Digicel introduces pre-paid roaming to UK

Chief Executive Officer of
Digicel Cayman Ltd.
JD Buckley

Friday,  December 10, 2004

Digicel pre-paid customers can now have use of their phones while traveling in the United Kingdom as well as around the Caribbean.

Earlier this year Digicel was the first mobile provider in the region to launch roaming for pre-paid customers and the company has agreements with more than 200 roaming partners in more than 100 countries for its post-paid customers.

Digicel plans to expand its pre-paid roaming services to include additional countries in the near future. Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Cayman Ltd. JD Buckley said pre-paid roaming to the UK was part of the company’s strategy to continue to bring customers leading-edge products and services. “With the holidays approaching, this is a timely addition to our services, and this, along with other innovations such as rollover minutes, will continue to set us apart in the kind of value we are constantly providing for our customers.”

Before traveling, prepaid customers are advised to ‘top-up’ their account or carry an extra digiFLEX card to ensure they have enough credit. The ‘top-up’ capability is also available through Digicel webFLEX, a secure Internet-based offering on the Digicel website, which allows remote top-up with a credit card.

Digicel prepaid customers roaming in the UK can receive calls from their home market without the worry of extra costs incurred by the calling party. The caller pays the same as a local call with the recipient paying the international rate. 

Receiving text messages when roaming is free of charge for the Digicel prepaid customer.

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