Villa Telephone

The villa telephone is available to guests for receiving and making unlimited calls. While there are no applicable charges levied on the actual telephone usage guests will need to purchase calling cards to make their own calls. Our staff will assist you in selecting the appropriate tele-card based on technology compatibility, extended calling time charged, pricing and card management.

Cellular Phone

A prepaid Jamaica SIM card with an international cell phone is the most convenient and economical solution for staying in touch while you travel in Jamaica. All incoming calls while you travel in Jamaica are FREE, regardless of where they originate. Pay the local rate for local calls and use a cellular phone in Jamaica like you do at home. And unlike home, your Jamaica SIM card and cell phone service is prepaid so there is no need for a contract. You also have the option to phone roam while keeping your number from back home. Some international cellular phone network providers have roaming access in Jamaica. Please make inquires with your service provider before travel. (Also see cellular phone rental)

Communication

Jamaica has a fully digital telephone communication system with a mobile penetration of over 95% The country’s three mobile operators - Cable and Wireless (marketed as bmobile), Digicel, and Oceanic Digital (operating as MiPhone) - have spent millions in network upgrade and expansion. The Irish owned Digicel has become a generic term for mobile phones in Jamaica. Both Digicel and Oceanic Digital were granted licenses in 2001 to operate mobile services in the newly liberalized telecom market that had once been the sole domain of the incumbent Cable and Wireless monopoly. Digicel opted for the more widely used GSM wireless system, while Oceanic opted for the CDMA standard. Cable and Wireless, which had begun with TDMA standard, subsequently upgraded to GSM, and currently utilizes both standards on its network.