Netgems wrote:
TECNOVILLALOBOS CR
https://www.facebook.com/reparacioncelularvillalobos/Calle 7 between Avenida Central and Avenida 1, closer to Avenida central on the west side of the street, about a block south west of HDR.
They use Movistar (Now Liberty)
Ask for George, he speaks English.
Been using them for years, they unlocked a USA cell phone for me, can handle most issues, they will install the chip, give you your number, test the phone out, you can buy 5 or 10 mil crc time in addition to the 1 mil chip and be on your way in 5 minutes.
There are many many locations where you can get a Claro, Kolbi, or Liberty (Movistar) sim cards. Almost all cell phone repair or sales places, plus the company stores on Avenida Central and many other places. Same process as far as I know. I have Claro, have had Kolbi, and others (as above) Movistar. I like the bigger company stores, less likely to get BS. I had one guy that said my phone was locked and I would need to buy a phone from him to get a costa rica SIM. Scam. After considerable trouble I found that my phone was actually not locked, and he was just trying to scam me into buying a phone.