question about 'disposable' cell phones.

Ric says on Apr 30, 2006, 06:35:

Cell phone Douglas:

I paid $13.00 dollar for an Ola cell phone last Feb.
Purchased at Exito in Poblado with the help of a Colombian friend.
I gave it to her as a gift when I departed.

Ken

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karen12 says on Apr 30, 2006, 06:44:

Very cheap You can get any pre-pago (pre-paid) cell phone anywere in Colmbia from Ola, Movistar or Comcell very cheap...no more than 20 bucks

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dwmte says on Apr 30, 2006, 06:46:

heh, folks, thanks for the tips. lets get together when i'm there.

dw martin

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dwmte says on Apr 30, 2006, 11:39:

one other question... how much are the 'refill' cards? how much time for how much money?

thanks, dw

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arthur brode says on Apr 30, 2006, 22:36:

dwmte to get the most minutes out of your refill cards buy the 50,000 peso cards from MOVIE STAR or COMCEL. OLA has a 20,000 peso card.with COMCEL you can save minutes by adding other comcel user numbers to your favorites list.before i make calls to other comcel users i make sure that i register their cell number in my favorite list first.with MOVIE STAR you can save minutes by signing up for their prepago plan which cost like 3,800 pesos per month.its much more expensive when you call other cell cariers ie. calling from COMCEL to MOVIE STAR.calling to other cell cariers will use up your minutes fast.you can also make inexpensive cell phone calls at your local internet cafe,corner store,on the street ect.its cheaper to use these cell phone minute vendors when making calls.

http://www.calirentals.net/

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dwmte says on May 1, 2006, 08:24:

arthur.... thank you for that info. maybe you could e me at dwmte at bellsouth.net and help me really get clear on all of this. i won't be over terribly long this summer but certainly like to advantage my time and $$$ the best i can. i'd appreciate it.

thank you,

douglas

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