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    Default Cell Phone Coverage Bostwana

    I tried searching the forum for a thread regards cell phone coverage on the site but to no avail.

    Does anyone have info regards cell phone coverage for Ghanzi, Maun, Linyanti, Savuti and Kasane? Which service provider etc,etc.
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    Look here

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    Found a website with all the info, sorry to bother you guys. Here is the info for any other travellers. This is an MTN partner for Botswana.

    http://www.mascom.bw/about/index.html

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    For what it's worth, we've got roaming on one of our cellphones and at Ihaha we picked up a clear signal from Namibia. Use that to call my son at home.
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    Yes, let's your phone roaming, we use 1 phone to roaming and our other one we buy a sim in botswana, the calling rate was not so expensive. One of the ladies at the shop register it for me.
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    At Linyanti you go through the Namibian network.

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    Be very very carefull when you roaming in Botswana. I roam for about 10 min to download post and check the weather...............my bill was R1200. What a rip-off !!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bantam View Post
    Be very very carefull when you roaming in Botswana. I roam for about 10 min to download post and check the weather...............my bill was R1200. What a rip-off !!!!
    ET only phone home, nothing else Heard of other members with horrifick phone bills when they get home.
    PS - do roaming on prepaid cellphone.
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    Caveat Emptor..........................Ek het n baie baie duur les geleer. Nooit weer met n Iphone sommer gou gou roam nie.

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    Thats why I am going the pre-paid route for emergency's only.
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    Very clever . Next time my option as well.

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