Many United States based cell phone companies now offer service in Cuba, yet rates can be expensive. To ensure you receive the access you desire, we recommend contacting your service provider before your arrival in Cuba. Calls and texts can be very expensive and we want to ensure that you are up-to-date on what your company provides and of their rates before your travels. Also, please note that satellite phones as well as the physical GPS devices are not allowed in Cuba. This restriction doesn’t apply to the GPS on your cell phones as they won’t work while in Cuba. However, if you are a map-lover, we recommend downloading the Maps.me application and Cuba map on your smartphone before departure. Maps.me is an offline map system that works wonderfully in Cuba!