cell phone costs

[brucehot]

can anyone tell me what a cell phone costs and what the best per minute rates I can get to call back to the states?

Is Costa Rica on GSM?

Thanks

[DavidCMurray]

ICE’s prepaid cost for in-country calling is less than $.07US per minute. Dunno about calling the U.S., but a service like MagicJack or Skype would almost certainly be cheaper if you have adequate Internet service.

ICE’s competitors are likely about the same.

[Cancertomnpdx]

I have used Skype at 2.3 per minute on both computer and Android phone. Last year my Android phone worked perfectly from Orosi with T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi call also. I keep about $30 on my Skype account so I can always telephone number in the states for the 2.3 cents a minutes rate. If the person you are calling has a Skype account then it is totally free.

I got both voice mail and a local telephone number from Skype for a whole year so that that I could hear from anyone at home in Portland. When someone leaves voice mail, then Skype shoots you an email to tell you that you have a voice message. I think you can buy this service in quarterly purchases. I just bought the whole year myself.

When I am in Costa Rica, I always call everyone on Skype not matter if they have an account or I am using their telephone number. I did purchase an ICE month long card for an International telephone I took with me from Amazon.com. I gave up and just continued to use Skype and T-Mobile WiFi calling, it was very easy to do either.

I also even reset my password with my credit union here in Portland on Skype twice during my trip.

Tom

[maravilla]

we use magic jack to call the states and canada, and skype to call italy.

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