Talk:Cuba/@comment-82.217.84.90-20181204213332

Incoming calls are relatively cheap on Vodafone NL too (10-15 eurocent/min). However data is expensive at 7,50 euro per MB. Call quality is not very good but also not bad. There can be a huge delay, as if it's a satellite call (it's literally that bad!)

Cubacel runs 2G on 900 MHz, usable in almost the entire country. 3G is also available in a large part of the country and at least all the cities I've been to, usually on 900 MHz but in Havana also on 2100 MHz (more capacity I guess). Calls will be routed through 3G network if the signal is strong enough, just like in nearly all other countries.

I've seen LTE on 1800 MHz but was not able to roam on the LTE network. I have seen locals that were logged onto the 3G network. They can use 3G data for limited email services and in the future will be able to do more once Cubacel manages to get their capacity high enough for this to function. Lots of Cubans actually have pretty high-end phones. This makes the mix of poor and rich and old and modern all the more weird in the country.

About the wifi: - on public places ETECSA wifi is charged per minute. If you turn off wifi you will keep the remaining balance for your next session. - in hotels I've been told the wifi is charged for the entire hour. Start your session and stop after 30 minutes and the whole hour will be charged anyway. You can recognize them because they have the hotel name as AP, not ETECSA - in big cities it can be pretty fast!