iPhone 3 or 4 from Canada - We Love Costa Rica

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May 6, 2011 at 12:00 am #199830

AprilBinnie
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Hi

I just wondered if anyone has had any problems with buying an unlocked iPhone 3 or 4 in Canada and getting it connected here with ICE.

I noticed that the iPhone 4 has a micro-SIM card and I don’t know if ICE provides those here or not.

My current cell has the regular SIM card…

Thanks
April

May 10, 2011 at 2:30 am #199831

OTTFOG
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[quote=”aprilbinnie”]Hi

I just wondered if anyone has had any problems with buying an unlocked iPhone 3 or 4 in Canada and getting it connected here with ICE.

I noticed that the iPhone 4 has a micro-SIM card and I don’t know if ICE provides those here or not.

My current cell has the regular SIM card…

Thanks
April[/quote]

April,
I am no expert but have a little personal experience to share. I have a friend that bought an unlocked iPhone 4 in London. He “trimmed” the regular ICE SIM card down to the size of a micro-SIM, inserted it, and voila all is well. He also uses his iPhone 4 as a “my wifi” connection for his laptop. So he can connect to the internet from his laptop through his iPhone.

My wife and I have iPhone 3s that we brought from the USA. We had them unlocked, put in our ICE SIMM card, and they work great here. I think it cost approx 4000 colones per month to add the unlimited internet connectivity to our regulare ICE cell phone plan. I can now surf the web and pull email from anywhere just like I did in the States. I can also send and receive Text messages internationally which has been very helpful.

Good luck to you and Pura Vida.
Jerry

May 16, 2011 at 6:21 pm #199832

Bandera
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So then I need an unlocked phone that can use the international freguencies??. Is the cost of a phone in CR still expensive?
Thank you
Stan

I just wondered if anyone has had any problems with buying an unlocked iPhone 3 or 4 in Canada and getting it connected here with ICE.

I noticed that the iPhone 4 has a micro-SIM card and I don’t know if ICE provides those here or not.

My current cell has the regular SIM card…

Thanks
April[/quote]

April,
I am no expert but have a little personal experience to share. I have a friend that bought an unlocked iPhone 4 in London. He “trimmed” the regular ICE SIM card down to the size of a micro-SIM, inserted it, and voila all is well. He also uses his iPhone 4 as a “my wifi” connection for his laptop. So he can connect to the internet from his laptop through his iPhone.

My wife and I have iPhone 3s that we brought from the USA. We had them unlocked, put in our ICE SIMM card, and they work great here. I think it cost approx 4000 colones per month to add the unlimited internet connectivity to our regulare ICE cell phone plan. I can now surf the web and pull email from anywhere just like I did in the States. I can also send and receive Text messages internationally which has been very helpful.

Good luck to you and Pura Vida.
Jerry[/quote]

May 18, 2011 at 3:58 pm #199833

cp1436
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Did you get your iPhone 3g unlocked in Costa Rica? If so, how much did it cost?
I just upgraded to a 4 here in the states and I told my brother in law he could have my 3g. Just concerned he cant get it unlocked there.

May 18, 2011 at 4:58 pm #199834

Bandera
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April
How much did it cost to have them unlocked in CR?
Are phones expensive there? I have a few I want to sell Brand new unlocked.
Stan

Hi

I just wondered if anyone has had any problems with buying an unlocked iPhone 3 or 4 in Canada and getting it connected here with ICE.

I noticed that the iPhone 4 has a micro-SIM card and I don’t know if ICE provides those here or not.

My current cell has the regular SIM card…

Thanks
April[/quote]

April,
I am no expert but have a little personal experience to share. I have a friend that bought an unlocked iPhone 4 in London. He “trimmed” the regular ICE SIM card down to the size of a micro-SIM, inserted it, and voila all is well. He also uses his iPhone 4 as a “my wifi” connection for his laptop. So he can connect to the internet from his laptop through his iPhone.

My wife and I have iPhone 3s that we brought from the USA. We had them unlocked, put in our ICE SIMM card, and they work great here. I think it cost approx 4000 colones per month to add the unlimited internet connectivity to our regulare ICE cell phone plan. I can now surf the web and pull email from anywhere just like I did in the States. I can also send and receive Text messages internationally which has been very helpful.

Good luck to you and Pura Vida.
Jerry[/quote]

June 5, 2011 at 2:24 am #199835

Cancertomnpdx
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[quote=”aprilbinnie”]Hi

I just wondered if anyone has had any problems with buying an unlocked iPhone 3 or 4 in Canada and getting it connected here with ICE.

I noticed that the iPhone 4 has a micro-SIM card and I don’t know if ICE provides those here or not.

My current cell has the regular SIM card…

Thanks
April[/quote]

My friend from Costa Rica here in Portland, Oregon told me his brother bought one on a trip to Canada a few months ago. He showed me pictures uploaded from their family farm in Osa which were pretty clear and very kewel! His brother had to walk up and down the side of a mountain to find service with the tower the ICE tower on the other side of the bay, but it worked. Amazing to live so long that you can have an email or pictures from someone standing in the middle of some far away place!

Tom in Portland
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