Cubacel
is the mobile phone service available in Cuba. The mobile phone service is provided by ETCSA. Empresa de
Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA)
isthetelecommunicationsserviceproviderfor Cuba. This is owned by
the Cuban government providing both mobile phones and internet serves to the
population of this Island.
This Caribbean island attracts5 million
tourists every year. Mobile phone and data needs of the residents have grown by
leaps and bounds in recent years, like anywhere else in the world. These
ever-increasing recharge demands are assuredly met by rechargegenie.com.
Internet in Cuba is a luxury. Cuba is one
of the least connected countries of the world. Though a trip to Cuba seems like
walking down memory lane, it is slowly catching up. There are some public
hotspots providing access in most major cities. Internet connection in Cuba are
predominantly provided through satellite.The limited bandwidth, limited number of
connections, censorship, high cost all make internet less easily accessible. It
is however not impossible to be able to connect with the rest of the world from
Havana. Thankfully, mobile Internet is quite well established in Cuba. You can
get a Cuban phone number without having to be a resident of Cuba. With this you
will be able to get a 3G connection. These mobile phones can be easily
recharged. The top ups could be purchased bundled with the mobile talk time or
separately.
Prepaid Cuban SIM cards come with a balance
in minutes of amounts of 10, 20 or 40 Cuban convertible pesos, this is in in
addition to a daily rental fee for the SIM card. These Cubacel Prepaid mobiles
can be topped up through multiple ways. Top-up vouchers of CUC starting from 5
to 50 CUC are sold in the country and online. You can recharge these from an
ETECSA office of simply make a top-up purchase on Rechargegenie.com.
Recharge top ups of mobile talk time and
data can also be made easily by friends and family living in other countries
such as Spain. Multiple values of Cubacel recharge cards are available in
Rechargegenie.com. Payments can securely be made through credit or debit cards
or through PayPal.
For tourists, before you travel to Cuba
check with your service provider to ensure mobile service. Only GSM and TDMA
networks are available. Since international ca
to see if your phone will work (GSM or TDMA
networks only). International calls are expensive. You can pre-buy services
from the state-run phone company, Cubacel.
Check Rechargegenie.com regularly to not
miss out on the best offers on Cubacel. Rechargegenie frequently brings to its user’s
unbeatable offers such as doubling the purchased minutes.
Happy talking!
