We have yet another report from a customer that they were told by a US carrier, Verizon, that their cell phone would work in Costa Rica, and once they got there found out that it wouldn't. We are not sure which Customer Support Manual they are failing to update over there, but they seem to continue to give out bad information. Whether you rent a mobile phone from our company, or get it by some other means, make sure you have a GSM phone that is combatible with the network down there. Other technologies won't work, and even the GSM mobile phone network for Costa Rica is not as open as other countries. Thanks for reading. We appreciate your business!
Costa Rica Cellular Connection has been a force in the cellular rental market for Costa Rica for years. Our mobile phone rental business was built on a commitment to affordable rates and trustworthy service that our clients can count on. Because we have been able to deliver this model, we have many repeat clients and a wealth of referrals from the countries most prominent travel companies and language schools. We are proud to be included in the launch of the new prepaid sim card product as the country and telecommunications industry in Costa Rica evolve.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
A message from a customer
.............."Andrea,
Thanks again for everything. The phone has been a life saver. I hardly ever get reception outside of San Jose with my iPhone, but even up in the mountains, your signal is clear as a bell."...........
I'm not sure how clear bells are, but never-the-less, we'll assume it's a good sound on the CRCC cell phone!
This is a customer that rented one of our phones, and also wanted to be able to roam on the network in Costa Rica with their US carrier mobile phone. As you can see, the roaming coverage is not always as robust, even with the I-phone.
We always appreciate honest feedback from our customers, so keep it coming!
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business
Thanks again for everything. The phone has been a life saver. I hardly ever get reception outside of San Jose with my iPhone, but even up in the mountains, your signal is clear as a bell."...........
I'm not sure how clear bells are, but never-the-less, we'll assume it's a good sound on the CRCC cell phone!
This is a customer that rented one of our phones, and also wanted to be able to roam on the network in Costa Rica with their US carrier mobile phone. As you can see, the roaming coverage is not always as robust, even with the I-phone.
We always appreciate honest feedback from our customers, so keep it coming!
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business
Monday, June 8, 2009
New Prepaid Phone Rates
Costa Rica Cellular Connection is now offering prepaid cell phones for rent as part of our great service. We are the ONLY cell phone rental company in Costa Rica that has this service. The prepaid option offers, by far, our best price points for renting a mobile phone when traveling to Costa Rica.
PREPAID CELL PHONE SERVICE SUMMER 2009 Rental Fees:
$70 /month for Activation and Unlimited Incoming per phone. Compare this to are usual rate $95 for Unlimited Incoming!
Minutes* Option 1:
-$20 for 35 international minutes or 135 local minutes-International calls to the USA and Canada $0.57/min ($0 .32/min in savings off of our non-prepaid rates of .89/min!)
-local calls within CR $0.15/min( $0.18/min in savings off of our non-prepaid rates of .33/min)
Minutes* Option 2
-$38 for 75 international minutes or 290 local minutes-International calls to the US and Canada $0.51/min ($0.38/min in savings off of our non-prepaid rates of .89/min!)
-Local calls $0.13/min ($0.20/min in savings off of our non prepaid rates of .33/min)
Phones will be delivered in CR upon your arrival· Cell phone numbers can be assigned in advance. Contact us today to get your prepaid rental cell phone.
*Minutes expire after 30 days
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
PREPAID CELL PHONE SERVICE SUMMER 2009 Rental Fees:
$70 /month for Activation and Unlimited Incoming per phone. Compare this to are usual rate $95 for Unlimited Incoming!
Minutes* Option 1:
-$20 for 35 international minutes or 135 local minutes-International calls to the USA and Canada $0.57/min ($0 .32/min in savings off of our non-prepaid rates of .89/min!)
-local calls within CR $0.15/min( $0.18/min in savings off of our non-prepaid rates of .33/min)
Minutes* Option 2
-$38 for 75 international minutes or 290 local minutes-International calls to the US and Canada $0.51/min ($0.38/min in savings off of our non-prepaid rates of .89/min!)
-Local calls $0.13/min ($0.20/min in savings off of our non prepaid rates of .33/min)
Phones will be delivered in CR upon your arrival· Cell phone numbers can be assigned in advance. Contact us today to get your prepaid rental cell phone.
*Minutes expire after 30 days
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
PREPAID CELL PHONES FOR COSTA RICA NOW AVAILABLE
Costa Rica Cellular Connection now offereing prepaid cell phones for rent as part of our great service. We are the ONLY cell phone rental company in Costa Rica that has this service.
