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Stu · 13-10-2006, 11:08

My experience has been the Bahamas are a difficult country to find roaming in. Back in its AMPs days, Batelco had some problems with other carriers and this is only beginning to end. Batleco also is more interested in a fleecing tourists than in creating good bilateral roaming agreements. Bahamian prepaids are a lousy deal unless you plan on staying there. VOIP out of an internet cafe is about your only good option there.

Bossman, how did you get international roaming going on Virgin? I found Virgin the hardest company to get direct debit or roaming on unless you are a native print. They check the electoral roles as part of their check and non-citizens have a difficult time. I have a UK bank account, a UK credit card, a UK landline, and mailing address and I couldn't pass, even with a deposit. Conversely, I passed Orange's credit check without a hitch.

A good friend of mine who lives in London with indefinite leave to remain, is a licensed Solicitor, has lived ten years in the country, owns a $600,000 apartment (owned straight out) could not pass because his pay check was cut out of New York rather than London. He has a UK credit card, a personal banker at HSBC, and no debt. His wife who is a British surgeon could not guarantee the application. She had to put his mobile in her name.

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	13-10-2006, 11:08 My experience has been the Bahamas are a difficult country to find roaming in. Back in its AMPs days, Batelco had some problems with other carriers and this is only beginning to end. Batleco also is more interested in a fleecing tourists than in creating good bilateral roaming agreements. Bahamian prepaids are a lousy deal unless you plan on staying there. VOIP out of an internet cafe is about your only good option there. Bossman, how did you get international roaming going on Virgin? I found Virgin the hardest company to get direct debit or roaming on unless you are a native print. They check the electoral roles as part of their check and non-citizens have a difficult time. I have a UK bank account, a UK credit card, a UK landline, and mailing address and I couldn't pass, even with a deposit. Conversely, I passed Orange's credit check without a hitch. A good friend of mine who lives in London with indefinite leave to remain, is a licensed Solicitor, has lived ten years in the country, owns a $600,000 apartment (owned straight out) could not pass because his pay check was cut out of New York rather than London. He has a UK credit card, a personal banker at HSBC, and no debt. His wife who is a British surgeon could not guarantee the application. She had to put his mobile in her name.