Choosing a SIM card for keep in touch with family and friends during the holidays is today one of the main concerns of a tourist arriving at an airport. And Tahiti and its islands are no exception. Moreover, using the internet provides such comfort that it becomes almost impossible to do without it. Whether for find the restaurant who is doing well, theHotel in which we will sleep lulled by the sound of the swell on the reef, or even for book a plane to an island or atoll or a note to make the short crossing between Tahiti and Moorea by boat, The Internet is your friend. Finally, can you imagine how hellish your stay in Tahiti could be without the possibility of having in your pocket the essential information that floods your favorite site Tahiti-Pratique? 😉

So in this article I will tell you chew the work and allow you to choose before leaving the SIM card that will best meet your needs during your stay in Polynesia. Will you need to call, to send text messages ? Or else thedata access will it be enough for you since you use applications like Whatsappp, Messenger or even the excellent Telegram to make your calls? There is certainly one of the 3 providers telephony in Polynesia the prepaid SIM card that suits you. Let's try to see a little more clearly.

3 mobile phone providers in Polynesia

It exists to this day 3 providers mobile phone in French Polynesia: Wines, Vodafone and the last one to arrive Time. But only the first two mentioned offer prepaid SIM cards compatible with all smartphones. Indeed for Time, you'll have to check what it is for your laptop. So let's see together the SIM card you need in order to call, send text messages and you connect to the Internet virtually anywhere in the country.

Wines

If I start with this one, it is simply because it is the first to launch a mobile telephone network. Indeed, the 26th June 1995, Vini, a subsidiary of OPT, gives Tahitians the opportunity to use mobile phones to contact each other. And the November 1er of the same year, a Internet access service is created, always by Wines. Moreover, the most important thing to know is that Wines has the most large local mobile network since it covers no less 66 Islands me on 5 archipelagos.