Cell Phone

jinksmiester says on Jan 22, 2008, 04:30:

Buy a cell phone in colombia and if you wish to call the u.s. or elsewhere out of the country use a land line to phone or have them call you...very exspensive to call from a cell out of country but not that exspensive for someone to call you from the u.s. or elsewhere.You can pick up a cell here starting at 25 or 30 bucks and use pay as you go cards as if you are only visiting buying into a phone plan would not be practical.If you do wish to use your own phone (u.s....canada etc..it will need gps and exspect to pay about 5 bucks a min to ph the u.s.

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Vitae says on Jan 22, 2008, 05:45:

Thanks for responding to my 1st post ever on here---one more question, however....

What does a SIM card run; where do you buy it; and is it legal? I'll be there for only 1 month, and I just want to be able to save #'s of friends who I make. Thanks.

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Timba says on Jan 22, 2008, 07:06:

I bought a legal sim card for about USD$6. An unregistered one might be a little more.

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guacharaca says on Jan 22, 2008, 10:30:

First check if your phone uses a sim card. If yes, then check on the internet if your phone can be unlocked (there are web sites that will list phones that can, and can not be unlocked). Most better quality phones can be unlocked. If it can be unlocked, bring your phone to Colombia and get it unlocked for $10, then buy a sim for $7. Go to any private or major store and they will tell you someone that will unlocked it for you. I got mine unlocked at the Buena Vista mall in Barranquilla. There is always some emloyee that is involved with cell phones that can, with a phone call, able to get it unlocked. There is nothing illegal about the whole process. Unlocking is just a trade secret that the cell networks do not want you to do.

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Juligan2 says on Jan 22, 2008, 14:16:

Check my place that I rent in Bogota and if you need cell phone I can give you for the time you stay in Bogota you only have to give me some money for it and when you came back it I return your money. You only will have to buy card is very easy.
Juliganmayor at hotmail.com Tel 3665741 3614394 2959222

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mikeinpuerto says on Jan 22, 2008, 15:15:

the sim card is easy to buy , go into any comcel shop and get it ...take your passport with you ...I have a motorola V3 and when in other countries I just a sim card ,,simple and cheap.

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