Thread: Using cellphones in Colombia
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05-30-16 03:14 #161
Posts: 1029Originally Posted by OldParr [View Original Post]
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05-23-16 05:17 #160
Posts: 366Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]
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05-22-16 23:53 #159
Posts: 1029Originally Posted by Manizales911 [View Original Post]
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05-17-16 15:41 #158
Posts: 2478Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
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05-17-16 06:33 #157
Posts: 1066Originally Posted by Dveight [View Original Post]
To Rodeo9112, I suggest you put your working sim in your old phone, then download and activate Whatsapp. Take the sim out and Whatsapp will continue to work. You can buy a local sim in Colombia, put it in your phone, Whatsapp will continue to work with no changes to the app. I know this works because I have been doing that for at least two years. I use Whatsapp almost everyday. When I am in the US, the phone is in Airplane Mode and either has a Colombian sim, a Costa Rican sim, or no sim. If you change the phone you are using for Whatsapp, then you will have to have a working number again. Instructions are on the Whatsapp web site for how to do it. I did it a couple of months ago, it works.
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05-15-16 18:42 #156
Posts: 223Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]
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05-14-16 21:50 #155
Posts: 1029WhatsApp question
So, with whatsApp, I know it makes you enter a phone number to start using it. Does the number have to be active? Meaning, if I use an old phone with Wifi to download the app, but service on the phone isn't activated, can I still use whatsApp? Or, if I'm using my real, everyday phone, can I make up a number and just use the app over Wifi?
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05-10-16 14:46 #154
Posts: 69Just a heads up, Verizon just added Colombia to the list of travel pass countries. That means it costs 10 $ a day and you basically pull from your voice\text\data plan back stateside. That also includes calling within Colombia. I used to have a t-mobile phone with the unlimited international data plan, it was good abroad but the service where I live sucked so I had another phone when I was home. But with this new verizon thing I am going to cancel my t-mobile service. The only major country I travel to that is not part of this plan is China. Hope this helps you guys.
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05-08-16 12:24 #153
Posts: 1029Originally Posted by Bbrocs [View Original Post]
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05-08-16 01:57 #152
Posts: 1029Originally Posted by Bbrocs [View Original Post]
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05-08-16 00:33 #151
Posts: 231Originally Posted by Rodeo9112 [View Original Post]
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05-07-16 20:11 #150
Posts: 1029Generic SIM card question
So, being the crafty devil that I am, I recently discovered the SIM cards I pilfered from my burner phones for Colombia, Panama, and Brazil. I say pilfered because my S. O. Thought she destroyed the phones with a hammer. Dumbass! Anyway, should I be able to stick these into any unlocked phone and view the contacts and messages? Or, do I need to use one of that company's phones? One SIM is tigo (Colombia), another is T-Mobile (DR I think), and the other is blank (I think from Brazil). Thanks in advance for the info!
Rodeo
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07-21-15 18:42 #149
Posts: 106SIM cards in Colombia
I am sharing my personal experience of getting a SIM card and having a cell phone in Colombia. May be that helps others who will go through that process the first time they go to Colombia. Before you go make sure you have an unlocked GSM smart phone. Few days before I go, I bought a used iPhone 4's from Amazon for $115 which turned out to be in excellent shape. Once in Colombia, I recommend not to buy your SIM from a grocery store, convenience store, etc. Go to an authorized store and let them put the SIM in your cell phone and test it. The three largest carriers are Claro, Movistar and Tigo. The Claro is the largest and has more stores than others. I selected Claro. You will find a Claro Store in every shopping center in Bogota or Medellin. In my case, I was in Bogota in Zona Rosa area and went to Andino Mall, third floor. I got excellent customer service there so if you are in that area, I recommend that store. I took my phone to that store and handed it to the Rep. And asked for a SIM. The SIM costs 5 K peso. He put the SIM in and tested it. That comes with a bit of air time. Then you need to select a package to add for email, text and Internet access. He showed me on his monitor different packages with different pricing and suggested one for 13 k. So for a total of 18 k peso ($7 US) I had a fully functional phone with access to text, whatsapp and Internet access. That was a basic package since all I needed was text, whatsapp and very little Internet access. If you plan to use Internet a lot, you will need to get a different package. Avoid stores that have lots of customers. Go to one with few customers so the Rep. Has the time to talk and explain in more details the package you need.
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06-30-15 15:38 #148
Posts: 260Bad experience with Claro
I've lost the equivalent of $50 thanks to the incompetence I've found in people selling recargas and in claro's lack of customer service. I've had the wrong data packages activated twice. They sell all kinds of data packages, some limited to only fb and whatsapp (but only via the apps! Some a combination, some with calls, Some without.
If you're about to arrive in Colombia I suggest Virgin mobile. They have a 38 k data plan with unlimited whatsapp messaging, 2. 5 gbs for brOwsing and some voice minutes. Add in 10 k for the sim card and for about $22 bucks you should be ok for a few weeks.
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06-30-15 01:15 #147
Posts: 35Iphone
Originally Posted by Havana927 [View Original Post]