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Cheap Phone Call to Cuba

Good news for a cheap phone call to Cuba. The Cuban government has eased the restrictions on mobile phones in Cuba.

The Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde (may 2011) announced that the Cuban (State owned) phone company ETECSA has lowered the prices for the activation cost ( availibility of the line) of a cellphone.

The cost of a new SIM card and activation is now lowered to 40 CUC in this price is included a 10 Cuc call credit.

One Million Cellphones in Cuba

The number of mobile phones has grown exponentially in Cuba from 75,797 in 2004 (source: United Nations Statistics) to over 1 million in 2010 ( source : ONE - Cuban National Statistics Office ). The cell phone in Cuba is no longer a status symbol, but due to the State Monopoly the phone calls remain expensive. The majority of the Cuban moviles use prepaid phone cards for their mobile phones, these phone cards can only be bought in phone shops of the State telephone company ETECSA. The card call value is 10 or 20 Cuc, note that 20 Cuc equals the average Cuban salary, nevertheless there's always a queue in front of the phone shops. You can also recharge your cell phone account directly in the shops starting at 5,00 Cuc and up.

Cuba Prepaid Phone Cards

Sending a text message (SMS) in Cuba costs 0.16 Cuc for 160 characters

Sending a SMS international from Cuba costs 1.00 Cuc for 160 characters and can only reach countries that have an agreement with Cuba. You can't send text message out of Cuba to the United States.

A mobile phone call in Cuba costs 0.40 Cuc per minute during day time. Between 23.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m the mobile phone rate is 0.10 Cuc (Cuc= Peso Convertible)

Receiving phone calls in your mobile phone in Cuba from another phone in Cuba will cost you 0.30 Cuc per minute. Between 23.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. the rate is 0.10 Cuc per minute.

Receiving SMS or Phone calls from a foreign country is free for the mobile phone owner in Cuba.

Calls to Cuba Phone card Cuba

Can I Use my Cellphone in Cuba?

Network coverage is poor in Cuba, but around the tourist areas, Havana, Varadero, Guardalavaca, Santiago de Cuba and other major cities there should be no problems. The service providers in Cuba will be Cubacel (www.cubacel.com) or C-Com (www.ccom.cu) A triband cellphone is recommended.

Can I Buy a Cellphone in Havana?

Sure, you can buy cellphones in Havana, but dont expect to find the latest types of smartphones or iphone. Most of the mobile phones available are of Korean or European make (Samsung, Nokia, LG, Alcatel ) in general the prices are about the same or slightly more expensive. There are several phone shops in Havana but a popular and well frequented phone shop is located at Obispo street between Habana and Compstela streets (righthand side) in Old Havana. where you can also buy SIM cards and prepaid phone cards for your mobile or "moby" like the Cubans used to say.

Recharge Cellphones in Cuba from Abroad

Cheap Phone Call to Cuba

Phone Shops and Commercial Offices ETECSA in Havana

Telepunto de ETECSA Old Havana
Obispo street (between Habana street and Compostela street)
Open: 8:30 am - 5.00 pm
Habana Vieja

Oficina Comercial ETECSA-Vedado
17th and A street Vedado
Open: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm

Oficina Comercial ETECSA South Havana (Habana Sur)
Oficina Aeropuerto José Marti (Havana airport) Located at Terminal 3
Open: 8.30 am - 7.30 pm

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Related Official Cuban websites

CubaCel: http://www.cubacel.cu
ETECSA: http://www.etecsa

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