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Fixed data plans give you a set amount of data, for example 1 GB or 5 GB, to use at full speed for the whole plan period. When it runs out, you top up or buy again. Pick this if you know roughly how much you'll use.
Unlimited plans have no total data cap for the plan period, but each day includes a high-speed allowance. Once you use that day's allowance, you carry on at a reduced speed. Reduced-speed data has a daily limit too, and if you reach it, data pauses until the allowance resets 24 hours after you activate the eSIM. Pick this for heavier or less predictable use. A fair-use policy applies.
The regulator PURA lists four mobile networks in The Gambia: Africell, QCell, Comium and state-owned Gamcel. A US government market guide notes that most operators haven't prioritised rural coverage, so expect patchier signal once you head upcountry.
UK travel advice says The Gambia has no equivalent of a single 999-style emergency line. Police and fire stations have their own numbers, often mobiles, and there's no published list, so visit your nearest station when you arrive, ask for its contact details and save them in your phone.
The Gambia runs mostly on cash. A growing number of hotels and restaurants take Visa cards, though very few accept credit cards, and ATMs are scarce and can be unreliable outside the Senegambia tourist area, so withdraw what you need there.
The Banjul to Barra ferry is often overcrowded and has been stranded on sandbanks several times, so UK advice suggests the Senegambia Bridge near Farafenni as an alternative. If you do take a vehicle across, get out quickly after parking so you aren't stuck inside it for the whole crossing.
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