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Garpy
Joined 2017
Posts: 57

6 years ago

Sim Cards

6 years ago

I have a specific question regarding Sim cards which I'll get to shortly but also wondered if maybe a discussion regarding Sim cards in general from members who buy and use them might be beneficial to people coming to Belize. I had no idea what to do for cell phone service when I first started visiting Belize and some advice would have been great.

I purchased a sim with about $20.00 credit from Smart in Belize city while I was there last time (the big orange and blue building) good for I think about a month. It worked great and all although I only used it for text and calling but the time has run out on it and after searching for what seemed like forever I found the Smart website where I tried to top it up but it says invalid number. My own search seems to indicate that the Smart sim is cheaper to use to maintain contact with some people in Belize than my own Canadian sim card (phone) or home phone which has costly per minuter rates. (I could be proven wrong in that if anyone has other ideas) The Smart website doesn't really seem to have a way to contact them other that phoning which brings me back to costly.

So my question is/are. Am I out of luck with this card now as its expired? Is there a way to top it up again? Do I need to buy a new one? How do I actually get a sim card from Belize if I DO need one now that I'm back in Canada. Last, Smart bonus days... are they listed somewhere so a person can top up during those days only.
Lots of questions I know but someone will have a lot more knowledge about this than me.

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