PREPAID CELL PHONE SERVICE SUMMER 2009
Rental Fees:
$85 /month for Activation and Unlimited Incoming per phone
Minutes Option 1
$20 for 35 international minutes or 135 local minutes
-International calls to the USA and Canada $0.57 cents per minute $0 .32 cents per minute in savings!
-local calls within CR $0.15 cents per minute $0.18 cents per minute in savings!
Minutes Option 2
$38 for 75 international minutes or 290 local minutes
-International calls $0.51 cents per minute $0.38 cents per minute in savings!
-Local calls $0.13 per minute $0.20 cents per minute in savings!
· Phones will be delivered in CR upon your arrival
· Cell phone numbers can be assigned in advance
*Minutes expire after 30 days
Contact us today to get your prepaid rental cell phone.
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
PREPAID CELL PHONE SERVICE SUMMER 2009
Rental Fees:
$85 /month for Activation and Unlimited Incoming per phone
Minutes Option 1
$20 for 35 international minutes or 135 local minutes
-International calls to the USA and Canada $0.57 cents per minute $0 .32 cents per minute in savings!
-local calls within CR $0.15 cents per minute $0.18 cents per minute in savings!
Minutes Option 2
$38 for 75 international minutes or 290 local minutes
-International calls $0.51 cents per minute $0.38 cents per minute in savings!
-Local calls $0.13 per minute $0.20 cents per minute in savings!
· Phones will be delivered in CR upon your arrival
· Cell phone numbers can be assigned in advance
*Minutes expire after 30 days
Contact us today to get your prepaid rental cell phone.
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Greetings from Cartago,CR
Hola! Andrea is in Cartago, Costa Rica, getting some business ready for the summer rush and visiting friends and family.
We have some exciting things coming soon, including a Prepaid Phone Service that should help our customers cut cost and plan out their travel expenses. If you are interested in hearing more about it, gives a call or shoot us an email.
Also, we are proud to announce that working with you guys over the years has inspired Andrea to write it about it! Coming this summer, you will be able to find valuable information and interesting blogs at http://www.costaricabyatica.com/. We hope to create an entertaining and informative enviroment that will apply the many interesting questions we have taken over the years with Andrea's local knowledge of the country. Never to early to start the suggestions. Contact Andrea's creative side at andrea@costaricacellularconnection.com
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
We have some exciting things coming soon, including a Prepaid Phone Service that should help our customers cut cost and plan out their travel expenses. If you are interested in hearing more about it, gives a call or shoot us an email.
Also, we are proud to announce that working with you guys over the years has inspired Andrea to write it about it! Coming this summer, you will be able to find valuable information and interesting blogs at http://www.costaricabyatica.com/. We hope to create an entertaining and informative enviroment that will apply the many interesting questions we have taken over the years with Andrea's local knowledge of the country. Never to early to start the suggestions. Contact Andrea's creative side at andrea@costaricacellularconnection.com
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
NEW UPDATED WEBSITE
Greetings from St. Louis, MO or Cartago, Costa Rica depending on what week it is!
First of all, Thank you for business over the years. Because of you, we have been able to live a dream of having our own business and helping people in a place that is near and dear to our hearts, Costa Rica.
In an effort to continue to provide our current services, and provide ourselves with the ability to expand our reach into other areas, we have invested time and resources into our updated website www.costaricacellularconnection.com . If you have a moment, please check it out! and let us know what you think crcc@costaricacellularconnection.com.
Pura Vida!
At Costa Rica Cellular Connection we want to make renting a cell phone for Costa Rica as easy as possible , without hassle. Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best and most convenient cell phone rentals for Costa Rica, providing our customers with great mobile phones, and coverage in over 75% of the country. Don't hesitate to contact us to make a reservation for a cell phone or if you need help planning your trip!
First of all, Thank you for business over the years. Because of you, we have been able to live a dream of having our own business and helping people in a place that is near and dear to our hearts, Costa Rica.
In an effort to continue to provide our current services, and provide ourselves with the ability to expand our reach into other areas, we have invested time and resources into our updated website www.costaricacellularconnection.com . If you have a moment, please check it out! and let us know what you think crcc@costaricacellularconnection.com.
Pura Vida!
At Costa Rica Cellular Connection we want to make renting a cell phone for Costa Rica as easy as possible , without hassle. Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best and most convenient cell phone rentals for Costa Rica, providing our customers with great mobile phones, and coverage in over 75% of the country. Don't hesitate to contact us to make a reservation for a cell phone or if you need help planning your trip!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
GSM vs. TDMA
The internet can provide us with a wealth of information when we are traveling to new places, but one must be careful to find updated information that reflects the current climate of your destination.
