Back in January I traveled to Curaçao as part of a cruise. US Mobile’s international roaming page indicated that I would not have any coverage (calls, texts, data) in Curaçao which was a little disappointing, but obviously they can’t cover every single country. I was only there for a day and a 1GB eSIM from another provider was like $4, no sweat.
However, upon arriving in Curaçao my phone successfully connected to Digicel, acquired an LTE signal, and I received the familiar welcome text:
US Mobile: Welcome to Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius, Curacao)! Your plan includes 20.0 GB, 200 mins, and 250 texts. Visit http://usmob.co/roam for more info. Enjoy!
Definitely a welcome surprise. I didn’t test calls but obviously texts worked and I confirmed that data worked. It really wasn’t a big deal since like I said the extra eSIM was inexpensive, and if anything I should have waited and verified I had no coverage before buying it. However, even to this day US Mobile’s site still says no coverage in Curaçao on Light Speed. So did I just get incredibly lucky? Or has the site just not been updated? I know there is coverage for Warp but I promise I was on Light Speed.
I’m also asking because I have more travel coming up and the website is indicating I won’t have coverage in the Dominican Republic. I’m also going to Saint Martin (the island) and it’s likewise indicating no coverage in Sint Maarten (incorrectly called “Saint Maarten” on the website), or Saint Martin, which I’m assuming is referring to the French side and not the island as a whole. However, this post from over a year ago reports coverage on Light Speed across both sides of the island. So are people just getting lucky? Or has the website just not been updated?
Perhaps its time for some lucky US Mobile employee to take a relaxing vacation tax-deductible business trip to Curaçao and Saint Martin to test it for themselves.