Cell Phone (not service) in Colombia

Robert Jorge says on Mar 5, 2007, 12:44:

Assuming you have a modern cell that has a SIM card, the answer is yes. All that you will have to do is go to a cell carrier office in Colombia like Comcell, Ola, or Moviestar and buy a new SIM card. It should cost about 15.000 pesos. Then, you will have a prepago cell. You will be able to answer calls for no cost or limit, but you are charged by the minute for outgoing calls. Before you leave, contact Sprint and tell them you need instructions on how to unlock your phone so it can accept a different SIM. I did this with T-Mobile, and it was no problem. Also, do this before you cancel your account.

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adrienne79 says on Mar 5, 2007, 12:46:

Thanks!!!! It has a sim card, so this is great news! I'll be calling Sprint. :)

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Tom says on Mar 5, 2007, 13:02:

All depend on the frequency ! usually the common Cell Phone have 900/1800/1900 MHz, it works in Colombia only in major Cities, if you travel outside a big City you will need 850 MHz as well so a four band Phone,
also if you register your US Phone with a local SIM you need to know your IMEI which you can find on the back of you Phone after you remove your Battery,
but the easiest way is to get your self a local Phone in Colombia

hasta la vista

hasta la vista

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coffee beaner says on Mar 5, 2007, 14:56:

adrienne79 dont bother unlocking your phone here in the States, just do it when you get down to Colombia since its way cheaper. I live in NYC and to unlock a phone in chinatown its $20 USD while in Colombia is only $5 USD at most. Also just take the phone you got, I had a cheap V180 motorola from Cingular and I unlocked it down there and it worked perfectly the 3 months I was there.

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Papi de Alejo says on Mar 6, 2007, 18:49:

You might want to do a little more research. I also have Sprint and from what I've learned, Sprint uses a different communications protocol from the providers in Colombia. Sprint uses CDMA and the service in Colombia is GSM. T-mobile and Cingular also use GSM, so it's no big deal for their subscribers. Sprint on the other hand will be pleased to sell or lease us an "international" phone.

PdA

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