Medellin Reports

[Balboa]

Do you put in a new SIM card? That is what he is talking about.

He also mentioned roaming worked. There are very few phones support multi-band will work but these phones probably are not common.

No, I just use the Sprint international service.

No SIM card needed.

Balboa is out!

[Surfer500]

I go with a dual SIM phone for the past 10 years or so. I find it the most convenient for travel and home use. I keep a spare phone with as a backup only. I use a local SIM for data service when I'm out of my home coverage area. Every so often a local phone number comes in handy but it's less and less often.

It's interesting how everybody has a different way they handle their cell phone communication overseas.

In Colombia I rarely take my " I " phone out of my apartment out of fear of it being stolen. Because if it is, there is no way to get my Verizion telephone number back and working until I get back to the USA. At least that is what Verizion has told me, maybe that has changed recently. I handle all of my business dealings, Whatsapp messaging etc. While in my apartment. But also have a local Colombian cell ($30 USD Nokia) I use in Colombia. As I am on the METRO daily and walking all over El Centro most days I cannot afford to lose my I phone. I basically treat it security wise like my Passport. I also think everyone has become to dependent on smart phones, with boarding passes, etc. And almost everything else on them, what a nightmare if you lose one.

If you decide to buy a "burner phone"' or inexpensive smart phone with a Colombian SIM card for use in Colombia, it will only be valid for I believe thirty days unless registered with a carrier like CLARO. I recommend CLARO as a carrier here only because they have so many offices everywhere versus TIGO or others.

A few months ago on a flight from Medellin to Santa Marta, my local Colombian cell phone fell out of my pocket on the flight and I lost it. Not a problem, when I landed in Santa Marta I went to the Claro office and paid like $ 2 USD and was issued a new SIM card with the same number. If I had lost my USA cell I would of been hosed.

Everybody's situation is different, so there's no right way or wrong way to handle communication Overseas. I employ the same above-mentioned strategy when I go to the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Thailand because I am out on the streets walking around a lot. When I land at the airport, I purchase a SIM card and put in my burner phone and am ready to go!

[JjBee62]

Than this please let me know. Simple $225 phone, Samsung A50 with dual sim cards, once I land in Colombia I activate my claro sim card & my phone works immediately, for $13/ month with 2 g of data. Pollo negro is out!

Okay. Letting you know. This is easier, but not much.

As soon as I land, I turn on my Google Pixel 2 XL with my Verizon Unlimited plan. My phone works immediately. I get 0.5 GB daily of high speed data. Drops to 2 G speed after that. Once per day Verizon texts me to let me know how many free days I have left, or to tell me I'm being charged $10 for the day. No need to switch SIMs, no need to activate a SIM, no need to pay 2 different companies.

It's not cheaper. My Verizon plan is $55/ month. I have an $850 phone and after 5 days in Colombia my International plan costs $10/ day.

However, I get unlimited 4 G data, 75 GB per month of 5 G data and 30 GB of mobile hotspot data in the US. Most importantly I get the Verizon network. The T-Mobile / Metro PCS network is fine, as long as you never leave the city. There are too many gaping holes in the network for me.

Your way is a better way, for someone who frequently travels to only 1 country. If your phone gets broken or stolen, you're only out a cheap phone. You have a local number for use in Colombia, while still having your US number available.

For someone who travels often to several countries, especially if they are spending 5 days or less per month outside the US, Verizon Unlimited plans (or Google FI) are the way to go. It's also easier for someone who rarely travels. Sucks to spend $200-$300 on a cheap phone, go to the trouble of buying a local SIM, paying to load some data and then only use it once, because you decide to go somewhere else the next year.

For the record, I also have a dual SIM Huawei Mate 9. Paid about $300 for it in Medellin after my Samsung S7 Edge got broken. It has my old T-Mobile SIM and a Claro SIM. I keep it as an emergency backup phone. If I was spending 30-180 days a year in Colombia, I'd be using the Claro SIM.

There are lots of options. Pick the one that best fits your travel style.

[Franko11]

Hi,

I generally prefer hotels, but if they won't let the chica in, I will go to an apartment.

Are chicas banned from hotels in Medellin?

What if they arrive separately and to your room alone?

Thanks in advance.

[Nounce]

Than this please let me know. Simple $225 phone, Samsung A50 with dual sim cards, once I land in Colombia I activate my claro sim card & my phone works immediately, for $13/ month with 2 g of data. Pollo negro is out!

My post is in agreement with you, that is why I try to explain to him.

Multi-band is not multi-sim. There are a few phones that work on both AT&T and Sprint. These are multi-band phones.

[Knowledge]

I go with a dual SIM phone for the past 10 years or so. I find it the most convenient for travel and home use. I keep a spare phone with as a backup only. I use a local SIM for data service when I'm out of my home coverage area. Every so often a local phone number comes in handy but it's less and less often.

