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[quote=”DavidCMurray”]You are very welcome, of course, soldier. When you go to ICE to get a line, just don’t forget your current (issued within the past thirty days) [i]personnaria juridica. [/i][/quote]
David,
Please help me. I dont’ even know what “ICE” stands for, and will be spending three months down there beginning 3/15. Need to know BEST way to get phone/internet, from Uvita south of Dominical.
Thanks so much in advance for your input!
Richard Spring
RS281@aol.comI have a Pantech Matrix, which is unlocked. Do I need to go to ICE and open an account to get a sim card for Costa Rica or can I buy a prepaid sim card?
Is a different telephone number issued ?
It’s my understanding that one can buy a prepaid SIM in the airport in San Jose. What I’ve been told is that ICE has a booth near the currency exchange which you’ll encounter after you’ve passed through Customs and before you exit the terminal.
I think I know, too, that you can go to any ICE office to add credit to that prepaid SIM.
Just an aside . . . Don’t exchange dollars for colones at the money exchange in the airport. They will give you a very bad exchange rate.
John is right. You must be sure that your own [u]unlocked[/u] cell phone is compatible with ICE’s network. And you are certain to get a new number. It’s associated with the SIM.
Thanks to John and David for the information. If I do not see an ICE kiosk at SJO, I’ll go the ICE office in Atenas. I’ll let you know about the process.
I bought a new Nokia E63 on Amazon for $140 in December and ICE changed my old TDMA line to 3G and connected my new phone without a hassle. I subscribed to the 1 month promotion for the internet connection and the overall signal strength varied por hora y dia. After 3 weeks of playing with the cellular internet, I cancelled the service. I tried it on my Nokia as well as an iPhone. Neither worked consistantly enough to conduct business. At times I was able to access my e-mail and other “apps” on the iPhone but I’m staying with my cable modem in my office and tolerating the inconsistant cellular signals. If you have a phone with Bluetooth capability, supposedly a compatible computer can connect to your cellular phones 3G signal. All I want is a consistant cellular signal and most days that’s asking too much. Ahhh, the magic of ICE !!
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