The Caribbean is another area of the world, which is not covered by the GSM mobile phone network. Instead it uses the D-AMPS network, working at 800MHz. This network makes use of a dual band mobile phone, which is compatible, with digital and analogue systems. Therefore, if you are travelling to the Caribbean from Europe, you will need a Caribbean compatible mobile phone, which is different to those available in Europe.

Initially mobile phone coverage in the Caribbean concentrated around the main islands eg. Barbados, but it has recently been expanded to cover the majority of the smaller islands too.

If you are travelling from North America and have a phone, which is compatible with the 800MHz AMPS, or TDMA network, (i.e. a D-AMPS phone), then it is possible that you may be able to continue using the phone. This is providing that a roaming agreement has been set-up with your service provider in North America and the Caribbean networks.