Phone chargers in cuba

egan007

Hi
Will Irish phone chargers workin cuba using an adapter?
They use 110v same as US in Cuba but as the phone charger is a transformer it does not use the full 220V here anyway.
HAs anyone tried?

Thanks

Guess_Who

Never tried with a phone charger but Irish hair straightners don't work in the US as the voltage isn't high enough to heat the plates.

I assume that the same principal might apply to a phone charger. Also, unless your phone is tri-band it may not work over there but double check that one, I'm not an authority on it.

car39

i was using a nokia twice in the states and when i charged it the damn thing only had short battery,explain !battery died very fast.and i dont know why

Guess_Who

Voltage probably wasn't high enough to charge it properly.

But there's your answer egan007, it will work just not very well

- Edited to say that I missed the part about the charger not using the full 220V so you can probably dismiss most of my input as sh*te. Sorry

Rabies

Your irish phone will charge in America with an a plug adapter. Will work in Cuba as well.
Battery life mightn't be as strong but it will work. Think that is due to the lower voltage.

Gran Hermano

There are a couple of different types of nokia chargers - you need the
100-240v ACP12x model to work in Cuba. Most modern 4-5 star Cuban hotels
will have both 110 and 220 volt sockets. Outside Havanna and Varadero you
will probably only get 110 volts in hotels.

Last time I was in Cuba about 18 months back O2 had no roaming agreement
at all so those of us with O2 had no coverage at all whilst those using
Vodafone were fine. From what I recall roaming rates are rather expensive.

-With regards to your hair straighteners, if you use Irish/UK equipment you are only
giving it half the 'juice' it needs to heat up - 110v instead of 220v, hence why it
will work but not too well.

Edited just to add that you can identify which Nokia charger you have as it's written
on the plug between the pins and should state the voltage it accepts. You will need
a US type adapter to fit the socket - adapter will not change the voltage.
Some hotels in Cuba have transformer sockets which increase the local voltage to 220-240.
This is due to the fact that they use European electrical equipment for guest rooms, they can't
exactly purchase TVs for bedrooms from the US so they often get European equipment in.

Lauren555

Hey guys - sorry I know this is slightly off topic but I am planning 2 do Cuba in March for a week or so and include another nearby destination to make up the remainder of the 2 weeks away (flying out of Dublin) - am thinking Jamaica or Mexico but it is working out very expensive with one way flights....

Any suggestions on the most economical way to do something like this??

Cheers in advance

Gran Hermano

There is plenty to do in Cuba for 3 weeks! You can easily spend 5 days in
Havanna followed by 10 days on the beach in Varadero. Varadero is one of
the best I've seen anywhere in the world - 20 km of pure white sand and
turquoise water. You could then head away from the main tourist resorts and
visit the south of Cuba - Trinidad, Santa Clara and Santiago - this will give
you a much better look at life in Cuba away from the influence of the tourists
and their dollars.

Cuba has one of the lowest crime rates in the Caribbean against tourists and apart from locals pestering you to buy stuff it's safe. Jamaica on the other
hand can be dangerous outside the tourist resorts.


As for flights, you should be able to pick up a flight from Cancun, Mexico to
Cuba for around USD 250 return.
http://www.cubatravelusa.com/cancun.htm

I can highly recommend Playa del Carmen in Mexico, it's about a 45 minute
drive south of Cancun airport - which means you can avoid Cancun itself.
Cancun tends to be the Mexican equivalent of Costa del Sol whilst PDC has a more relaxed and refined way of life. The local Mayans who live in the Yucatan area are a great bunch of people. Playa del Carmen is a great base for touring
round the Yucatan peninsula. Most of the interesting sites are south of
Playa del Carmen so on a trip to Chitchen Itza for example it'll save you 2
hours sitting on a bus compared to the same trip from Cancun. Tulum is
another great spot to visit.

Personally, I'd spend 2 weeks in Cuba (10 days Varadero and 4 nights in Havanna) and the remainder based in Playa del Carmen.