eSIM and SIM cards in The Bahamas

The first hour

• Free wifi covers the whole of Nassau airport under the name LPIA Free WiFi. Connect, fill in the short form, and sort a local number later rather than at the kerb.

Keep the phone able to reach you

• The Government of The Bahamas issues wireless emergency alerts directly to mobile phones, which is the fastest official warning you will get in hurricane season.
• That only works if your phone is on a network that carries them. A phone in aeroplane mode on hotel wifi is not receiving alerts.
• The Bahamas Department of Meteorology publishes updates, and the US National Hurricane Center is the standard second source for storms in this part of the Atlantic.

On the Family Islands

• Coverage thins out away from New Providence and Grand Bahama. Download maps and your accommodation details before you take the inter-island flight or ferry.