Calling the US

[gangiw]

I'm going to be in St John on my daughter's birthday and would like to call to wish her a happy birthday. What would be the best/least expensive way to do this?

[richtersl]

You can purchase one of those calling cards that lets you place calls for x-number of minutes from any land line. St. John is in the US so it should not be difficult to find a calling card that will work from there.

[keylimepie]

I had no problem using my cell phone from there and we never saw any extra charges from Verizon. I guess since it is US territory it was included with the long distance roaming.

[Payday6]

I had no problem using my cell phone from there and we never saw any extra charges from Verizon. I guess since it is US territory it was included with the long distance roaming.

 

I have read this is also true with Sprint.

[mizLORInj]

I have t-mobile and my cell phone worked in STT for calls to the US.

No additional charges or special service was needed.

[lizardhowson]

I'm going to be in St John on my daughter's birthday and would like to call to wish her a happy birthday. What would be the best/least expensive way to do this?

 

Both San Juan,PR and St Thomas/St John, USVI are US territories so you can use your cell phone for no additional fee as long as you have free long distance.

[shortstuf1255]

Tracfone works in SanJuan and St Thomas. but not on Carnival ships

[elephant98]

I just called AT&T wireless and here is what they told me. The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are considered part of the United States because they are U.S. territories. So, I would not be charged any roaming charges for either calling back to the United States or making an intra-island call. However, I was advised to try to be at least 15 miles from the cruise ship BEFORE I attempted to make a call on my cellphone in order to avoid having my call placed through the cell phone tower on the cruise ship (a $2.50/minute charge), as opposed to having the call placed through a cell phone tower on the island (including in my rate plan at no additional cost).

 

So, don't try placing a cellphone call the moment you get off the ship because it is very likely that you will end up paying an extra fee as your call will be routed through the ship's cell tower.