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I was in CR for Halloween . A few people told me if I bring down a unlocked I phone they are worth a lot more then in USA . Can anyone give me any info on value and where I could sell my phone .

Word of mouth, easy when you have alot of local friends or contacts, difficult otherwise. They have to know that if it doesn't work they have recourse unless you want to sell it dirt cheap. Their paranoia runs high, I guess they get ripped alot and there's alot of counterfeit junk in CR.

I get email orders friom people I have known for along time, phones, laptops, dvd players, ipods, flash drives, cameras, hard drives, cologne, blue jeans, back packs, breast pumps, on and on. I bring what I can, make a few bucks, don't gouge 'em, alot of them help me out alot in exchange--hotel managers, car rental managers, restaurant owners, bar owners, it all works out good but you have to be able to take it back if while you're there it suddenly doesn't work, even if they screwed it, otherwise forget next time and your name is mud.

Price for an I-phone, or any smart phone, down there is crazy and out of most of their budgets. ICE had a promo going, don't know how many got grabbed up. It'll be hard to get huge dollars for yours because of the average tico's $$ situation and then because they don't know you. Less expensive models would be easier to move, but make sure they are 3G, 2G doesn't work in alot of the country side. I posted a website I found a while back of reception in each major town/area, if you can find it. 2g is OK in SJ and some bigger towns, but to be safe, 3g, 2g is getting extinct in the estados anyway. They are big texters if that does anything for your info.

I also bring all my old clothes or clothes i don't want anymore, and give them away day by day as I use them, go back with nothing but 40 kilo's fresh dark roasted coffee from Cafe Trebol in Mercado Central, be sure to tell them American grind, otherwise you'll get pulverized powder that goes right thru any American coffee maker filter.

I don't know if this was what DGD was referencing but seems a thorough discussion of the subject:
http://www.therealcostarica.com/technol ... hones.html

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Thnaks Jazzbo, tht is the page especially "where is there cellular service link?"

Thanks for the info . I just bought I phone for $180 to use while there . Can I get my money back ?

You should but start ptiching it as soon as you get there, download and bring a spanish manual. Buy a case and screen protector on ebay for $5, value added.

nikon i think i spoke to u around halloween at SL i sold my iphone 3gs for 300 bucks when down there its alot easier to sell when its unlocked and jailbroke so all it needs is a sim card witch means no contract for them when i sold mine i would sit at bar with it out on the bar and all the girls would ask about it and i told em im selling it wasnt hard to sell its like gold down there cause sim cards are so cheap even for them if they have to get a contract then it gets expensive ill be bringing down another of my iphones new years and have no doubt ill sell it also im also bringing a ps3 to sell down there also since i know electronics are very expensive down there

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We did talk at SL . It is unlocked so I am going to give it a try . Good hearing from you again .