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Comment by lovemysailor on July 8, 2013 at 1:06pm

My husband just told me to download a different app called KIK. I just got it so I am not exaclty sure how it works but he said everyone down there uses it so you could also try that.

Comment by lovemysailor on July 8, 2013 at 10:20am

I have not found a way to contact my husband he is the one that always calls me. If he has a phone you can probably get that number and call it just hope he is home when you call or it will be a waist. I also think that is pretty exspensive. The internet is my main comunication and it is also free which helps a lot. They have to be around the wifi to use it which is slow a lot of the times so my husband got his own. We get to talk a lot more and its better quality. We use facebook to type back and forth and use the Tango app to call or to skype with. the camera is often delayed or frozen due to slow internet so we mainly just talk. I found that to be the best so far but i remember someone saying they called their sailor but not sure how they did that. hope this helps some

Comment by debbiel on July 7, 2013 at 6:44pm

I have found it if you send the mail (whether it is a box or letter) certified it arrives much later than if  I just sent it regular mail.  If I send a box priority, it takes anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks.  My son did say the mailroom is not always open and that can case a delay also in him getting mail.  As for phone service, we are at a loss.  I could not find a phone service that offered international service to Guantanamo.  My son did get a phone but I have to relay on him calling which can be a challenge.  Any suggestions on a better way of communicating with him would be appreciated

Comment by lovemysailor on July 3, 2013 at 7:23pm

have your tried downloading the Tango app? It is free and you can use it on the computer or phone. very simple all you need is a phone number and you can use it. If you download it onto your phone you can get a call whenever but if you are using your computer you will have to call them or it wont connect. it just rings like a normal call and you can also send messages on it. uses internet so no cost to you. You can video chat or just regular talk. It is a orange box with a white T in the middle. Best app ever!!

Comment by katbax on July 3, 2013 at 2:49pm

My son has been at gtmo for 2 months now.  We are still getting adjusted to what works in the way of communication.  Mostly we talk on facebook, but he call me using a phone card.  I have found that neither my landline phone company nor my cell phone company have a good plan.  They both cost about $2.00 per minute!  I have only called 3 times.  The best deal that I could find was to buy an online phone card from a company, I think was called NobelCom.  They have a bunch of options, but I went with the $.49 per minute plan.   As far as mailing to gtmo,  I used the post office, 'if it fits, it ships' arrangement, and he got his package in 1 week.  Granted, it was a rather small package.  Don't know if any of this helps, but so far, this has been my experience.  Am still looking for better communication options.

Comment by lovemysailor on July 2, 2013 at 6:31pm

wow thats strange on package wise might be due to which state we live in or something. I am so glad to finnaly be able to connect with somone else with a loved one in Cuba. It has been a big change but the worse is over i think. Hopefully i will be down there by the end of the month if all goes as planned. :)

Comment by herbgarden(Ship12Div085) on July 2, 2013 at 11:30am

Yes, lovemysailor, she went to Lackland for A school. Went to duty station around the middle of May. He probably does. One of her female shipmates from A school was already there when she got there, so she was real happy she knew someone!  Her roommate got internet in their room, so now I can "talk" to her on Facebook more often. Before, she had to go to the "common" room, I guess it is, to use the internet. Wow, in 2 weeks!! I sent this box to her June 5th, still has not received it. I sent it priority mail too! Waste of money, lol! I also sent a letter the same day, just to see which got there first. I just received the letter yesterday marked return to sender. The reason checked off was "moved, left no address' !! I rechecked with her that I used the correct address, she said I had. I better get in touch with the Post Office! I tried tracking it, but can't seem to get the USPS site up on my computer. I sent her another box a week or two after the first, she hasn't received that one either. Weird. 

She gave me the number. I don't know if it's expensive, but I guess I'll find out when my husband gets the phone bill, lol! It's my cell, and I think we might have an international plan, since my husband used to do a lot of business travel to Europe. 

Comment by lovemysailor on July 2, 2013 at 10:12am

i sent my husband a box and he got it in two weeks. he is also an MA got there about the same time your daughter did. Did she just get done with A school at lackland cause if so my husband knows her :). He just got internet in his room so we talk all the time on facebook and use the tango app which is a bit slow. He has to be the one to call me i dont have a number to call him. How did you get a number for your daughter and is it exspensive to call her?

Comment by herbgarden(Ship12Div085) on July 1, 2013 at 2:38pm

My daughter has been there for almost 2 months. She's an MA. Loves the job, loves hot weather. Took pics of large iguanas! Talk to her on Facebook, and can call her, but she can't call out. Now has internet in the apt. so it's better now than when she first got there. Has not got her box from home yet with civilian clothes. She must have a limited wardrobe, lol! She says it takes a month for packages to get there, the post office told me it first goes to California, then overseas. 

Comment by lovemysailor on May 29, 2013 at 8:55am

my husband is stationed there now.... he has been there a little over a month now. internet and phone is kind of a hit and miss thing down there so communication is kind of scattered. He will be able to buy $5 phone cards that are good for 50 minutes but they get to be exspensive. My husband does tango a lot witch is kind of like skype only free you can download it on a computer or its an app for smart phones as well. There is also the facebook video chat that works great too. there is a room down there where you can go to get access to the phones and internet when they are working.

 

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