating Your Service

Your Barbados SIM card will provide you with a Barbados local cellular phone number, which can be found enclosed in an envelope inside your SIM card package. Your Barbados Cellular Phone number will begin with 1246.


  • Travel to Barbados
  • Be sure that the battery is adequately charged
  • Insert the Barbados SIM chip into your cell phone*
  • Turn on your phone
  • Enter the PIN1 code^
  • Enter *124 and press 'yes/ok/send' to activate your account
  • Start calling**

Customer service for your Barbados DigiFlex prepaid SIM card is available 24 hours a day by dialing 100 at any time from your Barbados cellular phone.

For emergencies while using your local Barbados GSM SIM card in Barbados please dial 112 from your cell phone.

*You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Barbados SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the Barbados 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 on the welcome letter affixed to your Barbados SIM card. You will be prompted for PIN1. The PUK is only required to unblock your 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 Barbados cellular phone, callers will need to dial 1 (same country code as the US) followed by your Barbados cell phone number. To call abroad from your Barbados cell phone simply dial 00 (or the + key on your cell phone) followed by the country code and phone number. To call Telestial you would dial +18582742686
 Airtime Rates

Domestic Calls

Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within Barbados from your Barbados SIM card while you are in Barbados. All incoming calls, regardless of where they originate, are FREE!


Peak Rate Off Peak Rate Weekend Rate SMS/Email
Digicel to Digicel 0.50 BRD
($0.25 USD)
per minute 		0.45 BRD
($0.24 USD)
per minute 		0.30 BRD
($0.15 USD)
per minute 		0.20 BRD
($0.10 USD)
per message
All other calls 0.70 BRD
($0.35 USD)
per minute 		0.65 BRD
($0.33 USD)
per minute 		0.60 BRD
($0.30 USD)
per minute 		0.20 BRD
($0.10 USD)
per message

Peak: Monday-Friday 6am-8pm
Off Peak: Monday-Friday 8pm-6am.
Weekend: Friday Midnight-Sunday Midnight

International Calls

Making international calls from your world cell phone has never been easier than with your prepaid Barbados SIM card. All rates are per minute for international outgoing calls from your Barbados prepaid SIM card within Barbados. Please note that signing up with the Telestial Return Call Service can significantly reduce the cost of international calls while you are in Barbados.


Peak Off-Peak Weekend
Zone 1 BRD 1.00 (US$0.50) BRD 0.55 (US$0.27) BRD 0.40 (US$0.20)
Zone 2 BRD 2.00 (US$1.00) BRD 1.25 (US$0.63) BRD 0.85 (US$0.43)
USA, Canada, UK and the Rest of the World BRD 2.40 (US$1.20) BRD 2.00 (US$1.00) BRD 1.15 (US$0.63)


For cheaper international and roaming calling rates consider the Passport international SIM card.

Zone 1:Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Monsterrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, T&T

Zone 2:All other Caribbean countries and Belize

Peak: Monday-Friday 6am-8pm

Off Peak: Monday-Friday 8pm-6am

Weekend: Friday Midnight-Sunday Midnight

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

Roaming is currently not availble with your Barbados service.

GPRS Data Rates (Wireless Internet)

GPRS is currently not available, however you will be able to receive email via your DigiCel SIM card: Your e-mail address will be the last 7 digits of your phone number @digitextbb.com (ex. 2601234@digitextbb.com) All incoming e-mails are free, outgoing e-mails are charged as an SMS at BRD 0.20 (US$0.10) per message.
 Adding Airtime

Your Barbados SIM card has an initial airtime credit of BBD$10 (approx. US$5). Additional credit is available through the purchase of airtime or FLEXcard vouchers, as they are referred to locally (not another SIM card) in Barbados. Airtime vouchers are available locally in Barbados at local convenience stores, Digicel shops and authorized dealers. To recharge your Barbados service, simply follow the instructions below.


  • Scratch off the protective layer to reveal your recharge voucher code
  • Enter *121*(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! Your incoming calls are always free even when you run out of airtime.

Additional airtime for this SIM card is available directly from Telestial

Please click here for details.
 Service Life

Your SIM card is initially valid for 30 days when you arrive in Barbados. Each further recharge is valid for 90 days. If you do not recharge your account within 2 months, your mobile phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit on your Barbados SIM card will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another SIM card. The validity period begins the day you arrive in Barbados.
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 More Information and Resources

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

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