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Costa Rica cell phone dilemma by GelassiGirl
Does anyone have first-hand experience with what U.S. smartphones function correctly in Costa Rica (as of 2011)? I want to buy a smartphone in the U.S., unlock it, then insert a local, pre-paid sim card. Mostly I want it for the data plan. I want ...

I'm in Costa Rica now and came down from the US, you need a phone that operates on the following bands (see gsmarena.com/network-bands.php3): GSM 1800 UMTS 850 (this includes HSDPA) To answer the original question, any smartphone that operates on ... Read More