Verizon phones work fine in Colombia
[QUOTE=Osteoknot;2535707]Yes, I have also experienced this issue. Do not bring even unlocked phones that were bought through Verizon or Sprint to Colombia. At least for now. Maybe it's just me, but I feel the universality and interconnectivity on this planet is lagging behind the technology it supports.[/QUOTE][blue][Deleted by Admin][/blue] I have two Verizon phones brought from the USA here with me which work fine in Colombia, so guys who have Verizon service in the USA they will work fine here and you have an option for International service at $ 10 day, or you can buy a bundled package of texts, minutes, & data.
As far as bringing an unlocked Verizon phone to Colombia, unless you bring a registered Verizon SIM card with you, you won't be able to use the phone, at least that is what Verizon told me, and probably the source of the problem you experienced and a good warning for others but easily solved.
Before I came down I brought three registered Verizon SIM cards with me so all I have to do is put the SIM card in an unblocked Verizon or other system compatible phone, and the phone can be activated on line at least according to what I was told. I'm not a phone expert by any means, and know a lot of people don't like Verizon as their very expensive but the money is not an issue for me and I've had great customer service from them.
Traveling to medellin on April 15th
Booked my tickets for April 15th. Would like to meet my monger friends. Staying at San Peters for 12 days. Hope there won't be any curfew this time.