A Digicel Jamaican SIM card is a great value option if you're travelling to Jamaica. This SIM card:
- Comes pre-activated on a Digicel Prepaid Flex tariff with your own Jamaican mobile phone number
- Free incoming calls when using your Digicel SIM card in Jamaica
Call costs
| Receive calls | Free |
| Call another Digicel Jamaica customer | JMD $9.99/minute (approx. 11c/minute) |
| Call a Jamaican landline | JMD $12/minute (approx. 13c/minute) |
| Call a Jamaican mobile (not Digicel) | JMD $13.99–17.70/minute (approx. 15–19c/minute) |
| SMS text message to another Jamaican mobile number | JMD $3/message (approx. 3c/message) |
| International SMS text message | JMD $6/message (approx. 6c/message) |
| MMS picture message | JMD $3–15/message depending on the size of the picture message (approx. 3–16c/message) |
International calls
| Australia landline and mobile | JMD $18.25/minute (approx. 20c/minute) |
| New Zealand landline and mobile | JMD $18.25/minute (approx. 20c/minute) |
| UK landline | JMD $17.75/minute (approx. 19c/minute) |
| UK mobile | JMD $18.25/minute (approx. 20c/minute) |
| Most European countries (landline and mobile phones) | JMD $18.25/minute (approx. 20c/minute) |
| USA landline and mobile | JMD $17.75/minute (approx. 19c/minute) |
| Canada landline and mobile | JMD $17.75/minute (approx. 19c/minute) |
| Other Digicel Caribbean customers | JMD $15/minute (approx. 16c/minute) |
| Other international calls | JMD $30–120/minute (approx. 32c–$1.29/minute) |
Bonus calls with the Gimme 5 tariff
The default Gimme 5 tariff gives you the following bonuses:
- Talk for five minutes to another Digicel customer and the next 55 minutes are free
- Talk for five minutes to a UK landline or any phone in Canada or the USA and the next 55 minutes are free
- Send five text messages in one day to another Digicel Jamaica mobile and the next 500 text messages that day are free
Data access
Data access at up to 4G LTE speed is available on Digicel's network in Jamaica. For the best value you will need to add one of the following data packages:
| Data package | Cost | Data allowance | Validity | Excess data rate |
| 1 Day Starter | JMD $40 (approx. 43c) | 40MB | 1 day | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
| 1 Day Starter Plus | JMD $50 (approx. 54c) | 40MB | 1 day | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
| 2 Day Starter | JMD $100 (approx. $1.07) | 200MB | 2 days | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
| 2 Day Starter Plus | JMD $120 (approx. $1.29) | 200MB | 2 days | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
| 7 Day Starter | JMD $600 (approx. $6.45) | 1GB | 7 days | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
| 7 Day Starter Plus | JMD $650 (approx. $6.99) | 1GB | 7 days | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
| 30 Day Max (2GB) | JMD $1,750 (approx. $18.81) | 2GB | 30 days | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
| 30 Day Max (3GB) | JMD $2,250 (approx. $24.19) | 3GB | 30 days | JMD $25 (approx. 27c) |
Starter Plus plans include access to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter without using your data allowance. All two, seven and 30-day plans auto renew; however one-day plans do not auto-renew)
You can activate a data package by dialling *147#. You can check your data balance by dialling *120*9#.
If you don't add one of these data packages you will be charged at the casual rate of JMD $40/MB (approx. 43c/MB).
Great coverage in Jamaica
Digicel's Jamaican mobile network has coverage of 99% of Jamaica's population.
Will a Digicel Jamaica SIM card work in my phone?
Digicel Jamaica SIM cards should work in most unlocked mobile phones from Australia. Digicel operates on the following bands:
| 2G | 900 MHz and 1800 MHz |
| 3G | 850 MHz |
| 4G (LTE) | 700 MHz |
Prices are in Jamaican dollars and exclude GCT. Prices in Australian dollars (rounded to the nearest cent) are for reference only and are based on the exchange rate on 9 January 2015.