What are my options for pre-paid SIM cards in Buenos Aires, Argentina?
I have three devices:
- iPhone 5 - nanosim, 4G/LTE
- MiFi - microsim, 4G/LTE
- iPhone 4S - microsim, 3G
Which providers in Buenos Aires / Argentina have the best prepaid options for these devices? They don't all need to be from the same provider, but that would make purchasing simplest. I need voice, sms, & data on both iPhones and only data on the MiFi (I can live without the MiFi).
Best Answer
According to the Prepaid Data Wikia on Argentina:
Claro:
1 hour $3 2 hrs $5 4 hrs $7 6 hrs $10
1 day $20 2 days $30 5 days $50 10 days $100
to activate send an SMS to: 454 with: 1h, 2h, etc
Movistar:
5 hrs $9
1 day $10 (upto 1GB)
7 days $59
to activate send an SMS to: 226 with: DIA
Personal:
1 day $10 (up to 1GB)
Special offer: 1 day $1 (first 10MB download at regular speed, next data at 64Kbps)
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Answer 2
I used Movistar all over the country. You can buy a sim (pronounced seem) in a Movistar office for 30 peso. Once its activated you have to then go buy credit from a shop or kiosk, I would just go into a shop and say "recharge" and point at my phone, they will then ask for your number,best to have it written down to show them, and the amount of credit you want. It currently cost 2.45 peso per 15mb.
I had to set a APN up called 'internet' with a username and password also of 'internet' to get the internet connection working.
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