Your SIM card connection pack includes an initial airtime credit of 3267 Fcfp ($32) that is preloaded (includes 318 Fcfp refill card). Additional credit is available through the purchase of a Vini refill card (not another SIM card), in Tahiti. The refill cards cost 4400 Fcfp ($43) and contain 40 minutes of local outgoing calls within the French Polynesian archipelago.
Simply scratch off the gray protective layer to reveal your voucher code. Then from your cellular phone simply dial 222, select option1 and then follow the instructions. When punched into the keypad of your international cell phone the voucher code will credit your SIM card the respective 4400 Fcfp refill you just purchased.
- Dial 223 to find out your remaining airtime balance
Airtime vouchers for your French Polynesia SIM card are available locally at Vini authorized resellers located throughout Tahiti Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora and The Marquesas.
Remember: Do not purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! Your only need a recharge voucher! And your incoming calls are always free even when you run out of airtime.
French Polynesia SIM Card Rates:
Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within and throughout French Polynesia from your Vini prepaid SIM card while you are in French Polynesia. All incoming calls regardless of where they originate are FREE.
| French Polynesia Domestic Rates (per minute) |
| Call Type |
Rate |
| To Mobile Phone |
99 Fcfp ($.97) |
| To Fixed/land lines |
99 Fcfp ($.97) |
| SMS |
50 Fcfp ($.49) / msg |
| Check Account Balance |
33 Fcfp ($.32) / call |
Making International calls from your world cell phone has never been easier with your prepaid French Polynesia SIM card. All rates are per minute for international outgoing calls from a French Polynesia prepaid SIM card within The French Polynesian archipelago.
| French Polynesia International Rates (per minute) |
| Call Type |
Rate |
| Calls to any destination |
185 Fcfp ($1.82)* |
| SMS |
50 Fcfp ($.49) / msg |
* OCT (local toll) charges may apply
Service Life:
Your initial call credit will expire within 60 days. Every refill will extend the validity of the SIM card and carry over any remaining airtime balance for another 60-day period up to a maximum of 180 days. If you do not recharge your account within the validity period then your Mobile phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another SIM card. The initial 60-day period starts the day you arrive in French Polynesia.
French Polynesia SIM Card Coverage:
Cellular coverage in French Polynesia is excellent, far exceeding typical cellular coverage in the US.