There is a lot of dated information out there that suggests that TDMA (older technology) cell phones work better in Costa Rica, when compared to GSM (newer technology) cells phones on the local network. We believe that this may have been true in years past, but this is probably not accurate today. I.C.E., the Costa Rican company that controls and develops the cellular network down there, has put a lot of work into upgrading the GSM network. At the same time, they have not, as an attempt to phase out TDMA technology, committed any resources to repairing or upgrading the TDMA network. We get many customers contacting us stating that they read online somewhere that TDMA is the way to go. Often times with a little more homework, we find that the post they are reading was written in 2004. Please be aware of this when renting a phone for your trip to Costa Rica.
Costa Rica Cellular Connection carries both types of mobile phones for Costa Rica-TDMA and GSM, and will accommodate for both if needed. We also, try and keep up with local network coverage results so we know what works best. We are happy to contact your destination, i.e. hotel, school etc. and get their opinion before we send out one of our phones to you.
In other news, be sure to catch the world cup qualifier game of CR vs. El Savador tonight. Go Tico's! Costa Rica needs a victory after a tough 2-0 loss to Mexico last week.
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
There is a lot of dated information out there that suggests that TDMA (older technology) cell phones work better in Costa Rica, when compared to GSM (newer technology) cells phones on the local network. We believe that this may have been true in years past, but this is probably not accurate today. I.C.E., the Costa Rican company that controls and develops the cellular network down there, has put a lot of work into upgrading the GSM network. At the same time, they have not, as an attempt to phase out TDMA technology, committed any resources to repairing or upgrading the TDMA network. We get many customers contacting us stating that they read online somewhere that TDMA is the way to go. Often times with a little more homework, we find that the post they are reading was written in 2004. Please be aware of this when renting a phone for your trip to Costa Rica.
Costa Rica Cellular Connection carries both types of mobile phones for Costa Rica-TDMA and GSM, and will accommodate for both if needed. We also, try and keep up with local network coverage results so we know what works best. We are happy to contact your destination, i.e. hotel, school etc. and get their opinion before we send out one of our phones to you.
In other news, be sure to catch the world cup qualifier game of CR vs. El Savador tonight. Go Tico's! Costa Rica needs a victory after a tough 2-0 loss to Mexico last week.
Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best cellular rentals for all types of travelers to Costa Rica. We provide the best and most affordable way to stay in contact with family, friends and business!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Another Thank You from our Customers
Andrea:
I have returned the phone and charger, via FedEx, tracking number:540201710007546. Once again, thank you for the great service!
The phone worked great and coverage was much better than expected.
I consider your willingness to share your knowledge of Costa Rica a precious gift which made my stay there easier and more enjoyable.
Without reservation, I will recommend yourservice to everyone that I discuss our trip with. It has been a pleasure to do business with you.I would be honored tohave my comments included on your "Testimonials" page.
Daniel
Hillsboro, OR
I have returned the phone and charger, via FedEx, tracking number:540201710007546. Once again, thank you for the great service!
The phone worked great and coverage was much better than expected.
I consider your willingness to share your knowledge of Costa Rica a precious gift which made my stay there easier and more enjoyable.
Without reservation, I will recommend yourservice to everyone that I discuss our trip with. It has been a pleasure to do business with you.I would be honored tohave my comments included on your "Testimonials" page.
Daniel
Hillsboro, OR
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
US Cellular Phones in Costa Rica
Hola,
We just got back from another wonderful trip to Costa Rica and wanted to share a few things with our customers. Although, once again, we were told by our Verizon rep's that our Verizon cell phones would work down there, they did not. We we're about 99% sure that Verizon's phones wouldn't work, as we've been told by countless customers that they wouldn't, but we decided to verify this for ourselves. Most of Verizon's phones are CDMA phones, so they are completely non-compatible with the networks down there. We end up getting a lot of business from Verizon and Sprint customers that were told they're phones would roam on the network down there, only to find out they wouldn't. In the event that your US carrier can roam on the Costa Rica ICE network, you would have to have a GSM phone that is a quad band phone to work. Most of the US phones are not. If are fortunate enough to be able to roam down there, be careful on the per minute rates, as most cellular companies charge over $2.00/minute to call back to the US.
