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| Author: | Orange [ Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
For those of you who use the prepaid SIM cards, here's some useful info: Directory assistance is 1113 You can dial 1150 for: option 1: recharge SIM (not sure if this can be done with a CC or with a recharge card only, besides online) option 2: check balance option 3: transfer funds to another prepaid number option 4: change language (defualt is Spanish, but you can change to English and all options will be in English going forward) I didn't know about option #3 until this trip. I forgot to recharge my minutes and ran out on Friday night, so I could not buy a recharge card and the website has been down for about a week, they are redesigning it. My wingman was leaving the next morning, so he transferred the majority of his balance to my number. For options 1 and 3, it asks for a password, which is the last 6 numbers of your phone number, not the PIN or PUK. For example, if your number is 8950-1234, the password would be 501234. EDIT: the 3-digit service numbers added a 1 in front, so 150, is now 1150. |
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| Author: | GoodDayJohn [ Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Thanks for that information Orange. It's good to know I can change to English. Do you know if you can recharge it while in the US? I know of the website where you can buy minutes, but don't know if you can activate them on that website. I noticed on Bank of Costa Rica's website that you can buy minutes there, but the activation question still remains. |
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| Author: | Orange [ Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Yes, you can recharge minutes online from the US to keep the number active. (50 colones is the minimum to keep the number active for 30 days, that's about 10 cents.  )What I do is recharge ¢50 each month which extends my SIM expiration date for another month. http://www.masterpago.com (But the site is currently offline as it's being re-designed) ***This is the only way to automatically recharge the SIM from the US (without having the phone in CR and connected to the ICE network). |
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| Author: | Skink [ Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
I don't suppose they might be extending the expiration dates while their site is down for maintenance? Hopefully, Cfernandez2010 still checks in on these threads. |
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| Author: | Orange [ Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
The website to recharge the prepaid SIMs is back up after the redesign (looks exactly the same btw  ). Muy Tico.There is one change though. You can no longer recharge a SIM without registering on the site. The buttton that said "Continue without registering" is gone. (Maybe they were offline for 2 weeks to remove the button.) I tried registering, but you need a cedula number, local landline number, address, and 2 last names. I emailed customer service today to see how foreigners can recharge. This is just another great example of "Muy Tico". |
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| Author: | Bobshere [ Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
I was looking for a calling card to use to call the US during my weeks stay. If I remember correctly I can purchase this from the ICE store at the airport. Does anyone know if this is true and how late does the ICE store remain open. I land at 9:35 PM. Hopefully the Bank at the departure level and the ICE store will still be open. Thanks Bobshere 
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| Author: | Skink [ Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Orange wrote: The website to recharge the prepaid SIMs is back up after the redesign (looks exactly the same btw ). Muy Tico.I tried registering, but you need a cedula number, local landline number, address, and 2 last names. I emailed customer service today to see how foreigners can recharge. This is just another great example of "Muy Tico". I went through the registration steps last night with my passport number, prepaid CR cell number, middle and last name. Today they emailed me, "Para terminar su activación a nuestra página seria que me envÃen por este medio ya sea la cedula de residencia o el pasaporte escaneado por favor." I emailed them a scan of my passport and about an hour later I received my confirmation email. |
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| Author: | Orange [ Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Skink wrote: Orange wrote: The website to recharge the prepaid SIMs is back up after the redesign (looks exactly the same btw ). Muy Tico.I tried registering, but you need a cedula number, local landline number, address, and 2 last names. I emailed customer service today to see how foreigners can recharge. This is just another great example of "Muy Tico". I went through the registration steps last night with my passport number, prepaid CR cell number, middle and last name. Today they emailed me, "Para terminar su activación a nuestra página seria que me envÃen por este medio ya sea la cedula de residencia o el pasaporte escaneado por favor." I emailed them a scan of my passport and about an hour later I received my confirmation email. Yes, I was able to register over the weekend too. |
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| Author: | Orange [ Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Bobshere wrote: I was looking for a calling card to use to call the US during my weeks stay. If I remember correctly I can purchase this from the ICE store at the airport. Does anyone know if this is true and how late does the ICE store remain open. I land at 9:35 PM. Hopefully the Bank at the departure level and the ICE store will still be open. Thanks Bobshere The ICE booths are open until 10pm. I would hurry up and get there ASAP after you land. They probably close a few minutes early if it's totally dead. There is one near Gate 7 or 8 I think and one in the baggage claim area. You can buy a prepaid calling card or get a prepaid SIM (which is the same rate to the US as the calling cards). |
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| Author: | CaptainCohiba [ Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Bobshere wrote: I was looking for a calling card to use to call the US during my weeks stay. If I remember correctly I can purchase this from the ICE store at the airport. Does anyone know if this is true and how late does the ICE store remain open. I land at 9:35 PM. Hopefully the Bank at the departure level and the ICE store will still be open. Thanks Bobshere You can also buy calling cards just about anywhere in town.......stores, hotels, etc. They have different $ amounts..$10, $20, etc. PURA VIDA! |
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| Author: | Lennydo [ Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Does anyone know if the prepaid SIM cards available also give access to data? If I bring an unlocked iphone 3gs, can I buy the SIM at the airport and use voice, text, Internet and data or do the prepaid SIMS just give you voice & text? |
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| Author: | Orange [ Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Lennydo wrote: Does anyone know if the prepaid SIM cards available also give access to data? If I bring an unlocked iphone 3gs, can I buy the SIM at the airport and use voice, text, Internet and data or do the prepaid SIMS just give you voice & text? I know there is data but I'm not sure if it's a different type of SIM that you have to ask for. Here's what I found on the ICE website (instructions to configure your 3g phone to connect to the internet): Quote: Nota: Para utilizar el Internet Móvil únicamente debes verificar con el fabricante de tu teléfono, que este te permita navegar en internet y realiza la respectiva configuración del APN: kolbi3g. * El internet móvil prepago tiene una tarifa de $ 0.000027 i.v.i. por cada Kb descargado, y se te irá descontando inmediatamente de tu lÃnea prepago. Configuración del Internet kölbi prepago Debes configurar el APN " kolbi3g ", el cual te da la posibilidad de acceder a internet, MMS y al portal de contenido. Debes crear una cuenta para el perfil de internet el cual se llamará " kolbi prepago ". Para el portal de contenido debes configurar el WAP Gateway: 10.184.202.24 y el puerto: 8080. Al acceso a estos servicios dependerá si el terminal cumple con las especificaciones mÃnimas para disfrutar de dichos servicios, por lo que deberá soportar navegación a internet y el envÃo y recepción de mensajes multimedia (MMS). http://portal.grupoice.com/wps/wcm/conn ... l/Prepago/ |
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| Author: | Dan D Dick [ Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Mr. Orange: I can't seem to get registered. Fill everything out & it says the boxes marked with the X must be filled out & they are. Seems every time I try I get the same response. Do you have their e-mail, if so please PM it to me. Looks like I'll be arriving just after my SIM expires and now, for the first time in months I can't recharge online. Thanks. /dddick |
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| Author: | Bg9767@gmail.com [ Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
Great thread... Can anyone confirm though that the SIM guy at the airport actually has SIMs that fit the iPhone, and can they configure the settings? The iPhone uses it's own special "pain in the ass" SIM. |
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| Author: | Orange [ Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prepaid cell SIM card info---recharge, balance, transfer |
No, I read somewhere that you have to cut them down to size. |
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