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Phone Jamaica from a UK Landline
- Call from a UK Landline
- No account set up required
- From just 4p per min
Call landlines in Jamaica
Access number 0844 639 7771
Call mobiles in Jamaica
Access number 0911 789 7771
Calls to landlines 4p per min
Calls to mobiles 15p per min
InstantTalk Connection Fee: 13.1p from a BT line.
All rates shown are for calls from a BT residential or business landline. If you're calling
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Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Calls are billed per minute & apply from the moment of connection. The charge is incurred even if the destination number is engaged or the call is not answered. Service provider: Core Telecommunications International Limited.
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Phone Jamaica from a UK Landline or Mobile
- Call from a UK Landline or Mobile
- Topup your account by text or Paypal
- Track your balance online
- From just 6p per min
Call numbers in Jamaica
Access number 020 7124 2232
Calls to landlines 6p per min
Calls to mobiles 15p per min
Only press the call/dial button once after dialing the 020 access number
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Via Paypal
Buy £5-£20 credit
Via Text
£5 credit
text dts to 80550
Ask bill payer's permission before using the service. Topup by SMS costs £5 + standard SMS fee. Calls charged per minute & apply from the moment of connection. Calls to 02 numbers cost UK standard rate and can be used as a part of inclusive minutes. Service provider: New Call Telecom Ltd. Tel: 0844 552 8575.
Major cities in Jamaica
Kingston
How to call Jamaica
Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial: 00 1-876 followed by the destination number you're calling.
Cable & Wireless is the primary fixed line operator in Jamaica. Mobile operators include bmobile, Digicel and MiPhone.
More Information about Jamaica
Times to call
Jamaica Standard Time is 5 hours behind London time, which means you may have to plan ahead to avoid those early morning phone calls. For example, if you call Jamaica at 7pm London time, you'll be reaching your loved ones at 2pm.
National Holidays
Throughout 2011, the Jamaican public are treated to a total of 10 national holidays, the ideal time for getting in touch. These include Ash Wednesday on March 9, Emancipation Day on August 1, and National Heroes' Day on October 17.
Interesting Jamaican phone facts
As of March 2011, there were approximately 3.3 million mobile phone subscribers throughout Jamaica, or a 115% penetration rate.
Digicel (1.8 million subscribers), LIME (1.2 million) and Claro (0.162) are the three main mobile operators throughout Jamaica.
As well as being the largest network across Jamaica, Digicel owns its own brand of mobile phones, the most popular being the Digical Webtext. The operator also offers a range of mobile and internet services, include: Digical Data (web access), Digical MobileE (email) and Digical In Tunes (music).
A report from 2009 shows that 41% of Jamaicans have internet facilities within the home, with users mainly ages between 18 and 35.
Jamaican Embassy in London:
1-2 Prince Consort Road
London
SW7 2BZ
Tel: 020 7823 9911
Languages spoken:
English is the official language of Jamaica. However, Patois (Creole), a combination of English and some African languages, is spoken in rural areas and is used increasingly in urban areas. Immigrant languages spoken throughout the country include Arabic, Portuguese and Arabic.