Use
Your Cellular Phone in Costa Rica
Many of our customers
prefer to use their telephone in Costa Rica. And many brands
and models using the GSM technology can connect well with
the Costa Rican telephone network. And we do our best
to accommodate when possible.
If you want to use your telephone, you need to know the
following:
1.
Your telephone must by a GSM
phone with either Tri-Band capacity or work on the
1800Mhz frequency
2.
Your
telephone must have the bands "unblocked". Many carriers
in the U.S. like AT&T, T-Mobile and Cingular block
their bands when you the telephone is included on their
plans. If your telephone is blocked it will not work in
Costa Rica.
Most European phones are not blocked and will work well
in Costa Rica if you meet the criteria in item 1 above.
3.
We will
supply you with a SIM Chip that connects to the local
telephone company network and you can use your telephone
normally.
Security Deposit
is reduced to $200 if you use your own phone!
Why You Can't Obtain Cellular Service in Costa Rica
The Instituto
Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) - the sole provider of
cellular telephone service in Costa Rica requires that
anyone acquiring cellular service needs to have a
permanent residency cedula. That means foreigners who are
not residents of Costa Rica cannot obtain cellular
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And, unlike in many countries, ICE does not sell
pre-paid SIM chips for it's GSM network. All
activations must be on a permanent basis and follow
the residency rules.
So, how do we connect your telephone to work on the
Costa Rican network?
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Simple. We install
the SIM chip we acquired into your telephone (always if it
meets the requirements outline in No.'s 1 & 2 above and you
are all set.
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Free Incoming International
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Free Delivery to the Airport or
Your Hotel in San José!
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Low Cost International Calls Out
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Now with Cellular Telephone Rentals you can use your
telephone on the Costa Rican GSM network.
We simply install our SIM
chip in your phone and you now have access to your phone
book and your phone's features!
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