With the Verizon International Plan I have, it's though I have never left the USA, the phone works just like at home and in the last three months I have used it in Turkey, Iceland, Germany, and in Colombia. May cost more than multiple phones and SIM cards, but no hassle whatsoever.

[Knowledge]

That would be up to your bank. The same is true of the transaction fees. Ask about it at your bank. Unlike us, they actually have to respond to you with verifiable facts.

Awesome, it seems that there are a few of them in Laureles and Poblado. Does it matter if my bank currency is in Jamaican instead of Canadian or USA the when trying to use the ATM to get Colombian pesos?

[RudeBwoy100]

If you are staying in or near Laureles, there is a Scotiabank ATM outside of Jumbo 65.

Awesome, it seems that there are a few of them in Laureles and Poblado. Does it matter if my bank currency is in Jamaican instead of Canadian or USA the when trying to use the ATM to get Colombian pesos?

[PolloNegro]

Do you put in a new SIM card? That is what he is talking about.

He also mentioned roaming worked. There are very few phones support multi-band will work but these phones probably are not common.

Than this please let me know. Simple $225 phone, Samsung A50 with dual sim cards, once I land in Colombia I activate my claro sim card & my phone works immediately, for $13/ month with 2 g of data. Pollo negro is out!

[Big Boss Man]

I like leggier women so this agency might be good for me as they require their chicas to be 165 cm tall. The bad is they have probably the highest prices.

https://www.prepagos1000.co/requisit...r-con-nosotros

[Big Boss Man]

Massage rooms always take their cut, remember that. FB is a direct arrangement with the Chica. There is a difference.

Thanks for the clarification.

Most guys on ISG do not use agencies in Colombia. In fact, when you read Agency websites it seems as if they have a real problem with the guys and chicas cutting their own deals after the first meeting. I guess in that respect it is similar to Fase Dos and La Isla. But agencies do serve a useful purpose by saving time. It takes time to build a quality Facebook list. One guy reports that it takes time to find quality among the Centro streetwalkers. Some guys report that they visit several casas to find a chica. I called an agency once on a rainy afternoon in Medellin when I did not want to go out. Here is a list that I gathered of agencies.

https://scort-masajes-y-erotismo-en-...edium=referral

https://lacelestina.co/

https://www.elbookrosa.com/medellin

http://www.escortsfantasia.com/escor...oria/medellin/

https://www.prepagos1000.co/prepagos-medellin-jovenes

https://www.erospremium.co/

https://geisha.academy /en/

Vany's Chicas.

Geisha is the only one I recall that has been reported on recently.

[Surfer500]

If you are staying in or near Laureles, there is a Scotiabank ATM outside of Jumbo 65.

Scotiabank ATM upstairs inside the EXITO on Calle 10 in Poblado about five minutes from the Metro station.

[Surfer500]

If you have one of the Verizon Unlimited plans, you get 5 days free of international data, talk and text. After that it's $10 per day. I had no issues with my Google Pixel 2 XL and Verizon while I was there last month.

You also don't have to change your WhatsApp number when you change your SIM. I've kept the same WhatsApp across 3 different phones, 3 different SIMs and 3 different carriers.

With the Verizon International Plan I have, it's though I have never left the USA, the phone works just like at home and in the last three months I have used it in Turkey, Iceland, Germany, and in Colombia. May cost more than multiple phones and SIM cards, but no hassle whatsoever.

[Surfer500]

Thank you and Jjbee62 for providing the detailed descriptions. Definitely not looking for stunner with these SWs. If I want hotties, I know I can find them at the casas. I'll be getting more than enough casa girls when I'm in Brasil. So these bargain venez / col SWs would be a refreshing break. Whats not to love about keeping a pussy all night for the price of an hour with a casa girl.

Do you know if these SWs are controlled by pimps?

That's an interesting question and I believe the answer to your question is no, however with the Vennies, I see lots of guys the same ages of them hanging around. So the boyfriends and / or husbands are being supported by them, and they are working to survive I guess. But who knows, maybe some of them have been forced to work against their will. But I doubt this is the case. I think it's just to survive and support their families.

[GeneHickman]

All I can say is based on last year in August in Medellin all but one of the Facebook and Tinder chicas provided extras beyond my script. I ended up having three citas with the most liberal of the chicas.

The apartments and the massage rooms tended to be more restrictive on services. I think in Energy I have always had to tip for BBBJ so figure 180 k to 200 k per hour. For one hour outcall from Energy they charge 180 k plus taxi. If you read back through the forum in 2011 Energy was the recommended spot by one of the most influential Medeliin guys on ISG. In his view, Energy had good-looking chicas who for the most part were childless. So things change over time.

Another massage room told me 250 k for outcall last August but they only have 5 chicas working there.

Massage rooms always take their cut, remember that. FB is a direct arrangement with the Chica. There is a difference.