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Utilities and Services

 

Cable TV

  • Sky Pacific (29 Gladstone Road, Ph: 330-7510) offers around twelve channels (CNN, BBC, Discovery, Star Movies, Cartoon Network, Australia Network etc)  Sky Pacific bills can be paid at the main office or on-line with ANZ. The rate is 70 FJD monthly with start-up fees.

  • PBS (6 Carpenter Street, Ph: 337-2333) offers four Hindi channels, Eurosport, and the usual news and children’s channels.

 

 

Electricity

Very expensive!  Supply in Suva is reasonable with occasional cuts, although after the (minor) cyclone in January 2008, it took up to five days to restore power to parts of Suva.  Some people have generators.

 

Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA):  Head Office:  2 Marlow Road, near Downtown Boulevard, Ph: 331-3333  Bills can be paid at the Head office, any MH supermarket, or on-line with ANZ.

 

 

Gas

Most cooking is done on gas stoves, and many people have a gas barbeque.  Make sure you have one spare cylinder.  There are two gas companies – both do home deliveries, although you can also get refill cylinders from petrol stations and many grocery shops.

 

  • Fiji Gas:  Ph: 0800 336-1694

  • Bluegas:  Ph: 0800 336-1023

 

 

Insurance

If you are not using Herbert Jamison (website; info@jamisongroup.com), the agent authorised by UNDP, or another overseas agent, the following company is recommended:

  • Tower Insurance (Fiji) Ltd: (Tower House, Thomson Street, Ph: 331-5955). Offers house contents and car insurance.

  • Sun Insurance Address: Levels G &1 SUN Insurance Kaunikuila House, Laucala Bay Road, Honson St, Suva, Fiji  Phone:+679 331 3822

 

 

Internet

There are three broadband providers in Fiji.  Internet access can be slow but technology is getting better with 4G access, adsl and high speed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband.  The quality of reception depends where you live, so you should wait until you have long-term accommodation, and consult others in your area regarding the best provider.

 

  • Connect:  Garden City, Grantham Road, Ph: 330-0100. Landline connection; mixed feedback.  Bills can be paid on-line with ANZ. You can get broadband without landline connection.

  • Unwired:  Kadavu House, Ground Floor, Victoria Parade. Ph: 327-5040. Wireless connection; mixed feedback.  Bills can be paid thru Post Fiji Outlet, ANZ Internet Banking, WESPAC Internet Banking, Digicel Mobile Money, BSP SMS BILL Payment.  

  • Kidanet:  Fintel Building, Victoria Parade, Ph: 331-5749/ 331 5511.  Wireless connection; currently receiving good reports.  In theory, Kidanet should be the best provider as it is owned by Fintel, Fiji International Telecommunications Ltd. www.kidanet.com.fj

  • Vodafone flashcard (w/USB stick antenna).  Vodafone's latest option, reliable and definitely less headache.  Decently priced and works everywhere where there is mobile phone coverage (which means you can be on-line in most of Fiji).  No contract is required. You can also easily set up a wi-fi network (Mobile WI-FI)at home and use multiple computers concurrently.

 

Mobile Phones

  • Vodafone:  Prouds Triangle, Thomson Street (Ph: 331-4170) Until recently, the only mobile phone provider in Fiji. Offers pre and post pay billing. 

  • Digicel:  (Ph: 334-2100/01)   Began operations in October 2008. Vodafone and Digicel are the top mobile networks in Fiji.

 

Outlets to recharge your phone are everywhere.

 

 

Phones

  • Telecom Fiji Ltd (TFL), Fiji's landline phone service. Head Office: corner of Scott and Edward Streets (opposite the main post office).  General enquiries including billings and fault reports Ph: 11 22 33 (faults are dealt with reasonably promptly); Directory: 011 (national) and 022 (international).  Bills can be paid at Telecom offices, all post offices, or on-line with ANZ.

 

It is much easier to transfer the existing phone number of the house to your name than to get a new number.  You will need to get a form from Telecom.

 

Make sure you have the most recent phone book – it’s a mine of information, and has the best street maps of the main cities in Fiji. The yellow pages are also available on-line: YellowPages

 

Dial 00 plus the country code for international calls.

 

Dial 052 before the country code for discount international calls to everywhere except small South Pacific Islands and Antarctica.

Fiji’s country code is 679.  Fiji has no area codes.

 

 

Rubbish

Household rubbish is collected three times a week.  Separate items such as cardboard boxes are sometimes rejected; however, as long as rubbish is inside a bin or bag, it will be accepted.

 

Garden rubbish is collected separately once a month. Each property is allowed to put out two large bags of garden waste each month (used FMF flour bags can be bought for 50 cents from most bakeries). These must be kept on your property, not on the street.

The loud banging you sometimes hear from the street is vehicles collecting empty Fiji Bitter, Fiji Gold and Fiji Premium bottles.  Apart from this, no recycling is carried out in Fiji.   

 

 

 

Water

Water supply varies considerably within Suva – the supply is good in the Domain/Muanikau/Nasese, Suva Point and central city areas, and relatively good in Namadi and Tamavua. 

 

  • Water Rates Section, Public Works Department:  Rev John Hunt Building, Stewart Street, Ph: 330-4622. Water rates are extremely cheap. Bills can be paid at the post offices, any MH supermarket or online.

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