Working In Columbia-Suggestions for Phone Service and Internet

Mr. Hollywood says on Nov 16, 2004, 06:32:

Shouldn't be that hard You won't have too much trouble getting these services in CO if you're willing to pay some deposits. I use cable broadband and a VOIP phone service with a US number for my international calling. Works great and if you're from the US it gives people there a local contact number so they don't have to rack up international LD calling you.

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Tom says on Nov 16, 2004, 06:36:

Phone and Internet access is easy to get, many PSTN provider offering a packet all incl. even you are not a resident and if you get any problems just get a friend with a Cedula who can make a contract for you.
By the Way in what city are you moving to ?

hasta la vista

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Antonio says on Nov 16, 2004, 06:37:

What Companies? Mr. Hollywood,
Thank you for the response. I need to get started very quicky so if you could recommend specific services that would be very helpful. I don´t mind paying the deposits (since the company I work for will be paying them!:). Maybe you can even direct me to their websites and I can contact them from there. Again thank you very much.

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Antonio says on Nov 16, 2004, 06:42:

Phone and Internet Tom,
I will be moving to Medellin on December 1st and hope to have my connections ready and accessable by Monday December 6th. However this is asking a lot because I also need to find an apartment in these 5 days as well. But I am working on that from Buenos Aires as we speak....
Can you recommend a specific PSTN that is better than others? Thanks.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Nov 16, 2004, 06:48:

Email? Antonio, post an email where I can reach you and I'll send you info about the VOIP system and what I know about other services here. (I'm in Bogota, not Medellin, but they're pretty much universal).

One thing that might be a good short-term solution for you is that I know Bell-South is offering wireless internet over their cell network. You could get a phone and internet set up in on day that way. I don't think it's super fast, though, and probably not a great long-term solution.

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Tom says on Nov 16, 2004, 06:54:

Medellin thats where I live, so get in touch with EPM, thats the biggest and the best PSTN and Internet provider, I have it for myself and never had any problems !

hasta la vista

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Antonio says on Nov 16, 2004, 07:12:

Email Mr. Hollywood,
Thanks for helping me. My email is amc1324 at hotmail.com

Tom,
I will check out EPM. Thank you.

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viewpoint says on Nov 16, 2004, 07:14:

EPM Medellin http://www.tripleplay.com.co for high speed broadband connection bundled with cable TV and IP phone for local calls.

A few IP service providers:
http://www.vonage.com
http://www.meritcall.com
http://www.voicepulse.com
http://www.myprimus.com/ or http://www.lingo.com (same provider) only provider that gives free service to western europe (included with USA and Canada)

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Tom says on Nov 16, 2004, 07:21:

funny ha you are in Buenos Aires right now ? if you are flying to Colombia on the 1st of Dec. with Avianca, then we are on the same plane ! and if you need some help in Medellin with an apartment or so let me know

hasta la vista

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Antonio says on Nov 16, 2004, 09:41:

Funny Tom,
The small world story continues heh?...However I am flying with LanChili. I fly Avianca from Bogota to Medellin however. I can definitly use your help in finding an apartment if you have some contacts. You can find my hotmail address above...please email me there and we can chat more in depth. Thanks again!

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Tom says on Nov 16, 2004, 11:59:

No problem I know some privat people which are renting apartments out and also some good real estate broker, the first days you will need a lot of time to see some units because of the area and the price.
just drop me a mail
torsten_kroeger at hotmail.com

hasta la vista

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JWB says on Nov 16, 2004, 17:11:

Really???? Tell me some more please Hi:

I have a research/statistics consulting business that is heavily dependent on telephone activity so that when my customers call me in the US using my US phone number (so that they don't have to incur any costs), I need to have my phone to ring in Cartagena in real time. I've read on this site a bit about the VOIP system but I don't fully understand what is involved. Verizon in NY wants to charge me $1.20/min to receive and make calls which is pretty expensive and they can't even guarentee that I can use their system in Colombia.

If anyone can give me a general overview of this system, it would be really appreciated.

Thanks a lot,

Jeff

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Bill1243 says on Nov 16, 2004, 19:54:

Jeff and others --For Voip, check out Vonage.com It will explain how you can call back and forth to the US and Canada for just $25 a month.


Also:
--What does PSTN stand for?

--And how much is a broadband connection in Colombia?? And is it cable or DSL?

--And as far as Voip goes, you need to bring the device down with you or have someone bring or mail it down. Vonage, for instance, will not mail it down there.

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