Staying connected to the Internet is more important than water, electricity for you.
We´ve reached that point in our society.Problem is, in Ecuador, the Internet connection is not so good, especially in the small towns. Even hotels that advertise they have WIFI, often will be having network problems.But there is something you can do about it.
First, go to BestBuy USA or whever and get an UNLOCKED smart phone with a SIM card slot, BLU are the cheapest starting around $100.
Then once in Ecuador buy a SIM card for $7 that gives you an Ecuador number and gets you on the local network. There are only two cell phone service providers in Ecuador Claro and Movistar.
OK, once you have the SIM card in the phone, activated, go to any local street store that sells RECARGAS or minutes. You can add $1, $3, $5, $10 or more.Once the minutes are added, to activate the credit as DATA INTERNET …For Claro dial: *123# and then follow the prompts.
For Movistar: After loading $5 of credit, Send a text message to the number 334… with the word “siete” then you’ll get a response and respond to that message with the command “INTR7”. Thats it, you ll get a confirmation of 200mb of DATA surfing over a period of seven days.
When you’re on a limited mega count, try to avoid watching videos or downloading things as this consumes most of your megas. Social media and email consume very little megas.
This way anyone, even a tourist in Ecuador, can stay connected anywhere, anytime, no matter if the WIFI is down.
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