The rental of our  GSM SIM cards allows you to use YOUR phone in Costa Rica.

We will install the SIM on YOUR "unlocked" phone and configure the system for you, all at no additional charge.

To use YOUR phone in Costa Rica with one of our GSM SIM cards, YOUR phone must be unlocked and operate on the 1800 band.


What is LOCKING?
Many carriers, especially in the United States and Canada, offer cellular phones at special prices (some even free) with a service contract. To deter the user from putting in a competitor's SIM card, they lock the band - that is, place a code in the phone system that is only known to them.

When you try to insert a SIM card from another provider, the phone is locked and will not register with the new network.

Unlocking the phone is simply knowing the code. Some providers have been known to sell that code to their customers. Check with yours.

If you do not have the code, YOUR phone is called "locked" and cannot be used on any other network, including in Costa Rica.

Phones known as World Phones usually are Unlocked and can be used in Costa Rica without any problems.

Another requirement of using YOUR phone in Costa Rica is that it must be compatible with the local network. The 3G service in Costa Rica works on the 850 band, while the GSM on the 1800 band.

Most high end phones are either tri or quad band, meaning they will work on three or four of the four bands and are compatible for use in Costa Rica. Cheaper or lower priced phones operate on only one or two bands and usually region specific, like North America or Europe.

To know what band YOUR phone is operating on, do a Google search of your make and model phone or gives us a call or email us with your question. We will be more than glad to help.