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| Author: | nosejelly [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Trip 2 planned for last week of September  and I just bought cheapy basic talk/text only cellphone. Blu T193($17 Amazon). I'm going to get a prepad sim when I arrive and would like to keep the same CR phone # for a few years.My question for my more experienced Monger Brothers is which prepaid sim/plan is the easiest to recharge with minutes when not in CR? Say from the USA? Maybe online or by toll free call whatever  Kolbi, Claro, etc?Thanks Guys! NJ |
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| Author: | MM3 [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Bad choice. The chicas (and everyone else in CR) uses WhatsAPP almost exclusively. Send it back and get a basic Android phone that supports WhatsAPP. I have a Kolbi SIM. My manager refills it for me but you can do it almost anywhere. |
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| Author: | Rac [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Yes........ you need a Smartphone to use WhatsApp. You can buy a reliable, BLU smartphone on Amazon for under $50. Any of the 3 CR cellphone companies (Kolbi, Claro, Movistar) are easy to recharge . . . either in CR or over the internet (for a small fee) when you're not in CR. You have to put new money on your SIM at least every 90 days to keep the phone number alive (regardless of the balance currently on your SIM). If you don't recharge for 120 days, you'll loose your number FOREVER. |
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| Author: | Whitecat [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Rac"s advice is right on, I will just second the fact that you HAVE to have Whattsapp here. |
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| Author: | nosejelly [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
I already have a Monger Smartphone with Whatsapp and CR Chicas #'s loaded, as well as, #'s from the Netherlands, Germany, USA Etc. I Whatsapp over wifi when outside of the USA. Like my original post says, I'm just looking for a CR # with basic talk and text ONLY. A CR # for Non-Monger purposes. Sounds like I can easily recharge the # online when outside of CR. I also have a Wing that just got an apartment in The Gulch. Might be easier to have him recharge it for me. Thanks for the info guys. Maybe we'll cross paths at La Amistad the last week of September  NJ |
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| Author: | hotdogg [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
I use a site/app called Ding to recharge my movistar card. You pay a small surcharge but you can add min to many providers in many countries. It was mentioned in a thread here so I gave it a try and works great. Even used Ding from the US to add to the balance of a favorita who had no saldo... in trade I got some nice pictures, but I digress. I've been keeping my movistar # alive this way at $5 and change every few months. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Kojo96 [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
https://www.movistar.telefonica-ca.net/mmo/pais.zul Been recharging my Movie Star for years here with no problems. |
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| Author: | hotdogg [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Kojo96 wrote: https://www.movistar.telefonica-ca.net/mmo/pais.zul Been recharging my Movie Star for years here with no problems. Yeah I tried but for some reason my card gets declined. Maybe I need to just break down and call my CC company. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Ilv4play [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
https://llamacostarica.com/buy/mobile_recharge This is the company I use to recharge my phone and my fiances as well. I used to have moviestar but changed to Kolbi about 2 years ago and have less dead spots. |
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| Author: | BashfulDwarf [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Rac wrote: You have to put new money on your SIM at least every 90 days to keep the phone number alive (regardless of the balance currently on your SIM). If you don't recharge for 120 days, you'll loose your number FOREVER. Not exactly correct Rac. So long as your phone has a balance, your number is safe. I had a habit of every visit adding $20 to my phone, and this was building up. One day I learned how to check, and I had over $100 in balance. I haven't put money on my phone in 6 months, yet my number is still operational. It might be that a number with zero balance will expire after 90 days, but that would be from the start of the zero balance. So if you want to keep your number and don't have an exact return trip planned, just ask them how much to keep your phone active for several months. Oops, forgot. I use CLARO. YMMV. |
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| Author: | Orange [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Maybe it varies between cell companies. With Kolbi, RAC is correct. If you don't recharge for 4 months you lose the number, regardless of how much money is on the account. Why the hell would you have $100 on a prepaid phone in Costa Rica? 
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| Author: | BashfulDwarf [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
Orange wrote: Maybe it varies between cell companies. With Kolbi, RAC is correct. If you don't recharge for 4 months you lose the number, regardless of how much money is on the account. Why the hell would you have $100 on a prepaid phone in Costa Rica? Because for many, many visits, my first day I just hand them 10k to ensure the phone works when I arrive on the next trip. I didn't know it queued up. I thought it burned down every month like in the states. Claro permits it to queue up. I haven't charged the phone since February. |
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| Author: | Attila [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which CR Prepaid Cell Plan is Easiest to Recharge??? |
I believe Claro and Kolbi requires that there is activitie in your prepaid account. Make or receive a call, text, or refill in a 90 day period. From Kolbi's website: 17 - ¿Puede mi servicio prepago vencer? Si no recargás tu cuenta o no realizás o recibís llamadas, mensajes o usas datos en 90 días, tu línea será retirada en el día 91 y perderás el saldo que tenías en la cuenta. 18 - ¿Después de cuánto tiempo puedo perder mi línea prepago definitivamente? Si tu cuenta permanece 90 días sin ser recargada, recibir o realizar llamadas o SMS o sin uso de datos, tu servicio será retirado de forma definitiva y perderás el saldo que tenías en la cuenta. google translate: 17 - Can you beat my prepaid service? If not recharges your account or make or receive calls, messages or use data in 90 days, your line will be removed on day 91 and lose the balance that you have in the account. 18 - After how long is I can definitely lose my prepaid line? If your account is 90 days without recharging, receive or make calls or SMS or unused data, your service will be removed permanently and lose the balance that you have in the account. http://kolbi.cr/wps/portal/!ut/p/z0/04_ ... dFQE6axaN/ |
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