amat said:
HI all,
I have an argentinian friend who will let me use her DNI for my nexus phone. We went to Claro in alto palermo where we were told they only sell phone service with data plans if you buy the phone with it! Idiots. I should have asked to talk to someone else, as I realized later this was not true since BKK to BA did it
so annoying.
we went to Personal after that and finally worked out that they do sell sim cards that include a data plan (on contract), something like 300mbs per month, but i decided i'll give Claro another shot, as those free numbers with Claro will be more useful for me.
So, back to Claro tomorrow. Questions: does anyone know where the main central office for Claro is in BA? I can't tell from their site.
Also, how much data do you go through per month? I plan to use the phone ocassionaly to check emails or the internet maybe on the evenings or weekends - whenever i'm not working in front of my computer. So not very heavy usage...
thanks!
Unless you have another reason for going to the main office,you can get set up at the Alto Palermo or Abasto offices.
As I stated above the customer service there is really bad.I took my assistant with me(an Argentine) and at first they told me no,without a DNI, there is no way.However I was told something entirely different at the Abasto office,so I raised hell with this girl,and all of a sudden she changed her story.
Apparently a 2 year contract w/ a subsudized(or free)phone wasnt possible,but since I already had my Iphone I wasnt looking for that anyway.They offered me several 1 year plans and I ended up taking the plan with unlimited data and about 160 call minutes.
Again I had to bring my passport,1 year rental agreement and pay like a 250 peso extra deposit,At first the 3G did not work and after 4 trips back to the office and numerous calls to their Iphone"hotline" they eventually figured out that the clerk who originally set up my account had entered me as using a Nokia phone,even though she was playing w/ my Iphone the whole time.
All in all it wasnt a very pleasant experience but now that its working its great.I have added the software to my phone that allows Skype to run on 3G,so I can call back home anytime anywhere as opposed to being tied to a WiFi hotspot.