The second thing we want to share, a bit of a teaser.. but we are working towards a partnership with ICE (the only cellular and telecommunications company in Costa Rica) to offer a prepaid service. We will have more information on this shortly, but we believe this is great news to see ICE moving forward with their services. It is also a sign that Costa Rica Cellular Connection is being recognized by our clients and vendors for superior service in our industry. This should go a long way to helping us in accommodating the demand we have created by offering a trustworthy service to our customers over the years.
At Costa Rica Cellular Connection we want to make renting a cell phone for Costa Rica as easy as possible , without hassle. Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best and most convenient cell phone rentals for Costa Rica, providing our customers with great mobile phones, and coverage in over 75% of the country. Don't hesitate to contact us to make a reservation for a cell phone or if you need help planning your trip!
We just got back from another wonderful trip to Costa Rica and wanted to share a few things with our customers. Although, once again, we were told by our Verizon rep's that our Verizon cell phones would work down there, they did not. We we're about 99% sure that Verizon's phones wouldn't work, as we've been told by countless customers that they wouldn't, but we decided to verify this for ourselves. Most of Verizon's phones are CDMA phones, so they are completely non-compatible with the networks down there. We end up getting a lot of business from Verizon and Sprint customers that were told they're phones would roam on the network down there, only to find out they wouldn't. In the event that your US carrier can roam on the Costa Rica ICE network, you would have to have a GSM phone that is a quad band phone to work. Most of the US phones are not. If are fortunate enough to be able to roam down there, be careful on the per minute rates, as most cellular companies charge over $2.00/minute to call back to the US.
The second thing we want to share, a bit of a teaser.. but we are working towards a partnership with ICE (the only cellular and telecommunications company in Costa Rica) to offer a prepaid service. We will have more information on this shortly, but we believe this is great news to see ICE moving forward with their services. It is also a sign that Costa Rica Cellular Connection is being recognized by our clients and vendors for superior service in our industry. This should go a long way to helping us in accommodating the demand we have created by offering a trustworthy service to our customers over the years.
At Costa Rica Cellular Connection we want to make renting a cell phone for Costa Rica as easy as possible , without hassle. Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best and most convenient cell phone rentals for Costa Rica, providing our customers with great mobile phones, and coverage in over 75% of the country. Don't hesitate to contact us to make a reservation for a cell phone or if you need help planning your trip!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Affordable calls to your Cellular Connection Cell Phone from around the World!
http://www.skype.com/
If you are looking for a cheap way to contact people outside of the states, try skype. We use it to contact our family and employees in Costa Rica when we are not there. Many of our customers us the service to cut down on cost when traveling abroad, by either having friends or family back home contact them on our phones (works out great with one of our free incoming plans) or using it in internet cafes to dial out. The rates are far cheaper than you will find for local phone companies, or cellular providers like Verizon and at&t cellular.
You can prepay for minutes, so it's easy to keep track of costs, and it's available anywhere you can find a high-speed internet connection. You will need a headset that works with your computer, pretty easy to find at any computer or electronics shop.
If you have any trouble, or would like to talk to me about using skype, ( I guided my mother-n-law through setting it up!!) contact me: http://www.costaricacellularconnection.com/contact.html
At Costa Rica Cellular Connection we want to make renting a cell phone for Costa Rica as easy as possible , without hassle. Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best and most convenient cell phone rentals for Costa Rica, providing our customers with great mobile phones, and coverage in over 75% of the country. Don't hesitate to contact us to make a reservation for a cell phone or if you need help planning your trip!
If you are looking for a cheap way to contact people outside of the states, try skype. We use it to contact our family and employees in Costa Rica when we are not there. Many of our customers us the service to cut down on cost when traveling abroad, by either having friends or family back home contact them on our phones (works out great with one of our free incoming plans) or using it in internet cafes to dial out. The rates are far cheaper than you will find for local phone companies, or cellular providers like Verizon and at&t cellular.
You can prepay for minutes, so it's easy to keep track of costs, and it's available anywhere you can find a high-speed internet connection. You will need a headset that works with your computer, pretty easy to find at any computer or electronics shop.
If you have any trouble, or would like to talk to me about using skype, ( I guided my mother-n-law through setting it up!!) contact me: http://www.costaricacellularconnection.com/contact.html
At Costa Rica Cellular Connection we want to make renting a cell phone for Costa Rica as easy as possible , without hassle. Costa Rica Cellular Connection offers the best and most convenient cell phone rentals for Costa Rica, providing our customers with great mobile phones, and coverage in over 75% of the country. Don't hesitate to contact us to make a reservation for a cell phone or if you need help planning your trip!
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