what mobile/cellphone

Cerealkiller says on Jun 24, 2007, 12:45:

They should work fine. Just make sure you get your phone unlocked so that you have no problems with the new SIM card. And try and go for Movistar as I am told it has better coverage...I always take my phone with me to Colombia and just change SIM cards. Never had a problem before.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 24, 2007, 13:03:

latinlife... i don't know what your needs are, but while at our home in colombia, i use the cheapest phone there. rechargeable. works fantastically and it's cheap.

my cell phone here in the states is an overpriced motorola and to think of dropping that money for a phone back in col. makes me sick. as i understand, the system in use here in the us is different than that in use in col and our phones don't/won't work there. i'm not up on that sort of stuff.

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panthdave says on Jun 24, 2007, 14:49:

Against Cereal Killer: Personally I think Comcel has the best coverage...well in Medellin.. I use a Motorola L7 which I purchased unlocked on ebay for 102.00 and works awesome but I use a Comcel simchip..was back last weekend and it sucks that Comcel promotion is over there promotion now is free Comcel to Comcel minutes when use to purchase 50,000COP and get 90,000COP with two month expiration and 100,000COP get's you 200,000COP.

GF uses a Motorola L6 and works great with Comcel...Makesure it is unlocked or none of the providers will work Comcel,Movistar,Tigo.....

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panthdave says on Jun 24, 2007, 14:51:

Latinlife what provider are you using????????? Maybe thats the answer get a friend with a different provider sim chip see how that works in Pereira..

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Cerealkiller says on Jun 24, 2007, 15:23:

Panthdave, I would not really know. You might be right. I used Ola when in Colombia and it never let me down because I always always in the metropolitan area (Bog, Med, Cali, Pereira, CTG, it worked wonders). However, my parents are sort of daredevils and they LOVE going to remote places. My mother has a comcel (one of those motorzrs), it never works when in rural areas. My father has a Movistar (Some kind of new Nokia) and it ALWAYS works when far from metro areas.

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Robert Jorge says on Jun 24, 2007, 22:34:

According to my in-laws, Comcel has the best coverage. And, I know first hand that US phones (generally) are totally compatible with the Colombian networks. At least T-Mobile, Cingular, Alltell, etc. are. You just need an unlocked phone and you can pop a SIM card in it when you get to Colombia. No biggy. I would just buy a cheapy phone when you get to Colombia. Buying a SIM from a legit dealer is the same process as buying a new phone. And you can get a nice but cheap cell in Colombia for $40 USD. To add to what the above poster said, my wife also had a Comcel RAZR, as well as a cheapy Movistar. She did get better reception when out in the boon-docks with her simple phone that was a Movistar, than the expensive Comcel RAZR. This happened when she was 50 or more clicks out of Acacias, in the llano.

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