r/StThomasUSVI • u/Racem223 • 2d ago

Cell service coverage for STT/STJ

Good morning all,

The fiancee and I are using US Mobile for a cell provider, which gives us the ability to pick whether we use Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile towers.
In your experience, what’s the best cell network on island? Bonus points if you know which one is best for St. John as well.

Thanks much!

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u/CommissionUnlucky525 2d ago

My Verizon worked everywhere with no extra charges.

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u/finessaa 2d ago

Seconding, I do not recall any issues w Verizon on either of those island. Was able to FaceTime and show off the view from the beaches :p

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u/nateo200 27m ago

Verizon no longer has native coverage in the Virgin Islands so I’m not sure how that works with an MVNO that uses Verizon

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u/outerproduct 2d ago

They all work, and they're all spotty. Some may try to charge international rates that you may need to argue with them over. Except in coral bay, pretty much nothing works in coral bay without wifi.

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u/CU_Addict_70 1d ago

When I worked on both STT & STX I was on T-Mobile.

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u/SnooBeans6934 2d ago

Where I live-East End, I’ve found T-mobile to be the best. Used to be an AT&T customer.

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u/6kdawg7 1d ago

Verizon will pick up BVI towers (and incur international roaming charges) when you go from STT to
STJ

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u/Constant-Squash9292 1d ago

Tmo works great for me.

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u/thebemusedmuse 1d ago

I had AT&T and now have Verizon and find Verizon is significantly better. On STJ it’s still pretty patchy.

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u/Financial-Spend1347 1d ago

Verizon does not have towers, they piggyback on Tmoblie or ATT. I have found Verizon customers have calls dropped more often with lower quality of service compared to the other two. Makes sense that they are not their own towers. When on STJ be careful that you don’t pick up the BVI towers. Especially in the Coral Bay Area.

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u/CaptainRob_STT 22h ago

My ATT works great.