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I’m a Digital Nomad from the US living in Colombia. Therefore, I am a foreigner…an immigrant…for the love of god, I am not an “ExPat.” Please stop using that word (Yes, I’m referring to you…White Americans and Europeans). We are immigrants in this beautiful country.
Anyway, I’ve been here for a year and I decided to try out Virgin Mobile. Virgin Mobile Colombia uses Movistar towers and has great deals. I didn’t see much about this on Reddit, so I’m here posting about my experience.
Virgin Mobile Colombia:
I purchased a 30 day plan in Falabella (sort of like the Target/Macy’s of Colombia w/an electronics section). The process was extremely quick and had zero hiccups. You’ll just need your Passport. They accept credit card.
I paid 20,000 COP ($5.15) for 40 gb of data, unlimited WhatsApp/Facebook. Free Tinder Gold for a month.
What I didn’t know was the speed is LTE only. So you’ll get a range of 20-40 Mbps.
Overall, I don’t think it’s a bad deal if someone just needs it for calls and basic internet.
Claro Prepago (Prepaid)
When you buy a prepaid plan with them, there’s two types with unlimited social media and without.
I found that either plan you buy, they tend to match that Gb amount as a gift (ie: buy 12 gb, get 12 gb additional for free, 24 total)
With that said, I buy the plan for 31,500 ($8) and it gets me 30gb with 30 gb free, 60 gb total. You can reload at Gana (cash only), Éxito (accepts credit card), and Claro locations, but beware some Claro locations have a “Cash only” policy.
Claro has 5G and has worked for me in Barranquilla, Bogota, Medellin, and Pasto with zero issue. The internet is extremely fast.
A friendly reminder you’ll sometimes need to register with your passport at specific Claro locations. They register your passport, IMEI, and SIM card.
Virgin and Claro only provide physical SIM cards. Claro will give an eSIM if you have a Cédula.
I hope this was helpful. What are your experiences with WOM, Movistar, and Tigo?
Overall, I would pick Claro since I can use it as a hotspot for work.
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