Bahamas
Power & telecom standards in Bahamas
Connectivity Overview
Tempest Telecom offered dial-up internet access, WiFi hotspot access and broadband ethernet access in Bahamas. We also offered Iridium satellite Internet and Voice access in Bahamas for communications in rural areas without infrastructure.
Bahamas uses 120V at 60Hz. Power outlets are type A, B and telephone jacks are RJ-11.
Dial-up Internet Access
Tempest Telecom provided local dial-up access numbers in Bahamas at $0.155/minute. Travelers could connect using any standard modem with an RJ-11 telephone adapter.
WiFi Hotspot Access
Tempest Telecom provided WiFi hotspot access in Bahamas at $19.95/day for unlimited browsing.
Adapters & Power
North American (Type A/B) plugs are compatible. An adapter may not be needed for US travelers.
Standard RJ-11 jacks are used. Most international modems will connect without an adapter.
Bahamas at a Glance
- Capital
- Nassau
- Phone Code
- +1-242
- Voltage
- 120V / 60Hz
- Power Plug
- A, B
- Phone Jack
- RJ-11
- Currency
- BSD
- Dial-up
- $0.155/min
- WiFi
- $19.95/day
About connectivity in Bahamas
The Bahamas uses 120V/60Hz with Type A and Type B outlets — the North American standard despite British colonial heritage. The phone jack is RJ-11. BTC (Bahamas Telecommunications Company, the privatized state operator now Liberty Latin America-controlled) and Aliv compete in the country's telecom market.
Bahamian commercial Internet emerged in the late 1990s through BTC. The country's position as a major Caribbean financial-services hub and the substantial tourism sector drove infrastructure investment. Mobile data dominates current access.
The Bahamian prepaid international calling-card market through the 2000s served the modest outbound diaspora — concentrated in the United States (particularly Miami and the New York Metropolitan Area).
Tempest Telecom served the Bahamas through dial-up POPs in Nassau. The Caribbean maritime industry (the country comprises 700+ islands), the financial-services sector, and the post-2019 Hurricane Dorian humanitarian customer base sustained Iridium demand.
Modern Bahamas has expanding FTTH and mature 4G LTE / 5G coverage.
Tempest's services across Bahamas, 1997–2012
Tempest Telecommunications operated international connectivity services in Bahamas between 1997 and 2012 under a unified prepaid account that absorbed multiple service types onto a single customer credential. Customers in Bahamas drew from the same balance for pre-paid international voice calling, RADIUS-authenticated dial-up Internet roaming, metered Wi-Fi hotspot access, Iridium satellite voice, and Inmarsat BGAN data terminals. An attempted kiosk-payment federation (PATN, 1998) extended the same architecture to public Internet terminals but failed to reach scale.
Iridium satellite voice was available in Bahamas from approximately 2001 (post-bankruptcy relaunch). Thuraya coverage did not extend to Bahamas; Inmarsat BGAN data terminals filled the broadband gap from late 2005.
Nearby countries in Americas
Anguilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Aruba · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia