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[QUOTE=Mr Tango]Hey guys,
Looking to get a sim card to have a local number. Who's card do I want? I think it's Comcel. Columbian sims seem to be getting hard to find online. I noticed that Telestial had some explanation that Comcel is requiring that the cards be registered. Also read on another forum that in Colombia one needs to show their credula or passport to sign up for service is this true? If so then I'm guessing this might be why Comcel sim cards are out of stock at my usual online vendors. If the cards are supposed to be registered what happens if I buy and it's not registered properly with Comcel? Should I just wait and pick one up in Medellin? Is their a Comcel vendor at the airport? Sorry too many question marks in this post.[/QUOTE]In Bogota you've always had to present a cedula or passport to buy a comcel sim.
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With regards to SIMS
Thanks for the responses gentlemen. I already have an unlocked quad band phone so that's no problem. FYI. If anyone's been with AT&T for a while you can call them and ask to have your phone unlocked. Be sure to let them know you're asking because you're traveling out of the country and want to have a local number while you're down there. They remotely unlocked my Blackberry Pearl two years ago. Which was promptly left in a cab upon my arrival (arrrgh! ). Of course I wouldn't count on getting an iPhone unlocked since AT&T is so protective of them.
But I'm still wondering about getting a SIM card from an authorized dealer vs the knockoffs from the street vendors. Another board says that authorized dealers require ID and street vendors don't. They also say that the unregistered cards can run into problems recharging when Comcel finds the rogue number. Has anyone with these cards had to buy a new card and thus have a new phone number?
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And Aussie Greg !!!
A.G.
[QUOTE=Chido]I can tell you for a fact that within the better class of Paisas, Mango's is not a place to go anymore. As of the last couple of years. It has a reputation as a place that has a lot of prepagos and mafiosos.
The higher classes of people have other areas they go to.[/QUOTE]
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Chido where are they.
So the higher class don't go to Mango's anymore.
Please tell where they now are going. Or at least a hint.
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[QUOTE=Chido]I can tell you for a fact that within the better class of Paisas, Mango's is not a place to go anymore. As of the last couple of years. It has a reputation as a place that has a lot of prepagos and mafiosos.
The higher classes of people have other areas they go to.[/QUOTE]So, where do they go?
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[quote=chido]i can tell you for a fact that within the better class of paisas, mango's is not a place to go anymore. as of the last couple of years. it has a reputation as a place that has a lot of prepagos and mafiosos.
the higher classes of people have other areas they go to.[/quote]i've been there twice in the last few months. i am quite experienced to recognize them, but i did not see any "prepago" girl, neither "scarface-type" guys, neither anybody that might worry me. nada.
two times may be not enough, but my experience says something different from what you report.
also, i've been invited to go there by a group of some local friends of mine, local university students of good family, good people who even dont drink more than 1 or 2 cocktails, very happy of what uribe did to increase security in town. this further strengthen my belief that the general reputation of the place is not bad at all.
i see there is a lot of videos on this disco on youtub, if you want to peek. i dont know if posting urls is allowed, but i try (this is not an ad):
[url]http://www.paisatours.com/video-mangos-medellin.htm[/url]
(i believe that talking about this disco in this forum is out of scope. therefore, this is my last post about it. it seems that not everyone agrees, but i wanted to add my opinion, for whatever it counts)
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[QUOTE=AddictedToWomen]In Bogota you've always had to present a cedula or passport to buy a comcel sim.[/QUOTE]No mention of cedula or passport needed to buy in Medellin at least as of a few weeks ago. Stalls and stands to buy are everywhere. Even if one place were to ask you, chances are the place next door will not.
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[QUOTE=Chido]I can tell you for a fact that within the better class of Paisas, Mango's is not a place to go anymore ... [/QUOTE]Great news!! That Žbetter class of peopleŽ in Medellin are way too arrogant for me.
