![]() ![]() Sales here are only selling monthly plans and packages. In supermarkets: Lider, Jumbo, Santa Isabel, Unimarc, Big JohnĬontrary to what you may think, you can not top up your prepaid card in the shops of the operators (Entel, Movistar, Claro).In drugstores: CruzVerde, Salcobrand et Ahumada.This is usually a person standing in the middle of the station, with a sign that says "recarga tu movil aqui". In the largest metro stations, you can often find a place to top up (next to the ticket office).If you prefer to add credit using cash, several options exist: It is also possible with an international credit card (check the fees before). You can top up online with a debit card or a Chilean bank account. You can compare the various offers using these links: Below 1Gb/120 minutes per month, it is not better than the prepaid offers. Get discounts if you use a lot your phone.Add credit for 6 months, to avoid having to top up all the time.If there is not enough credit, the plan stops and restarts the next month if credit is available. Every month, Virgin tries to debit the cost of the plan on your account. You top up credit on your account Virgin Movil (like for a prepaid sim card). It is interesting if you spend a lot of time on the phone, or if you use lots of data (for example with a 4G dongle).īut, how does a monthly plan works without a bank account? Virgin Movil has an interesting plan called "antiplan". Most plans require you to have temporary or permanent residency, as well as a bank account. Types of plans Monthly subscription (plan) Best value for money: VTR/Movistar (or MNVO using its network).Price differences are not huge, except if you use extensively your phone. Since WOM arrived on the market last year, the mobile phone market is much more competitive than it used to be. It can be an interesting option, as it is the only operator to offer a monthly "plan" without requiring a RUT (more information below). Let's just mention Virgin Mobile, which arrived in Chile in 2012. Therefore, we don't estimate necessary to list them all. After some problems at the beginning, it seems to work rather well now. WOM: They entered the market very aggressively in 2015, with low prices. Movistar and VTR: two operators with a similar approach: a rather good quality of network, and affordable prices If you are lucky, it will work well in your area. Regarding network quality, it is one of the worst. ![]() However, it is not the only one to offer this now, Movistar also has a similar offer. Which means you can use Facebook, WhatsApp without using your 3G/4G credit, as long as you have credit on your account. One of their main arguments (that you can see everywhere on signs in Santiago) is that they offer unlimited data to use on social networks. Yet, it has the most reliable network.Ĭlaro: the cheapest. Mobiles operators Operators that have their own networkĮntel: the historical operator, privatized in 1992. Regarding landlines phones, see our page Internet and landlines phones in Chile. Let's have a look at the various operators and options regarding mobile phones. Of course, this depends on operators and regions. Prices are correct, especially since new companies entered the market between 20, which led to a reduction of prices.ĤG and 5G networks work well, including if you need to connect a computer using a USB dongle. In some countries, being able to use a mobile phone inside metro is a miracle. ![]() In Santiago, you may notice that lots of people are using their mobile phone in the metro. Chile has a good network for mobile telecommunications. ![]()
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