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I have read here that i-phones now work in Costa Rica. I will be arriving to live in Costa Rica in a few weeks. I would like to receive calls from the states on my regular cell phone number I’ve been using for 10 years.
In other words, when my friends and family call my Utah cell phone number I would like it to ring right through to my i-phone in CR. I know that this will require getting service for my i-phone from a CR provider, but what I am trying to find out is how I go about obtaining a US service that will forward all calls that are initiated in the states directly to CR without my family and friends having to go through the pain of making an international call to reach me. Who is the cell phone provider that uses i-phones in CR?
Anyone doing this currently? Vonage sounded perfect but apparently VOIP is illegal in CR. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Shawn… I suggest you keep your US number/plan for now and the old cell phone, it should go through. our plan (in toronto, ON) is with rogers, and the past few times we have come down, nothing has had to be changed –I was told that all you need is to have a quad-band phone and allow “roaming” –the phone automatically picks up the associate provider and forwards any calls made directly to the cell –where ever you are. keep in mind you will be paying a premium for air time. yes, even when others call you or you check your messages. I suggest using emails at any internet caffe’, and/or paycards as the cheaper way to communicate. Don’t forget, novelty items also attract a lot of attention -not always positive. just a suggestion.
joeVOIP is commonly used in Costa Rica by those fortunate enough to have a high-speed Internet connection.
With Skype, you could establish a local number in Utah which your friends and family could call and which would ring on your computer here in Costa Rica (assuming that you have a high-speed connection). You could also get a Skype phone (+/- $150US on e-bay last time I looked) that’s independent of your Internet connection and doesn’t require any PC and will work wherever there’s a wireless site.
From what I’ve heard, You can get a Skype phone with a US phone number. You can then have calls to that number forwarded to your US cell phone here. Anyway, might want to check it out.
If money is not an issue, I’d go with the roaming – that’s the simplest. For any voip you need to be in a wireless zone. Easier in the central valley, almost impossible anywhere else. I’m not an expert in this – maybe you could rent a cell phone here and have your calls forwarded? We paid $800 in roaming charges for our first five days here in ’06… shocker!
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