IŽve avoided Mangos for years because of the pompous attitude, maybe IŽll make a return visit :)
Thanks!! hehehe
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Sim info
Second attempt to post (I may have timed out last time)
Gentlemen, thanks for the info. I already have an unlocked quad band phone, but possibly with the wrong frequency for internet (it's a euro model nokia n95). By the way, when I had a Blackberry Pearl under the 2 year contract with AT&T I called customer support and explained that I was going on vacation out of the country. I asked if they would unlock the phone so I could use my phone to have a local number and they unlocked it remotely. I think you'd have to be with them for a while and I'm betting they wouldn't do this with an iPhone (since they're so protective of this market). But hey it's worth a shot instead of buying another phone.
One question still not addressed, the performance of black market sims vs going to the authorized dealer (requiring a credula or passport). Do they work the same? A travel board said that the black markets can't be recharged once the cell company determines the account to be unauthorized. Which means getting new number. Anyone have any experience in how it takes to be detected?
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[QUOTE=AddictedToWomen]In Bogota you've always had to present a cedula or passport to buy a comcel sim.[/QUOTE]Likewise with other cities,I've had Comcel for years and whenever I lose a phone or give it to one of my novias family I have to fill out a shitload of paperwork and have my passport with me.
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[QUOTE=Hioctane]Also which two carriers is the most popular. Tigo is one. What's the other?
I need to get myself one. All the paisas have no minutes. The only reason they can afford to keep a phone is that incoming calls are free. Many have borrowed my phone and the minutes just shrink away pretty quickly![/QUOTE]Comcel is the largest carrier in Colombia.
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Chido,
What is the new trendy spot where all the upper paisas go to now? Places like.
Mantra? Spazio? Armana?
Thanks
[QUOTE=Chido]I can tell you for a fact that within the better class of Paisas, Mango's is not a place to go anymore. As of the last couple of years. It has a reputation as a place that has a lot of prepagos and mafiosos.
The higher classes of people have other areas they go to.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Mr Tango]Thanks for the responses gentlemen. I already have an unlocked quad band phone so that's no problem. FYI. If anyone's been with AT&T for a while you can call them and ask to have your phone unlocked. Be sure to let them know you're asking because you're traveling out of the country and want to have a local number while you're down there. They remotely unlocked my Blackberry Pearl two years ago. Which was promptly left in a cab upon my arrival (arrrgh! ). Of course I wouldn't count on getting an iPhone unlocked since AT&T is so protective of them.
But I'm still wondering about getting a SIM card from an authorized dealer vs the knockoffs from the street vendors. Another board says that authorized dealers require ID and street vendors don't. They also say that the unregistered cards can run into problems recharging when Comcel finds the rogue number. Has anyone with these cards had to buy a new card and thus have a new phone number?[/QUOTE]The first time I went I got a SIM off the street. No ID or anything required.. Only 10k. Second time I just bought minutes and recharged. No problems whatsover. Same phone number. What's the big deal? If they won't recharge your phone, get a different card!
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Comcel Information
I had Comcel on my unlocked phone. Some information, first the comcel store on Nutibari in Laureles is a great place to grab your sim card. Reasoning it was all one stop shopping there, I grabbed the sim, and put some peso's on the sim right there, but the biggest reason for hitting that location was that my phone wasn't truely unlocked. It was unlocked only for T-mobile cards here in the states. Right underneath the Comcel store there is a second Comcel store thats not up the stairs. At this location they can unlock phones for a small fee, this is priceless, they also here add spanish to phones that languages are just english and some sort of Asian language which some phones only have. I take all my old phones to them now and unlock them. I know you can call your carrier here in the states for the unlock code, but last time it didn't work, so that comcel location was priceless.
BB
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[QUOTE=Aussie Greg]Geraldine aka Demi Moore is under 18 years of age, 17 something but go for it guy's!
Aussie Greg[/QUOTE]Are you sure? She had your meticulous partner look it over before he allowed her to stay with me. I wouldn't' think it would have fooled him. Must have been a helluva copy. I even took pictures of it to be safe. It says she is 20.