Martinique
Power & telecom standards in Martinique
Connectivity Overview
Tempest Telecom offered dial-up internet access, WiFi hotspot access and broadband ethernet access in Martinique. We also offered Iridium satellite Internet and Voice access in Martinique for communications in rural areas without infrastructure.
Martinique uses 220V at 50Hz. Power outlets are type C, D, E and telephone jacks are RJ-11.
Dial-up Internet Access
Tempest Telecom provided local dial-up access numbers in Martinique 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 Martinique at $19.95/day for unlimited browsing.
Adapters & Power
Travelers from North America will need a power plug adapter. European Type C/F adapters are widely compatible.
Standard RJ-11 jacks are used. Most international modems will connect without an adapter.
Martinique at a Glance
- Capital
- Fort-de-France
- Phone Code
- +596
- Voltage
- 220V / 50Hz
- Power Plug
- C, D, E
- Phone Jack
- RJ-11
- Currency
- Euro
- Dial-up
- $0.155/min
- WiFi
- $19.95/day
About connectivity in Martinique
Martinique uses 220V/50Hz with Type C, Type D, and Type E outlets — reflecting the territory's status as an overseas region of France. The phone jack is RJ-11. Orange Caraïbe and Digicel Antilles operate the territory's telecom infrastructure.
Martiniquan commercial Internet emerged through French metropolitan operations.
The Martiniquan prepaid international calling-card market through the 2000s served the modest diaspora to metropolitan France.
Tempest Telecom served Martinique through dial-up POPs in Fort-de-France. The Caribbean maritime industry and the Mount Pelée volcanic-research customer base sustained Iridium demand.
Modern Martinique has expanding FTTH and 4G LTE coverage as part of French overseas-territory infrastructure programs.
Tempest's services across Martinique, 1997–2012
Tempest Telecommunications operated international connectivity services in Martinique between 1997 and 2012 under a unified prepaid account that absorbed multiple service types onto a single customer credential. Customers in Martinique 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 Martinique from approximately 2001 (post-bankruptcy relaunch). Thuraya coverage did not extend to Martinique; Inmarsat BGAN data terminals filled the broadband gap from late 2005.
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