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Will Sprint work on St John?
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:28 pm
by elaina
Hi! Sprint is our carrier and I would like to find out if Sprint works anywhere on St John. Also, my son is joining us later in our stay and uses Verizon.
Thanks for your help!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:15 pm
by captainjay
Sprint Yes, Verizon is very expensive.
Jay
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:53 pm
by elaina
Jay, that is interesting as two reps from Sprint say it has been discontinued due to fraud. Do you have or know someone who uses Sprint while on island?
Appreciate your help!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:35 pm
by stjohnjulie
I have Sprint. There are pretty much two choices if you live here...Sprint and AT&T. Sprint's coverage isn't as good. Make sure you turn off international roam. We pick up BVI towers in Coral Bay and it is really expensive! People have said Verison works here...but I can't tell you for sure since I don't have that.
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:42 pm
by Pia
My In-Law's are here right now and have Sprint and it works in Cruz Bay and Northshore but not Coral Bay (we live in Coral bay and had to change to AT&T 
)
Pia
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:22 pm
by elaina
Thanks to you all! We will be at Gallows Point for a few days so Sprint should work there...not sure about Fish Bay area.
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:39 am
by Kevino
Verizon doesn't work beyond Bourdeaux Mountain heading into Coral Bay. My Verizon bill was ridiculous when I came home after Thanksgiving week. I'm definitely looking into AT&T.
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:13 pm
by designbyroe
I have Sprint and had no problems.
The only thing strange was we were on Maho and my phone beeped to tell me I was in international BVI's rates.
I text and did not call anyone
My cell bill was the same
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:38 am
by stjohnjulie
With Sprint, you will bounce off of the towers in the BVI when you are out on the East end of the island. They send a text to let you know that you are bouncing off of British towers...so just don't use the phone then. I think they charge $3.95 a minute if you don't have an international plan. The text doesn't cost you anything
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:11 pm
by elaina
Thanks Julie!
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:21 am
by captainjay
elaina wrote:Jay, that is interesting as two reps from Sprint say it has been discontinued due to fraud. Do you have or know someone who uses Sprint while on island?
Appreciate your help!
Yes I work with several people that have sprint phones. There has been a rash of cloning fraud. One of the ladies that I work with got several multi thousand dollar phone bills when her phone got cloned and some one was calling Cuba on it. Sprint waved it but she was pretty freaked when she opened the bills.
Jay
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:10 am
by elaina
Wow! That is awful! Makes a little more sense now.